News tagged with radio stations

Pandora sees higher loss, but revenue grows

Internet radio firm Pandora on Wednesday reported that its loss widened in the past quarter but investors welcomed news of a jump in revenue.

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions

Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Earth, this is Space Station, do you hear me?

Are you following Andre Kuipers' mission through his blog, Twitter or Flickr? Astronauts are sharing the privilege of being in space with the people back at home via social media. Communication with space ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Arctic explorer's ship to return to Norway

Canada authorized Friday the repatriation to Norway of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's three-mast ship Maud from the Canadian Arctic, a project representative said Friday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Canada considers fate of Arctic explorer's ship

A panel of experts on Thursday considered a proposal to repatriate Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's three-mast ship Maud from the Canadian Arctic.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Norway wants Arctic explorer Amundsen's ship back

A hearing Thursday in Canada could determine the fate of plans to repatriate Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's three-mast ship Maud from the Arctic.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pandora shares plunge as earnings fall short

Pandora shares plunged on Tuesday after the Internet radio company posted earnings that fell short of the expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Technology / Business

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Carmakers lure youth with gadgets, sleek design

Dashboards glittering with gadgets, turbo-charged engines and sleek designs are on offer as automakers try to attract young consumers who care more about computers than cars.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Canada may buy back Amundsen's Maud

After sinking Norway's plans to repatriate explorer Roald Amundsen's three-mast ship Maud from the Arctic, Canada signalled Monday it may buy the shipwreck.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Knight Foundation awards NPR $1.5M for web news

(AP) -- NPR is getting a $1.5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to boost web training and content at member stations nationwide.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report says Facebook seeks $10 billion in IPO

(AP) -- Facebook might finally be laying down the groundwork for a highly anticipated initial public offering, long expected to take place sometime after April 2012.

Technology / Business

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Spotify doesn't quite hit the spot

Subscription services have been touted as the future of music for the past decade. But at least in this country, they've never taken off.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

GRAIL moon mission in final preparations for September launch

NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to study the moon is in final launch preparations for a scheduled Sept. 8 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Pandora net loss widens but revenue up sharply

Internet radio company Pandora on Thursday posted its first quarterly earnings since going public, reporting a wider net loss but revenue that more than doubled on solid advertising growth.

Technology / Business

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers detail how a distant black hole devoured a star

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satell ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Radio broadcasting

Radio broadcasting is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast common programming, either in syndication or simulcast or both. Audio broadcasting also can be done via cable FM, local wire networks, satellite and the Internet.

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