Thursday Radio headlines

LPFM bill passes House subcommittee 15 to 1 from Prometheus Radio
Boise Community Radio federal grant match fundraising begins
KYRS Spokane going full-power with federal grant
Browser is new iPod, mobile app is new CD from Media Futurist

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Digital Crossroads- Radio and Records

Download or listen to today’s 30-minute Digital Crossroads HERE. If you are short on time, but want to know what’s happening , you can also listen to a shorter segment (7:30) highlighting the Local Community Radio Act and ongoing webcasting royalty disputes HERE.
Today’s Digital Crossroads includes headlines covering: minority representation lawsuits against Arbitron, a study [...]

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In Minneapolis… Days 3 & 4

On the third day, Saturday, I watched Bill Moyers online while waking up, and then hit the convention floor looking for interviews.
The first workshop I checked out was Campus Organizing for Media Reform, which was in fact a simple overview of how to strategize your message when doing outreach. It is amazing to me how [...]

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Pete from Prometheus, Auction Results, Phase Transitions

Today’s show featured an interview with Pete Tridish of Prometheus Radio Project.
Listen to the interview and the entire show HERE.
Also, I read through news articles and blog posts for an update on the FCC’s spectrum auction, which concluded this week, including calls for an investigation by the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition.
Plus, check out Nathan James’ [...]

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DC adventures, LPFM expansion

My friends at Prometheus Radio Project invited me to come to Washington, DC and participate in LPFM Lobbying Day 2008. Roughly 30 community radio advocates from around the country gathered in DC Monday and Tuesday to let our elected officials know about the Local Community Radio Act. Introduced by John McCain and Maria Cantwell, the [...]

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