From a WFUV press release: "WFUV has been awarded a $500,000 grant from The New York State Music Fund to support the  development of a second full-time music radio service.

"Building on WFUV's award-winning programming, the station will feature established and emerging indie rock, electronica, world, dance and other new sounds, presented in a style that will appeal to music fans in their 20s and 30s. This non-commercial service will be available via Internet and mobile streaming audio and, in the New York area, as an HD Radio channel at 90.7 FM. [It's] scheduled to debut in Fall 2008...

"WFUV Program Director Chuck Singleton... [said,] 'Acts like Antibalas, Forro In The Dark and The Hold Steady have no problem selling out venues all over town, yet they presently don't have a home on the radio in New York City. A second stream enables us to play deserving local acts... and, at the same time, better serve New York's musically-adventurous listening audiences by introducing them to something different.'..

"The New York State Music Fund was created when the New York State Attorney General's Office resolved investigations against major record companies that had violated state and federal laws prohibiting 'pay for play' (also called 'payola')."

Read the entire WFUV announcement here.

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From BusinessWeek.com: "Sonos is adding Sirius Satellite Radio to its music lineup. In a deal that could widen the appeal of Sonos music receivers while helping Sirius muster government support for a planned merger, the two companies will announce on Aug. 15 the availability of Sirius' Internet radio to Sonos customers.

"Starting Aug. 15, owners of the Sonos ZonePlayer will be able to download software that provides access to 80 Sirius channels, including marquee content like Howard Stern and NFL football. After a free 30-day trial, customers who are already Sirius subscribers will have to pay $2.99 a month, while those who are not yet Sirius subscribers will pay $12.95 a month...

"Sonos' ZonePlayers let users play digitally stored music all over the house using wireless networking technology... [S]ince the ZonePlayer devices are also connected to the Internet via a broadband connection, the company has in the last year focused increasingly on content partnerships with Internet music providers...

"For Sirius, the step may represent an attempt to widen its Internet audience... [B]oosting its base of Web customers might help Sirius make headway on its plans to merge with XM. The companies need to convince officials at the Federal Communications Commission and Justice Dept. that a merger of the two satellite radio providers won't harm competition."

Read the entire article at BusinessWeek online.

From The Onion: "The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling friends, acquaintances, or associates about new songs, artists, or albums.

"'We are merely exercising our right to defend our intellectual properties from unauthorized peer-to-peer notification of the existence of copyrighted material,' a press release signed by RIAA anti-piracy director Brad Buckles read. 'We will aggressively prosecute those  individuals who attempt to pirate our property by generating "buzz" about any proprietary music, movies, or software, or enjoy same in the company of anyone other than themselves.'

"RIAA attorneys said they were also looking into the legality of word-of-mouth 'favorites-sharing' sites, such as coffee shops, universities, and living rooms."

Read the entire article at The Onion.

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