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Like any other type of "business," radio stations have to pay their bills too. It's just a shame that it has to come at the "expense" of the people who had tuned into their radios primarily to hear music in the first place. And, yeah, I don't suppose you'll ever see, or hear, anything "commercial-free" ever again. That's why I stopped watching commercials on TV as well. As soon as whatever I'm watching goes into a commercial, I immediately change the channel! There's always something more interesting to find and watch for a few seconds, even if it's just The Weather Channel, than an ad for a fast-food restaurant or a car dealership or yet another drug that the pharmaceutical companies want you to get hooked on!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 28, 2011 at 6:57 AM
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I so concur on the radio having done an about face and there are so many commercials! I don't listen to the radio for that very reason, too! But I did have a great experience with radio growing up! In my early 20s a radio station was just beginning in Chicago and for the first month they played music, uninterrupted, commercial free for 30 days! Never experienced anything like prior to nor since! Can you imagine that happening in this day and age of 'greed' and advertising, I can't! sam
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sam444
on July 28, 2011 at 4:22 AM
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Re: I have given up on radio I hate talk back radio...usually one sided
Freedom of choice is still the most wonderful right of all. If you were lying down in bed, and the light coming in through the window was keeping you awake, you'd walk over and pull the shade down, instead of simply lying there trying to tolerate the light. If radio has become nothing but annoying, it gets turned off, probably never to be played again! My own CD collection, at this point in time, is
huge!
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JimmyA
on July 27, 2011 at 1:37 PM
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Re: In my country, radios still don't have as many commercials - at least the
Okay, but how are the musical choices? Is every genre or style represented? Or are you bombarded by repetition as well?
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JimmyA
on July 27, 2011 at 1:33 PM
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Re: Hello, I'm in radio biz..
Yes, it's a shame. Like you said, and like I wrote, radio
used to be really, really good. Of course big business stuck their greedy noses into everything, and the music, at least the choices, suffered. Thank the gods for CD's. There's nothing like being able to listen to what I want, when I want.
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JimmyA
on July 27, 2011 at 1:31 PM
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Re: We lived in a "fringe" area...
Let me guess . . . for really good reception, sometimes aluminum foil came into play as well. And you're right. Personally, I'd rather listen to two squirrels fighting over an acorn than listen to anything by Britney Spears!And baseball without the visual can be fun sometimes too, but I need those replays of the really close calls to judge for myself.
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JimmyA
on July 27, 2011 at 1:28 PM
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In my country, radios still don't have as many commercials - at least the
State radio
posted by
Straightforward
on July 27, 2011 at 11:25 AM
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I have given up on radio I hate talk back radio...usually one sided
political brain washing...or songs with filthy words and as you say all commercials. I listen to CD's
posted by
Kabu
on July 27, 2011 at 11:19 AM
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Hello, I'm in radio biz..
Well, actually I co-run a FM antenna consulting company and some, not all of the problem is that radio, like most everything else, has become big business, corporate - ever hear of Clear Channel? They have helped to ruin a real connection to the masses that radio once was. Of course technology - computers, cable, ipods, mp3 players, on and on has changed the game too. Used to be new musical artists could get their start via disc jockeys and local info. (weather, traffic, emergencies, etc.) was there when needed - not so much anymore. If it wasn't for religious broadcasters and stations, our business would be non-existent.
posted by
Raye09
on July 27, 2011 at 10:21 AM
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We lived in a "fringe" area...
If I wanted to listen to the radio I had to put my arm behind it, which somehow made the reception better and put my ear next to the speaker so as not to bother everyone else in our small house. Now we wake up to "Classic Rock" on KKZX FM in Spokane, and while they do tend to repeat, at least it's not Britney
Spears and the All Idol All Day stuff. They stream over the internet and my brother listens to it in Austin that way. I also prefer listening to baseball on the radio, seems better that way somehow.
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food4thought
on July 27, 2011 at 10:01 AM
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