As this board (bored?) goes, so goes radio

[BobointheH20]

Sad state when the only discussion on a market-specific board is about satellite radio. Is there really NOTHING to talk about in Cincinnati radio?

What's sadder than a dying industry? When an industry becomes so completely irrevelant that no one cares what happens anymore.

 

[gr8oldies]

We have to wait for the next firing spree.

 

[RumourMonger]

I searched around for Plumbing-Info.com and Carpet Tackers-info.com. I can't seem to find another industry that has forums, blogs and newsletters hell bent on on self flagellation, premature burial, and constant whining as radio boards.

Just once I like to see a heated thread over PVC vs copper. Crappy solder joints or the most disgusting thing retrieved from the old u-bend and celebrity hairball drain clogs.

Last I checked, just about every major industry or retailer is having radio type business stresses, with layoffs and possible bankruptcy. Why are we the only ones who flog the mule we rode in on and expect to ride it home? We're all exhausted. It's all been said to the point of ad nauseam. Radio sucks, Satellite will kill radio, Ipod will kill radio, radio will kill radio, Facebook and My Space will kill radio and on and on. It's a drag to log in and read the same comments regardless of the market or thread you click.

With that said, I'll grab my copy of Inside Radio,head to the mens room and make plumbing history. I yield the forum to the gentleman in stall number two.

 

[gr8oldies]

Well said, RumourMonger!

 

[almaniac27]

I think people are bemoaning the current state of radio because so many people on here remember the so-called "good old days". Radio to many is a nostalgic medium and I hear many stories about people hiding under the covers with their transistor radio trying to listen to rock n' roll on some faraway AM station through the static. Plumbing doesn't typically bring back fond memories for people. Also, new plumbing technology usually makes life easier for plumbers, while new radio technology seems to take bites out of old-fashioned radio. We can argue over whether satellite radio or the ipod or whatever is killing radio or not, but can we agree that all these new ways to get and listen to music aren't helping?

 

[ncincy1]

Not only "not helping" but accelerating the death of radio as we have known it.
BTW: I remember listening to my transistor - sans covers - and hearing the bad plumbing in the next room
And yes, there does seem to be nearly nothing new (or old) to talk about in this market anyway === extremely boring.
C'com CC or Cumulus -do something different. Should not be that difficult....

 

[tcsnrayp]

There are too many negative people with big mouths. They speak louder and more often than the optimistic and positive thinkers and believers.

Now, the fact that we LISTEN to them is OUR fault.

 

[brian65]

Not only "not helping" but accelerating the death of radio as we have known it.
BTW: I remember listening to my transistor - sans covers - and hearing the bad plumbing in the next room
And yes, there does seem to be nearly nothing new (or old) to talk about in this market anyway === extremely boring.
C'com CC or Cumulus -do something different. Should not be that difficult....

Speaking of radio and plumbing...

I remember listening to a crystal radio powered only by hooking an alligator clip to a piece of metal or a pipe.

 

[Cary Pall]

Hey, I'm having a blast on Sunday night.

Of course, I'm not paid as much as the order taker at Mickey D's, but it's fun.

 

[major]

Radio has that "magic" aura about it. With the click of a switch, we are connected to a (sometimes) far away place to hear music, talk, sports, news, etc. and it all emenates from a little box. That was the fascination I had as a kid. WNOP was my favorite station. With those old knuckleheads on the Jazz Ark, I felt like part of the family. I used to love to "DX" channels for as long as I can remember. I'm 49 now.