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PPM is killing the smooth jazz format
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Does anyone know if KRML-AM is still hanging on with the mainstream jazz in Carmel, CA? Last I recall they went bankrupt. Tho' for my taste, the programming was very good, as least last November when I was in the area. They were on AM 1410, and on an FM translator just in Carmel, and played what many "sophisticates" would want to hear along the Monterey Peninsulain the form of medium-tempo and relazed straightahead jazz. Better "background" music than most, because there was something solid about the artists and their playing that also didn't have to be "background" if you wanted to listen more closely.
Not having "room" for any of these niche formats anymore makes me wonder why each commercial conglomorate really needs to "own" five or six of the best frequencies in every market, since they no longer promise to provide so-called speciality programming as part of their package of stations.
Why can't FCC policy allow for some specialized program outlets? (I know, I can't believe I said that either. Doesn't mean I don't want it to somehow happen.) They don't have to worry about stepping over some imaginary line of "regulating the program content" to make allocations for stations that are licensed to provide programming to unserved interests, which is getting to be an larger portion of the potential radio audience every year.
Because the "marketplace" concept is rigged for only one type of broadcaster. And, more and more, as these discussions prove, only a small handful of programming options. And even if you don't personally enjoy jazz, "smooth jazz," world music, children's programming, classical or opera, showtunes or standards, oldies or dusties or moldies or whatever, why should entire genres of music, much of which is a big part of our incredible national heritage, be allowed to rot?
Not having "room" for any of these niche formats anymore makes me wonder why each commercial conglomorate really needs to "own" five or six of the best frequencies in every market, since they no longer promise to provide so-called speciality programming as part of their package of stations.
Why can't FCC policy allow for some specialized program outlets? (I know, I can't believe I said that either. Doesn't mean I don't want it to somehow happen.) They don't have to worry about stepping over some imaginary line of "regulating the program content" to make allocations for stations that are licensed to provide programming to unserved interests, which is getting to be an larger portion of the potential radio audience every year.
Because the "marketplace" concept is rigged for only one type of broadcaster. And, more and more, as these discussions prove, only a small handful of programming options. And even if you don't personally enjoy jazz, "smooth jazz," world music, children's programming, classical or opera, showtunes or standards, oldies or dusties or moldies or whatever, why should entire genres of music, much of which is a big part of our incredible national heritage, be allowed to rot?
Goldilocks94941 said:
It's a great subject, and I recommend you seek out the book, "Arts, Inc," written by the former head of the National Ednowment For The Arts, Bill Ivey. in it, he bemoans the fact that our unique American culture and heritage are being lost because of the pursuit of profit. If it can't be sold, then it doesn't have value. Unfortunately, he proposes that the government set aside money to solve this problem, and that isn't a very popular solution today. There are other books talking about the loss of serious journalism, and they too suggest government help. But it's hard to get government help for broadcasting when the agency that regulates it has caused the problem in the first place, and operates like a profit-making company, selling spectrum space to telecom companies. For now, the FCC feels it has solved the problem by designating a portion of the FM band for non-commercial educational radio. But those stations are under assault by conservative politicians.
I checked the KRML website a few weeks ago. It appears they're alive, though largely automated. Apparently suitable studio facilities are on their list for the long-term recovery.
Here in Phoenix, KJZZ got to as little as 8 hours of jazz in a broadcast day (8 PM-3 AM) recently, the rest being NPR. But in the past few weeks, KJZZ flipped its HD-2 signal from an eclectic rock format to jazz...an encouraging sign for the few who have HD Radio, as I do intermittently (I review cars, and this week's test vehicle, the Cadillac XTS, has HD).
Here in Phoenix, KJZZ got to as little as 8 hours of jazz in a broadcast day (8 PM-3 AM) recently, the rest being NPR. But in the past few weeks, KJZZ flipped its HD-2 signal from an eclectic rock format to jazz...an encouraging sign for the few who have HD Radio, as I do intermittently (I review cars, and this week's test vehicle, the Cadillac XTS, has HD).
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