That was the hope of former FCC Chairman Newt Minnow, who called TV a "vast wasteland" in 1961. He and others lobbied to pass the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which created PBS and NPR. The goal was federally funded radio and TV where profit was no longer a motivation, but rather quality radio and TV. They said then "The American people deserve better." Then in 1983, Ronald Reagan pulled back on federal funding, and left it mainly in the hands of users to pay for it. They say "If you build it, they will come." It's been built. The option is there. It's up to the people to pay for it. And for the most part, most Americans chose not to pay. The money has to come from somewhere.
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That was the hope of former FCC Chairman Newt Minnow, who called TV a "vast wasteland" in 1961. He and others lobbied to pass the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which created PBS and NPR. The goal was federally funded radio and TV where profit was no longer a motivation, but rather quality radio and TV. They said then "The American people deserve better." Then in 1983, Ronald Reagan pulled back on federal funding, and left it mainly in the hands of users to pay for it. They say "If you build it, they will come." It's been built. The option is there. It's up to the people to pay for it. And for the most part, most Americans chose not to pay. The money has to come from somewhere.
is it likely sirius---xm willl move to the internet ?
when internet radio is in wide use---how many people willl pay to receive sirius--xm.?
Or how many people willl buy HD radios?
I do not own a sirius--xm radio or an HD radio. So far,
the programming offered does not interest me. And that is sad.
when internet radio is in wide use---how many people willl pay to receive sirius--xm.?
Or how many people willl buy HD radios?
I do not own a sirius--xm radio or an HD radio. So far,
the programming offered does not interest me. And that is sad.
Less than 10% of the public have a Sirius subscription. Sirius programming is costly to create. The internet radio model doesn't encourage broadcasters to spend money on programming because music royalties eat up all the revenue. So you end up with cheap computer-driven jukeboxes. The only way Sirius moves to the internet is with a paywall that requires a subscription for usage. But satellite is far easier to receive in cars.
I have Sirius/XM and I also listen to online streams. To compare the two, in my opinion only, the content on Sirius/XM is far superior to what you find on any single stream, including TuneIn, etc. You get what you pay for and it's not really very expensive anyway.
Incidentally, Sirius/XM has already moved to the Internet.
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And as I said, you need a subscription to listen.
If you are talking about AM HD, the figure is indeed now below 200. But FM is growing, although slowly as many stations use HD to justify buying, LMAing or applying for a booster to simulcast. I don't know what the believable number is, but there appear to be around 1700.
The FCC digital license database had 1640 a month ago, but some known HD stations appear not to have filled in the paperwork or are for some reason not counted.
Very little money is spent on those channels by commercial stations... They are generally programmed by existing staff members as part of their duties.
Typically covered under the engineering budget, not the programming budget. In NYC, most are rebroadcasts of other OTA stations, either out of market or on AM.
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