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RAIN Notes: Wednesday, April 10
— P1 Preferences (Jacobs Media)
— Myths (Veritonic)
— Untied (Independent Podcast Awards)
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, April 10
— Imperiled? (Variety / Ari Herstand))
— Meeting Up (Toronto Podcast Meetup)
— Better Is Good (Prohaska Consulting)
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, April 9
— Imperiled? (Jacobs Media)
— GeoPermission (FCC)
— The Winner Will Be (Quill Podcast Awards)
Brief application period for new Low Power FM (LPFM) Stations
The FCC has announced an open application period, starting on November 1, for new Low Power FM (LPFM) Radio Stations. The opening follows a brief blackout period for new applications. Click for a help center with filing instructions. Continue Reading
FCC proposes letting AM stations voluntarily shift to digital broadcasts
Digital radio has been making leaps and bounds around the world, but the U.S. has been slower to adopt the technology. There may be more options to go digital in the future, though as the FCC has officially proposed allowing an option for all-digital AM broadcasting. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Sonos One reviews; iHeartMedia on TV; iPhones and FM chips
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: First reactions to Sonos One. iHeartMedia gets a dose of reality (TV). What’s the deal with iPhones and FM chips? Continue Reading
FCC asks Apple to turn on FM chips that don’t exist
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai issued a statement that pushed for Apple to activate FM chips in its phones. Although his missive focused on the laudable goal of public safety in emergencies, the pointed dig at Apple appears misguided. Apple iPhones haven’t contained FM chips for more than a year. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: A video experiment; music value chain; BPI data; net neutrality dismantling begins
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: A video experiment from Spotify; Troy Carter on music’s value chain; UK streaming data; FCC votes to start dismantling net neutrality. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: Chairman Wheeler to Step Down on Inauguration Day Leaving a Republican-Controlled FCC – What’s It Mean for Broadcasters?
by David Oxenford
In the most detailed and far-thinking report on Tom Wheeler’s resignation that we’ve seen, guest columnist and renowned broadcast attorney David Oxenford lays out what a Republican-controlled FCC could mean after Inauguration Day. Continue Reading
FCC head Tom Wheeler resigns, net neutrality threatened
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler resigned today, effective January 20 (inauguration day). It is a customary resignation when a new political administration is headed for the White House. In this case, a Republican president overseeing an agreeable Congress makes likely a reversal of net neutrality. what does it mean for online audio? Continue Reading
Pandora may offload its South Dakota radio station
Despite all the hoops it jumped through to get it, Pandora may sell its terrestrial radio station. A filing made to the FCC at the start of the week stated that Pandora is reevaluating whether it wants to continue being a broadcaster. Continue Reading