How could they "fix" it? The only way to satisfy the mob is to do what the mob wants.
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WCSB Flips to Jazz
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How could they "fix" it? The only way to satisfy the mob is to do what the mob wants.
Exactly. The rage mob doesn't want it to be fixed. They don't care. They're best being ignored.
Then why not do it now? People operate web radio stations in their spare bedrooms. You don't need a 20th century radio studio to do it. The other issue is allowing non-students on university property, and engaging in what is supposed to be a student organization. The expense of that studio is partly why the university wanted to get out of radio.
The one correct point is that the studio was not part of the deal with Ideastream. That facility was retained by the university. If they want to be a community organization, the way to do it is to leave university property. Talk to the city council about giving them space in one of the city libraries. That's how it's been done in other cities.
Most radio music libraries are on a hard drive. It's been that way for 30 years. They can move the "library" off university property.
So get together and with the supervision of CSU security move the vinyl records out of the building and onto a different property. It's not that hard to arrange.
And you know what the outcome of that will be: "What?!? These peons dare to challenge the ruling class and whatever they want to do? Off what their heads!"
I don't think they could afford to buy it but they could do sorta an LMA with the university. University holds the license, The Summit programs it although I doubt they would want to deal with the screaming minions that lost their play toy.
Agree-shame
Agree-shame that the station and staff now get painted with the broad brush, bc of the decision of adminstrators. It also doesn't help that CSB supporters and the media keep saying they play "smooth jazz." Not sure how NEO recovers from this one
The only way that would happen is if Ideastream suffers a significant decline in listener support and donations. And I seriously doubt the fringe rage-bating on Facebook is even close to getting to that level. I also have serious doubts that there was ever any correlation between the listener base of JazzNEO and the listener base of the former WCSB (the fact protestors and the Scene's Mark Oprea consistently misidentify the format as "smooth jazz" suggests there never was to begin with).
JazzNEO has long-term financial support with one million-dollar grant in particular and there's an imperceptible chance those get rescinded over this.
No it'll be, "sure, the frequency is up for grabs now but only to the highest bidder. Want your old format back? Then pony up right now."
Which literally happened with 88.1 FM in St. Louis; the people behind the station's former community format prevailed in a fight over the transfer of the license to K-Love, but 88.1 was put up for auction and they couldn't afford to make a matching bid, and a different Godcaster won the bidding. So they lost anyway.
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AM radio is dead, except for a handful of very big stations. FM radio has been continuously losing young listeners, since the stations are so corporate controlled that they are out of touch with current music trends. The way things are going, FM is rapidly becoming more and more the band of older folks. I have no idea why the young ex-staff of WCSB are so focused on a dying broadcast service (FM) when all the cutting edge action is online.
Not true. There are lots of reasons why FM stations lose listeners, including the fact that radio devices simply aren't as plentiful as they once were. FM radio loses listeners because the music has splintered and there simply aren't enough broadcast stations to reach every musical taste. The stations that remain are the ones that target the consensus formats that attract mass audiences.
If you think radio is corporate controlled, you should spend time with the companies that own streaming services. They're bigger and far more corporate than anything in radio. Consider Amazon and Apple. You think they're not corporate?
Actually, the bigger station owners are the most in touch with listeners because they pay for extensive audience research. They find out, without the often seen personal preferences of small owners, what listeners want to hear… right down to which song by which artists to play.
One reason is that younger people like personalized playlists and not curated ones. Another is that OTA radio can not play a significant percentage of current music due to profanity prohibitions. And yet another is the change in audio devices consumers prefer. Radio has no control over any of those.
They have a Quixote complex. The station is their windmill.
Another update involving CSU and Ideastream. Apparently, there was a meeting that took place on August 7th.
Lawsuit could force CSU officials to reveal what happened in WCSB closed meeting
Lawsuit could force CSU officials to reveal what happened in WCSB closed meeting
Really, CSU is the license holder and only legit party to make decisions. Any oher party has no reason to be a part of that meeting and dcisions. Only the parties that have the authority can act. Sure, the minutes of the meeting should be available for all to peruse after the fact. I don't think here is one state that does not allow a closed meeting or executive session to explore issues and sensitive information everyone should not know immediately, especially when every detail has no been decided.
Again, who's going to foot the bill for such a lawsuit? Is XCSB going to blow all of their operating funds on a Quixotic lawsuit they can't win and everyone—the university, the students and Ideastream—winds up losing?
Alison Bomgardner should know better than to salt the earth like this. She's not getting 89.3 back no matter what she thinks.
I really wish a "facepalm" reaction was available as I can't stop doing just that. This past month has absolutely soured me on most radio discussion altogether.