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Station Favorite: KEXP - Seattle, Washington

November 28, 2006

We're starting a new category in our blog dedicated to our personal favorite radio stations and programs. The first feature is a college-based, alternative, modern rock station. Check out KEXP-FM - 90.3 FM Seattle, WA Where the Music Matters^SM from University of Washington!

What's cool about the station: Listen to unsigned bands, live performances, and great DJ mixes. They have many ways to listen, including options for your mobile phone and a 1.4mb (CD Quality) stream online. The higher bandwidth does require a broadband connection, so beware.

Ways you can listen now:
- Windows Media
- Real
- MP3
- Podcast

What's cool about their station website:
- Posted playlists for each online DJ
- Subscription feeds to weekly podcasts
- Support for listening through mobile devices
- Past Live performances available in OnDemand Audio
- Online tour of their studio
- The KEXP Blog

Support the Station!
KEXP is a Public Radio station that is supported through listener pledges and donations so they can continue to offer their broadcasting online for free.

Like this type of radio? Check out the "You May Also Like" section for similar radio stations.

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Bring Back the DJ!

November 27, 2006

A recent article in Forbes titled "Come Back Mr. DJ" has touched on one of our team's passions -- traditional radio and keeping the local flavor alive with great radio DJ talent.

Mark Ramsey , President of Mercury Radio Research, was quoted as saying,

"The stuff between the records is what's key, it's what separates radio from iPods,"

RadioTime could not agree more! We are passionate about radio broadcasting and making local and syndicated radio as available as possible. We believe that getting all types of radio online in one place gives everyone the option to choose -- not just across the local dial, but around the world, and even timeshift the program to your schedule so you can listen more!

Find that great DJ, amazing talk radio host, or radio coverage of your favorite sports event. Help us get even better and let us know if your favorite radio broadcast is missing from our online listening guide! Just try a search by ZIP code, call sign, location, station name, host or DJ name, etc. If you don't find it and know its available for listening online, contact us!

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Great Reviews of RadioTime in Windows Marketplace!

November 16, 2006

Thank you, PaulJSherman, for your recent review of RadioTime on Windows Marketplace! It reads:

Great app! (5 stars)

Pros:

Radiotime does some truly amazing things. I use it to record NPR shows that I can't get locally. And it integrates with any MP3 player I've thrown at it. Very cool.

Cons:

The sheer amount of listings on Radiotime means it's sometimes a challenge to browse or find what you might be interested in. But there's so much there, it's fun to just browse around sometimes and see what there is to listen to out there!

Check us out on Windows Marketplace

We love customer feedback!

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Radio Host shakes up Bank of America for false arrest

November 15, 2006

Clark Howard, radio host and consumer advocate of The Clark Howard Show, took action after hearing about Matthew Shinnick and his fiasco with Bank of America. Clark Howard exhibited how a radio audience can make a big difference.

Matthew's Story
Matthew used the popular website Craig's list to sell two bicycles and received a suspicious check. When he took the check to Bank of America to ask them to take a look, he was arrested and thrown in jail! Nearly $14,000 out of pocket later, the bank refused to reimburse Matthew for the error in judgment.

How the show responded
Enter Clark Howard... Not only did he offer Matthew $7000, he also asked the bank to pay him the other half of his expenses. The bank refused and The Clark Howard show created a campaign to show Bank of America that they still needed to care about their customers. An email account was set up on Yahoo for listeners to self report how much money they were pulling out of Bank of America as they decided to close their accounts with the bank.

The campaign mentioned that it had reached it's $50 Million mark on the "Money Loss Meter", although Bank of America denies that this much money was pulled out of their accounts. Either way, Clark Howard's message did reach a broad audience about the need for consumer advocacy.

More about the story from BoingBoing and more about Matthew Shinnick's story from San Francisco Chronicle.

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About Mac Support

November 13, 2006

As part of our launch of RadioTime RedButton, we identified a better recording solution for the Mac platform in AudioHijack Pro. We were also able to integrate the RadioGuide schedule information into their software solution and offer a free transition to the new recording product.

We appreciate all the great feedback and response from our Mac user community, and we do continue to support free online listening and membership through radiotime.com.

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