Internet Radio Buzz

All Didgeridoo, All the Time. Yes, Really

2010-05-09T10:11:00.004-04:00

One of the glories of Internet radio is that you can find a channel for just about anything. Hyper-niche programming that would be uneconomical or even unthinkable for a terrestrial station presents no problem at all when streamed

Out of Hospital: Hermitage FM

2010-05-07T08:07:00.008-04:00

Oftentimes a radio station's "back story" strikes me as much as its programming. Such is the case with Hermitage FM, a community station in Leicestershire in the U.K. (Web site - Listen) Not to say their programming isn't good.

Internet Radio Awards Competition Begins Soon

2010-05-02T12:36:00.002-04:00

The Internet Radio Awards competition for 2010 will open in one month. These awards are an initiative of The Carter Group, a web site and graphic design company. This is a competition for favorite internet station, as voted on

Radio Re-Invented - Again (Guest Post)

2010-04-28T21:30:00.004-04:00

By John F Peterson I consider myself to be lucky in that I was a teenager during the tumultuous years of the 60s. The changes we were part of had a lasting impact on the world we now call home. Music reflected, and in some

WOVV Update; and the Debut of Sanity Theory

2010-04-27T03:01:00.001-04:00

I continue to be impressed with the responsive of the folks at vTuner to user requests for the addition of new audio streams to their database. I blogged recently about WOVV, the new radio station in Ocracoke, North Carolina --

Munchkin Radio: Little Bunny Foo Foo and the Hokey Pokey

2010-04-25T19:44:00.003-04:00

Out of Salt Lake City, Utah comes this cute idea, one that could probably be duplicated elsehwere: Munchkin Radio, a kids' music channel. Calling it a radio station might be going a bit far. It's really a set of playlists of

Iceland Music Export: Not Just Björk and Sigur Rós

2010-04-24T14:19:00.005-04:00

For such a small country, both in landmass and population (about 300,000), Iceland has managed to make an impressive amount of news lately. As I write, the plume of ash from one of Iceland's volcanoes is still creating flying

WOVV, Ocracoke: Radio Comes to the Island

2010-04-17T14:40:00.019-04:00

One of my fantasies has been to run a radio station in some isolated town, perhaps on an island, where I would, in effect, be the Voice of God. I don't know if the people behind WOVV harbor such a grandiose vision of themselves,

Ch-Ch-Ch Changes

2010-04-16T00:11:00.003-04:00

As you can see (assuming this is not your first visit) there have been some changes here. One reason I haven't posted lately is I've been occupied redoing the look of this site. I think I've finally arrived at a layout that I like

AM 1710 Antioch: Old Time Radio at Its Best

2010-04-10T22:45:00.008-04:00

The Lone Ranger rides again, thanks to OTR -- as do the Cisco Kid, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Shadow, Jack Benny, the gang down at Duffy's Tavern, and a multifude of other fondly remembered characters from the golden age of radio.

60 Million People A Week Listen to Internet Radio

2010-04-06T22:14:00.008-04:00

An outfit called Bridge Ratings is reporting the results of its study of "audio device consumption trends." The study covers a lot of territory, but here are the main points of interest to those of us who follow Internet radio: "

KTNN : Playing Country Music and Speaking Navajo

2010-04-06T01:23:00.019-04:00

One of the pleasures of a car trip we made out west a couple of years ago was tuning in KTNN as we crisscrossed New Mexico and Arizona. AT 660 on the AM dial, KTNN is a 50,000-watt giant that blankets the Four Corners area during

Internet Radio - The Ultimate in Personal Listening (Guest Post)

2010-03-29T21:24:00.002-04:00

By John F Peterson Only a few short years ago it would have been inconceivable that there would be as many radio listening options as there are today. It isn't just the integration of the computer into our lives, and the logical extension of using those computers as an entertainment option, but rather the sheer volume and choices in streaming radio that have become available. Whatever your taste

Internet Radio Made Me A Hero to My 13-Year-Old

2010-03-27T20:19:00.011-04:00

That's what I like to think, anyway. My daughter's preferences in music currently include Green Day, Linkin Park, Fallout Boy, My Chemical Romance, Three Days Grace and other groups, whose names escape me. With the exception of

KMRC, The Swamp Dog

2010-03-21T11:11:00.004-04:00

In the 1950s in Louisiana, a lot of musicians began playing rock 'n' roll. Nothing unusual there, as this was happening all over the country. But in Louisiana, these artists created their own distinctive, emotion-laden sound in a

Big Blue Swing

2010-03-20T19:11:00.018-04:00

Big Blue Swing is an Internet-only stream, but, strangely, the people behind it (whoever they are) don't do very much to make people aware of it -- even on the Internet. Their web page, hosted on MySpace, is pretty bad. They do

WPAQ, Voice of the Blue Ridge

2010-03-20T18:38:00.012-04:00

Mount Airy, North Carolina is known as the boyhood home of Andy Griffith and also (quite naturally) the real town upon which the fictional TV town of Mayberry was modeled. For old-time music fans, it is also known as the home of

Internet Radio Receivers

2010-03-20T16:11:00.019-04:00

Before I really get started in reviewing individual Internet radio streams, I want to give some background for this phenomenon -- especially in regard to the many new standalone devices that have made Internet radio listening so much more convenient and comfortable. Brenty Newby is an expert on this subject, and so I will turn this post over to him: Portable Internet Radio - Internet Radio

Welcome to the Internet Radio Buzz

2010-03-18T23:03:00.003-04:00

Internet radio is better than ever now, especially with the advent of standalone devices that receive streaming radio -- devices that really work! All you need, generally -- in addition to the radio itself -- is a wi-fi connection. My Aluratek radio that I received for Christmas is capable of receiving (at current count) about 13,900 stations from all around the world. No matter what my