This is coming out from anonymous sources at the FCC, which has been in talks with the big radio networks.
Big radio networks own a big chunk of all the commercial radio stations, and critics say they're all beginning to sound alike.
It wasn't until 1983's "She Works Hard for the Money, " which became a ubiquitous video as well as a big radio hit, that Summer's fame approached its late '70s zenith.
Four big radio companies have reportedly agreed to offer more than 4, 000 hours of free airtime for independent record labels and local artists who rarely get played on commercial radio.
There will be seven hours of live radio coverage on the big day on BBC Radio Ulster.
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As long as you have an HD-equipped radio (three million have been sold by Ibiquity, which is owned by big-league radio chains) you can listen to the digital signal free, without a subscription, and at the same frequencies, too.
He's part of a big volunteer Ham Radio network that operates when the hurricanes come close to land.
During the hearing he said he was a big fan of Radio 4 but did not watch EastEnders.
But in new networks femtocells are likely to play a more central role, to the detriment of big, costly radio towers.
One of the next big things was Radio-frequency identification (RFID) contactless payment technology, which was said to provide a simple method of payment that could reduce time spent in checkout lines.
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If a full-fledged media blackout isn't feasible, then at least limit yourself to the stations that are least likely to air anything having to do with modern times: the radio stations that play big band music and old-timey radio programs.
Pittman makes it clear that Clear Channel intends to be a big player in Internet radio, even as he points out that terrestrial radio continues to account for 97% of overall radio listening.
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"We had a big, stately old radio with green dials and lots of push buttons, and if she were alive I am sure she would be excited to see all the equipment we use now to produce radio".
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Under the terms of the deal, Clear Channel will pay performance royalties directly to Big Machine every time a Clear Channel-owned radio station plays a recording by a Big Machine artist.
"Radio's Big Bully, " harrumphs netzine Salon.com in an exhaustive series that started in March 2001.
BMG, whose broader range of artists gives them far greater leverage with radio stations and big retailers.
Magic Radio's big bragging line is that its library of over 13 million songs is 12-times the size of Pandora's.
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The deal will allow Sirius to make a big marketing push at holiday time, traditionally a big selling period for satellite radio.
Main.net has found that even in the noisiest electrical environments, such as neighborhood transformers, there are always big enough gaps in the radio spectrum for repeaters to push a signal through.
What's to stop Clear Channel Communications, (which, since acquiring SFX Entertainment last year, has a virtual monopoly of the acts, the concert venues and the radio promotion of big rock tours in America and is now being sued by a competing promoter in Denver on precisely those grounds) from repackaging Jurassic Rock for middle-aged fans hoping to recapture a few magic moments of their youth?
"As soon as Harry decided to leave, the club had a big problem, " said BBC Radio Solent commentator Laurence Herdman.
That may sound a bit optimistic, but satellite radio is proving a big hit with American consumers once they get over the idea of paying for it.
It was also very exciting, because for the first time, something from my end of the world -- you know, something from the left-of-the-dial end of the world that was previously relegated to college radio (made it big).
Joyner, 54, has a big carrot in his four-hour radio show, with 1.6 million listeners daily in 115 markets.
"It's important you do have forwards that are comfortable on the ball as well as being big men, " he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
Back in September, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was planning to take on Pandora in the streaming, user-configurable radio market, triggering a big slide in Pandora shares.
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The song charted at number nine on the Big Top 40 chart, broadcast on commercial radio stations.
The in-vehicle market accounts for about 47% of the traditional radio market and thus presents a big, untapped opportunity for Pandora.
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