Honestly do we have to put up with this S&&& in the New Year????

[BIGSTICK]

Are these idiotic imbeciles going to do anything different ??? It cannot be said enough, radio in this beautiful city SUCKS..................

 

[Surfer]

Yup. Unless you can find a way to get rid of PPM, you're stuck. Sorry, my friend. :-[

 

[BIGSTICK]

Yup. Unless you can find a way to get rid of PPM, you're stuck. Sorry, my friend. :-[

PPM has apparently ruined radio, How do you become a PPM???

 

[secondchoice]

Yup. Unless you can find a way to get rid of PPM, you're stuck. Sorry, my friend. :-[

PPM has apparently ruined radio, How do you become a PPM???

That is a good question.

 

[bnaivar]

What good would it do? The PPM's only monitor what you're listening to, not what you don't listen to. :-\

 

[RTibbs]

Let's see these idiot imbeciles brought the market an all news station, the first sports station on the FM dial, created a new CHR that is busting through but oh yeah you can't hear Elton John and the Commodores so they suck and are stupid.

 

[danman425]

Yes, but also keep in mind (reguardless of the ratings) that we also LOST 2 hertiage brands in a matter of a month. We also now have less variety to choose from when it comes from music. While they have added new formats, (a news station is ok), but it didnt seem like Atlanta had a need for the other 2 even if there was a hole. Some may see power as a true CHR, but I want a true rock station back in Atlanta.

 

[BIGSTICK]

Let's see these idiot imbeciles brought the market an all news station, the first sports station on the FM dial, created a new CHR that is busting through but oh yeah you can't hear Elton John and the Commodores so they suck and are stupid.

Honestly, this does not even deserve a reply???? : : :

 

[jabba17]

ATL has big holes with 70s/80s classic hits, alt/AAA, and soft AC. Smaller holes exist with niche (meaning not commercially viable) formats like classic country, 50s/60s oldies, BM/EZ, and smooth jazz.

If you want music older than the 1990s your only bets seem to be what's left of B98.5's 80s material and the two AOR stations (River and Rock), unless you can pick up Chuck 103.7. Chuck has expanded the playlist to include more newer (90s/00s/10s) material as well as a smattering of 60s.

 

[BDBopper]

Have you tried Spotify? I am sure you could create your own station and playslit that plays almost everything you want whenever you want it.

 

[BIGSTICK]

Have you tried Spotify? I am sure you could create your own station and playslit that plays almost everything you want whenever you want it.

You miss the point. I have Pandora, Spotify, Tunein, etc, but if I am in a car without these capabilities, their is NOTHING to listen to whatsoever. That is the point.

 

[BDBopper]

I'm unhappy with the way things are myself but we have to put something into perspective. Are we paying a dime for terrestrial radio...beyond what we paid to purchase the radio? Are we paying the broadcasters anything? The last time I checked we do not. We are getting exactly what we pay for it...Nothing. If I am paying them nothing than it is completely out of line to demand they cater to my every whim.

 

[BIGSTICK]

I'm unhappy with the way things are myself but we have to put something into perspective. Are we paying a dime for terrestrial radio...beyond what we paid to purchase the radio? Are we paying the broadcasters anything? The last time I checked we do not. We are getting exactly what we pay for it...Nothing. If I am paying them nothing than it is completely out of line to demand they cater to my every whim.

Au Contraire, Radio was supposed to serve the publics every whim, guess not these days.

 

[RTibbs]

I'm unhappy with the way things are myself but we have to put something into perspective. Are we paying a dime for terrestrial radio...beyond what we paid to purchase the radio? Are we paying the broadcasters anything? The last time I checked we do not. We are getting exactly what we pay for it...Nothing. If I am paying them nothing than it is completely out of line to demand they cater to my every whim.

Show me in writing where the FCC requires broadcasters to make sure every single genre of music is represented in a marketplace. If that was true you can easily file a complaint and if correct they will be fined.

Au Contraire, Radio was supposed to serve the publics every whim, guess not these days.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Au Contraire, Radio was supposed to serve the publics every whim, guess not these days.

Radio was supposed to serve the public's every whim? Not so. Never has been. Radio was supposed to serves the public's INTEREST. As in "do a service for the public".

15 or 20 thousand stations serving over 300 million people, and the public's EVERY WHIM is going to get center stage?

The "do-gooder" mentality that introduced the phrase "in the public interest" to our culture probably never conceived of pampering someone with a really, really picky taste for being entertained. You don't want a radio station.... you want an audio concierge at your beck and call.

Lot'sa luck.

 

[ExNuYawker]

I was up in Greensboro NC over the weekend and found this incredible station http://www.987simon.com/

I wish we had something like this in Atlanta. One minute I hear the Monkees and then Nirvana. Awesome!!!

 

[Mike_Rafone]

Radio was supposed to serve the publics every whim,

Brent,

I don't know if it has been amended over the years, but in the original Communications Act of 1934 it was stated that broadcasting was to serve the "public interest, convenience and necessity." Nothing was mandated about meeting every whim or minor taste. Each community was to determine what was in their best "interest, convenience, and necessity" by responding to the annual license renewal process.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Each community was to determine what was in their best "interest, convenience, and necessity" by responding to the annual license renewal process.

My career in radio was like a concert tour spread out over 15 years. Many stations. Many communities.

I don't ever remember working for a station where the community had ever filed any kind of communication with the FCC at renewal time, favorable or unfavorable.

I have read in the trade journals about an occasion protest by some special interest group questioning the performance of a station.

Yes, we can say the FCC has sold out the industry. We can say that corporate style ownership has sold out the industry. The bitter truth is that the audience and the communities sold out the industry.... through neglect.

If every broadcast owner knew from experience that at renewal time their would be six, nine or maybe 18 public comments filed by people of the community say nice things and saying ugly things about the stations performance, the FCC (and Congress) would have a totally different attitude toward the purpose of radio, the performance of radio.

 

[Surfer]

Guys, I may be off but I suspect Brent's comment regarding the public's every whim was intended Sarcasm. I do understand his frustration. There are folks who don't have the money for Sirius/XM, in-car Pandor and other fun stuff. We'd simply like to hear a station that plays the music we grew up with. Unfortunately, and, from what I know about the business these days (because I still am crazy enough to work in it), 60's, 70's & 80's music formats simply do not generate the ratings or revenue that Atlanta radio operators believe they should. Until that changes, you probably won't see them on the air.

 

[taylorengineer]

Each community was to determine what was in their best "interest, convenience, and necessity" by responding to the annual license renewal process.

My career in radio was like a concert tour spread out over 15 years. Many stations. Many communities.

I don't ever remember working for a station where the community had ever filed any kind of communication with the FCC at renewal time, favorable or unfavorable.

I have read in the trade journals about an occasion protest by some special interest group questioning the performance of a station.

Yes, we can say the FCC has sold out the industry. We can say that corporate style ownership has sold out the industry. The bitter truth is that the audience and the communities sold out the industry.... through neglect.

If every broadcast owner knew from experience that at renewal time their would be six, nine or maybe 18 public comments filed by people of the community say nice things and saying ugly things about the stations performance, the FCC (and Congress) would have a totally different attitude toward the purpose of radio, the performance of radio.

You make an excellent observation in the last paragraph. The problem is OUR lack of attention to the industry and the political hacks who regulate it. WE could actually change the entire game IF there were enough dissatisfied listeners. Problem is there are not enough dissatisfied listeners....at least dissatisfied to the point of taking action. If station operators actually thought there would be a real renewal process with public input they might be more inclined to spend more time serving the public's interest.
I like your "audio concierge" concept. I would like one too!