Something that bugs me about some of these channels is that they show a limited number of episodes, and not the entire series. At least they could change up the episodes they show every few months.
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Traditional TV 'past the point of no return' as viewership hits record low
- Thread starter Mikey Radio
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I've noticed that, too. I wonder why that is. It's not like the producers or syndicators of many of these shows are making big bucks off the missing episodes, right?
They might only license a few seasons to the streaming companies in order to get people to pay to stream the missing episodes/seasons. For example, Judy Justice is popular enough that I can stream the second season on Freevee, but to get the first season, I have to subscribe to Prime Video.
Because the networks are also involved in streaming. They devote more budget there than to network programming.
In your opinion. People under 50 today would say the same thing about "your" music and "your radio" if forced to listen to it as you say about their preferences. It's not KTKT, KRUX and KWIZ any more.
As someone who built stations from scratch starting in the earlier 60's, I can definitely say that today's hardware and the underlying technology is vastly superior to the tube-based heat-furnaces of the 50's and 60's.
Many YouTubers aren't WGA/SAG members, you see. They get millions of views without a Hollywood contract, focusing on their interests (video games, family life, treasure hunting, you name it) and often monetize their videos (see why some of these Fortnite players make millions?) If anyone wins from the strikes, it's YouTube.
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Just like during COVID when IT all but shut down production. Even Twitch Streamers were getting more viewers than reruns on TV were
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I love that channel! I'm weird I can binge watch game shows for hours. Most of the time the same show/series. Plus they have that Sailor Moon channel that shows nothing but Sailor Moon. To me if Pluto was nothing but those 2 channels I'd be happy.
KWIZ = KRIZ? It's not only me. I have never heard any of my peers say they like today's music better than that of "our day". Is the sound quality better? Of course, but otherwise....meh.
I never listened to KRUX or KRIZ. Mine was an FM station that broadcast out of the Sahara Hotel in Snottsdale (can't remember the calls at the moment) or KOY-AM (550 then).
I was referring to the viewer perspective. Analog had distance and reliability over digital. Digital, even full power, has pixelation and complete drop out. To receive a number of local low power digital signals I have to position myself in certain specific positions in my electronic man cave for the signal to lock in and most of the time it flicks in and out. I am 8 miles line of sight to the towers on South Mountain. I used to live over 35 miles north of the towers during analog. No drop outs, no hash, slightly lower PQ due to receiving equipment but very watchable, no storm or aircraft interruption (even though we lived right underneath one of the Sky Harbor patterns). Except for PQ on (most) full strength stations digital has not been a viewing improvement.
I lived in a very small destroyer radio shack for over 3 years most of which was in SE Asia. You want tubes? How about: (2) R390, (2) RBO, (8) UHF transceivers, (2) URC-32, (1) WRT-2, (1) GRC-27, (2) crypto receivers and (3) ASR-33 TTY's. The crypto receivers were solid state but put out measurable heat anyway. The TTY's didn't have tubes but did have motors which also put out lots of heat.
Typo. Of course it was Gary Steven's KRIZ.
Some people get stuck in the music they grew up on, and never move on. On the other hand each generation's own music always is "the best".
Likely KDOT, FM plus the 1440 AM.
I bought two of those brand new that were excess production units from the Hammarlund contract. Beautiful receiver.
And we know how heat, over time, causes components to be degraded.
One of the three AM/FM elevator music stations in the '60s and '70s, the others being KMEO 740/96.9 and KBUZ 1310/104.7. And this was years after the FCC told simulcasters to split their programming. I don't know how they got away with it.
Daytimers had an exemption to the simulcast rules.
KMEO and KRFM were the leaders. By the mid-70's, they were always two of the three top 12+ stations.
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KBUZ was not a daytimer. KMEO and KDOT were. Was there an exception for stations who's city of license had a population of less than 100,000? Mesa was around 50-60,000 in those days, but being in the Phoenix metro, it shouldn't have been given a waiver.
I forgot about KRFM having that format, but it had no AM simulcast.
Not exactly; if you ran a full simulcast, you'd end up with about 52% but separating Sunday morning religion and public affairs made it come out right.
Nope, not KDOT (never heard of that call).
I even have an R390 t-shirt. Yes.....best receiver we had. Not a single failure the whole time I was aboard and that included almost three years of 10,000 rounds of 5"38 gunfire (which shakes a destroyer like a small dog).
The KDOT calls have been in Reno since 1987.
Cable's goal seems to be "stop the bleeding" rather than try and entice new viewers. Outside of sports and select other programming, most of what is on cable can be found on like 3 streaming services. Still, it is enjoyable to scroll through "what is on" rather than doom scrolling and you can happen upon stuff easier through cable, and things like game shows are fun to watch via linear, but streaming will definitely win.
KDOT was AM 1440 (1964-76) and FM 100.7 (1969-78), simulcasting elevator music from the FM's sign-on in 1969 until the AM became oldies KSGR in 1976.
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