WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. Desmarais

[Dick Summer]

No reason why internet radio can't be local. ( www.brandywineradio.com ) And 
being local isn't the point. Being interesting is the point. Or it was 
anyway. Dick summer


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ari Alpert" <xradioguy@yahoo.com>
To: "Maureen Carney" <m_carney@yahoo.com>; "Kevin Vahey" 
<kvahey@comcast.net>; "Boston Radio Group" 
<boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. Desmarais


> It's just a matter of time before "Internet radio" becomes prevalent in 
> automobiles. Maybe this will be the year? Internet radio would seemingly 
> be competition that is unregulated and unstoppable for the terrestrial 
> (and satellite) radio industry. There is just something about the 
> terrestrial radio medium that I love but Jack Benny isn't coming back. 
> Perhaps I need to find a way to embrace the Phoenix of Internet radio that 
> may be born from the ashes of terrestrial radio.
>
> Being creative on terrestrial radio does not require much investment but 
> the consultants will never allow this type of risky experiment to happen. 
> There are those out there that would practically volunteer. It seems that 
> terrestrial radio has one and only one advantage over other mediums and 
> that's being local. Naturally that's the thing the owners cut first. It's 
> a shining example of next quarter's profits trumping long-term viability 
> in yet another industry.
>
> I'll always reminisce about tuning into WABC, WLS, and even 14Q in the 
> evenings of my youth. It's just not as much fun to DX on the Internet.
>
> -Ari
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> ________________________________
> From: Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>
> To: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>; Boston Radio Group 
> <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 9:43:32 AM
> Subject: Re: WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. Desmarais
>
> You can mandate AM/FM tuners in cars but you can't make people listen to 
> them.
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> ________________________________
> From: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>
> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org>
> Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 1:05:06 AM
> Subject: Re: WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. Desmarais
>
> I *thought* Congress finally mandated that all radios over a certain
> price level had to carry both bands to force the Detroit automakers to
> offer dual band radios. Apparently I am mistaken.
>
> They forced radio manufacturers to offer the extended band on AM.
>
> Looks like the NAB doesn't know how to lobby Congress.
>
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