Amazon is pulling the plug on Amp, the audio app it launched last year to let users DJ their own live radio shows complete with a catalog of millions of… Read More
When was the last time a total stranger, or even an acquaintance, gave you three minutes — three whole minutes — to share whatever was on your mind? In the… Read More
Sitting in the stands down the first base line Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, I was feeling like a real fan, in my white Mariners jersey with GEEKWIRE on… Read More
Amazon is tuning into the radio business — or, a 2022 version of radio. The company revealed a new app called Amp on Tuesday that allows users to DJ their own… Read More
Repairs have begun to address a bizarre glitch in Mazda vehicles in Seattle and around Western Washington after the cars’ radios got stuck on a Seattle public radio station earlier… Read More
Drivers of certain vehicles in Seattle and other parts of Western Washington are shouting at their car radios this week. Not because of any particular song or news item that’s… Read More
As he turns from a Foo Fighters tune to the Smashing Pumpkins, Andy sounds just like your typical alternative-rock DJ — but his tag line is positively inhuman. “Ever feel… Read More
Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it has completed an on-time delivery of 15 S-band software-defined radios in support of a small-satellite constellation mission being developed by Millennium Space Systems, a… Read More
Colorado-based Amergint Technology Holdings says it has acquired Tethers Unlimited, a Bothell, Wash.-based space venture that’s working on a wide range of government-funded projects. In a news release, Amergint said… Read More
Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it’s delivered a new type of mesh networking system designed to connect small satellites in orbit to a confidential customer. The system, called SWIFT-LINQ, is… Read More
Tethers Unlimited weathered a wave of bad news over the winter, but now some good news has bloomed. The company, headquartered in Bothell, Wash., reports that its SWIFT-SLX S-band radio… Read More
After a Tuesday morning drive that was a morning dry for KEXP‘s traditional radio listeners, the Seattle station is back on the air with its over-the-air signal. But not before… Read More
If a tech-friendly streaming station goes off the radio airwaves, does anyone in a tech-centric city notice? Seattle nonprofit indie and alternative rock station KEXP suddenly went fuzzy and silent… Read More
Long before streaming came along and planted a song in your head digitally, music memories were collected on cassette tapes and other formats. Remember using VHS tapes to record MTV’s… Read More
Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it’s delivered the first flight unit of a K-band radio transmitter that’s designed for use on CubeSat satellites as small as a loaf of bread.… Read More
KEXP has long been the place “where the music matters,” and thankfully for the independent Seattle radio station and the people who use its website, the design matters, too. KEXP.org,… Read More
OneRadio Corp., a University of Washington spinout that focuses on sniffing out radio signals across a wide spectrum, has signed up the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s National Security Directorate as… Read More
UPDATE, Nov. 13, 9:30 p.m.: The radio signals for KUOW and KEXP were back on after 9 p.m. Monday after an outage that lasted about four hours. Thank you to… Read More
Public radio and digital tech are having a moment. Not only has National Public Radio listenership hit an all-time high, NPR podcasts and digital content have spiked in popularity. Meanwhile, Seattle-area… Read More
When KEXP moved into a new home at Seattle Center last year, the popular independent radio station established a physical foundation to support its mission for years to come. In… Read More
OneRadio Corp. has been working on its dragnet for radio transmissions for two years in stealth mode, but the spinout from the University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation program is finally… Read More
At the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s Proton Therapy Center in North Seattle, the halls are rarely quiet. “You’ll hear ’80s music blaring,” said Dr. Ramesh Rengan, or “music that actually speaks of illness… Read More
As Seattle-based indie rocker Will Toledo, who performs as Car Seat Headrest, gyrated around KEXP’s new live studio this afternoon, 1,850 LED bulbs danced along with him, tracing his movements.… Read More
Seattle’s KEXP entertains plenty of listeners through its terrestrial and internet radio broadcast, but it hit a major milestone this weekend with video, an increasingly popular medium for the 40-year-old… Read More
Iconic Seattle radio station KEXP announced a $500,000 gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul Allen Thursday. Allen’s donation helped the station surpass its targeted $15 million fundraising goal for its… Read More
“These guys will be remembered in years to come because they knew how to write songs with HOOKS!” “Hey! Can we be really cutting edge and be the first to… Read More
KEXP will host a grand opening celebration this weekend for its new home at Seattle Center, which features everything you’d expect in a 21st Century radio station, from a high-tech DJ booth to live performance… Read More
A new space at the Seattle Center for KEXP means more live shows for the community, but the expanded digs also include a huge upgrade in technology for the independent… Read More
Thanks to an update to Airbiquity’s connected car platform, people around the world will now be able to listen to the radio while they’re driving – internet radio, that is.… Read More
One of the largest tech companies in the Seattle region is one you don’t often hear about: F5 Networks, whose technologies manage Internet traffic — helping online services and cloud applications run smoothly, securely… Read More
