I'd like to suggest that FederalNewsRadio might be a good candidate for inclusion in Sirius's news lineup. It would add detail and perspective regarding the federal government and those doing business with the federal government.
Such an addition wouldn't be unprecedented: Like Radio Margaritaville (now heard on Sirius, of course), FederalNewsRadio began as an online station.
Granted, some of this might be -- in the words of Jim Farley, one of WTOP's vice presidents, "dry, mundane stuff." (See Washington Post clip below.) But the same could be said for some of C-SPAN's programming and that station is valuable, too.
Here are two key paragraphs from that Washington Post piece, followed by a relatively lengthy piece from the FederalNewsRadio website (this was a key source for what I wrote above, btw):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57786-2004Dec11.html
The Other 'Jonathan Turley,' Failing to Get It in Gear
By Richard Leiby
Sunday, December 12, 2004; Page D03
(snip)
• Rejoice, bureaucrats, you now have a radio station to call your own. WFED (1050 AM) launches on the Washington airwaves tomorrow, promising to cover the federal government and those who do business with it. The station is an extension of the five-year-old Web site FederalNewsRadio.com, launched by WTOP (1500 AM) in the dot-com heyday.
Jim Farley, vice president of news and programming at WTOP, admits this kind of programming could only fly in Washington: "If you're not a fed, there's going to be some dry, mundane stuff. If you are a fed, there's stuff that you care about and deal with every day." The emphasis: management, procurement, technology, security, policy, pay and benefits. ( Howard Stern it ain't.)
http://www.wtop2.com/index.php?nid=128
Beefing Up and Branching Out
We have a bigger staff, bigger audience, but the same mission: to be "Your source for federal news...now!"
We have launched a new radio station, WFED AM 1050.
Listeners are able to hear this new station clearly in Washington, D.C. and much of Montgomery, Arlington, and Fairfax counties from 6am to local sunset; it operates on lower power after sunset.
FederalNewsRadio.com made history 2/22/2000 as the first internet-only all-news radio station. It was a success story during the dot-com bust and it makes history again as the first internet radio station to migrate to broadcast airwaves.
"It's a bit ironic that we started out as an Internet product and now have grown to a terrestrial signal - typically the reverse is true," says VP and General Manager Joel Oxley. "But with such rapid growth of the online product, it was the next logical step to add distribution via an AM signal. With such a large local federal community we need to be accessible whether one is sitting at their desk or in their car."
Federal News Radio continues to broadcast world wide online at FederalNewsRadio.com.
Federal News Radio covers both the Federal Government and those who do business with the government concentrating on management, procurement, technology, security, policy and pay & benefits. Federal News Radio is also the only place to read and hear federal icon Mike Causey everyday.
FederalNewsRadio.com is your source for federal news...now.
What Others Have Said
"Rejoice, bureaucrats, you now have a radio station to call your own." Washington Post, Dec. 12, 2004 (registration required)
"(B)old new broadcasting concept..." Washington Post, Dec. 14, 2004 (registration required)
"(B)oasts a format of all things federal." NPR, Morning Edition, Dec. 15, 2004
"(L)ife for D.C.'s poli-sci junkies just got a whole lot wonkier. If you're into following the intricacies of the big debates over Social Security and tax reform, dig the soft sounds of the House Appropriations Committee, or just have a yen for a hilarious drive-time discussion over federal employee health benefits, then lock your radio dial to 1050 AM (WFED) and complete Form 670AP in triplicate to initiate the ripping off the knob thereof." DCist.com, Dec. 19, 2004
The Conception and Inception
Our story is one of evolution.
From its inception during the height of the "dot com" bubble to today, FederalNewsRadio.com has continued to expand and grow with the objective of being THE source for the latest news and information concerning feds - throughout the Nation's Capital and around the world!
During the late 1990's, with the rapid growth of the internet and e-mail, Washington's all-news station WTOP Radio noticed that a tremendous amount of correspondence was coming from addresses with .gov and .mil extensions.
Many of these emails were requesting more federally focused content. At the same time, the number of companies using WTOP Radio to reach federal decision makers was increasing rapidly.
On February 22, 2000 "FederalNewsRadio.com", the world's first, internet-only, all-news radio station was born. Our focus was, and still is, the federal community. In it's earliest days, the site was one web page with a link to launch an audio player.
Since then, FederalNewsRadio.com has expanded dramatically.
By hiring respected sources for federal information, like federal icon Mike Causey, and partnering with respected news organizations like the Associated Press, FederalNewsRadio.com evolved into an interactive, multimedia news and information source.
FederalNewsRadio.com is the up-to-the-minute source for decision makers in and around the federal government. We cover the latest in federal legislation, human resources, procurement, benefits, technology, security, management, and of course, news.
What exactly is FederalNewsRadio.com? Is it a radio station or a website? Now, it really is both.
This radio station is available over the internet. Click here to try it. Simply choose one of the audio player links (Real or Windows) and click. If you're not behind a strong firewall (and you feds might very well be!), you will soon hear what we mean when we say Federal News RADIO.
We're glad you're here and we hope you enjoy the site and the station. We encourage your feedback. Click here to send us an e-mail.
