Radio Survivor Podcast #11: Celebrating National Radio Day

This year a diverse coalition of non-commercial radio stations are joining together to step up celebrations of National Radio Day this week on August 20. We look at the history of the holiday and reasons to celebrate this most longstanding electronic medium, and listen to some ‘Sonic IDs’ produced in its honor. Paul talks with […]

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This year a diverse coalition of non-commercial radio stations are joining together to step up celebrations of National Radio Day this week on August 20. We look at the history of the holiday and reasons to celebrate this most longstanding electronic medium, and listen to some ‘Sonic IDs’ produced in its honor. Paul talks with Vanessa Maria Graber from the public access TV station PhillyCAM which is producing a live podcast in front of a community audience on National Radio Day in anticipation of the low-power FM radio station the group is constructing.

In College Radio Watch Jennifer Waits explains the significance of a recent Appeals Court decision about music royalties paid by college radio stations, and she deconstructs the newest Princeton Review list of so-called ‘best’ college radio stations. In Lasar’s Letter on Radio, Matthew shares some highlights from the Pacifica Radio Network’s “American Women Making History and Culture” project. Plus, Paul reviews some news about the FCC’s fall radio agenda and Eric discusses his participation in KCRW’s 24-Hour Radio Race.

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Show Notes:

Radio Survivor Podcast #9: Remembering Negativland’s Don Joyce
Archives for KPFA’s Over the Edge program
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s blog post on upcoming proceedings
KCRW 24-Hour Radio Race

Eric’s entry
Eric’s Radio Race entry picks
All Radio Race entries

Radio Survivor Bulletin (our weekly email newsletter)
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects IBS’ Challenges to Copyright Royalty Board Webcasting Rates
Princeton Review Shares 2016 List of the 20 “Most Popular” College Radio Stations
82 Best Freeform College Radio Stations (predecessor to Soundtap)
Celebrate National Radio Day on August 20
National Radio Day website

Sonic IDs

PhillyCAM’s live National Radio Day podcast
Pacifica Radio Archives gets $128k grant for US women history-makers project

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