On 1/14/12 13:59 , Brenda Ann wrote:


"D. Peter Maus" wrote in message ...

A whole lot of stuff about sales and IBOC (by the way, HD does NOT
stand for High Definition, as many here seem to believe. It stands
for Hybrid Digital)


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I'm not sure why there is even a discussion about either quality or
selection, since the great masses of youth (the ones being marketed
TO) are sheep. They listen to what they are TOLD to by the PM's at
the radio stations, who, in turn, play what THEY are told to by the
recording industry.


LOL! Yeah, that's pretty much it.


The few that actually WANT alternative
programming do not constitute (and never will) a sales pool that
will be profitable.


Which is why it's called 'alternative.'



With all the stupid new laws going (or that have gone) into effect
regarding pay for content, many stations' profit margin has dropped
significantly. The recording industry has bitten the hand that feeds
it by requiring stations (ESPECIALLY HD2 and HD3 streams as well as
internet streams) to pay exhorbatant fees for content.

There will come a point, and it will be well too late, that the
recording industry recognizes this.

But the damage they do in the meantime will be significant.