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Numberscruncher: Who Needs the Radio?

Ann Logue January 5, 2010 12

When I was a kid, I had to listen to whatever the DJ picked. One of the odder decade-end lists was Nielsen’s list of the most-played singles on radio between 2000 and 2009.  It’s

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Jesus of Cool: Of Local Radio, and a Sweet Virginia Breeze

Jon Cummings May 11, 2009 7

This week in Jesus of Cool, Jon Cummings looks back on that lost and long-forgotten phenomenon known as the local radio hit. His focus: the Robbin Thompson Band's "Candy Apple Red."

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Radio Nowhere: Is Clear Channel Sandbagging the Boss’ New Album?

Zack Dennis November 11, 2007 3

It was recently reported (by Fox News, of all places) that Clear Channel radio stations had been instructed not to play tracks from Bruce Springsteen’s new album, Magic. It’s been impossible to ignore all

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