First Listen: Radio Shack's $99 HD Radio
Edison Media Research VP of music and programming took nearly a year after the rollout of HD Radio multicast channels to buy a receiver, waiting for the price to go down and the distance/reception issues of some of the earliest receivers to be resolved. Radio Shack's Accurian table top radio seemed to address those issues--particularly with a $99 price point on the day after Thanksgiving--but it didn't make a good first impression when the salesperson pointed out that the store model wasn't hooked up because there was no reception. See what happened when he got the HD Radio home, as well as some thoughts on programming to anybody who may be getting an HD Radio this holiday season.
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R&B/Hip-Hop: Did It Take Justin To Bring TempoBack?
There's not a lot of uptempo R&B product on R&B/Hip-Hop radio these days -- a function of the trend away from tempo, even in rap, and the long-held belief among some Urban PDs that rap and ballads are (usually) the only true hits. There also hasn't been much reverse crossover from the pop side over the last 15 years. So what does it mean that two of the recent R&B hits with tempo come from Justin Timberlake? What would have happened if an R&B artist walked into radio with "SexyBack"? Those questions in this week's Ross On Radio
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What Would Radio For Teens Sound Like?
First Listen: BoomBoxBaby.ca
What would Top 40 sound like if its only mission were to reach teens? That's not a question that most programmers are eager to answer-especially when so much of the format's current music is mother/daughter-friendly. But with younger listening an overarching issue for so many broadcasters these days, Corus Radio's Canadian Internet station BoomBoxBaby.ca is an interesting vision of what a youth lifestyle station might sound like. Read about it in this week's Ross On Radio.
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"CRB, Inc. and Edison Research to Collaborate on First-ever Study on Hispanic American Relationship to Country Radio & Music"
CRB.org publicizes the collaboration with Edison Media Research dealing with Hispanics and Country Music. From CRB.org on November 13, 2006...
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ABC News Reports with Edison Mitofsky Exit Polls
Will Lester of ABC News covers the 2006 Election and the Republican Party From ABCNews.com on November 9, 2006...
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