Radio Survivor Podcast

The Radio Survivor podcast is a weekly show that explores the future of community media, with a focus on community radio, college radio, low-power FM and public access TV, along with podcasting and internet radio. Hosts Paul Riismandel, Eric Klein and Jen

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Podcast #37 – Preservation, Pirates, and Radionomy

Posted March 8, 2016 • 01:10:37

On this week’s show we hear about efforts to preserve radio’s past, and the FCC’s letter writing campaign intended to undermine pirate operators....

Podcast #36 – Why Radio Is Like a 1980s Mall & Podcasters Are the Punk Rockers

Posted March 1, 2016 • 01:02:28

We have some follow-up on our coverage of the 20th anniversary of Telecommunications Act of 1996. We share a listener email that challenges our FCC...

Podcast #35 – Digging for Clues About Internet Radio’s Future

Posted February 23, 2016 • 01:25:35

We dig into the Copyright Royalty Board’s decision on new royalty payments for internet radio, looking for clues about the future of small and medium-sized...

Podcast #34 – How the Telecom Act of ’96 Triggered Popular Resistance

Posted February 17, 2016 • 01:08:15

This is our second episode examining the history and legacy of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in recognition of the law’s 20th anniversary. This...

Podcast #33 1/3 – World Radio Day with Francesco Diasio, AMARC Secretary General

Posted February 13, 2016 • 00:57:09

February 13 is World Radio Day, a day set aside to celebrate radio as a medium, sponsored by UNESCO. This year’s theme is “Radio in Times of Emergency...