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The 60 Second Remix

WFMU is a great radio station. That's right, there are still some out there. They're an independent, free-form station based in the NYC area. Due to their use of technology, they enjoy a much larger audience outside of those geographical boundaries.

One of the latest projects from WFMU is the launch of a "60 second remix" contest. They're accepting listener submissions, and playing them on the air as well as making them available via the WFMU blog.

Link via Josh Spear.

The 60 Second Remix

WFMU is a great radio station. That's right, there are still some out there. They're an independent, free-form station based in the NYC area. Due to their use of technology, they enjoy a much larger audience outside of those geographical boundaries.

One of the latest projects from WFMU is the launch of a "60 second remix" contest. They're accepting listener submissions, and playing them on the air as well as making them available via the WFMU blog.

Link via Josh Spear.

Mark Cuban's Move to Satellite: Why?

Mark Cuban has signed a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio for a two-hour show called "Mark Cuban's Radio Maverick." I have the same question for him as I did for Howard Stern... Why?

Of course, the paycheck is probably the main reason. But both these guys had the opportunity to do this online and create something really special. They'd have a larger potential audience, and get to keep any revenues for themselves. Yet they both opted to do shows on satellite radio...

I'm more surprised that Cuban would do this than Stern, because Cuban is such an avid blogger.

I guess we'll just have to chalk this up to a missed opportunity.

Mark Cuban's Move to Satellite: Why?

Mark Cuban has signed a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio for a two-hour show called "Mark Cuban's Radio Maverick." I have the same question for him as I did for Howard Stern... Why?

Of course, the paycheck is probably the main reason. But both these guys had the opportunity to do this online and create something really special. They'd have a larger potential audience, and get to keep any revenues for themselves. Yet they both opted to do shows on satellite radio...

I'm more surprised that Cuban would do this than Stern, because Cuban is such an avid blogger.

I guess we'll just have to chalk this up to a missed opportunity.

Podcasts Surpass Radio Stations

Hold on to your hats, podcasts naysayers... Feedburner is reporting that the number of podcast feeds it serves has surpassed the total number of radio stations worldwide. And since Feedburner doesn't have a stranglehold on the podcast market, the actual number of podcasts is certainly much larger.

What's more, the growth they are reporting is pretty impressive. Podcast feed creation through feedburner is growing at 15% per month, and subscribers to podcast feeds are growing at 20% per month.

One more interesting note... Feedburner has seen more downloaders than subscribers. This reinforces the idea that there's a large potential audience outside of iTunes.

Link via Podcasting News.

Podcasts Surpass Radio Stations

Hold on to your hats, podcasts naysayers... Feedburner is reporting that the number of podcast feeds it serves has surpassed the total number of radio stations worldwide. And since Feedburner doesn't have a stranglehold on the podcast market, the actual number of podcasts is certainly much larger.

What's more, the growth they are reporting is pretty impressive. Podcast feed creation through feedburner is growing at 15% per month, and subscribers to podcast feeds are growing at 20% per month.

One more interesting note... Feedburner has seen more downloaders than subscribers. This reinforces the idea that there's a large potential audience outside of iTunes.

Link via Podcasting News.

Open Source Radio

Open Source is an hour-long radio show that launched yesterday on select PRI radio stations, including WGBH in Boston, as well as a handful of others. The idea of Open Source, according to their blog, is "to capture the sound of conversation on the web, share it with a radio
audience and then invite that audience back to the web to contribute." Sounds like an interesting idea...

Here's the thread on the Open Source blog to contribute ideas.

Link via Joi Ito.

Open Source Radio

Open Source is an hour-long radio show that launched yesterday on select PRI radio stations, including WGBH in Boston, as well as a handful of others. The idea of Open Source, according to their blog, is "to capture the sound of conversation on the web, share it with a radio audience and then invite that audience back to the web to contribute." Sounds like an interesting idea...

Here's the thread on the Open Source blog to contribute ideas.

Link via Joi Ito.

Onion Radio News

The Onion has a new Radio News area.  I love The Onion, but something is definitely lost when read aloud.

Onion Radio News

The Onion has a new Radio News area.  I love The Onion, but something is definitely lost when read aloud.