Getting back to Bloomberg, if they put low power, pea shooter signals clustered around Newburyport, it doesn't help those of us on the 495 belt, or South Coast who want to hear it on terrestrial radio
Norm,
You most likely worked - or maybe still are working - in the radio industry; I never did, I'm just an outsider who loves to listen. Nonetheless, we're probably both, uh, mature enough to remember when it was a real joy to listen to radio, since the broadcasters took way more seriously their responsibility to serve the widest possible number of listeners.
Was it always to our liking? Of course not, but we managed to find this or that station that came closest to our tastes. But, as we both knew would be the stock responses over on the "WBZ's Identity" thread, it ain't like that anymore, and an owner/operator - few as they are these days - can do what they want / need to keep their numbers up. The new motif is narrowcasting and overkill (ever try to keep count of the number of stations playing "today's music"?). Those of us over a certain age - I believe that cutoff age is 55 - don't matter, unless the owner/operator is not beholden to stockholders of some corporate behemoth.
So, you want to hear Bloomberg Business Radio on the 495 belt or the South Coast, well, they'll tell you it won't do well in those areas. But, hey, feel free to stream it, even in your car. Yeah, sure, but if that's the trend, then why is there so much going on to try to keep terrestrial radio relevant? I know when I listen to a streaming station, either at home or in my car, I feel somewhat isolated, since there's usually no local connection for news/weather/traffic updates.
In short, I hear you, friend, we're saying the same thing about the state of radio. Let's hope they let us keep saying it.
