Like pretty much every other industry during a recession (except maybe the alcohol and fast food sectors), terrestrial radio is seeing record declines in 2008, with the entire industry having its worst year financially since 1954.  [MORE]

Source: Rolling Stone

Sony’s XDR-F1HD HD Radio has developed a real buzz among my audiophile pals, on second thought maybe buzz isn’t the right word. It’s the quietest, noise-free radio I’ve ever used. [MORE]

Source: CNET

Listen to the top (music) radio stations around the country and you will hear a great mix of music for the masses. Experienced program directors know that success hinges on the right mix of popular artists, up-and-comers, and an occasional surprise or two. This intricate balancing act will keep a mass audience coming back day after day, but what happens when that same audience goes online? Music for the masses becomes music for me.

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Now that the Sirius-XM satellite radio merger has gone into effect, the programming has merged as well. And many longtime listeners are not pleased, crying foul over dropped shows and channels that some say they didn’t know were going to to be changed. [MORE]

Source: Rolling Stone

…a Madison, Wisconsin-based upstart called Networked Insights has issued a report claiming that on social networks and other interactive destinations, listeners prefer a different set of music than they do when listening to the radio or shopping for tunes to purchase. [MORE]

Source: Wired

Rogers, the former head of Yahoo Music, correctly points out, as others have before him, that it is not the music industry that is dying. It is the CD business. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

As a Sirius Satellite Radio subscriber, I received an e-mail on Wednesday “Announcing The New Sirius Channel Lineup” that confirmed my worst fears about the Sirius-XM merger. [MORE]

Source: CNET

They are already the world’s largest concert promoters, they’ve branched out to form their own ticketing service and record labels, and now Live Nation will seek to challenge iTunes’ digital music dominance by launching their own music service through their website. [MORE]

Source: Rolling Stone

Over the objections of television broadcasters and other groups, federal regulators set aside a disputed slice of radio spectrum for public use on Tuesday, hoping it would lead to low-cost, high-speed Internet access and new wireless devices. [MORE]

Source: The New York Times