After the rock icon's death, the show tunes in David Bowie's songs about radio ("TVC15," "DJ," "Starman") and listen to an interview with Bowie from MTV in 1983, when he challenged the channel for not playing black artists. Also, radio headlines: Congress considers Amateur Radio Parity Act; New York legislator wants to ban selling phones with encryption; U.S. broadband ranks average among developed nations, FCC report says; FCC may require all stations keep online public files; WKCR webstream goes silent.
Produced for week of Jan. 16-23, 2016.
This Week in Radio News: David Bowie for Jan. 16-23, 2016
Radio news about radio waves.
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Jan. 16, 2016
Produced at Wave Farm/WGXC in the Hudson Valley, New York.