Wave Farm Newsroom
The Wave Farm Newsroom includes news about all sorts of radio waves from around the world. The page also archives Wave Farm's organizational monthly email announcements. The WGXC Newsroom features extensive daily community news specific to New York's Upper Hudson Valley region.
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Tuesday
Mar
13
2:05 am
BBC celebrates 90th anniversary of theremin unveiling
YouTube video from Moscow, Feb. 1991, of Leon Theremin teaching Paul Lansky how to play "Glinka's Skylark," on a theremin, the same tune he taught Lenin to play. Theremin was 95-years-old in the vid...
Monday
Mar
12
3:24 am
FCC announces new LPFM rules March 21
John Anderson at DIYMedia.net predicts the Federal Communications Commission won't do much to address the abuse of rules surrounding "translator" radio stations when the announce new LPFM rules March...
Monday
Mar
12
3:12 am
PiratesWeek returns monthly
Ragnar Daneskjold and his "PiratesWeek" radio show about shortwave pirate radio is returning to the airwaves. Except, it will now be monthly, starting April 1. In June 2011, Daneskjold pulled the long...
Monday
Mar
12
3:06 am
KFJC named best community college radio station
Jennifer Waits at Cupertino Patch reports that radio station KFJC 89.7 FM, of Foothill College, was named "Best Community College Radio Station" in the U.S. at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System...
Monday
Mar
12
3:01 am
Third Coast listening rooms in Chicago, Maine
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13, Chicago's Third Coast Festival, the ambitious annual radio documentary festival, hosts a "Listening Room" event called "The Sounds (and Stories) of Protest" with writer An...
Friday
Mar
09
4:40 am
Class A TV stations fined for filing failures
Brendan Holland at the Broadcast Law Blog reports that on Wed., March 7, the Federal Communications Commission issued fines totaling $52,000 against four Class A television stations for filing their F...
Thursday
Mar
08
7:29 pm
Giant solar storm hits earth
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="162" caption="From NOAA."][/caption]The NOAA Space Weather forecast says the coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with the R3 (strong) Radio Blackout event st...
Thursday
Mar
08
4:01 am
Cage 'Performed' at Tampa Museum of Art
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="220" caption="John Cage, from Wikipedia."][/caption]"John Cage 33 1/3 - Performed by Audience" at the Tampa Museum of Art is one of the many exhibits this year...
Thursday
Mar
08
3:39 am
Wireless competitors want Verizon deal review
Marguerite Reardon at CNet reports that T-Mobile USA and Sprint Nextel want the Federal Communications Commission to suspend its review of Verizon Wireless's $3.6 billion purchase of wireless spectrum...
Wednesday
Mar
07
5:57 am
Florida CB pirate gets fine reduced
The National Association for Amateur Radio reports that on Tue., March 6 the Federal Communications Commission reduced the fine against Michael Perry of Cross City, Florida from $10,000 to $450 for il...
Wednesday
Mar
07
5:21 am
FCC warns jammers are illegal
The Federal Communications Comission issued an Enforcement Advisory on Tue. March 6, making clear that cell jammers, GPS jammers, and other jamming devices are illegal, and monetary penalties can exce...
Tuesday
Mar
06
3:29 am
Amateurs get new radio privileges
The National Association for Amateur Radio reports that effective Mon., March 5, U.S. amateurs get new privileges on the 60 meter band. In addition to an increase in effective radiated power from 50 t...
Tuesday
Mar
06
3:06 am
Weekly Radio Report: 20120305
LPFM application window this fall Paul Riismandel in Radio Survivor reports LPFM and translator stations are on the Federal Communications Commission's March 21 meeting agenda. The agency is expected...
Monday
Mar
05
9:39 pm
Deadline: March 15, 2012: Call for Papers for Trans-X Symposium, in Toronto May 2012
Current Calls for Submissions Trans-X Symposium (2012) May 25 to 27, 2012Call for Papers New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is pleased to announce the Trans-X Symposium May 25-27, 2012. W...
Friday
Feb
17
4:53 pm
2012 Distribution Grant for New York State Artists recipients announced
The Distribution Grant for New York State Artists, a regrant program for the New York State Council on the Arts, Electronic Media and Film, provides support for the distribution of new works in film,...
Friday
Jan
20
2:11 pm
Deadline: Feb 20, 2012: Broadcast Art, Sound & Independent Culture - Call for Participation
Broadcast Art, Sound & Independent Culture - Call for Participation http://basic.fm/radio/ Call for Submissions - http://www.thepixelpalace.org/opportunities/basicfm-call-for-submissions -...
Friday
Jan
20
12:00 pm
Norte Maar: Cage Transmitted: Celebrating + Playing John Cage
Joining the worldwide celebration of the centennial of John Cage, Norte Maar will collaborate with E.A.T. to present Cage Transmitted: Celebrating + Playing John Cage. The twelve evenings of performan...
Tuesday
Dec
20
2:04 pm
TRANSCEIVER
TRANSCEIVER An Exhibition of Works That Are Transmitted, Not Transported Part One: Bemis Center for Contemporary Art | January 13 - February 11, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday, January 13 -...
Tuesday
Nov
29
8:18 pm
Deadline: Jan. 1, 2012: Power/field compilation #3
Recordings wanted for the third edition of the Power/field compilation. This series is dedicated to recordings made "in the field" with processing on-site - ie pedals, laptops, or strange acoustic...
Friday
Oct
28
5:12 pm
Deadline: Nov. 10, 2011: AIR's Localore
DEADLINE FOR PRODUCER PROPOSALS AND STATION RUNWAY SUBMISSIONS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011 It’s heating up. More stations are coming onto the Localore Station Runway this week and next…WLRN/Miami...