MetaFilter posts tagged with Internet and radio

"Comments on Comments"

Miko — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:58:28 -0800

NPR's On The Media presents a short set of pieces about comments on news websites and the challenges of "digital democracy," with discussion from Ira Glass about responses to a show about teenage runaways, and New Republic editor and critic Lee Siegel, who posted anonymously to respond insultingly to comments on his own blog. And a Roanoke newspaper editor discusses how one paper sees the integration of comments into online news sites and whether it's a valuable reader service. The This American Life show that sparked the show's decision to disable commenting on their website.

Congress killed the Radio Star

phaedon — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:10:01 -0800

"I've said all along, we are in this together." John Simson, executive director of SoundExchange - the royalty collecting arm of the RIAA - extends an olive branch through 2008 that will cap the advance payments internet broadcasters will have to cough up at $2500 per year. This comes in the wake of the Day of Silence, (it was June 26, did anyone notice?) spearheaded by Los Angeles-based terrestrial/online radio station KCRW (home of the brilliant Morning Becomes Eclectic) and SaveNetRadio, during which some of the biggest names in online radio - include Live365, NPR and Pandora - went dark for 24 hours, airing a one-hour broadcast twice during that day on the history of flat fees in public broadcasting. [direct .mp3, 38mb] Under the much-maligned changes made by our government's Copyright Royalty Board, the top six internet radio stations would have had to pay 47 percent of their total revenue (anticipated to be around $37.5 mil.) to the RIAA, starting this July. The Internet Radio Equality Act [summary, in its entire pdf glory] has been introduced to the House of Representatives, seeking to permanently reverse this decision.

freedom isn't free

four panels — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:26:33 -0800

Internet radio is (effectively) dead.

BBC on broadband

funambulist — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 03:44:56 -0800

The BBC announces plans to make its TV channels available on the internet. As you already know, you can already listen to all BBC radio channels live and view news clips and some news programmes. Now the BBC has ambitions to expand its internet offer even further. Starting next year, on demand radio and tv content will be available through MyBBCPlayer, with the past seven days of programmes, along with live streaming of BBC tv channels (apparently to be restricted to UK viewers only) and access to the archives. Plans also include the ability to purchase music downloads.

Somewhere in between the genres of Classical and Popular

thekorruptor — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:25:18 -0800

Looking to expand your musical boundaries? "...this stuff is wonderful to sit around and listen to."

Start your own Net radio with peerCast

tranquileye — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 14:26:56 -0800

Good weekend project: start your own Internet radio station with peerCast. Mentioned here, very cool.

MichaelSavageFilter

kickingtheground — Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:55:34 -0800

Hey everybody, it's Appropriate Michael Savage's name for your own purposes day! With contributions from Haypenny, über, Neal Pollack himself, and much, much, more, all in response to these threats.

Bring on the fatted calves and dancing girls!

black8 — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 02:48:01 -0800

Your passport to ecstacy, Luxuria Music is back after a long hiatus. Fire up those cocktail shakers, get out yr smoking jacket & dust off the fez. It's time to getcher swerve on!

y2karl — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:54:31 -0800

A ray of hope: Internet Radio Fairness Act . Disappointed in the Librarian of Congress' recent imposition of high fees on web radio broadcasters and the resultant shutdown of many web radio broadcasts (including KIRO and KMTT in Seattle), U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee [right] (D-WA), George Nethercutt [below] (R-WA), and Rick Boucher (D-VA) introduced new legislation to change existing web radio laws.

jaden — Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:59:55 -0800

After the outrage about NPR's linking policy, they've written a new one. The ombudsman explains what happened.

geneablogy — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:40:52 -0800

The Library of Congress blew it. I watched some of the hearings about the CARP-proposed webcasting fees, and I had the impression that the people at the Library got it. I was wrong. So instead of having all their limbs chopped off, webcasters can now expect only to be cut off at the knees. The end result will be the same, though; say goodbye to Internet radio.

protocool — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:35:48 -0800

Here's a nice, nice internet radio station that may keep you from your work for the rest of the day. I just got through listening to Boards Of Canada, now its playing Destroyer! Wow. listen

mathowie — Tue, 26 Mar 2002 15:18:35 -0800

Tonight the lead council from Live365 will be taking calls and answering questions live online here in just a few hours, about the recent CARP proposed rulings for internet streaming radio. If you're interested in seeing internet radio live on, give it a listen, if you prefer the RIAA's stranglehold on distribution and prefer hearing Creed streamed over any one of the thousands of identically programmed ClearChannel outlets, feel free to ignore.

giantkicks — Sat, 16 Mar 2002 23:12:52 -0800

Save internet radio The [American] Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel ("CARP") is proposing to lawmakers that internet radio stations aught to pay royalties retroactive to 1998; royalties of .14¢ per song per listener for Internet-only webcasters, .07¢ per song per listener for broadcast radio simulcasts, and .02¢ per song per listener for non-commercial radio simulcasts.

Most stations are operating on zero financing. Do the math; .02¢ x 12 songs per hour and 100 listeners..

Don't let this spell the end of internet radio. Please, go to the site and click to help.

KirkJobSluder — Wed, 19 Sep 2001 10:47:23 -0800

Internet audio for providing the background noise for your web surfing. Radio Paradise offers up peacenik rock and international music. Support American cornfed Middle Eastern music by listening to Salaam (more Middle East artists from mp3.com.) Or just get your fill of 70s, 80s, or 90s pop rock. Any other good music out there for surfing with your ears?

preguicoso — Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:13:25 -0800

There was one streaming radio site that I loved, but it's fallen on hard times. I return to Shoutcast again and again, but I can't seem to find anything interesting. What streams do you listen to during your long work days?

ParisParamus — Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:09:25 -0800

Is Radio on the Web Doomed? Does anyone have any thoughts on the legal developments described in this article? I had hoped the Web might be a defense against the downward, ownership concentration spiral of radio; now what?

Steven Den Beste — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:45:28 -0800

MP3: it's not just for music anymore! [See inside]

subpixel — Fri, 18 Aug 2000 08:53:42 -0800

radio asatru is what happens when it gets dark at the renaissance faire and the wizards and wenches start getting loose. madmartigan! madmartigan!

endquote — Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:32:22 -0800

Digitally Imported is the best Internet-radio I've heard yet. It's mostly trance stuff, but if you bitch enough on the forums, you might get a house track or two played. Just good stuff.

mathowie — Mon, 24 Jan 2000 08:12:18 -0800

GiveMeTalk.com is a portal of online talkradio. They also feature free-hosting of submitted shows. Will they spawn millions of new Rush Limbaughs? Let's hope not.