16 October 2002 In an historic Report, the US FCC approved IBOC and authorized radio stations to begin digital broadcasts in the United States. iBiquity's IBOC technology, branded...
9 October 2002 In the US the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released 12 empirical studies examining the current state of the media marketplace, including...
1 October 2002 Radio Australia’s Bahasa Indonesian Service, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, is still one of the most popular international radio stations in Indonesia, with...
18 September 2002 The IBC Conference and Exhibition took place at the Amsterdam RAI on 12 - 17 September. Featuring around 1,000 exhibits it “showcased the latest technology...
18 September 2002 The NAB Radio Show was held last week in Seattle USA at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Sessions included: .
18 September 2002 Writing in the UK’s Guardian newspaper Julia Day said Capital Radio breakfast DJ Chris Tarrant “has given his strongest indication yet that he is to leave...
12 September 2002 The 2002 European Radio Symposium is being held on 13th November in Barcelona, Spain. Convergence, digitisation and electronic audience measurement will be key topics tackled...
7 September 2002 The Indonesian Parliament is considering new legislation that will tighten controls on foreign news and current affairs content being re-broadcast on local stations. With a...
2 September 2002 Two US DJs have been sacked for encouraging their listeners to have sex in a church. Opie and Anthony, who are heard on 19 stations,...
30 August 2002 London’s Daily Mail reports that Chris Tarrant may quit his Capital Radio Breakfast Show at the end of this year. He is now aged 56...
28 August 2002 In Amsterdam Radio 100 is “under pressure” from a new national policy which wants to “commercially exploit ALL FM and AM frequencies” which may forced...
18 August 2002 Big Name US Radio voiceover artist Keith Eubanks has died from pneumonia. Eubanks was 38 years old.
14 August 2002 In America iBiquity has announced the new consumer brand name for iBiquity's digital AM/FM technology.It will be called HD Radio™ . Forbes Magazine says:...
14 August 2002 US satellite Radio company XM Satellite Radio has doubled its number of subscribers in the last three months. The satellite delivered digital radio feed...
7 August 2002 All India Radio has launched its latest regional FM station, in Bhaderwah its fourth in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of...
10 July 2002 The St Petersburg Times reports on the trial of US Shock Jock, Bubba ‘the Love Sponge’ Clem. Apparently Clem, who “presided over the on-air...
10 July 2002 Commercial FM radio in Mumbai India is all abuzz according to Gerald Brown's e-broadcastnewsasia. “Five stations are all going on air within the space...
10 July 2002 Britain’s GWR has announced it will sell its 25% stake in DMG Australia. DMG may buy back the share.
10 July 2002 The 24th General Conference of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association was held in Manchester at the beginning of May. The overall theme for the...
10 July 2002 The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union has announced the appointment of David Astley as the ABU's next Secretary-General. Astley is an Australian with extensive experience...
28 February 2002 According to a complaint filed at the American Federal Communications Commission, Clear Channel has been using "front" companies to hold radio stations for it, operating...
10 February 2002 A French Radio reporter and two other European journalists were killed during a Taliban attack in northeastern Afghanistan when the convoy they were reporting from...
10 February 2002 Radio has been a crucial service in Afghanistan during the present tensions, providing information and entertainment to a populace starved of other media outlets. The...
10 February 2002 A Dutch radio presenter has been sacked after jokingly asking listeners to mail powder to the station. The joke worked on wordplay - as the...
