Bow to Stern

[tony schinella]

I would get satellite radio if I didn't have such
a great CD [and slowly, album burned to CD]
collection. I think it is a pretty neat technology
even if it is subscription-based. Since I spend
three hours or more a day in my car, the radio
gets real boring, real fast.

However, can they really regulate what goes out on
the satellite and cable? So long as there is a
disclaimer. I recall that HBO used to not run
R-rated movies until after 8 p.m. I don't know
when that rule went out the door. But before we
got rid of it, there was R-rated stuff on all day
long.

As an aside, did anyone see the NYT story about
teen pregnancy rates being the lowest it has been
since they have documented it? Sure, I think it is
easy to say the country has some serious "moral"
problems none of which have anything to do with
Janet flashing boob. But, this is a pretty good
sign, isn't it?

Best,
Tony Schinella
radiotony@comcast.net
http://politizine.blogspot.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SteveOrdinetz" <steveord@bit-net.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Bow to Stern
>
> While there is much hype as to how satellite
radio is the fastest growing
> new technology ever, the fact remains that only
a very small percentage of
> the population has it, or is likely to get it
anytime soon.  Stern probably
> has more listeners on his flagship alone than
there are total XM
> subscribers.  No doubt some will get receivers
in order to hear their hero,
> but I'd guess that his audience on either XM or
Sirius will be pretty small
> for many years.  Neither service is anywhere
near profitable...I doubt
> there'd be sufficient return on investment to
justify the high cost.
>
> Also...how much you wanna bet that satellite and
cable will come under some
> sort of content oversight as part of the whole
Superbowl/Janet flap?
>
> If there's one thing Stern does well it's making
himself look like he's
> being persecuted.  I bet he's crying all the way
to the bank.
>