I realize that, but you also have stations that are voice tracked from elsewhere or carry syndicated programs the majority of their broadcast schedule. It wasn't always so.
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I realize that, but you also have stations that are voice tracked from elsewhere or carry syndicated programs the majority of their broadcast schedule. It wasn't always so.
Sure it was. National syndication goes back to the network radio days in the 1920s.
Radio stations do what attracts an audience. Listeners in Houston have lots of choices, and some choose to listen to syndication or voice-tracking. That's their choice. If they want live & local, it's available on lots of stations. Lots of them don't care, and they's why they choose national programming with no DJs at all on services like Pandora and Spotify.
Robertzes what programming experience do you have??
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Is KSBJ running a business? That's quite a revealing statement.
I didn't know Joe was participating in this tread.
But I digress. There are many LPFM stations that have shadow licenses are are programming in Popular, Top 40, CHR and Album Rock formats. Nothing wrong there. The financial underwriters keep the station on-the-air, and the income the underwriting provides benefits the licensee as well as the station.
Many provide a tiny oasis in the vast wasteland of Houston radio.
I never mentioned that station. You attacked all of radio as a vast wasteland. You're wrong.
You seem to be posting for him.
So you're saying it's OK for shadow licensees to commit tax fraud? That because you personally like the music, it's OK for them to cheat the government?
More like a sock puppet.
But, as owners and managers, we wished it was so. Reinventing the same wheel in many different markets seems wasteful, but technology took a while to catch up with reality.
In the 60's I began programming via radio relay links (FM and later microwave) a group of stations out of one central studio, thus bringing major market radio to many smaller cities. The effort was successful, because there was nothing "local" about most music formats.
Voice tracking began in force in the US in the 70's via syndication. Most formats came with full imaging and voice work. Satellite delivery made real-time formats possible in the following decade, and now FTP/Internet distribution makes it even easier.
And as BigA said, syndication is as old as NBC and CBS... going back almost 90 years.
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Wrong, Grasshopper. I stated that Houston radio is a vast wasteland. I stand by that statement.
Wrong again, Grasshopper. I'm not Joe. You're projecting.
If a radio station is operating illegally, I would encourage you to report them to the proper authorities. You might want to start with 87.7 KIPS-LD in Beaumont.
It's your opinion. It's only a wasteland because you personally don't like what's available. But the vast majority of Houstonians disagree with you. And they would be insulted by your characterization of their favorite music and programming.
Yes, Robertsez, I agree with you, mate as
"The 'Minions' are out there!"
"The 'Minions' are out there!"
I sure hope KSBJ is running like a business. If they don't use standard business practices they'll never stick around. You do understand the difference between non-profits and for profits is profit and profit alone. They're both businesses and operate as businesses. To say KSBJ is not a business is a lack of understanding. They must operate within the same world of any business and normal operating expenses of any business (for or not for profit) must provide for. They're just as serious about their product, obtaining underwriting, donations and grants as a commercial station.
I get it, by your thinking radio is worthless in Houston. Just don't listen and you'll be less frustrated by it. Meanwhile the vast majority is fine with Houston radio and they'll keep making those bank deposits because it's working for them. I'll even keep my opinion of your comment to myself because we all have a right to our opinions.
I get it, by your thinking radio is worthless in Houston. Just don't listen and you'll be less frustrated by it. Meanwhile the vast majority is fine with Houston radio and they'll keep making those bank deposits because it's working for them. I'll even keep my opinion of your comment to myself because we all have a right to our opinions.
So a non-commercial broadcast station is operating like a for-profit commercial radio station?
Stop the prepossesses, I'll ask my IRS friend about this one.....
Stop the prepossesses, I'll ask my IRS friend about this one.....
Robertzes you might watch what you say.. You are posting opinions and not facts.. Its funny how the topic of joe always goes back to the same crap. Robertzes if you have never managed a stations or a cluster or even been in a pd chair your opinion means 0 .
More like someone is using a ministry as a fake front to play oldies on the radio tax free. Ask your IRS friend about that.
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True that. It's just a station that plays loose with La Ley.
Here you go:
A non-profit organization, such as the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame, holds a banquet to honor inductees. The banquet facility charges $25 per person for the facility and meal. The HoF charges $125 per seat for attendees. They make a profit on the event. The profit goes to cover the operating expense of the organization.
A church holds a bazaar. They sell donations or items obtained wholesale, and use the profit to further the works of the church.
A non-profit organization can do all sorts of things to raise money.
Obviously, your "IRS Friend" is Joe (who has posted about past employment with that agency), who is also the guy with the sock on his fist.
Time to close this thread down before it gets out of control.
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