Local radio isn't scared

[Mr_Wizard]

Excerpts from a story in today's Denver Post. I think Ostrow presents a few things to think about.

Full Story at
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3313264

"The move to satellite radio by Howard Stern and Bob Dylan is creating tremendous buzz. Is this the future of radio?...
Traditional commercial-radio executives aren't running scared just yet...
...while the satellite competitors are betting on personalities, commercial radio is betting on HD2: high-definition radio technology that will hit the top 25 markets in early 2006 with niche channels of digital quality...(Clear Channel's) Joe Bevilacqua predicts in five years terrestrial and satellite will be "on a level playing field." At that point, he suggests, satellite may not be able to stick to its promise of commercial-free programming. Then it will be a battle of content...Radio execs are scratching their heads over satellite radio's business model, which they see as precarious: "You get a couple of superstars. Even if you get 20 of 'em. After a while, is that going to be enough? It's so fragmented," Remington said. "I'm curious to see how it's going to play out."..<snip>

 

[radiospasm]

Yeah, I read the article. Like I've said on other boards about these satellite radio articles, no one is saying anything new. Newspapers need to stop writing the same 1,000-word columns saying the same thing over and over.

I rate this article: 1 star due to the "nothing new and innovative" factor of the article. BLAH