$280,000,000 more to be pissed on HD Radio!
 

On Oct 15, 4:45?pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"IBOCcrock" wrote in message

oups.com...

"Has the HD Radio Alliance done a proper risk analysis for investing
another $230 million to sell this failed (present tense) technology?
Here's what has happened with HD Radio to date: nothing. Here's what
investing another $230 million means for broadcast radio's audience:
Another year of being pounded with HD Radio commercials that aren't
drawing interest. Finally, here's what that investment by the radio
industry means to its bottom line: All of these former radio
advertisers are now getting free mentions on radio while they cut back
the amount they used to spend for radio advertising."

http://www.audiographics.com/agd/101507-1.htm

Eduardo - no wonder, your industry is in shambles!

In what way is it in shambles? I had not noticed...

And the "former" advertisers did not use radio much if at all.

Those few that did, still do... as they are selling other things besides HD
in those stores.

"Clear Channel Interrupted"

"Back when Clear Channel stock was selling in the $90 range,
executives predicted it would be a $100 stock. That never happened. In
fact, the bottom eventually fell out. Under the deal approved
yesterday, Clear Channel shareholders were to get only $39.20 in cash
per share and current shareholders could get as much as 30% of the new
company."

http://insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com...nel-interrupte...

"Emmis stock is out of favor, but is future really so bleak?"

"Certainly, these are not the best of times for the Indianapolis
company, which owns 25 U.S. radio stations, as well as 16 TV stations,
Indianapolis Monthly and other magazines. Its stock was trading last
week at $19, virtually unchanged for the year but far below its
December 1999 high of $62."

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0...tock-is-out-of...

"Univision gains don't help stock - Univision Communications Inc"

"Even with that momentum, Univision stock, which closed at $28.40 on
May 20, is down 30 percent from $40.45 a year ago and had dropped more
than 10 percent since the beginning of the month."

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...5/ai_102725300

As I said, your industry is in shambles.

$280,000,000 more to be pissed on HD Radio!
 

"IBOCcrock" wrote in message
ups.com...

"Back when Clear Channel stock was selling in the $90 range,

It was in the $85 range.

executives predicted it would be a $100 stock. That never happened. In
fact, the bottom eventually fell out. Under the deal approved
yesterday, Clear Channel shareholders were to get only $39.20 in cash
per share and current shareholders could get as much as 30% of the new
company."

Plus they got several dollars a share for the spin off of Live Nation.

And a 1999 stock high is meaningless. Yahoo was way over $100, and is today
around $25.

"Even with that momentum, Univision stock, which closed at $28.40 on
May 20, is down 30 percent from $40.45 a year ago and had dropped more
than 10 percent since the beginning of the month."

It went private in March at nearly $40 a share. You are repeatining a quote
from a prior year. In May of 2007, there was no Univision stock being
traded.