Butts on the Beach

[Skynet74]

Wow... in 2007 19% of consumers listen to radio every week?? You're kidding... and that data is almost 4 years old??? Great point!

You should note that it's 19% of CONSUMERS... not 19% of the population. It's two different things. The same page you cited actually states 13% of the population listened to internet radio durring the week in 2008.

But 94 percent of the population of this country listens to broadcast radio every week. Yeah, you're right, internet radio sounds like it's a huge success.

And we wouldn't want one of those pesky program directors telling you what to do. You're far too creative to let some corporate suit push you around. The lame-ass world of corporate radio doesn't deserve your creative genius.

You do realize that the Wikipedia page I linked to is exactly what I quoted from. If you've got a problem with the numbers take it up with them. It's a bit ignorant for you to dismiss a technology like internet radio. You underestimate it's power. 259,561,000 people in the United States are on the Internet. But you wouldn't want to count them. Afterall a local terrestrial station could only reach about 1 percent of that. Yes.. ONE PERCENT. I'm not even counting the rest of the world that can get the internet signal as well. If you think teresstrial radio can compete with those kind of numbers, you are just being plain silly. There isn't a single radio station anywhere IN THE UNIVERSE where you can open up the mic and LITERALLY broadcast to the WORLD. I see that you just want to be sarcastic for the sake of being a pain in a**. To bad you lost your credibility as soon as you tried to sarcastically dismiss the importance of internet radio. Now that was a bit silly.

 

[Skynet74]

On that note. This topic is officially dead. Now people are just picking fights out of boredom. Post whatever you want in this thread. I'm done with this one. Poor Mike Butts. He didn't even stand a chance here.

 

[Numo]

Wow... in 2007 19% of consumers listen to radio every week?? You're kidding... and that data is almost 4 years old??? Great point!

You should note that it's 19% of CONSUMERS... not 19% of the population. It's two different things. The same page you cited actually states 13% of the population listened to internet radio durring the week in 2008.

But 94 percent of the population of this country listens to broadcast radio every week. Yeah, you're right, internet radio sounds like it's a huge success.

And we wouldn't want one of those pesky program directors telling you what to do. You're far too creative to let some corporate suit push you around. The lame-ass world of corporate radio doesn't deserve your creative genius.

You do realize that the Wikipedia page I linked to is exactly what I quoted from. If you've got a problem with the numbers take it up with them. It's a bit ignorant for you to dismiss a technology like internet radio. You underestimate it's power. 259,561,000 people in the United States are on the Internet. But you wouldn't want to count them. Afterall a local terrestrial station could only reach about 1 percent of that. Yes.. ONE PERCENT. I'm not even counting the rest of the world that can get the internet signal as well. If you think teresstrial radio can compete with those kind of numbers, you are just being plain silly. There isn't a single radio station anywhere IN THE UNIVERSE where you can open up the mic and LITERALLY broadcast to the WORLD. I see that you just want to be sarcastic for the sake of being a pain in a**. To bad you lost your credibility as soon as you tried to sarcastically dismiss the importance of internet radio. Now that was a bit silly.

I have to agree with you. Internet radion is becoming huge. Look at sites like LastFM and Pandora which are VERY popular. I have actually dabbled in running a shoutcast station. Podcast is another medium that gets overlooked....not just for talk.. It is concievable to run a 1 to 2 hour music show via podcast... Download it to your player (ipod or zune) and take it on the road. It is something that has yet to be done but since I do podcasts on podomatic I am thinking of trying it...

 

[Skynet74]

I have to agree with you. Internet radion is becoming huge. Look at sites like LastFM and Pandora which are VERY popular. I have actually dabbled in running a shoutcast station. Podcast is another medium that gets overlooked....not just for talk.. It is concievable to run a 1 to 2 hour music show via podcast... Download it to your player (ipod or zune) and take it on the road. It is something that has yet to be done but since I do podcasts on podomatic I am thinking of trying it...

Well I thought I was done with this topic until someone finally showed up with some logic. Thank you. Yes internet radio will only get bigger. That's a fact that can't be ignored. People are now streaming to their cars. 2 Billion people worldwide on the internet. That's not just a number I found. It happens to be a number that KMOX radio St. Louis also reported this morning. I happen to be listening to Jack FM in Los Angeles at this very moment. Why? because I like the music. Why do millions of other people also listen to internet radio? So many options. So much unique programming. Great stations, great programming, great price!

Adam Carolla worked in terrestrial radio for years. Now he just does a Podcast. I heard it's very popular too! He's not a technological moron like some people. He realizes the power and the potential of putting a show on the internet. The people who dismiss internet radio will be left behind. Sad for them. It's a new generation. Who is ready? The intelligent people will be.

 

[fullabaloney]

But this is all written from the point of view of someone who sits there searching for the ultimate radio experience wherever he can get it. Most people don't have the time or interest to do that. They have lives and radio is there to fill some gaps in it. It isn't something they constantly fixate on. As far as Adam Carolla, he's Adam Carolla. You're not. I don't mean that you may not have something to contribute but as Runrigger pointed out somewhere in this thread, doing it for yourself doesn't mean you should be doing it. It just means you want to do it. And before someone mentions it, yes I agree that just because you landed in radio doesn't mean you should be doing it either but we know how that goes.

 

[Skynet74]

But this is all written from the point of view of someone who sits there searching for the ultimate radio experience wherever he can get it. Most people don't have the time or interest to do that. They have lives and radio is there to fill some gaps in it. It isn't something they constantly fixate on. As far as Adam Carolla, he's Adam Carolla. You're not. I don't mean that you may not have something to contribute but as Runrigger pointed out somewhere in this thread, doing it for yourself doesn't mean you should be doing it. It just means you want to do it. And before someone mentions it, yes I agree that just because you landed in radio doesn't mean you should be doing it either but we know how that goes.

If I have an interest in something, there isn't a single reason in the world why I shouldn't do it. Place all the limits you want on your life if you choose. I don't have such limits. Thanks for your imput.

 

[Silkie]

Okay, so Sweetie Pie and I logged in and checked out the aforementioned location. Admittedly we did not go there first thing in the morning. What we got was analogous to overpriced luncheon consisting of leftover scraps from other people's plates, overspiced to try to disguise rancid meat, drenched in gravy to make it look piping hot and sprinkled with parsley flakes, all served by an ill-grammared server who coyly talked around in circles to see if we knew what bubonic meant. Right down to Baltimore's 98 Rock ancient terminology, "Rocktober". And then we left, deciding that the joke was on them.

Are you sure the morning guy was let go? Or did he just decide to move on to greener pastures? I guess you might not notice it if you lived right there. Not worth the time.

 

[Skynet74]

Are you sure the morning guy was let go? Or did he just decide to move on to greener pastures? I guess you might not notice it if you lived right there. Not worth the time.

Typically if you leave on your own, you would have another job lined up. You wouldn't need to place ads looking for work like the one below. So I'm betting that he pretty much got kicked out of the building.

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/81968/mike-butts-out-at-wncl-as-morning-host

 

[Silkie]

Perhaps, but I don't like to jump to conclusions when it comes to people leaving situations behind in the field of communications, especially if circumstances are untenable, given the penchant of some organizations to simply use the microphone as a reward for all "other duties as assigned", etc. We were just unimpressed with the lack of professionalism in what we heard all week and decided to log off.