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Getting Radio on Your iPhone, BlackBerry, and More

Applications now make it fairly easy to receive Internet streams, traditional AM and FM radio, and even satellite programming on your cell phone. Here are a few of the more popular solutions.

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First Portable HD Radio Under $50

Tuesday July 14, 2009
The first portable HD Radio receiver has hit the market. It's from Insignia and the NS-HD01 is less than $50. (Photo Credit: © Insignia)

The Insignia HD Radio Portable Player allows users to listen to those extra radio stations (multicasts) that can be created by traditional FM stations using the HD Radio methodology of digital broadcasting.

Regular FM receivers can't quite pick up these precisely-defined stations but HD Radios can.

The Insignia radio/player features a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, full color LCD screen, jack output, and 10-memory preset.

The Insignia product is available at Best Buy.

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Drew and Mike Reunite on WRIF Detroit

Monday July 13, 2009
Today, Drew Lane reunited with former lontime partner, Mike Clark at 101.1 WRIF-FM Detroit. Lane had been off-the-air since September, 2007 following a 14-year run with Clark. (Photo Credit: © Greater Media, Inc.)

Since Lane's departure, Clark had been doing Mike in the Morning with support from show contributors Trudi Daniels and Marc Fellhauer.

Today's show featured a variety of listeners and celebrities congratulating the duo on working together again. The station is touting the reunion as "Back Together and in Your Ear-Hole."

101 WRIF can be heard online at www.wrif.com.

Sarah Palin Visits 'Firearms Friday' Radio Show

Monday July 13, 2009
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared on a radio gun show called "Firearms Friday" which airs on KFAR, Fairbanks.

The soon-to-leave-office Palin was in Fairbanks to sign a gun rights bill and joined other guests to talk guns including avid 2nd Amendment advocate, hunter, and rocker, Ted Nugent.

KFAR is at 660 AM and features conservative talk programming like Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Dennis Miller. You can listen online at www.kfar660.com.

"Firearms Friday" is hosted by Michael Dukes. You can learn more by visiting his blog firearmsfriday.blogspot.com.

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Top 10 Radio Shows on RadioTime in June

Monday July 13, 2009
Although not indicative of all listening, RadioTime's monthly report on top listened-to radio programs for June will give you an idea of what's being tapped into through it's particular portal. These are the Top 10: (Screenshot of the new RadioTime iPhone software. Graphic Credit: © RadioTime)

  1. The Rush Limbaugh Show
  2. The Steve Harvey Morning Show
  3. The Savage Nation
  4. The Glenn Beck Program
  5. Laura Ingraham Show
  6. The Sean Hannity Show
  7. NPR's Morning Edition
  8. Coast to Coast AM
  9. Dr. Laura Schlessinger Show
  10. The Musers
RadioTime provides an easy means of finding local, national, or global radio programming airing on stations in 140 countries. The RadioTime service also powers various consumer electronic devices and software applications.

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