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November 16th 04, 08:07 PM
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bug wrote: On 15 Nov 2004 06:27:01 GMT, (Stereophile22) wrote: Like the BBC, DW management thinks SW is out of date and is concentrating on the internet and satellite. And that's their big mistake. I know a lot of people who would not pay for a computer, internet access, or satellite radio, even if they can afford it. Actually, I think it's rather elitist for these shortwave stations to take a switch-to-the-internet-and-they-will-come attitude. Sure, I can afford a broadband internet connection, but many can't even afford a dial-up connection. There has to be some common ground between shortwave broadcasting and internet streaming. Hey, think about it in the frame of mind of a back stabbing organization climber (back some years ago in the middle of the dot.com boom). Which has the greater possibilites for promotion, a "new media dot.com powerhouse broadcaster" or a staid traditional international broadcaster? Why, the dot.com of course, (the new future!), now lets go out and spend megabucks on those servers that will drain the budget and be an albatross around the organization's neck for decades to come. A whole new nexus of power in the organization, a giant vacuum to suck up ... Mark Zenier Washington State resident |
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