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Corey's Radio Blog August 2004 Archive

By Corey Deitz, About.com Guide to Radio since 2002

XM's NASCAR Radio 2 Will Let Fans Hear In-Car Audio

Tuesday August 31, 2004
XM Satellite Radio is launching a second XM Radio channel for NASCAR which will provide fans with in-car audio. Read more. More: NASCAR Radio Plentiful Online and On-The-Air More: Additional sources ... Read More

Contesting Coup: Senegal Radio Station Offers 110 lb. Bag of Rice For Locusts

Tuesday August 31, 2004
According to News.Yahoo.com: "A radio station in Senegal is offering listeners a 110-pound sack of rice if they can catch and kill 110 pounds of locusts, another new tactic in ... Read More

Mother Sues Radio Station and DJs For Giving Teen Porn

Monday August 30, 2004
From Katv.com: "The mother of the a teenager who reportedly received a pornographic video from a radio personality from KABZ 'The Buzz' is now suing the station. Rebecca Rawls is ... Read More

Radio Hit Maker Gloria Branigan Dead

Sunday August 29, 2004
1980's Radio hitmaker Laura Branigan, best known for her mega hit “Gloria”, has died in her sleep of a reported brain aneurysm. The singer was discovered dead on Thursday. Read ... Read More

XM Radio’s '60 Stream More Than Just Music

Saturday August 28, 2004
XM Radio’s "The ‘60s” stream is a prime example of what satellite radio can do that terrestrial radio can’t and never will. It takes chances - big chances - in ... Read More

XM Radio, RIAA Not Happy About Recording Software

Friday August 27, 2004
Time Trax is a $29.95 software application from NeroSoft for users of the computer-based XM PCR XM Satellite receiver which plugs into a PC's USB port. According to the ... Read More

Radio Talk Show Host Tom Leykis Assaulted In Seattle

Thursday August 26, 2004
Controversial talk show host, Tom Leykis, was beat up outside a Seattle bar early Monday by agitated radio listeners. Read More. More: Profile of Tom Leykis Previously: Tom Leykis Names Kobe's Accuser Previously: ... Read More

Classic Redux: RIAA Claims Music On Car Radios Meant Only For Original Vehicle Owner!!!!

Thursday August 26, 2004
The Recording Industry Association of America has sued another 744 people for sharing copyrighted music using popular peer-to-peer file sharing programs including: Limewire, Grokster, Kazaa and eDonkey. Maybe it's time ... Read More

XM, SIRIUS Satellite Radio Offering College Football

Thursday August 26, 2004
XM Satellite Radio will debut its new college sports line-up with a national radio broadcast of the football match-up between Virginia Tech and the University of Southern California. Meanwhile, SIRIUS Satellite ... Read More

Back to School: Is That How I Get Into Radio?

Wednesday August 25, 2004
With colleges and universities all churning back into action for the fall, you may wonder: is that where I can learn Radio? Well, an institution of higher learning is one ... Read More

This Week's List of Songs by Subject: Back to School

Tuesday August 24, 2004
Each week, The Green Book of Songs By Subject provides a new list of songs for a particular topic exclusively to the Radio site at About.com. This week: Back to ... Read More

Clear Channel Auctions Off Celebrity-Signed Guitars For Charley Victims

Monday August 23, 2004
Clear Channel Radio is is auctioning off 43 celebrity-signed guitars as part of the company's ongoing support of relief efforts for the communities effected by Hurricane Charley. Read more.

Is Wendy Williams' Radio Show Sexually Explicit?

Sunday August 22, 2004
...According to the New York Daily News, that's what The Rev. Amen-Ra Jamal of the NAACP says. Jamal, also spokesman for the Black Ministers Conference, plans to meet with management ... Read More

Radio: Not Just For Entertainment

Saturday August 21, 2004
Although this site doesn't spend much time on Police and other emergency services radio, here's an example of how the technology of radio is used every day in dramatic situations. ... Read More

How Many Radio Stations Are There in the U.S.A.?

Friday August 20, 2004
The Federal Communications Commission just issued a new total. Curious?

New SKYBOX offers XM Satellite Radio, AM/FM, CD and MP3 Playback

Thursday August 19, 2004
XM Satellite Radio has announced the introduction of the Audiophase SKYBOX -- the industry's first integrated portable satellite radio boom box. Read more.

