Boston.com will bring WFNX staffers back online

[Donna Halper]

On 6/25/2012 1:56 PM, Sean Smyth wrote:
> Steve O. wrote:
>    
>> Are they volunteering their services?  I highly doubt that a webstream is
>> going to generate enough revenue to support a paid staff.  The Globe isn't
>> exactly flush with cash to subsidize this venture either.
>>      
I still wonder if internet radio really works-- Sam Kopper tried to 
bring back WBCN as an online station, but it gets very little media buzz 
and I wonder how many people actually do listen to it.  Sam of course 
will say he has a lot of  listeners, and he is to be commended for 
trying.  But the issue of monetizing internet radio is still a question, 
as is how you can accurately  measure listenership, and how you can grow 
the audience-- while we on this list are generally in possession of good 
internet connections and a knowledge of what's out there to listen to, 
there are still many folks who either cannot listen (while they are at 
work or in the car), or they lack the sufficiently fast (or affordable) 
internet connections.  I assume the WFNX folks will get some 
compensation for their time, but once they go on-line, will Boston.com 
be able to effectively promote this venture, or will it turn out to be 
too costly and cumbersome to maintain?