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 #322 – College Radio History at WRAS

Posted November 9, 202101:48:59

On the show this week, we explore one of our favorite topics: college radio history. Our guest, Andreas Preuss, just completed a multi-faceted...

Podcast #321 – The Long Sordid History of Broadcast Indecency Enforcement

Posted November 2, 202101:03:18

Few topics create as much anxiety at college and community radio stations – not to mention many a commercial radio morning show – than...

Podcast # 320 – How Hip-Hop Made it to Top 40 Radio

Posted October 19, 202101:10:43

On this week’s show, we return to the topic of hip-hop on the radio. While on Radio Survivor, we typically focus on non-commercial radio,...

Podcast #318: Battling the Zombie of the Fairness Doctrine

Posted October 6, 202101:29:46

The Fairness Doctrine – a Federal Communications Commission rule that’s been out of commission since the 20th century – just doesn’t...

Podcast #317 – How Radio Survived 18 Months of Pandemic (and Keeps Going)

Posted September 29, 202100:58:55

A year-and-a-half ago high school, college and community radio stations shut their studio doors in response to safety measures to prevent the spread...