Oakland, San Jose sports teams move radio broadcasts to the web
The Oakland Athletics and San Jose Sharks will move their audio play-by-play to Internet streams in lieu of traditional radio broadcasts.
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Articles involving radio, including broadcast companies and industry trends.
SiriusXM quietly adds option to cancel service online
An option quietly rolled out by SiriusXM now allows customers to cancel their service by chatting with an agent.
SiriusXM, Pandora expected to remain separate entities
The decision to keep SiriusXM and Pandora as separate offerings is by design now, but it wasn’t the intention from the start.
Bay Area radio station forces top news host to wake up earlier
Nikki Medoro will join veteran news broadcaster Bret Burkhart for a new how that will bring local news back to KGO Radio in the mornings.
SiriusXM invests $75 million in SoundCloud
The deal provides SiriusXM a minority stake in SoundCloud and expands on a previous ad partnership between the streaming service and SiriusXM-owned Pandora.
How podcasts are changing the state of radio storytelling
In 2009, newspapers prophesied the death of the radio drama. But as of 2020, audio fiction has become the fastest-growing strand in publishing, with tech, media and film companies crowding in.
How NPR became radio’s authoritative news voice
From its start half a century ago, National Public Radio heralded a new approach to the sound of radio in the United States.
SiriusXM adds satellite subscribers as Pandora premiums dip
SiriusXM added new paying subscribers while shedding Pandora premium customers in the quarter that ended 2019, according to an earnings report.
Coroner reveals cause of death for KNCI’s Dan Cheatham
The Sacramento County Coroner has completed an investigation into the death of a beloved radio personality.
Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
Rush Limbaugh, a prolific conservative radio broadcaster who once compared smoking cigars to eating carrots, has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
