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) But for now, let's all lament over the days of the crazy local independent radio station owner. The kind of eccentric who dared to be different and left a lot of unpaid bills and personalities/sales staff still in the mental health system in their wake.

Listening to radio today, they really weren't so bad after all....(Sigh!).....
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Unless of course you were the one who didn't get paid, or one of the many lawyers left to clean up the poor business practices and lawsuits. Oh yes, those were the good ol days...NOT!
 
Funny how this is a business of scoundrels. From small market independents to the Clear Channels of the world the names change but the "funny business" stays.
 
quote from srp: "Get an HD radio-you'll find all the classic country you can handle on the HD 2 channels. Besides Scott, why do you care? you listen to satellite radio most of the time, good buddy".

scott, has his fill of all the good country music he can handle, via XM/sirius, while on the road, and CC WiFi radio internet outlets, while at his home 10-20. he can also dip into his mega-large hard copy country library of CD's, and LP's, when he wants to hear that great music from: merle haggard, don williams, hank jr, kieth whitley, ricky skaggs, daryle singletary, george jones, tammy wynette, leaona williams, loretta lynn, dolly, reba, mark chestnutt, red simpson, patty loveless, vern gosdin, and hundreds of others.

scott, just feels bad when he see's one of Americas great musical heritages, called country music, relegated to has been status, and black ball status, by the corporate radio, and record elite, who push the candy coated crack music, via major market countrypolitan radio, to the young musically uneducated masses. it breaks his heart to see an American music tradition, and his country hero's fade away into oblivion, and the younger generation not exposed to the real country music of the greats from just a few years ago. however, scott does not just live in the country past. he loves great current/new country talents like miranda lambert, gretchen wilson, amber digby, hank III, tobey kieth, jamey johnson, and a few others here and there.
 
I agree with you about it being sad to see any music era relegated to the past. Same can be said for R&Roll "roots" (doo-wop, 50's) as well as the nostalgia format selections that date back to the early decades of the previous century (as far back as decent recordings go, anyway!).

But on the other hand it's also a supply/demand thing -- and I think it's a VALID question as to where that role of "keeping the music available" needs to be fulfilled. It could be "via the net" -- but many people from those fan bases aren't used to the idea of going to computer for music source -- the complete opposite of the habits of today's younger demographics who don't see why they need to go to the RADIO for their music source.

I wonder what kind of response (and do they even measure it) those formats pick up on DMX & XM/Sirius. Certainly the music is available there -- and maybe that IS the best method of fulfilling the distribution, beyond the passion online formats. I'm sorry but I don't see HD future as very optimistic -- just isn't being adopted and it feels like the current momentum is more of a shove FROM the industry than a demand FROM the listeners.
 
HD won't ever be the bee's knee's unless the hardware become affordable and accessible faster than it has been to this point. When grandpa can motor down to Fred Meyers and buy himself an affordable HD clock radio or small set for his workshop then it will have arrived... Most of the radios today are car stereo's or if they are for home use they tend to be more expensive. And until it is considered the standard in radios and not a feature that won't ever happen.
 
TheX-KXRX said:
HD won't ever be the bee's knee's unless the hardware become affordable and accessible faster than it has been to this point. When grandpa can motor down to Fred Meyers and buy himself an affordable HD clock radio or small set for his workshop then it will have arrived... Most of the radios today are car stereo's or if they are for home use they tend to be more expensive. And until it is considered the standard in radios and not a feature that won't ever happen.
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HD Radio is a joke without REAL programming (not another MP3 "jukebox" or cheesy satellite network, but something locally originating and INTERESTING.)
 
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