AFL-CIO weighs in on broadcast royalties
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009The AFL-CIO has come out in favour of the Performance Rights Act, which would introduce performance royalty fees for broadcasters in the United States.
The AFL-CIO has come out in favour of the Performance Rights Act, which would introduce performance royalty fees for broadcasters in the United States.
Interesting statistics on station numbers in the US
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009From RadioWorld: "There are a total of 30,473 licensed U.S. broadcast stations. That’s as of June 30, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Of that total, 14,355 are radio stations, breaking down as 4,789 AMs, 6,460 FM commercial and 3,106 FM non-commercial. Another 858 LPFMs are counted separately."
Community radio reaches Antarctica
Monday, October 22nd, 2007A short item, but a heart-warming one. There's now a community radio broadcast station in Antarctica. They're looking for donations of content, preferably by CD or CD-R (as internet access is limited for them).
