Sources for T.O.T.H. News Minutes and Special Reports for Part 15 and LPFM's?

[ThaDood]

I was asked the following, from an LPFM licensee, what do I run for Top Of The Hour, (T.O.T.H.), News 'Headlines / Special Reports'? I answered, "Good question!", since I'm in the same boat. I'd like to find a non-biased, (Practically impossible today.), news brief and, or, special reports. The LPFM'er was contemplating AP News, but aren't they commercial, with possible ads and fee-spots? That, would be fine for Part 15, but not non-commercial LPFM's.  Boomer, of WAG AM690, posed a couple of ideas, like FSN,   https://www.featurestorynews.com/subscribe-now/  that requires monthly subscription, and  USA Radio,  https://usaradio.com/shows/usa-radio-news/   . Many news services are just gone, like the nice, 5 minutes, MP3 downloads from Media Minutes, but that went bye-bye over 15 years ago. Say what you will, about The Christian Science Monitor News Service, but they did have an excellent news service department for decades, but also are gone. So, the question is out there, what very cheap, and, or free, news service is out there that LPFM's and Part 15 stations can, link / download, to for either T.O.T.H. Headlines, or breaking new flash events? LPFM's would have to be non-commercial, but Part 15 Stations could run pretty much anything. Hmmmmmmmmmmm... This might be a nice subject to suggest to Radio Survivor.     

[tybee]

Personally, I think SRN Top of the Hour News is the best of the free options, and it's been confirmed as part15 friendly.
 While SRN is reffered to as a "christian" operation, the newscast themselves seem to have no bent to it whatsoever, it just sounds like a regular professional newscast. Check it out yourself: https://srnnews.com/audio/top-of-the-hour/

There are some TOTH news podcast around now that I've  been meaning to look into but haven't delved into it yet, but News podcast are an option as well.

[tybee]

This one I had never heard of before, "World Radio News" it's better than SRN, and seems to have no slant.
https://wng.org/podcasts/world_radio_news

3-minute newscast, 3 times a day, each one different. Excellent

I've only listened to today's so far, all three of them, and they're just perfect. I haven't directly contacted them yet but I know some other part 15's are downloading and airingg them freely

[tybee]

This isn't daily, it's every Wednesday,


https://dailyyonder.com/podcasts/the-yonder-report/
The Yonder Report is a short, fast-paced roundup of rural news, featuring a wide variety of rural voices.
It can be heard on radio stations across rural America. New episodes are released every Wednesday.

The Yonder Report highlights the vibrant, resilient spirit of living and working in rural America. Despite the news media’s consolidation into big cities, stories coming from thousands of small communities across the country are no less urgent and relevant to our national conversation. Tune in each week to stay informed and engaged on issues affecting vast swaths of American life.

[ThaDood]

Interesting... Seems pretty close to what the 5min, daily, Media Minutes, was about 15 years ago. Good, to know! THANKS!!!!!

[tybee]

This is not a top of the hour newscast, but if you're looking for a daily full news hour, this is a professionally produced free offering.
When you get there scroll down till you see the "latest episodes" to listen/download.

It's free to be a PRX affiliate, and many low power college stations are (PRX pxr.org a source for various programming) and The World newscast is free to air provided you agree to these guidelines:

Program Web site
www.theworld.org

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