Part 15 said: There are *few* stations left with truly quality
programming.

JS As I said, your comments come across as from someone who has been
in the business too long. The old way of doing things is always
better. A long running restaurant critic began to whine about how the
modern restaurants could not compare with the french restaurants so
popular in the 1960's. Not all the time, but she eventually retired
and we got a fresh voice.

Part 15 said: For the most part, commercial American radio has become
a commodity and the only thing that means anything to the people that
run them is the bottom line.

JS Is this new news to you? Since when has commercial radio not been
a business focused on making money. Good grief...thats why all of us
devote a good part of the day to working. We make money during those
hours. But I think you are missing something fundamental here. If a
station doesn't offer creative and interesting programming that
attracts listeners then they will not be in the business for very long.
Likewise with presenters, producers and everyone else involved...if
they don't come up with a product that attracts business then they are
gone. But that standard applies in many work situations besides
broadcast radio.

I'm not sure what you mean by radio being a commodity. Are you saying
that the purchase and sale of radio stations is somehow wrong? Stations
have always been bought and sold and brought under a corporate umbrella
of one kind or another. If you mean the sale of air time for revenue
producing advertisements...well...that is part of running a business.
If you mean something else, please explain...