News from the FCC and elsewhere, radio news about radio waves. The FCC is cutting its enforcement division, with a final policy announcement this week. And the FCC's long-planned spectrum auction is deelayed at the July 16 meeting. Plus, a Nigerian pirate radio station frustrates the government there, and National Public Radio and diversity are discussed. Also July 18 is "World Listening Day," and we tune in tracks from William Basinski and Eric Powell on this year's water theme. And electronic musician Derek Piotr and his new solo release, "Bahar" (Bit-Phalanx: 2015) is also featured in an interview. In Turkish, Bahar means "springâ, but can also be translated from Maltese to mean "sea." The album was recorded with four woodwind players and showcases Piotr's classical training for the first time in his solo career.
Produced for week of July 18-25, 2015.
Includes William Basinski's "Voyagers," Eric Powell's "The chimes of Canadian rain (Regina, Canada)," and Derek Piotr's "Sunlight, Fruit Trees."
This Week in Radio News: Derek Piotr for July 18-25
Radio news about radio waves.
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July 18, 2015
Produced at Wave Farm/WGXC in the Hudson Valley, New York.