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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.
tags: Internet | Radio | Audio | Music | Metrics | Internet Radio | Talk Radio | KCRW | Public Radio |

American Public Media Expands Public Radio Podcasts

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2006 - 1:59pm.
St. Paul, Minn. - American Public Media, the nation's second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs, announced that it has expanded the number of programs it will make available for download as podcasts. The company launched full-program podcasts for "Marketplace," "Word for Word" and "American RadioWorks," and plans to add "The Splendid Table" in November to a podcast lineup that also includes its "The Writer's Almanac," "Speaking of Faith" and "Sound Opinions" programs.
tags: Podcasts | Radio | Audio | Talk Radio | Public Radio | APM |

Motorola Adds Public Radio Programming to iRadio Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2006 - 3:37pm.
Los Angeles - Motorola announced that it has added a number of public radio programs to its iRadio service for mobile phones. New programs from iRadio's 600-channel offering -- currently in consumer trials in several U.S. cities -- include NPR's podcasts of "Story of the Day" and "All Songs Considered," American Public Media's "Marketplace" and Public Radio International's "The World."
tags: Radio | Audio | Motorola | Talk Radio | iRadio | Public Radio |

An Interview with NPR Digital's GM Maria Thomas

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2006 - 8:26am.
NPR Digital GM Maria Taylor - Digital Music Forum West 2006NPR Digital GM Reins in Expectations on Forthcoming Music Service
"It won't be a digital download store"
From Digital Music Forum West 2006: That's not entirely true. NPR's new digital music service, announced on Aug. 31 and slated for launch in the first half of next year, will likely point users to digital retailers where they can buy song downloads and a portion of proceeds will go to NPR — a presently offered on NPR.org.
tags: Internet | Radio | Audio | Music | NPR | Interviews | Public Radio | DMFW | Maria Thomas |

NPR to Launch Digital Music Service Next Year

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 30, 2006 - 12:58pm.
Washington - National Public Radio (NPR) on Wednesday announced plans to create a major digital music service, which it says will extend the role that public radio stations hold in music discovery.
tags: Radio | Audio | Music | NPR | Public Radio |

85 Public Radio Stations Awarded $7.74 Million for Digital Transition

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 24, 2006 - 7:06pm.
Washington - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on Thursday that it has awarded $7.74 million in new grants to 85 public radio stations transitioning to digital broadcasting technology.
tags: Tech | Radio | Audio | Digital Radio | Public Radio | CPB |