From kurthanson.com: "The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has announced its decision on Internet radio royalty rates...adopting the 'per play' rate proposal...the rates that the Board has decided on, effective retroactively through the beginning of 2006."
Webcasters have been struggling with the CRB all year over the new proposed rate. In effect, the proposal by the CRB will choke off competition and diversity from independent Internet Radio operators while allowing the big guys like Clear Channel, AOL Radio, MSN Radio, Y!Music, etc. to dominate the landscape.
Notable 2007 Event
Jim Frank Dies - Newsman to Famed DJ Larry Lujack
Radio newsman, Jim Frank, died of leukemia at 66. Frank was best known as the voice who provided news for famed Chicago DJ, Larry Lujack. Lujack was inducted in the Radio Hall of Fame in 2004.According to dailyherald.com: "For six years, Jim Frank played the role of the straight man to 'Superjock' Larry Lujack’s morning show on WCFL radio. From 1969 to 1975, Mr. Frank reported the news on the popular Top 40s show, covering everything from the police blotter to Chicago’s city hall."
