Archive for March, 2007

2NG in your Car!

Just recently, I acquired a Motorola ‘Q’ cellphone!, this is a cellphone and PDA which, IMHO sucks but that’s another story. That said, one of the things it has is Windows Media Player, and with an unlimited data transfer on my account, I logged into 2NG and listened whilst I drove into work.
It takes about [...]

A British Classic!

Quite a few times a day you can hear a jingle announcing “A British Classic” and then we play what was a big hit in the UK. For the most part it is a “British Classic” except that….
Well, this feature has been running some time yet this week, I’ve received a few emails complaining that [...]

When will the dust settle?

So, it has been nearly two weeks since the Copyright Royalty Board reported back and basically “royally stuffed us little stations”. Since then there has been a flurry of activity with webcasters, both small and large alerting the listener, raising media attention and basically fighting the result.
Deep down, I’m cautiously optimistic that a solution will [...]

Help Save Us

As you may be aware, the new rates as I mentioned are prohibitive and we little broadcasters face closure! Please help. Visit www.savenetradio.org for more info on how to help us.
Thanks.

Oh dear, could 2NG Close?

As many of you know, we operate legally and pay royalties. We pay through a licensing business, and in turn they ensure that ASCAP, BMI and SESAC are paid which goes towards the writers and composers, and SoundExchange which is operated by the RIAA, and this ensures that the performers are paid. As it stands, [...]

More Variety, More Hits….

Last year I ran a music scheduling program called MusicGen Lite which contained the entire 2NG library, and it would schedule the songs based on whatever categories and rules I setup. It gave us a great variety and ensured that you wouldn’t hear the same song too often. Of course, it’s inevitable that you would [...]