"Dave" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:

"SX-25" wrote in message
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When are the simple-minded idiots who are running commercial radio going
to figure it out that they are competing against a lot more now than
just other radio stations. With two or three conglomerates owning most
radio in this country and the fact that they are all programmed
identically with the same moth-eaten playlist of 50 tunes makes radio a
last choice.

The top 3 groups, combined, own less than 10% of all radio stations in
the US.

There is vastly more format diversity than in the 50's and 60's and the
days of limited ownership.

If the owners of the stations and the FCC would get back to
basics...local programming...

People never ask for local programming. they ask for good and
entertaining programming. Remember, radios first several decades was
based almost totally on network national programming.

You are delusional.

In tens of thousands of interviews with regular radio listeners all over the
country, I've never seen an interest in anything local save weather during
extreme conditions and the traffic reports. The overwhelming and
overpowering interest is in "listening to something I like" which means
good, entertaining programming. Nobody really cares where the studio is as
long as a show or whole format is appealing to a group of listeners.

And, of course, the early days of radio were based on non-local programming,
as is most TV viewed today.