The future of terrestrial radio.

[Pop_Radio_dot_fm]

While I am still marketing my format to terrestrial radio stations, the future is internet radio. Terrestrial radio is gonna become less relevant. More choices, more variety in programming and more creativity. Corporate radio has become too tired and stale sounding.

When Wi-Max launches and people get internet in the car, look out!

I've already listed my station with the Nokia Internet Radio site: https://irbcast.nokia.com/.

My station "airs" an AC hybrid format. Pop radio for adults. popradio.fm

Reviews are welcome.

 

[Kelly]

While I am still marketing my format to terrestrial radio stations, the future is internet radio. Terrestrial radio is gonna become less relevant. More choices, more variety in programming and more creativity. Corporate radio has become too tired and stale sounding.

When Wi-Max launches and people get internet in the car, look out!

I've already listed my station with the Nokia Internet Radio site: https://irbcast.nokia.com/.

My station "airs" an AC hybrid format. Pop radio for adults. popradio.fm

Reviews are welcome.

Just as cable TV was going to make traditional television broadcasting stations irrelevant, I suspect Internet radio or streaming TV via the web will have a similar impact. Sure there are more choices for content with more voices, and I for one welcome that aspect, but it will never replace local news and entertainment that terrestrial broadcast stations provide.

What I find interesting, is how the whole rush to the Internet will occur? Just as with the evolution of broadcasting, the limits are the same with the Internet, that being available bandwidth to handle the traffic. As what cable companies face today, the cost to frequently upgrade the public cable/telco/data infrastructure to handle the consumer thirst comes at a high cost, and historically poor profit margins. Ultimately the majority of consumers would rather get their news and information for free.

Also remember that when natural or man made disasters occur to a community, the first thing that typically shuts down are the cable systems, then telco. Internet radio or streaming TV becomes useless in that situation. Then where does one turn for news or information? Yep, you got it.

 

[Starbucks]

Re: The future of terrestrial radio. For Disasters>

I have a better solution....it's called a police scanner.

 

[Kelly]

Re: The future of terrestrial radio. For Disasters>

I have a better solution....it's called a police scanner.

Apparently you haven't noticed that many police and fire agencies have moved to 800Mhz and 2.4Ghz. digital trunking systems. Scanners have become pretty ineffective for monitoring. Plus, how many people, (other than select nerds), have police scanners in their cars?

 

[RadioFanBoy]

Also remember that when natural or man made disasters occur to a community, the first thing that typically shuts down are the cable systems, then telco. Internet radio or streaming TV becomes useless in that situation. Then where does one turn for news or information? Yep, you got it.

And yet durning and after Hurricane Katrina, those Radio and TV stations that couldn't broadcast over the air or on affected cable systems were able to stay on the air thanks to web-streaming.

 

[Starbucks]

Re: The future of terrestrial radio. For Disasters>

I have a better solution....it's called a police scanner.

Apparently you haven't noticed that many police and fire agencies have moved to 800Mhz and 2.4Ghz. digital trunking systems. Scanners have become pretty ineffective for monitoring. Plus, how many people, (other than select nerds), have police scanners in their cars?

Yes I noticed that...and haven't you noticed that Uniden and others continue to make Digital trunk tracking 800 MHZ receivers that perform very well. Yes, and it's effective. But I don't know where you got 2.4 GHZ as a police allocation. You must be picking up police calls on your wireless WIFI network.