gallant17 wrote:


Actually, radio stocks are down at least 50%, and some are down 90%.
This goes to show that with iPods, cell phones, etc the long-term
outlook for radio is grim.

They need to rethink "content" and "public service" and "localism".

Radio wants no talent, Cheap, part time & no benefits.

The trends are towards more voice tracking, yes more, not less and cyber
jocking. Hello Rent-A-Jock.
If radio rises out of the ashes is may come back better than ever, so far
leadership is still moving towards cutting more fat.

Localism and being a part of the community is a thing of the past.
Consolation was the worst thing ever to happen to radio.
I was great for the greed mongers (Mays family) who run Clear Channel, Cox
Broadcasting and the rest of the radio morons. But in the end they've
destroyed the industry. HD so far is dead because of lack of interest from
listeners. And more gadgets are on the horizon.
While HD struggles to be standard equipment in most vehicles, you watch the
internet will be the gadget of choice. And cheap wimax wireless access will
be everyplace.

The best thing that could happen is stations go dark and station values hit
rock bottom. Like the housing bubble. Then real radio operators will come in
and start over again. We might have a chance but the above must happen
first..

Bain/lee the suckers who bought Clear Channel may very well be the first
group to fall. These guys are investors not radio operators.

pocket-radio wrote:
Radio wants no talent, Cheap, part time & no benefits.

The trends are towards more voice tracking, yes more, not less and cyber
jocking. Hello Rent-A-Jock.
If radio rises out of the ashes is may come back better than ever, so far
leadership is still moving towards cutting more fat.

Localism and being a part of the community is a thing of the past.
Consolation was the worst thing ever to happen to radio.
I was great for the greed mongers (Mays family) who run Clear Channel, Cox
Broadcasting and the rest of the radio morons. But in the end they've
destroyed the industry. HD so far is dead because of lack of interest from
listeners. And more gadgets are on the horizon.
While HD struggles to be standard equipment in most vehicles, you watch the
internet will be the gadget of choice. And cheap wimax wireless access will
be everyplace.

The best thing that could happen is stations go dark and station values hit
rock bottom. Like the housing bubble. Then real radio operators will come in
and start over again. We might have a chance but the above must happen
first..

Bain/lee the suckers who bought Clear Channel may very well be the first
group to fall. These guys are investors not radio operators.

Live and local; news on the music stations; live bands; studio
audiences; experimentation; etc.

Anything to listen to other than more station sweepers, jukebox radio and
jocks who say nothing. Other than the station ID over and over and music
intros.. talk to me like I'm person and say something worth listening to.