Future of Baseball broadcasts:

[Blackrock]

It is probably inevitable that baseball radio broadcasts will go to a 100% subscription model," says Larry Rosin, president of Somerville, N.J.-based Edison Media Research. "It might take five years, 10 years, 20 years -- but nothing can stop it. It will happen because there's too much money in it not to do it."

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[radionut925]

It is probably inevitable that baseball radio broadcasts will go to a 100% subscription model," says Larry Rosin, president of Somerville, N.J.-based Edison Media Research. "It might take five years, 10 years, 20 years -- but nothing can stop it. It will happen because there's too much money in it not to do it."

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114770830431853004-vC0epAmLa3K90suXWnwHRGh8D3w_20070618.html?mod=rss_free

It's kind of sad that broadcasts of Major League Baseball as most of us know them might be coming to an end someday. And even having multiple stations on a given team's radio network may not be enough to stop an all-subscription model from coming, especially if fans are well outside of that team's territory. But then again, that's the sign of the times within the radio industry in general.