Virgin Radio and Napster Team to Countdown Downloaded Songs

Thursday August 19, 2004
Reuters is reporting, "Virgin Radio and online music service Napster, combining one of the oldest music mediums with the newest, have teamed up to create the first UK radio programme ... Read More

Pro Skateboarder and TV Host Bam Margera Joins SIRIUS Satellite Radio

Wednesday August 18, 2004
SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced skateboarder and TV personality Bam Margera is the latest celebrity athlete to host his own show on "SIRIUS Faction", the new music channel created especially ... Read More

This Week's List of Songs by Subject: 2004 Summer Olympics

Tuesday August 17, 2004
Each week, The Green Book of Songs by Subject provides the Radio site at About.com with a list of songs that pertain to a topical subject. This week, we salute ... Read More

Learn To Edit Audio Like A Radio Pro

Monday August 16, 2004
If you are looking to improve your audio editing skills, in a few days you can! Whether you're looking to create better audio for home movies or want to get ... Read More

The British Are Among the Most Devoted Radio Listeners...

Sunday August 15, 2004
Question: Do you know what percentage of the British population tunes in each week to listen to radio programming? Answer More: Listening Tips & Radio Trivia

SIRIUS Introduces Palm-Sized Satellite Radio Receiver

Friday August 13, 2004
SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced today the SIRIUS XACT XTR1 “Stream Jockey” Plug & Play satellite radio. It's about the size of a cell-phone, you can take it anywhere, and it ... Read More

Chuck Leonard Dead: First Black DJ on WABC-AM, NY

Friday August 13, 2004
David Hinckley reports in this morning's New York Daily News that Chuck Leonard, the first black DJ on WABC-AM, has passed away. Leonard died of cancer and was in his ... Read More

Radio Broadcaster Emmis Communications Forks Over $300,000 To Resolve Indecency Complaints

Thursday August 12, 2004
Today Emmis Communications Corporation announced that the company has agreed to settle all outstanding indecency-related matters by opening its checkbook and writing one for $300,000. Read more.

DEAD: Hunter Hancock, Legendary L.A. Radio DJ

Thursday August 12, 2004
From MercuryNews.com: Hunter Hancock, widely regarded as one of the first radio disc jockeys in the western United States to broadcast rhythm and blues records and later rock 'n' roll, ... Read More

This Week's List of Songs by Subject: Anniversay of Elvis Presley's Death

Wednesday August 11, 2004
Each week, The Green Book of Songs by Subject provides the Radio site at About.com with a list of songs that pertain to a topical subject. This week, in honor ... Read More

Radio Hall of Fame to Induct 2004 Roster of Radio Legends

Tuesday August 10, 2004
The Radio Hall of Fame is set to induct 5 more Radio legends on Saturday, November 6th in Chicago including: Bob Edwards, Dick Purtan, Larry Lujack, Walter Winchell and L ... Read More

PLEASE: Leave Naked Listeners to the Professional Radio DJs!

Monday August 9, 2004
Richard Brown is now sitting in jail because he tried to scam people into thinking he was a DJ and that they could win a car or $50,000 if they ... Read More

Weekend Fun For Radio Junkies

Saturday August 7, 2004
Here are some excellent weekend destinations here at the About.com Radio site: The Annotated "You Might Be In Radio If....List" Here is a long, funny list with annotations when appropriate. If you're ... Read More

Satellite Radio: The New Holy Land For Persecuted DJs?

Friday August 6, 2004
The shoe has finally dropped. Yesterday, XM Satellite Radio announced that the long-silent and fomerly syndicated “bad boy” duo of Opie & Anthony have come aboard. It's taken two years ... Read More

Programming Coup: Opie & Anthony Join XM Satellite Radio

Thursday August 5, 2004
XM Satellite Radio today announced that talk radio personalities Opie & Anthony will make their long-anticipated return to radio on XM Satellite Radio. Read More. More: Profile of Opie & Anthony Background: ... Read More

Todd Pettengill To Host New Syndicated Show: "Saturday Night At The 80s"

Wednesday August 4, 2004
ABC Radio Networks has announced the debut of “Saturday Night At The 80s,” a new weekly program hosted by New York City Radio personality, New York City Radio personality, Todd ... Read More

You're the DJ on Last.fm

Wednesday August 4, 2004
Last.fm is a streaming radio station with a revolutionary concept. The software that powers Last.fm learns its users' musical tastes and plays a personalized radio program to each listener. Read ... Read More

XM Satellite Radio and Starbucks Coffee to Launch New Channel

Tuesday August 3, 2004
XM Satellite Radio and the Starbucks Coffee Company have teamed up to offer the "Starbucks Hear Music" channel, beginning this fall. Read more.

This Week's List of Songs by Subject: The Dog Days of Summer

Tuesday August 3, 2004
Each week, The Green Book of Songs by Subject provides the Radio site at About.com with a list of songs that pertain to a subject. This week: The Dog Days ... Read More

DJ’s Book Reveals Inside World of Radio

Monday August 2, 2004
From Corey Deitz, your Radio Guide: "My first book has just been published and this is the News Release I've sent to the media. If you're a Radio fan, you'll ... Read More

This Week's Most Viewed Radio Station Logos

Sunday August 1, 2004
Here are the most often viewed Radio station logos from the logo library at this site including this week's Top 5 most viewed.

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