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Will there be more cuts at ClearChannel?
- Thread starter KyDXIn
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This is why I absolutely HATE Clearchannel with a burning passion. They spend all their money on useless crap (like the iheartradio event in Vegas, for example) and their small and medium market stations have to pay the price for their stupidity. I wish NONE of Lexington's stations were owned by them. Maybe our stations would still have local air talent and everything else they had back in the glory days before clear channel bought them out. Pisses me off.
Why don't they sell these stations and have someone actually operate them in the public interest? The answer is simple: GREED. If they are losing millions and billions of dollars, then maybe their way of operating a radio station is horrible. Maybe they will finally become bankrupt and some people interested in radio will pick up the pieces.
Because that would be the smart thing to do. They are idiots and know nothing about operating radio stations, at least not in the public interest. Notice how they don't survey local audiences to get an idea of what people really want in a radio station. The answer to that: they are selfish and greedy (you are absolutely right, KyDXIn) and only care about making money by owning more and more stations every freaking year. I hope they do become bankrupt and that all of their stations will land in the hands of owners who actually care about local radio and what listeners want, and who actually know what they are doing. Sorry for going on a rant, I'm just very passionate about this, because I've seen and heard what my city's (Lexington) stations used to be like (back before ClearIdiots took over) and constantly want what we used to have back!
Not this time around, luckily.
Clear channels answer to everything is either if your a music station and in a small to medium market use preimium choice or if your a talk station in a medium to small market use premier. God forbid they use local jocks and talk hosts. Joe elliott got smart and left the evil empire for he would never have gotten a show back on full time with cc.
You guys realize that the company's name is two separate words, right? Clear Channel. People who spell it as one word look foolish and silly. It's also easier to take you seriously if you spell the name correctly.
I don't think it really matters, man. Just sayin.
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Bengalsfan said:
as long as you can still get the point what does it matter?
to take less seriously the point of a message because of mispelled words or other grammer errors when the point is valid and understandable inspite of the errors is nitpicking .
First of all, I'm not a fan of Clear Channel. After all, they fired me. But singling them out as the evil empire and implying that other radio companies aren't in it for profit is a little ridiculous. All the big players are doing the same thing. That certainly doesn't make it right, but I don't think it's really fair to single out one company. And if you think a local owner wouldn't be interested in making a prifit here, you would be delusional. Big or small, they're all trying to run a business. I've got friends at CC, Cox, Maineline, etc... None of them are perfect places to work and they all should probably have their resumes updated.
flashback said:
Because you look like a fool and it reflects on your intelligence when you can't even bother to learn the correct spelling of the organization you are railing against. Just like your misspelling of the words 'grammer' (it's grammar) and, ironically, 'mispelled' (it's misspelled). Also, 'inspite' is two words (in spite).
Then again, I guess this is just an example of the decline in our public education system. Or the lack of understanding in how to use a spell checker.
Dude, calm down. Jeez, there is absolutely NO reason to get all bent out of shape over a spelling mistake. In case you haven't noticed, this is a site where people come to discuss radio, not grammar and spelling.
KyDXIn said:
Like who? Citadel went bankrupt, and look who bought them: Cumulus. Not much of an improvement.
Here's the reality: These are the companies that own radio. No white knight is coming in to buy radio stations. Those days ended 25 years ago. All the old owners cashed out, and they're not coming back. New companies like Google and Apple won't be buying radio stations, regardless of the price.
Old timers remember the Binghams in Louisville. They owned the newspaper, WHAS, and WAMZ. Then the government decided that was too much concentration of media. So newspaper companies were forced to sell their broadcasting properties. Huge mistake! It made both newspaper companies and broadcasters much weaker. So instead of allowing a newspaper to own radio, they instead allow Clear Channel to own 880 radio stations. I don't understand how that's better. Or Comcast to own NBC Universal. That's OK, but don't let a local newspaper own a radio station. Every time the FCC discusses allowing cross ownership of newspapers and broadcasting, the same groups object for the same reason, and it doesn't get approved. This is why things are screwed up.
faaradar said:
Waivers. That's how the Chicago Tribune owns WGN. Lots of other newspaper companies weren't so lucky.
From publicintegrity.org:
FCC rules put in place in 1975 prohibit cross-ownership of a radio station, a TV station and a daily newspaper within the same market. The agency has granted waivers of that rule in only four cases, although it "grandfathered" combinations in dozens of cities where media were jointly owned when the rule went into effect. Cox was the beneficiary of two of the grandfathered combinations, in Dayton and Atlanta.
I will freely admit when I'm wrong, but I was going by what I had seen in the past. I'm used to seeing a space between two words, and I had not seen one in the logo for the company.Bengalsfan said:
http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/vector-logo/clear_channel_radio_77419.html
As for other mistakes, I'm replying to this at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. My morning started at 5 a.m. I enjoy this topic and I would like to share my thoughts. I am tired, but this is how I unwind before bed. Try being considerate if a word is incorrect.
Andrew Jackson was a horrible speller, and originated the phrase "oll korrect." That has evolved to O.K., but it still gets the point through.
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