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Buffalo Cumulus sells AM to Buddy Shula

Wonder what could change the interest
. . . . does HD 2 ( example ) still follow FCC rules or can you getaway with
uncensored hip hop???

I'm asking because most are kind on this board and will give me an honest answer for someone who truly doesn't know
 
Radio-Bored-Op said:
Wonder what could change the interest
. . . . does HD 2 ( example ) still follow FCC rules or can you getaway with
uncensored hip hop???

I'm asking because most are kind on this board and will give me an honest answer for someone who truly doesn't know
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You still have to follow the rules on obscenity, indecency, and profanity on HD signals. Good question to ask.
 
Why bother with HD2 when you can build an app and stream whatever you want? The potential audience for a dance format is far likelier to listen on their phone than on a radio anyway. In case you haven't noticed, digital is becoming more and more of a revenue stream for radio. Reality is, it isn't the delivery system, it's the content that drives people to audio. Make compelling, relatable content available and let people know about it and you might be able generate enough revenue to stay alive.
 
SirRoxalot said:
Why bother with HD2 when you can build an app and stream whatever you want? The potential audience for a dance format is far likelier to listen on their phone than on a radio anyway. In case you haven't noticed, digital is becoming more and more of a revenue stream for radio. Reality is, it isn't the delivery system, it's the content that drives people to audio. Make compelling, relatable content available and let people know about it and you might be able generate enough revenue to stay alive.
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When I have to run around the house to try to find a regular radio, you know something ain’t right. And I own three stations. I simply do not have a radio, other than in my car.

Focusing on smart speakers and app is extremely important. Rox is very correct. I often wonder why I even own radio frequencies. I think in my case it can be justified that Buffalo is a big AM listening city, and also it is an older population.
 
At this point, radio is pretty much relevant for the car use only. I haven’t used my home receiver AM/FM tuner in at least 10 years. I have a separate HD radio but It’s pretty much IHeart, TuneIn or Audacy to listen to radio at home. Better sound, more convenient and flexible to access.
 
SirRoxalot said:
Why bother with HD2 when you can build an app and stream whatever you want? The potential audience for a dance format is far likelier to listen on their phone than on a radio anyway. In case you haven't noticed, digital is becoming more and more of a revenue stream for radio. Reality is, it isn't the delivery system, it's the content that drives people to audio. Make compelling, relatable content available and let people know about it and you might be able generate enough revenue to stay alive.
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may I post my station here ?
 
Buddy Shula said:
When I have to run around the house to try to find a regular radio, you know something ain’t right. And I own three stations. I simply do not have a radio, other than in my car.

Focusing on smart speakers and app is extremely important. Rox is very correct. I often wonder why I even own radio frequencies. I think in my case it can be justified that Buffalo is a big AM listening city, and also it is an older population.
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Interesting - guess I'm old school. I have radios at home and use them all the time including my surround sound system has HD radio and I have a Denon AM Stereo tuner. I tend to use two antique Zenith tube radios the most. I have an AM Stereo boom box in my garage I use a lot as well and listen to an AM station that plays 80's/90's hits. Mono station but sounds great with the wide bandwidth of that unit.

I will never have a smart speaker. I don't need it listening to me all the time. If I had one, I would only use it to listen to the radio so I just have radios for that.
 
spt87 said:
Interesting - guess I'm old school. I have radios at home and use them all the time including my surround sound system has HD radio and I have a Denon AM Stereo tuner. I tend to use two antique Zenith tube radios the most. I have an AM Stereo boom box in my garage I use a lot as well and listen to an AM station that plays 80's/90's hits. Mono station but sounds great with the wide bandwidth of that unit.

I will never have a smart speaker. I don't need it listening to me all the time. If I had one, I would only use it to listen to the radio so I just have radios for that.
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Bluetooth speakers aren't typically smart speakers. They're just wireless speakers. They aren't the same as Alexa or Siri devices.
 
Once again, it's really not the delivery system. It's the content that brings in revenue as long as you can sell it effectively. These days, everybody has a smart phone. Not everybody has a radio. Take your content to where the listeners are and give them something that they want to hear. If you're going to deliver music, you'd better add value to it that isn't available on a national stream and is curated for your audience.
 
Buddy Shula said:
Totally disagree. It’s been around 20 years and still nobody knows what it is
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And the industry has itself and the NAB to thank for HD radio (which was just a marketing term instead of just saying digital. HD is a description for video, not audio) being mostly irrelevant. The broadcasters are to blame for using the increased bandwidth for much of the same repetitious, unimaginative, homogeneous programming. And the NAB for being too concerned about satellite radio rather than supporting broadcasters by getting more HD capable devices to consumers and using some of their influence to curb some of the very steep licensing fees to use the HD technology. It's basically a giant missed opportunity.
 
Moss Steiger said:
And the NAB for being too concerned about satellite radio rather than supporting broadcasters by getting more HD capable devices to consumers and using some of their influence to curb some of the very steep licensing fees to use the HD technology. It's basically a giant missed opportunity.
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The HD fees for radio stations are minimal and affordable. The fees "per chip" for the technology needed to make radios is also very small.

One of the real issues is that HD hit exactly when the Internet was taking off with "digital" content and lots of then-downloadable stuff. At the same time, we got satellite radio which offered more with fewer or no commercials, and HD did not seem to be competitive any longer.

The other issue is that HD requires a DAC chip and that pretty much prevents portable HD radios, just as digital TV destroyed the market for portable TV sets. NAB could not create an efficient DAC chip, of course.
 
Buddy Shula said:
Totally disagree. It’s been around 20 years and still nobody knows what it is
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AND who's fault is that?? Certainly not mine. I want an HD radio (for home use, not just in a car) but I am not going to go to some dingy hidden way out of the way store to get one.
If I could simply walk into a Best buy store (both Canadian and American) then there would be no problem.
Keep the price low.
 
Yeziknoradio said:
AND who's fault is that?? Certainly not mine. I want an HD radio (for home use, not just in a car) but I am not going to go to some dingy hidden way out of the way store to get one.
If I could simply walk into a Best buy store (both Canadian and American) then there would be no problem.
Keep the price low.
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You can buy them on Amazon, you don’t have to go anywhere.
 


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