Category Archives: Internet Streaming

What radio didn’t learn from Howard Stern

A brief history… Infinity Broadcasting started in 1972, back when the full restrictions on radio ownership were still in place.   The company was relatively unimportant until 1981, when a guy named Mel Karmazin showed up.  Mel broke the “rules” of radio.   He quickly … Continue reading →

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Would Obama approve a Cumulus takeover of Citadel?

The United States has 14,599 licensed AM and FM radio stations as of today.   Much has been made by people on the left about the negative effects of the radio consolidation that happened about 10 years ago, culminating in Clear … Continue reading →

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“Winter Holiday” season is here

Starting about now, you can pretty much be sure that the regular hosts will be taking time off. When we reconvene, Dr Dean Edell will be completely gone and Dr Laura Schlessenger will be on Sirius/XM. Mike Smerconish will be … Continue reading →

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Streaming mono on stereo

If you are using a smart phone (like an iPhone) and listening to AM radio, in some circumstances this creates problems that you’ll want to be aware of. Most (but not all) AM radio stations broadcast on only one channel.  … Continue reading →

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Looking for something to test?

Stations Needing Review As of about a week ago, the average time since stations had been tested rose above 90 days.  That’s the average…  many have not been tested for 4 or 5 months.   Testing stations has fallen way behind … Continue reading →

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Open WiFI security

Your “account” at StreamingRadioGuide has very little worth “stealing”  (mainly just your list of favorites if you use them and your preferences and your poll answers), but I feel a need to alert you that there is a “tool” out there now … Continue reading →

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Classical Music voicetracking

Voicetracking is the technology of using a computer to play music, and do it in such a way that it sounds “local” if you’re not paying attention.  The “host” prerecords material for the show – some of which may contain … Continue reading →

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Mancow hooks up with Dial Global

Mancow is going to get assistance from Dial Global – the folks who bring you Stephanie Miller,  Ed Schultz, Thom Hartmann, Mike Smerconish and Bill Press.   Dial Global’s talk lineup was partly inherited from [Mother] Jones Radio – that originally carried Clark … Continue reading →

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Changes to “testing”

The “Wrong Program” link now directly suppresses a listing rather than going through a process to identify what the actual program is.  The only requirement is that you’re a registered user and you haven’t hit the daily limit for too … Continue reading →

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Neil Rogers to undergo risky surgery *Second Update

Unless you have lived in Miami or are a talk radio devotee, you probably haven’t heard of Neil Rogers.   He is very much of the liberal persuasion, but the kind who knows why he believes what he believes – not … Continue reading →

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Providing “Public Value”

Is this the future? Should a radio station have to provide coverage of local news?   Programming that originates using local employees?   Staffing at 2 AM when a chemical train derails in Minot North Dakota? [Note:  Clear Channel did have a … Continue reading →

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The Failure of Self-Regulation

Governments eagerly get involved when a business gives them an excuse.  Congress today passed a law empowering the FCC to regulate the volume of TV commercials called the CALM Act.    “Loudness” is not as simple as a speedometer on … Continue reading →

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Generalized Show names…

Very few people come to StreamingRadioGuide to find their local radio station shows (other than the people who work on the show demanding to know why their show isn’t listed).   95%+ of the people arriving here (other than from a … Continue reading →

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FCC data changes

Up until now, changes approved by the FCC (new stations, call sign changes, ownership transfers, power changes) were applied only once a month. Starting tonight, the process has been automated and all changes should show up overnight. If something breaks, … Continue reading →

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Dr Laura moves to Sirius XM

We knew she was leaving Premiere at the end of the year – now we know the destination. Satellite radio depends mostly on subscriber revenue instead of ad revenue. Dr Laura has several groups trying to shut her down – … Continue reading →

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