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Radio Tech 

What will happen to AM and FM broadcasts in the future? It’s a tech question that needs to be answered.

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, 6G, AM Radio, DAB, FM Radio, iBOC, Legacy Bands, Radio

AM radio has been around since the beginning of broadcasting. FM was invented in the 1930s and surpassed AM as

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Radio 

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: FM radio from space

February 1, 2021January 31, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment FM Radio, Ganymede

Space is a noisy place, especially when it comes to radio signals generated by pulsars, quasars, magnetars, stars, and planets.

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, November 3, 2020

November 3, 2020November 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cardi B, Carly Rae Jepson, Election, FM Radio, Larkin Poe, Massey Hall, Meag, Phil Collins, Slaight Foundation

Is there something happening today? I seem to recall hearing the news about some big thing that’s going on. A

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, September 5, 2019

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Blink-182, FM Radio, Jimi Hendrix, Live Nation, Max Weinberg, R. Kelly, Slipknot, Tinder, Weezer

The elder bull terrier has leaf mold allergies again. That’s another $500. Enough of that, though. Let’s do music news

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Music Industry 

Radio broadcasting returns to One World Trade Center

September 9, 2018September 7, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments 9/11, broadcast, FM Radio, New York City, Radio, World Trade Center

It’s a fitting time for this announcement: an FM radio translator will be flipped on and signals will start broadcasting

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 19, 2018

May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Barenaked Ladies, DAB, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Deadpool 2, Dementia, Disney, Elton John, FM Radio, iPhone, Low Cut Connie, Marilyn Manson, Michael Jackson, Queen, Radio, Tidal, Vanilla Ice

I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, December 15, 2017

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al-Qaeda, Christmas #1, DAB, Dine Alone, FM Radio, Frank Ocean, Grand Theft Auto, Kenny Loggins, Norway

Hoi An to Da Nang to Bangkok today. As much as I love noodles and stirfry, I really want some

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Ongoing History of New Music Radio 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 800: What You Might Not Know About Radio

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments AM Radio, FM Radio, Radio

Yep. There have been EIGHT HUNDRED episodes since this thing started up in February 1993. That’s approximately 9,000 pages of

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, May 23, 2017

May 23, 2017May 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baserock, Drug Testing, Elton John, FM Radio, Freddie Mercury, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Music Festivals, Pink Eye

And how was the long weekend? Ready for some music news for May 23? Justin Bieber has pink eye. Just

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Allan Holdsworth, Ballet, Bob Dylan, Bruce Langhorne, Coachella, DAB, FM Radio, International Guitar Month, Iraq, Katy Perry, Megadeth, Metallica, Monterey Pop, MTV, Paisley Park, Prince, Radiohead, YouTube

Yes, it’s Monday, but can you imagine how Sean Spicer feels when the alarm clock goes off? And now, the

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Gadgets 

A Handy Guide to Which Music Storage Format Sounds Best–and Why

November 10, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 7-inch single, 8-Track, Cassette, CD, FM Radio, iPod, MP3, Vinyl

I’m currently working on a children’s book for Kids Can Press which traces the evolution of the gadgets we’ve used

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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