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    ir_danno22
    Sep 25 10:02 PM
    Radio Industry: Off-Air Revenue Soars, Despite Overall Slump [view article]
    how about the more you give, the even more is expected from you the next time around. df Reply
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    killerkaul
    Sep 16 09:50 AM
    Radio Industry: Off-Air Revenue Soars, Despite Overall Slump [view article]
    should be ........... agree. Reply
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    killerkaul
    Sep 16 09:49 AM
    Radio Industry: Off-Air Revenue Soars, Despite Overall Slump [view article]
    I agee................. the more you give people,,,,,,,,,,, the less they respect, or like you. The french for example............. Reply
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    Brent Walker
    Sep 15 11:32 AM
    Radio Industry: Off-Air Revenue Soars, Despite Overall Slump [view article]
    Right Stan...voting republican has done so much good for our nation over the past several years. Just look at the great strides our economy has taken under a republican regime. Not to mention our standing in the world. You're a real thinker there Stan. Reply
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    Stan Muse
    Sep 12 08:49 PM
    Radio Industry: Off-Air Revenue Soars, Despite Overall Slump [view article]
    All, remember that the two democrats voted against the merger in the end. If Obama wins, the FCC board will be 3 democrats and 2 republicans. If that happens we can expect them to throw everything they have at SIRI to either kill it or bust it up. VOTE REPUBLICAN!! Reply
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    karunakaran
    May 10 06:59 AM
    Entercom Communications Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript [view article]
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    karunakaran
    May 10 06:58 AM
    Entercom Communications Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript [view article]
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    PocketRadio
    May 08 02:00 PM
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    Entercom Communications Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript [view article]
    HD Radio is a farce:

    hdradiofarce.blogspot....     Reply
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    FilthyLucre
    Apr 09 11:39 AM
    Here's Hoping Cramer Gets His Satellite Radio Merger [view article]
    Provocative. Reply
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    Sir Sid
    Apr 09 04:18 AM
    The Evolution of Terrestrial Radio [view article]
    Over-billing, lack of decent programming and the demise of localism are probably the biggest complaints consumers have (I don't know why the exec's at CCU, CDL, COX and others don't understand this.

    Even some of the mom and pops that I have worked with seem to suffer from rectal cranial inversion as far as the programming is concerned. Radio isn't anything like it was when I got into the business (or like it was when I listened to it as a kid). There were real "mavericks" on the airwaves and the music was fantastic!! Now it has become: Play what we want you to play, say what we want you to say and play and say what we want you to play and say WHEN we want you to play and say it. How boring!!! You can train a chimp to push buttons and hire morons for minimum wage to read liners.

    I understand that it is all about the bottom line but, all of the passion is out the door. I could never sell advertising on radio because I no longer believe in the product. No one listens anymore. Thats what they (GM's OM's and execs at the major broadcasting companies ) seem to overlook You can't sell a product that is substandard (or doesn't exist).

    Radio is a creative medium but it has been "homogenized"... The music is pure pre-packaged drivel.. Outside of the news/talk format, there isn't any room for creativity. It is not wanted.

    I finally left the business in 02'. I simply couldn't stand what radio has become. I put up with the b.s. for twenty years and all along the way I felt that the main reason why radio is sooooo bad is because sales people and accountants are in charge of programming. Another reason may be due to the command control structure of these big broadcasting companies.

    They think that they have a clue as to what the listener in Farmington NM. wants to hear as they sit in their chairs in L.A. and New York. Programming decisions must be made locally and they must be made by people who specialize in programming concepts as opposed to sales sleezes with a tin ear.

    Cookie cutter approaches like CCU has attempted lower the bar as well. A one size fits all approach like this results in stations that play the same four songs by the same four artists at the same time each day...ok, I am exaggerating a bit (but not by much). It also makes stations across the country sound the same. As I was driving across country a few years back, I found a station called big dog (can't remember the calls) in Oklahoma City. It sounded exactly like the Big Dog in Farmington NM. The only difference was the name of the jocks. The liners were the same and so were the recorded images. Ah.. clear channel strikes again! I said as I promptly put a cd in my player and tuned out.

    Just because a song "tests" well in L.A. doesn't mean that the folks in Colo. Spgs. or Tucson will be receptive.The listener has suffered greatly due to this and has found substitutes (such as Ipods, cd's and internet programming). What does this mean for advertisers? No one is listening to the station that they spent their ad dollars on. What does it mean for the listener? More substitutes.

    As a radio vet, I can sympathize with the listeners and the advertisers. I can't even turn on the radio anymore due to the mediocrity. It is all garbage! Television will soon go the way of the radio waves due to the reasons aforementioned. Diversification will not help them (the major broadcasting companies) if they have simply acquired radio and television stations. They also must de-centralize their programming on these media outlets and get the bean counters and sales pigs out of the programming chairs.     Reply
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    User 174032
    Apr 06 10:46 PM
    The Evolution of Terrestrial Radio [view article]
    J.P. - What about the move towards airing sports talk radio on cable TV. Espn does this of course with Mike and Mike, but I suppose this kinda thing got it's start with Howard Stern and Don Imus. Doesn't this just play to the importance of entertainment content. Going further, why wouldn't some content from TV find itself migrating to simulcast or rebroadcast over radio. I could imagine the Daily Show or even Oprah simulcast on radio or reaired the next day or several hours later. I think the move by Washington Post to team up with Bonneville, and the news that the Tribune under Sam Zell has been hiring Clear Channel executives points the way for a morphing of radio and possibly newspapers into a cross-media format. Anyway, these are all interesting idea for morphing radio into an entertainment/informat... format.

    Regards,
    Roger     Reply
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    SeekingAlpha
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    Apr 06 05:16 AM
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    Is this a buy or a sell? Reply
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    J.P. Hannan
    Mar 28 09:53 AM
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    The Evolution of Terrestrial Radio [view article]
    NTGH, thanks for the compliment. After 15 years in broadcasting- working "in the trenches" as a partner in 7 station turnarounds, working for the 15th largest radio company, and sitting on two broadcasting boards, I feel pretty comfortable with my credentials in the space.

    I enjoy spirited discussions on the subject and have a thick skin. Hearing from the critics forces me to sharpen my positions, and frankly makes me better at what I do.

    No one has the answer, but everyone has good ideas.     Reply
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    None-Too-Gre
    at Hits
    Mar 26 09:26 PM
    The Evolution of Terrestrial Radio [view article]
    I appreciate the fact that J P responds to his critics with respect. Reply
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    J.P. Hannan
    Mar 26 12:09 PM
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    The Evolution of Terrestrial Radio [view article]
    Excellent points guys, but i am in no way advocating syndicated fare as the future. I said for companies not able to develop and own their own local content, syndication would be crucial in the future because they will never be able to compete purely on music choice.

    As for CCU, I always find it interesting that the industry gets painted with that one very wide brush. There are a lot of good radio companies out there doing a complete 180 from the CCU model. CCU just happens to get all the attention.     Reply
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