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[quote=kk7cw] Broadcasters have harped on “localism” as being their primary strength for years. Frankly, its just a lot of rhetoric.
The big 3 broadcasting groups in the U.S. have no intention of making the listner number one on their list of priorities. They are, instead, real estate brokers, in the broadcast business and responsible to their stockholders only. The bottom line is the bottom line. Advertising sales figures in radio broadcasting have been steadily shrinking for over a decade. Advertisers have more choices to make today than 5 years ago, and technology has supplied them with entirely new and lucrative markets.
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I used to work for Cheap Channel TV, you couldn’t more correct! The bottom line is the only thing that matters!
[quote=techpuppy] One can’t help wonder if all of the hoopla over satellite radio modulators isn’t a fight against lost FM audiences rather than any concern about interference.
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Of course that’s the reason. Why do you think THEY killed the micro FM class? They wanted to limit competition, and use the “extra” channels
for digital. Now they get 3 channels for the price of one.
THEY would be more than happy to send the audio content all out of one big centrally located building with as few humans as is possible, just like satellite radio.
