Formats Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Graphing radio listeners by age, gender, and musical format

Radio types are always trying to figure out the wants, needs, demands, and wishes of their audiences and any potential

The thing about radio stations is that they have to appeal to certain audiences. The formats that fit most audiences

Radio consultant Mark Ramsey published the following in his blog yesterday. If you’re waiting for a new music format –

In the Olden Days–the 1970s and early 80s–there was only one flavour of rock radio on FM. AOR–album-oriented rock–played music that

One thing is pretty consistent. If there’s a U2 tour, there’s gonna be a DVD. And guess what? It’s coming

And how many have you used? A quick inventory of my music collection says that I’ve used (or at least

When I first started begging my mom to buy me records, I whined about all the new K-Tel compilations that

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver