Bluegrass Radio

WFDU FM 89.1 will celebrate the grand opening of their new live performance studio today (10/26) with a special live broadcast and a bluegrass concert. The station is located on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ and

Good morning from Nashville. Brance and I just had a chance to be a part of radio history. Katy Daley, whose morning bluegrass show is broadcast each morning on both BluegrassCountry.org and WAMU HD-2, is here at IBMA doing the show

Richard Thompson has a put together a fine report on the renaming ceremonies in Bristol honoring WCYB. Gary Reid of Copper Creek Records and Penny Parsons of the Penny Parsons Company also contributed to this story. The Farm and Fun Time

Jonathan James sent us a note about a new bluegrass radio show he has launched in the Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC market. His show is called The High Lonesome Radio Hour and airs each Saturday from 3:00-4:00 p.m. (ET) on WCOM-FM

We received a note from Marcel Hanson, who works with a local radio and TV station in Holland. They include a variety of country and American type music, including bluegrass and folk. Many US artists and labels are reluctant to ship

With the July 15th deadline for the new internet radio royalty rates come and gone, SoundExchange and the webcasters are still trying to reach some kind of settlement. At least the webcasters are trying. Broadcasters report that their June 6 offer

Yesterday we reported that SoundExchange would not be "enforcing" the new royalty rate set to go in effect tomorrow. This was based on a statement made by Jon Simson, executive director of SoundExchange. Simson has since clarified, or qualified depending

With the July 15th deadline for the new internet radio royalties fast approaching, webcasters were starting to despair. But they are breathing easier today. Yesterday, at a congressional hearing, Jon Simson (executive director) of SoundExchange promised that the new rates

While WSM and The Grand Ole Opry may be the flagship of traditional country radio that opens its arms wide and accepts bluegrass, this show/station combo wasn't the only entry point for bluegrass and traditional music into the radio world. The

Here's the story of three guys from Florida who moved to the New River Valley in SouthWest Virginia and are reviving an old local radio station. WNRV is located in Giles County, half way between Narrows and Pearisburg. The station's broadcast