Seems to me they have completely lost sight of the audience Public Radio was created to serve. The fact that programming appeals to more people undermines the need for such programming on public radio, created to serve under-served audiences. Programming with broad commercial appeal belongs in the commercial market. Am I right about this? Public [...]
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It’s not just Corporation for Public Broadcasting money that’s being shunted off to HD radio scams… “Think back to the 2008 campaign. Among the images of Minnesota lakes and forests, or even arts endeavors, did you read or hear anything about using public taxes to expand a radio station’s programming? Much less, programming specifically for [...]
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At the end of last year, HD radio appears to be teetering on eight-trackdom. According to Reuters, the Big Three automakers, for one, are holding off on putting any more money in iBiquity’s pocket. And this from diymedia.net: 12/21/09 – HD Radio Ends Year On Slide Although the marketplace doesn’t seem to have made up [...]
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Q: Does the WETS-FM programming change follow a national trend among public radio stations? A. Yes. Although we made the changes for other reasons as well, we know that, for the past decade, public radio stations around the country have been switching to mostly news and public affairs programming on their primary channels. In fact, [...]
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AAA format 1, classical music 0 in LA as of today. KCSN just made the switch too. Another AAA station? Initial comments aren’t positive…
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Jazz and folk music are taking the hit in Illinois as well. Funny, but the arguments all sound the same… And the locals aren’t happy. Read it here.
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