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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 Tech 

I really wish the new RadioGPT was awful, but…

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Artificial Intelligence, Radio, RadioGPT

This past weekend, I wrote a piece for Global News about how new-gen AI is threatening to take the jobs

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Radio Tech 

My AI nightmares are coming true. Radio people: Be very, very afraid for your jobs.

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Announcers, Artificial Intelligence, Denise, DJs, Presenters, Radio, RadioGPT

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC]‘ Back in the summer of 2011, I met Denise. She seemed

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, De La Soul, Depeche Mode, Good Vibrations, Guns N'Roses, health, Hearing, Lana Del Rey, Metal, Radio, Streaming

Well, someone had to do it, I guess. Thank you? And you can thank me for music news for February

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The world’s most durable DJ

February 7, 2023February 6, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJ, Radio, Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro, Uncle Ray

Once you get into radio, it’s in your blood forever. Take the case of Uncle Ray—real name Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro—a

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, January 21, 2022

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment ChatGPT, Dark Side of the Moon, Doug and the Slugs, EDM, Liam Gallagher, Madonna, Nepo Babies, Noel Gallagher, Pink Floyd, Radio, Rick Rubin, Rolling Stones, Sting, Twitter

Maybe ChatGPT isn’t so smart after all. That somehow makes me feel better. Would some music news for January 21

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Music Industry 

Here are the year-end charts for Canadian rock in 2022

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, AirPlay, MediaBase, Radio, Top Active Rock, Top Alternative

Mediabase, the company that tracks radio airplay and other statistics, has issued its list of the biggest rock songs of

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, November 5, 2022

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cadence Weapon, Elton John, Indie Rock, John Lennon, Josh Homme, Kurt Cobain, Pink Duck Studio, Queens of the Stone Age, Radio, Roblox, Spotify, Touring

They may still be dead but these celebrities are still making lots of money. Meanwhile, the rest of us gotta

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 2, 2022

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bruce Springsteen, Grand Theft Auto, Hip Hop, Italy, Mariah Carey, Migos, Phil Spector, Radio, Soul Asylum, Takeoff

We’re apparently doing Instagram all wrong. Check out the cash these people are making. Once you go through all that,

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Radio 

What’s the state and future of radio today? I have some thoughts.

October 13, 2022October 14, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alan Cross, Dave Charles, FYI Music News, FYIMusicNews.ca, Radio

[I was asked to participate in Dave Charles’ column for FYI Music News. This interview was published today. -AC] Two

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, October 8, 2022

October 8, 2022October 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Cowboy Junkies, Jacob Hoggard, Jim Steinman, Jonathan Davis, Miley Cyrus, Music Magazines, Neil Young, Radio, Rosalie Trombley, Spotify, Taylor Hawkins, Vinyl

Remember: “All these world are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there.” And as for music news for October 8, 2022…

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