Will Radio Cease to Exist?

[lleeder]

With all of these stations firing high profile talent and cutting back is radio just going to cease to exist in the future. People have the ability to listen to whatever they want whenever they want. If there aren't anymore DJs or Hosts on alot of these stations whats the point to them. Whats really keeping this whole medium afloat? How long before the dick pills and energy drinks take their advertising dollars elsewhere?

[SatCam]

when the big media companies are done with it it will return to those who it was really meant for------------ the jamaican and hispanic pirates who rig transmitters into trees outside their apartments

[SatCam]

nvm

[paulisded]

As long as there are hayseeds that don't really care about hearing anything other than the obvious tunes, radio will exist. Not everybody wants portable devices, or other methods of listening to music. Radio is background noise to the while in the car, at work, or even at home.

Radio's role as a powerful aspect of the entertainment industry is close to over, though.

[ChrisTheCop]

Newspaper sales are down since the internet, and 24 hour cable stations.

I'd bet big newspapers disappear before big radio.

But then, I thought no one would ever drink pepsi again after I discovered beer.

[cougarjake13]

it wont cease to exist but there may night be any more high profile talent

[scottinnj]

Doubt it.

What would we use to request artillery with if radio didn't exist?

Oh wait......

[Foster]

I find it hard to believe that many people stopped listening to the radio, even with Satelite and iPods.
With all the cars on the road I'm sure 90% of them are still listening to terrestrial radio.

[donnie_darko]

no, satellite radio will take the place of regular radio.
isn't it painfully obvious.

instead of having local talent and having to pay hundreds of stations, you pay a building full of people to broadcast country wide.

[Don Stugots]

I find it hard to believe that many people stopped listening to the radio, even with Satelite and iPods.
With all the cars on the road I'm sure 90% of them are still listening to terrestrial radio.

now that i am back to taking the train again, i always have the ipod on and when i am in the car on the weekends, it is ipod or XM with ipod winning out more and more.

[Marc with a c]

high profile firings? like who?

[zildjian361]

of course not everybody is willing to pay to listen to sattelite radio,broke ass mf's:wink:

[Foster]

maybe radio needs to go make to what made it great, by doing shows like Amos -n- Andy, The Lone Ranger and of course Little Orphan Annie.

[Death Metal Moe]

I think severe revenue loss, like they are experiencing now, will make them get smaller or die. At that point, they SHOULD re-examine what makes them different from other forms of entertainment and exploit that.

But what they WILL do is probably just have a computer spin the same boring dogshit hits from whatever genre of music they think will make them the most money.

In my opinion, live talk personalities giving us fresh content everyday is what sets radio apart from people's iPods and things of that nature. You can't mix a live show into your iPod rotation. They should be cultivating compelling, entertaining talent, be it local guys or national acts.

But time and time again radio demonstrates itself unable to change and adapt. So I think it's really in danger of dying now.

[Don Stugots]

I think severe revenue loss, like they are experiencing now, will make them get smaller or die. At that point, they SHOULD re-examine what makes them different from other forms of entertainment and exploit that.

But what they WILL do is probably just have a computer spin the same boring dogshit hits from whatever genre of music they think will make them the most money.

In my opinion, live talk personalities giving us fresh content everyday is what sets radio apart from people's iPods and things of that nature. You can't mix a live show into your iPod rotation. They should be cultivating compelling, entertaining talent, be it local guys or national acts.

But time and time again radio demonstrates itself unable to change and adapt. So I think it's really in danger of dying now.


moe try listening to some podcasts that mix personality and the type of music that you like. you will never go back to regular radio.

[zildjian361]

I think severe revenue loss, like they are experiencing now, will make them get smaller or die. At that point, they SHOULD re-examine what makes them different from other forms of entertainment and exploit that.

But what they WILL do is probably just have a computer spin the same boring dogshit hits from whatever genre of music they think will make them the most money.

In my opinion, live talk personalities giving us fresh content everyday is what sets radio apart from people's iPods and things of that nature. You can't mix a live show into your iPod rotation. They should be cultivating compelling, entertaining talent, be it local guys or national acts.

But time and time again radio demonstrates itself unable to change and adapt. So I think it's really in danger of dying now.

my point exactly.DMM you type as fast as you play:wink:

[Death Metal Moe]

moe try listening to some podcasts that mix personality and the type of music that you like. you will never go back to regular radio.

I've listened to internet radio and podcasts before. Lots of people do good jobs but to be brutally honest, I eventually lost interest in downloading stuff. It's just so easy to turn something on, like the O&A replay.

Plus it's very hard to circulate and find shit like that.

Another problem is that no matter how good a Podcast is, they can't afford to do it everyday because it's usually a hobby they enjoy and not something they can get paid for. So I listen to one thing and then look for other content. I'd have to have like 5-10 podcasts that I paid attention to every week to fill in all the entertainment O&A and Ron and Fez replays give me now.

[Death Metal Moe]

my point exactly.DMM you type as fast as you play:wink:

Thank you sir. If only I could play as fast as I think I'd be the best ever. :furious:

[paulisded]

I think severe revenue loss, like they are experiencing now, will make them get smaller or die. At that point, they SHOULD re-examine what makes them different from other forms of entertainment and exploit that.

But what they WILL do is probably just have a computer spin the same boring dogshit hits from whatever genre of music they think will make them the most money.

In my opinion, live talk personalities giving us fresh content everyday is what sets radio apart from people's iPods and things of that nature. You can't mix a live show into your iPod rotation. They should be cultivating compelling, entertaining talent, be it local guys or national acts.

But time and time again radio demonstrates itself unable to change and adapt. So I think it's really in danger of dying now.

I agree completely, and the eventual downfall of radio should have predicted as soon as the Telecom bill was signed ten years ago. While the days of stations, let alone individual DJ's, programming their own playlists had already virtually disappeared, the rise of Clear Channel and other similar conglomerates was devastating. National playlists became the norm, completely ending any possibility of a regional hit. The same bland songs played in the hayseed states were also overplayed in the biggest cities, selected less on the merits of the song and more on the act's celebrity status.

Few stations these days have jocks that know anything about music. All they do these days is read news and weather and intro and outro whatever the computer is programmed to play. They may work for a country station today, but just as easily could be the morning drive jock on a rock station tomorrow. In my part of the country, it's not unusual to hear the same jock "day-tracked" on multiple stations. It's not because they have great knowledge of a wide range of music; it's all about getting as much out of their $7/hour investment as possible.

[Drunky McBetidont]

dire staits called it 25 years ago. fucking mtv killed radio.

[WampusCrandle]

i feel like podcasts are gonna take a bigger toll on radio, down the line. i feel like the individuality of podcasts will make people think that they are better than what is already out there.