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Has the Time Come for Formatless Radio?

Conventional industry wisdom is that a radio station should focus on a certain type of programming. Pick a genre of

This is the question that I’ve put to a number of broadcasting and media students over the last couple of

You may have noticed that radio stations that feasted on classic rock for decades are sounding a little different. To

There’s some weird juxtaposition in that headline, but if you read this article from the New York Times Magazine, you’ll

This is a simple question: what, exactly, is classic rock? What bands and songs fall under this umbrella? The answer

Here’s a good article from NPR on how radio has shaped the course of pop music over the decades. You

I’ve been thinking a lot about classic rock lately, specifically as a viable radio format. At what point do demographics

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver