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LA Station KCRW Intros New Media Player, Web 2.0 Features

Authored by Scott Goldberg on January 31, 2008 - 8:05am.

Avid music fans in Los Angeles are already well aware of 89.9 KCRW’s role in the scene. And with the ability to listen to the station’s programming anywhere in the world via its website, it has become a popular source for breaking new talent. But today KCRW introduced a media player that brings the station further into the Web 2.0 world of digital radio.

tags: Music | News | Media Players | KCRW |

KCRW.com Taps Ando Media for Web Radio, Podcast Metrics

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2007 - 12:55pm.

Providence, R.I. - Ando Media, a provider of Internet radio audience metrics, announced on Monday that KCRW, National Public Radio's flagship station in Southern California, will use its Webcast Metrics audience measurement and PodFuse podcast measurement systems. KCRM offers three streaming channels that reach a global audience with over 1.5 million hours of streaming per month, as well as 26 different podcasts with combined monthly downloads exceeding 1.8 million.

Review: Oliver Future @ Spaceland, Los Angeles

Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 23, 2007 - 10:07am.

Fresh off last week’s CMJ Music Festival in NYC, Oliver Future, a 5-member band, returned to Silver Lake’s classic Spaceland to resume their October run of free Monday night shows. The group has worked up noise in the LA music scene courtesy of radio station KCRW, who has played their music on air and sponsored the Spaceland gigs.

Will Internet Radio Survive the Royalty Sting?

Authored by Scott Goldberg on March 8, 2007 - 9:04pm.

Things seem backward in Audio Entertainment (AE) World. XM-Sirius (or Xirius, as Doc Searls called it in his blog) looks like it might fall apart because of…what? FCC pride? That’s one explanation. They created a rule at satellite’s outset saying one entity couldn't own both licenses. But the landscape has changed so much since then that it’s preposterous to believe a merged entity represents a real anti-competitive threat. Now internet radio stations, per the infinite wisdom of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), will face a royalty fee per stream (yes, each stream), making business, as many of them know it, potentially impossible.

6 Audio Entertainment Sources Better Than XM-Sirius

Authored by Scott Goldberg on February 22, 2007 - 5:43pm.

If the Department of Justice and the FCC allow the proposed XM-Sirius merger, the battle will be far from over. Free internet radio is advancing at warp speed with thousands of sites offering new music and quality news. MySpace is a legitimate source of free music and social entertainment. Mobile phones are bridging the gap between listeners and diverse content forms, including music and games, more each day. And let’s not forget iTunes, with its handy Podcasts and cutting edge music catalogue, along with dozens of other digital music stores and their subscription offerings. And we can’t leave out “illegal” file sharing sites, which still thrive. In short, yes, XM-Sirius will put Howard & Oprah in the same room, and the NFL and NBA will finally join Major League Baseball on the same menu, but there will still be a lot to fight for. Convincing customers to pay for XM-Sirius will continue to be difficult. Here are 6 sources of audio entertainment better than XM-Sirius.

KCRW to Webcast First Yusuf (Cat Stevens) U.S. Performance

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 14, 2006 - 7:07am.

*A correction has been made to this story.

Santa Monica, Calif. - KCRW, the Southern California public radio station, has announced that it will webcast the first U.S. live performance in nearly three decades from singer/songwriter Yusuf -- formerly known at Cat Stevens.

Web Listeners to Public Radio's KCRW Eclipse Radio Audience

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2006 - 1:42pm.

New York - Southern California public radio station KCRW's online audience has now surpassed its terrestrial radio audience, the Wall Street Journal reported.

October data from Google Analytics show that KCRW online -- which features live and on-demand streaming of the station's programming -- counted 760,000 unique visitors during October, compared with KCRW's estimated terrestrial radio audience of nearly 600,000.

Buzz Watch: Nic Harcourt – The Human Recommendation Engine

Authored by Jay Baage on October 4, 2006 - 12:26pm.

From Digital Music Forum West 2006: Nic Harcourt, Music Director for KCRW and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, articulates what many are thinking - the big record labels have themselves to blame for the current state of the music business, not just piracy: “What happened in the 90’s was that they pushed the alternative rock movement down our throats and then all these one-hit-wonders. They let the cat out of the bag. It is disingenuous of them to blame piracy for their problems.” He made the statement in a keynote interview with Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher of Digital Media Wire, during “Digital Music Forum West” at the BelAge hotel in Los Angeles.

KCRW to Launch "Morning Becomes Eclectic" Video Podcasts

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2006 - 5:03am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - NPR flagship radio station KCRW announced on Monday that it will begin offering video podcasts of in-studio performances from its "Morning Becomes Eclectic" weekday program. The free podcasts will include 40-minute live performances by unsigned, independent and select established bands who appear on the show. Currently available for download from iTunes include past performances from the bands Sons & Daughters, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and The Like.

tags: Video | Podcasts | KCRW | Morning Becomes Eclectic |

NPR Flagship Station KCRW to Offer "Podcasts" of Radio Programs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 25, 2005 - 4:03am.

Santa Monica, Calif. -- KCRW, a flagship FM station for National Public Radio (NPR) based in Santa Monica, California, announced this week that it will begin "podcasting" its programming beginning on March 1. The free podcast service will enable owners of an Apple iPod or other MP3 player to go online and select KCRW programs to be automatically recorded on their computers and transferred to their portable players, for listening away from the radio or computer. "KCRW sees podcasting as a further extension of the radio station. The programs on our website have proven to be as popular as they are on the air; so it makes sense to allow more people to hear them, especially with the portability that podcasting offers -- it's KCRW To Go," said KCRW general manager Ruth Seymour. The station will offer 22 programs via podcast, including its nationally syndicated "Left, Right & Center," "To the Point," "Bookworm" and "The Treatment." The station has also partnered with WNYC in New York to cross promote and share podcast content online. KCRW said that copyright issues prevent it from offering music programs like its venerable "Morning Becomes Eclectic" via podcast, "but efforts are underway to make this possible in the future," the station said.

tags: Podcasts | Radio | NPR | KCRW |