Radio News

Sirius XM Reports Loss, Signs of Recovery

Source: PC Magazine
August 7, 2009

XM Radio Inc on Thursday posted a second-quarter loss on debt-related charges and the auto industry slowdown, but the pay-radio operator said it sees signs of a recovery and raised its 2009 outlook for operating earnings. Shares of Sirius, which have traded for less than $1 since last September, slipped about 4 percent after the company reported a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $157.3 million, or 4 cents a share. Excluding $108 million of debt-related charges and other ...

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Jon Hendricks in Studio with Lenore Raphael on the Jazz Spot

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

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Baby, It's Hep Jazz on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

This Sunday from 5 PM 7 PM EST 90.1 FM WDCE Richmond Listen online via live webcast Archived shows uploaded at freedomjazzdance.net two days after each live broadcast. Pacify your jazz pleasure by tuning in to Freedom Jazz Dance this Sunday... the unstoppable sound of freedom in the groove with the latest, greatest performers and rare recordings throughout the history of jazz. This week, I'll be spinnin' deep grooves from alto master Phil Woods, tenor sax-ophonist ...

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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Wade Baker on the Jazz Life

Source: JM Creative
August 7, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed Midwest Trumpeter Wade Baker on The Jazz Life. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in the United States. The programming format of “The Jazz Life" features brand new content from artists who actively perform and would appeal to younger listeners.

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Jeff Duperon to Host "Congo Square" at TaintRadio.org

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

Philadelphia-based Jeff Duperon is the producer and host of the new taintradio program, Congo Square, which debuts at midnight Friday, August 7th (Thursday night) on taintradio. Jeff began his broadcasting career over two decades ago in New Orleans. He infuses Congo Square with a true passion for New Orleans music, including jazz, R&B, zydeco, gospel, classical, and funk. Congo Square will provide taintradio listeners with many artists who deserve wider recognition and up-and-coming new artists on the scene today. Tune ...

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New Internet Radio Channel Celebrates Jazz Ballads

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

To celebrate the softer side of jazz, AccuJazz Internet radio has introduced a new channel called “Mellow Jazz." Playing over 1,000 recordings of ballads by great jazz musicians, the channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day at AccuJazz.com. Throughout its history, jazz has first and foremost been a music of explosive, infectious rhythms. It was the syncopated, “hot" rhythms of the first New Orleans jazz bands that heralded a revolutionary new style, not any new ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 27, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
August 5, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 4 Joe Locke & David Hazeltine Mutual Admiration Society 2 (Sharp Nine) 238 218 +20 2 57 1 6 2 6 23 Grant Stewart Grant Stewart Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (Sharp Nine) 225 183 +42 0 48 2 8 3 4 2 Kurt Elling Dedicated To You (Concord) 223 214 +9 1 56 1 6 4 — — Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) ...

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Music Royalty Debate Moves to Senate Committee

Source: PC Magazine
August 5, 2009

While Internet radio stations have come to an agreement over music royalty rates, the debate over whether traditional radio stations should also pay up rages on. The Senate Judiciary Committee was the latest panel to play referee during a Tuesday hearing. The current royalty rate structure means that “innovative new businesses … compete at a disadvantage with other music delivery services," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, and co-sponsor of the Performance Rights Act. At issue is whether terrestrial ...

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