Mobile Classical Radio – Apple vs. Android

The mobile phone radio app TuneIn has more than 30 million users in 230 countries.  A new app released today makes it even more user-accessible.  Connie Guglielmo writes about it in Forbes. They’ve added features that recommend new stations and music based on what listeners are tuned into (pun intended) and present a list of stations “Now Playing” the kind of music or talk radio you’re interested in. (In addition to letting you search by station or genre, or seeking out what station is playing a song by your favorite artist right now). … Continue Reading

3 Classical Stations Bankrupt in Maine

Three of Maine’s classical stations are victims of the bankruptcy of Nassau Broadcasting.  The three are WBQW 104.7 in Southern Maine, WBQX 106.9 in midcoast, and WBQI 107.7 in Down East Maine. You can read more at the Bangor Daily News: The various radio broadcast licenses, radio tower leases, intellectual property and other businesses assets are being sold off to the highest bidders. The Delaware bankruptcy court is accepting bids until May 1, with the auction set to start on May 8… Mark Vogelzang, president and CEO of Maine Public Broadcasting Network, said his … Continue Reading

Future of Music is PubRadio

For Public Radio Month, the Future of Music Coalition, a group of wonderful folks who are always thinking of the big picture wrote a brief blog post that says more in its simplicity than most of the other blather out there. There’s no way to not know that FMC are HUGE supporters of public and noncommercial radio. From our fight to expand Low Power FM service to our working with tons of amazing musicians to make the case for the continued funding of public broadcasting, we’re always ready to go to bat … Continue Reading

“Public Radio Makes Us Better Listeners”

A favorite local author, Nicole Brodeur with the Seattle Times has penned a paean to public radio for Public Radio Month, and just in time for various pledge drives. We know what we’ve got up and down the dial here — jazz, bluegrass, classical, blues — and we support it, because public radio makes us better listeners. It’s a give and take — and give. And it’s worth it. Seattle is a public radio city, staunchly supporting four stations in Seattle proper, plus community stations in Everett and Bellevue.  We also support a number of public … Continue Reading

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