FederalNewsRadio is your source for federal news...now.
Such an addition wouldn't be unprecedented: Like Radio Margaritaville (now heard on Sirius, of course), FederalNewsRadio began as an online station.
Granted, some of this might be -- in the words of Jim Farley, one of WTOP's vice presidents, "dry, mundane stuff." (See Washington Post clip below.) But the same could be said for some of C-SPAN's programming and that station is valuable, too.
Here are two key paragraphs from that Washington Post piece, followed by a relatively lengthy piece from the FederalNewsRadio website (this was a key source for what I wrote above, btw):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57786-2004Dec11.html
The Other 'Jonathan Turley,' Failing to Get It in Gear
By Richard Leiby
Sunday, December 12, 2004; Page D03
(snip)
• Rejoice, bureaucrats, you now have a radio station to call your own. WFED (1050 AM) launches on the Washington airwaves tomorrow, promising to cover the federal government and those who do business with it. The station is an extension of the five-year-old Web site FederalNewsRadio.com, launched by WTOP (1500 AM) in the dot-com heyday.
Jim Farley, vice president of news and programming at WTOP, admits this kind of programming could only fly in Washington: "If you're not a fed, there's going to be some dry, mundane stuff. If you are a fed, there's stuff that you care about and deal with every day." The emphasis: management, procurement, technology, security, policy, pay and benefits. ( Howard Stern it ain't.)
http://www.wtop2.com/index.php?nid=128
Beefing Up and Branching Out
We have a bigger staff, bigger audience, but the same mission: to be "Your source for federal news...now!"
We have launched a new radio station, WFED AM 1050.
Listeners are able to hear this new station clearly in Washington, D.C. and much of Montgomery, Arlington, and Fairfax counties from 6am to local sunset; it operates on lower power after sunset.
FederalNewsRadio.com made history 2/22/2000 as the first internet-only all-news radio station. It was a success story during the dot-com bust and it makes history again as the first internet radio station to migrate to broadcast airwaves.
"It's a bit ironic that we started out as an Internet product and now have grown to a terrestrial signal - typically the reverse is true," says VP and General Manager Joel Oxley. "But with such rapid growth of the online product, it was the next logical step to add distribution via an AM signal. With such a large local federal community we need to be accessible whether one is sitting at their desk or in their car."
Federal News Radio continues to broadcast world wide online at FederalNewsRadio.com.
Federal News Radio covers both the Federal Government and those who do business with the government concentrating on management, procurement, technology, security, policy and pay & benefits. Federal News Radio is also the only place to read and hear federal icon Mike Causey everyday.
FederalNewsRadio.com is your source for federal news...now.
What Others Have Said
"Rejoice, bureaucrats, you now have a radio station to call your own." Washington Post, Dec. 12, 2004 (registration required)
"(B)old new broadcasting concept..." Washington Post, Dec. 14, 2004 (registration required)
"(B)oasts a format of all things federal." NPR, Morning Edition, Dec. 15, 2004
"(L)ife for D.C.'s poli-sci junkies just got a whole lot wonkier. If you're into following the intricacies of the big debates over Social Security and tax reform, dig the soft sounds of the House Appropriations Committee, or just have a yen for a hilarious drive-time discussion over federal employee health benefits, then lock your radio dial to 1050 AM (WFED) and complete Form 670AP in triplicate to initiate the ripping off the knob thereof." DCist.com, Dec. 19, 2004
The Conception and Inception
Our story is one of evolution.
From its inception during the height of the "dot com" bubble to today, FederalNewsRadio.com has continued to expand and grow with the objective of being THE source for the latest news and information concerning feds - throughout the Nation's Capital and around the world!
During the late 1990's, with the rapid growth of the internet and e-mail, Washington's all-news station WTOP Radio noticed that a tremendous amount of correspondence was coming from addresses with .gov and .mil extensions.
Many of these emails were requesting more federally focused content. At the same time, the number of companies using WTOP Radio to reach federal decision makers was increasing rapidly.
On February 22, 2000 "FederalNewsRadio.com", the world's first, internet-only, all-news radio station was born. Our focus was, and still is, the federal community. In it's earliest days, the site was one web page with a link to launch an audio player.
Since then, FederalNewsRadio.com has expanded dramatically.
By hiring respected sources for federal information, like federal icon Mike Causey, and partnering with respected news organizations like the Associated Press, FederalNewsRadio.com evolved into an interactive, multimedia news and information source.
FederalNewsRadio.com is the up-to-the-minute source for decision makers in and around the federal government. We cover the latest in federal legislation, human resources, procurement, benefits, technology, security, management, and of course, news.
What exactly is FederalNewsRadio.com? Is it a radio station or a website? Now, it really is both.
This radio station is available over the internet. Click here to try it. Simply choose one of the audio player links (Real or Windows) and click. If you're not behind a strong firewall (and you feds might very well be!), you will soon hear what we mean when we say Federal News RADIO.
We're glad you're here and we hope you enjoy the site and the station. We encourage your feedback. Click here to send us an e-mail.
FederalNewsRadio is your source for federal news...now.