Busy, busy, busy… a lot of stations added streaming in the last 6 or so months – the total is now over 8,700 – closing in on 60% of all licensed stations.
So who are the holdouts why haven’t yet figured that streaming has a role in their future?
+--------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+ | Licensee |License |# Stream| +--------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+ | MCC RADIO, LLC | 34 | 0 | | FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC | 23 | 0 | | BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING, LLC | 16 | 0 | | MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 15 | 0 | | LEGACY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | 15 | 0 | | LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, LLC | 14 | 0 | | ARMADA MEDIA - MCCOOK, INC. | 12 | 0 | | W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR. | 12 | 0 | | MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC. | 11 | 0 | | COCHISE BROADCASTING LLC | 11 | 0 | | AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS INC. | 11 | 0 | | URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC | 11 | 0 | | DOUBLE O CENTRAL NEW YORK CORPORATION | 11 | 0 | | BURBACH OF DE, LLC | 11 | 0 | | CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC. | 10 | 0 | | M.R.S. VENTURES, INC. | 10 | 0 | | FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC. | 9 | 0 | | PACIFIC EMPIRE RADIO CORPORATION | 9 | 0 | | BICOASTAL MEDIA LICENSES, LLC | 8 | 0 | | GALAXY SYRACUSE LICENSEE LLC | 8 | 0 | | CCR-ST. GEORGE IV, LLC | 8 | 0 | | EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC. | 8 | 0 | | TALLGRASS BROADCASTING, LLC | 8 | 0 | | ZIA BROADCASTING COMPANY | 8 | 0 | | COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS, LLC | 8 | 0 | | LEON HUNT | 8 | 0 | | BROADCAST SOUTH, LLC | 8 | 0 | | ADELANTE MEDIA OF EASTERN WASHINGTON LICENSE LLC | 8 | 0 | | MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 8 | 0 | | ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC. | 7 | 0 | +--------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+
MCC does actually stream, they just don’t want “out of market” listeners to use their streams. About half of the list I recognize as radio owners who have had the owner die, have been in bankruptcy or receivership, station brokers who “flip” stations for profit, or people who are just not early adopters – the type that don’t even have a station web site, and probably still have rotary dial phones and typewriters with carbon paper and think the minimum wage was just fine at $1.10 an hour.
I know Galaxy used to stream, but they decided to shut it off. Twice. Don’t ask me why.
Maybe they looked at the stats and saw their listener peak was 4 people and 3 of those were in the radio station.
what happened to the streaming radio web page
Where is our page of radio stations? I don’t want to to be made to read comments. Come on guys. Stop it with this stuff. Give us our radio stations back!
So when did my work become your property?
After all of the many (thousands?) hours of free volunteer contribution and labors of love that others have put into this site, all I can say to that is… wow
Sound familiar?
what happenened to streaming radio and how do you log on to it?
Do you plan on reinstating your very useful lists of streaming radio? I used it almost everyday and work and really loved it. Hope you haven’t given up for good.
Streaming Radio, Streaming Radio, Streaming Radio… NOW!
“Stop. Look. Listen.” …………… Crickets chirping. RIP Streaming Radio Guide.
The silence is deafening, isn’t it?
Very. Seeing how I don’t watch television and relied on Streaming Radio Guide for my talk radio interests. Fortunately I bookmarked a few stations but will miss perusing the guide for something new to listen to. Hope you change your mind and give it new life.
For those who allowed themselves to be forced to read the blog, I’ve encouraged people a number of times to bookmark things that are important to them because some day the web site might go away with little or no notice.
So Streaming Radio is gone? Very sad then to read this.
Not even a real mention of why it is gone just these posts that seem to confirm my fears.
Well, I enjoyed it while it was up and used it almost every day to access talk radio sites all over the place. I suppose we are unworthy of official word as to what happened.
SO far the only thing I found that resembles is http://radiotime.com/genre/c_2/Spoken.aspx and that is a weak replacement.
My theories regarding the disappearance of SRG:
1). A Soros/Media Matters campaign to expand the “War on Fox News” to websites that carry Fox News streaming radio programs.
2). Clear Channel communications bought it out, and soon visitors here will be directed straight to the CC lineup.
3). Diversity Czar Lloyd shut it down because not enough “minority-owned” radio stations had streaming links.
4). Space aliens kidnapped Art Stone and phished his blog account.
5). Fairness Doctrine was unknowingly slipped into the 2011 budget bill that just passed.
6). Insert crazy conspiracy theory here….
Well, done! :) Although for the sake of argument, you’ll need to assume that #4 is not accurate.
#1) No, I’m already part of the Cabal to “get” Glenn Beck without being blackmailed or paid off by Soros
#2) Who?
#3) My links are all the same color
#4) Mep! How did you find out I’m from Remulak?
#5) I don’t receive Federal funding
#6) I’ve moved to Costa Rica, living in a commune with John Galt
It’s very likely this shall be my last post in this blog. Just chiming in to say that I’ve seen this day coming for a quarter of a year or more. The changes in Art’s tone and mood have consistently and implacably pointed to a building apparent desire to be rid of maintaining the streaming radio part of his work. I don’t believe there ever was very much hope for it to continue from the start of these verbal tells. I can’t help but sense a strain of petulance in the blunt-force, no-notice shutdown, but I’m at a loss at to the real reasons why or to whom the passive aggressive behavior was directed. In saying my long goodbye to everyone, especially to Art — The guide was masterfully done, so well that some of us became almost dependent upon it. I used it almost every day, and tried to support Art’s requests as best I could. So, for as long as it lasted, THANK YOU, Art Stone, for a wonderful bit of work. IT WAS APPRECIATED. At this point, I only wish it died a more graceful death. Adieu.
“Passive/Aggressive” is the new “child molester”. There is no defense.
Sorry to see the guide go, but thanks Art for all your work in the past.
Enjoy your new life in Galt’s Gulch