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HD Radio Report

Radio...an "irrelevant" business that 94% of Americans still use.

A piece, no doubt written by a man smitten by electronic "gadgets". Oh yes, some of them will become competition. No argument.

And, I have no doubt that some of these radio operators will screw it up. Just...not...all.

Funny...the most listened to sat radio channels (with 2 notable exceptions) are the channels that play "the same songs over and over and over. The least "pioneering" programming imaginable. The ones that give the deep cuts and the hardly-heard stuff...have hardly any listeners.

Radio figured that out 20 years ago. Maybe 30.

Internet radio. You know what? I think that's going to be the biggest competitor. But not because "anyone can be a radio station". Because the internet operators may just figure out ways to make big money. And you what's going to happen when that happens? The same thing. More homoginized programming, shorter playlists. Funny how making money makes businesses risk averse.

Cable TV is mentioned. Interesting. Far more "channels" than HD can have. And too many channels (in my opinion) that no one wants to watch. And since I can't just buy the channels I want...I have to suffer with dozens of channels I'm wasting money on. That's the real problem there.

I'm not saying "HD is perfect". And yes...there's always the possibility that radio can screw it up. (I've said this before here.) But, if you think everyone in radio doesn't realize the present shortcomings of the business, you're dead wrong.

And not all "corporate" ownerships are the same.
 
I'm just picturing this world where "no one" listens to radio and music radio disappears. Who gets to program the iPod at a big workplace? The boss? Maybe we can have a committee.
 
alans613 said:
ouuc said:
The main problem with radio is that, no matter how you package it (AM, FM, HD, satellite, Internet), the user does not control what's on. With an iPod, they do. And, for those who still like radio, they are not going to pay $200 for a HD set when they can get a large variety of music on the web.

Radio people can keep living in Fantasyland and think that they can create some magic format or device that will bring people back into the radio fold, but it just isn't going to happen. As the older listeners pass away, younger ones will not replace them. When this wreckage washes up on the beach in a few years, radio won't know what hit it.
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Don't you have to pay $150+ for an iPod and then 99 cents for each song?
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Not if you rip the songs yourself.
 
I just noticed something funny on the HD Radio website. There's this button on the bottom right-hand corner that says "What's the Buzz?" I'm assuming they're not referring to AM IBOC hash, but I got a good laugh out of it anyway.
 
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