Podcast #271: AM Radio Goes Digital as It Celebrates a Centennial

Eric, Jennifer and Paul reconvene to catch up on all that is news to us in the worlds of radio and sound. The FCC just unanimously approved all-digital operation on the AM band, while commercial radio – born on the AM band – celebrates its centennial. But keep in mind that broadcast radio is older […]

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Eric, Jennifer and Paul reconvene to catch up on all that is news to us in the worlds of radio and sound. The FCC just unanimously approved all-digital operation on the AM band, while commercial radio – born on the AM band – celebrates its centennial. But keep in mind that broadcast radio is older than that first commodified broadcast.

We also reflect on the very first virtual Grassroots Radio Conference and the history of radio dealing with earlier epidemics.

Show Notes:

FCC’s All-Digital AM Plan Likely Will Be Weak SauceYouTube: Re-enactment Commemorates 100th Anniversary Of First Commercial Radio Broadcast In PittsburghYouTube: Should We Hate Spotify? [An Objective View From A Professional Musician]Podcast #234 – Community Access Radio in New ZealandProf. Kyle Barrett guested on Podcast #221 – The Intertwined History of the Radio and Recording IndustriesMatthew Lasar explains the history of the rise and fall of “turntable style” music community websites on Podcast #26 – Celebrating Radio Stickers & Turntable RoomsPodcast #263 – Broadcasting High School Radio through Wildfires and a Pandemic2020 Virtual GRC Sessions on YouTubePodcast #240 – WFMU is Still On the Air During the PandemicWHIV-LP New Orleans, Human Rights & Social Justice Radio

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