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Changing It's Tune - New York Times article

Good article....Is what that is covered by this article any surprise though?

Radio is stale. As stated in this article, radio is a turn off - too many commercials, small playlists, and boring DJs. I love radio but find myself listening more and more to XM and CDs. Even at home working in the garage I rarely listen to the radio and take the time to set up my XM MyFi down there.

Radio needs to go back when it was good. It needs to lose the corporate umbrella. According to the article Clear Channel is looking to unload properties in small markets - that is good, maybe radio will be good in those markets again. As far as Clear Channel hurting - good. Clear Channel has ruined radio by buying stations in enmass, and making go blah. They are getting what's coming to them....maybe the tide is finally turning?
 
I find most radio stale, but there are a few gems in Atlanta that catch my ear. I still enjoy 1690 (when they're not playing Al Franken) and Album 88. Outside of stations like that, you're going to hear nothing but the music you've heard 1,000 times before on all the same stations. Blah.

There's gotta be a way to make money and still play a decent variety of music that won't go stale. If someone finds a way, then let me in on it.
 
deltadave said:
Good article....Is what that is covered by this article any surprise though?

Radio is stale. As stated in this article, radio is a turn off - too many commercials, small playlists, and boring DJs. I love radio but find myself listening more and more to XM and CDs. Even at home working in the garage I rarely listen to the radio and take the time to set up my XM MyFi down there.

Radio needs to go back when it was good. It needs to lose the corporate umbrella. According to the article Clear Channel is looking to unload properties in small markets - that is good, maybe radio will be good in those markets again. As far as Clear Channel hurting - good. Clear Channel has ruined radio by buying stations in enmass, and making go blah. They are getting what's coming to them....maybe the tide is finally turning?
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Agreed. It may have taken a while, but it appears CC is finally getting a taste of its medicine. And it's doubtful the Mays clan likes the taste of defeat, if it can be called that.
 
Heres a question? Does anyone really think radio will ever return to its glory days?
Will it ever be a medium where listeners wont turn the dial? Please let me explain.
I can remember in the 70s for example when I was a mere child, early teen , when I would race home from school to flip on 79 WQXI and listen to some great radio. Every D.J. had thier own persona, the stations were very visable in the Atlanta Area,
Programming was unique to each market, e.t.c. I do believe that in the future small markets will once again have some flavor, instead of the old belief that "well its only a 1000 watt daytimer, so lets just throw on talk radio to supplement the loss of music." Am radio is NOT DEAD. It's also not just a frequency to put religious programming on. It can be cool again with the right ingredients in place. Yes call me a dreamer,but if Am and Fm smaller markets are dead then why even keep any of them on the air?
 
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