Media

Monday the US Department of Justice approved the proposed merger/buyout of Sirius and XM Satellite Radio companies. The proposed merger is really a Sirius take over of XM, to the tune of $5 billion. This proposal has been in the works

Bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds has benn hosting a live radio show on WHIN Radio 1010 AM in Gallatin, TN, for a while now. But, being a local radio station, the show was previously unavailable for those outside WHIN's broadcast area.

Sirius Satellite Radio has announced that 13-time Grammy award-winning bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs will take over its Sirius Bluegrass channel (65) for an entire week. Skaggs Place will premiere on March 23 at 3 pm ET. The launch of Skaggs

The Steeldrivers paid a visit this week to Michael Jonathon's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. The show airs live on Monday evenings from Lexington, KY in both audio and video formats, and the shows are available for online viewing after

We posted earlier this week with a banjo sighting on Fox Television's smash hit, American Idol. Now comes word from Phil Leadbetter, reso-man with Grasstowne, about the appearance of one of his signature Dobro guitars on the show. The Leadbetter model

Lloyd Loar's is a name spoken in hushed and reverential tones when serious students of fretted instruments get together to discuss their shared passion. In the bluegrass world especially, his contributions are remembered with a great debt of gratitude. During a

Larry Stephenson will be celebrating the official release of his new Gospel CD, Thankful, this evening by joining Eddie Stubbs on WSM AM 650 in Nashville at 10:00 p.m. (EDT). You'll be able to hear the WSM debut of the music

Tomorrow on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction will be the first chance to hear the latest project from The Gibson Brothers. Eric and Leigh Gibson will join host Kyle Cantrell for a track-by-track preview of Iron & Diamonds, their upcoming

We heard last week that bluegrass print magazine Bluegrass Now had made the decision to abandon the physical print format in favor of an online only distribution model. The magazine has been in print for 18 years, having begun in 1990.

Girl power... on the hour. That's what the folks at Sirius Bluegrass have in store for this week. Starting today (3/17) and running through Friday (3/21) Sirius Bluegrass will offer hourly biographies of the women who have left a mark on