Audacy woes

[AbrahamJSimpson]

Posts like that to this board always strike me as the text equivalent of a "Baba Booey" call to a talk show. There are a lot of eternal 14-year-olds trapped in adult bodies out there who find those original and hilarious, it seems.

Fair point.

Every company and every person for that matter has their positives and negatives. Large companies didn’t “destroy” radio; that’s a tired old cliche that’s been debunked from every angle.

 

[Least]

Fair point.

Every company and every person for that matter has their positives and negatives. Large companies didn’t “destroy” radio; that’s a tired old cliche that’s been debunked from every angle.

My issue with the Boston market is specifically with the simular sounds across many stations. Only a couple of years back, I was quicker to blame the companies. But the more I read and ponder, the more I see that it's more a byproduct to the demand by people. Why keep a Blues station, if there isn't an audience for it. Kind of how Gospel radio is prominent in the South, but not in Boston.

With that, radio does go by what tests well, as that's what ensures the greatest return financially. On the flip side, with smaller owners, there were more "chances" with niche formatting. But there was greater financial loss. So I have to understand the buisness side of the debate. Just that it currently leads to a product that I personally don't enjoy. 😆

The outsider/listener isn't looking at this from all angles. They are looking at the end-product that they receive, hence my joke above. It's like getting angry at a restaurant because they either increased their prices, changed their menu, or changed their ingredients. The customer only sees the change, yet doesn't understand what is happening behind the scenes to cause the changes.

With that I don't get upset when someone voices their displeasure. Instead, I question if there is value being brought with the perspective. If there isn't, then I let them ramble on. They'll burn out.

On a separate note, I do laugh at the majority of people who basically represent today's listener base. Big A and David Eduardo told me many times that I'm am outlier, when it comes to current radio. My wife is right in the middle of the bell curve. Top 40, Hot AC, and Modern Country make up what she likes (and what I don't like). When I subscribed to satellite radio, she got it in her car, and I took access to the app (stream it through Bluetooth into my car and wireless earbuds at work). She runs her own buisness, and asked about the Bluetooth system at her work, getting angry when I explained that only one of us can use the app at one time. "So you get to use the XM whenever you want, but I can only listen to it in the car?" My logic was such, "you have FM equivalents for what you like. You have Kiss, Mix, The Bull, and WKLB, all of which you can stream at work for your customers and yourself. For the exact music I like (new rock, heavy metal, The Blues, 70s Soul, etc.), I don't have local FM counterparts." Plus, I'm sure that she actually needs to pay for a buisness account with SiriusXM, to use it at work. That point was what helped me win the argument. She couldn't care any less about the logic. 😆

Getting back on track, I agree that the names like "iHeart" are childish. I happen to laugh at them, but see where they don't add value to the greater discussion. I call them by their actual names on here. The one thing I do understand, as an outlier, is that we do feel disconnected from terrestrial radio. Many of us don't want to be. We grew up with formats that did resonate with us, then went the way of the dodo. So the angst of outlying listeners or former listeners is fair, but it's all about how it's handled.

 

[davideduardo]

Posts like that to this board always strike me as the text equivalent of a "Baba Booey" call to a talk show. There are a lot of eternal 14-year-olds trapped in adult bodies out there who find those original and hilarious, it seems.

It's sort of like the guy who farts in parochial school chapel. He gets a laugh... the first time. The second time, it is just gross.

 

[nowradioguy]

The outsider/listener isn't looking at this from all angles. They are looking at the end-product that they receive.

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The one thing I do understand, as an outlier, is that we do feel disconnected from terrestrial radio. Many of us don't want to be. We grew up with formats that did resonate with us, then went the way of the dodo. So the angst of outlying listeners or former listeners is fair, but it's all about how it's handled.

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[TheBigA]

Stockholders of Audacy voted in favor of a reverse stock split. The company will work out the details:

Stockholders Approve Audacy Reverse Stock Split.

To satisfy New York Stock Exchange rules, Audacy will execute a reverse stock split that will reduce the number of its outstanding shares and increase its share price accordingly. During

www.insideradio.com

The intent is to return the stock to the NYSE.