Re: VA - Promo Only Mainstream Radio November (2013).rar
Donalvon Stilwell
In the pre tape recording, from about the early 1930s, until tape became mainstream in the mid 1950's, the main recording and playback medium for radio was the 16 inch radio transcription disc. I believe it was the grandfather of the LP record, as it played back at 33 1/3 RPM, having a 15 min playing time per side, and was 4 inches larger then a LP. You need a special turntable to play these discs, with a longer tone arm and ideally a pre RIAA EQ curve (the standard established for LP playback in the mid 50s) phono pre amplifier. From music to entire radio shows, to commercials (see my site for some 1940s radio spots to download, s_snailham/1940s.html, it was THE recording format to get the programs that weren't live, usually called "electrically transcribed". If you are curious, there's more history on the medium here,
Also back in the golden age of radio, local stations would subscribe to various program services, delivered on 16 inch disc. NBC Thesaurus, World Broadcasting System and Lang Worth are just 3 of them I can think of them off the top of my head. This was before radio stations would be given promo copies of records to play by record companies, which is common place even today.
On these discs, were some rather unique recordings, usually only recorded for these services, and when working for a radio station some years ago, I got a hold of some 300 of these service discs, mostly for the NBC thesaurus service. This cut is one of them. I just love how catchy and cheesy and very addictive it is. If you are feeling sad or upset, put this cut on. It's so silly and catchy, you have to get a least a slight grin when you hear it.
NGOs that monitored the media noted lack of pluralism in the coverage of local election campaigns in May. According to monitoring reports, major media outlets, some owned by political leaders with nationwide coverage, promoted certain election candidates and disfavored others. Out of the three nationwide television channels in Moldova, which NGOs monitored during the campaign, two, owned by the same individual, promoted a single political party. News programs provided biased news and did not provide for multiple sources, presenting some candidates only in a positive context and others only in a negative context. In the majority of cases, these media outlets did not provide for the right to reply for the criticized parties or candidates (see section 3, Political Parties and Political Participation).
The cast from Fox's hit television show "Glee" impacted the mainstream charts with a slew of covers this year. The cast's memorable remake of Journey's 1981 hit "Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)" is one of the nominees in the Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or A Group With Vocals category. Also nominated are Maroon 5 ("Misery"), Paramore ("The Only Exception"), Sade ("Babyfather"), and Train, who ruled the radio airwaves with "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)."