A question to ponder...

[ok walters]

They aren't starving so it is working.

 

[northwoods]

They aren't starving so it is working.

It's working in the short term, but it remains to be seen if it works in the long term.

 

[ok walters]

They aren't starving so it is working.

It's working in the short term, but it remains to be seen if it works in the long term.

Very true - didn't work too well for the others when they fought the broadcast industry.

 

[northwoods]

They aren't starving so it is working.

It's working in the short term, but it remains to be seen if it works in the long term.

Very true - didn't work too well for the others when they fought the broadcast industry.

Which brings us to the question is that will music based OTA radio continue to stream online? If it does, will it just be the large corporate run outfits? If not, will the only OTA radio to stream be talk radio, be it news, sports, business, etc.?

To me from a listener point of view, it sounds like Sound Exchange and the others are playing a game of winners and losers with stations like Chuck's. If the listeners can't hear stations online like Chuck's that no longer stream, they will go elsewhere on the web. And stations like Chuck's lose out. They might be content with their local/regional listener base, but should they just settle for that?

 

[TheBigA]

To me from a listener point of view, it sounds like Sound Exchange and the others are playing a game of winners and losers with stations like Chuck's.

Well, it's just one of those things. It's why companies like Clear Channel would rather negotiate directly with labels for royalties, rather than do things the SoundExchange way.

It's also why a lot of broadcasters, as well as Pandora and internet radio types, are pushing for the Internet Fairness Act.

But in any case, the whole thing is in play, and all sides are pushing for various changes in the hopes that SOMETHING will be done. Each side hopes the other will blink.