[BC] Listening in the car

[nakayle@gmail.com]

   Most netcasting is talk-based- not music.
  People have other ways to get their music- from on-line music vendors.

 - Nat

On 8/5/06, Al Stewart <stewarta at xplornet.com> wrote:
>
> Not so cheap with the per-listener music licensing.
>
> Al
>
> ------ At 09:20 AM 08/05/2006 -0400, nakayle at gmail.com wrote: -------
>
>
> > Well the thing about it is that netcasting is very cheap compared to
> >broadcasting.  It can easily be a one-man operation- no license, no
> >regulations, no limits on numbers or range, yet even the smallest
> netcaster
> >has a world-wide clear-channel so he can reach a select audience
> where-ever
> >they are with a few sponsors interested in this targeted audience- so if
> a
> >guy likes fishing and wants to hear people talk about fishing while he
> >drives to work- he can now do that and makers of fishing gear will be
> eager
> >to pay to reach him.
> >
> >Programs like this will be available for every imaginable interest that
> can
> >downloaded to a Ipod-like device that you can carry with you as easily as
> a
> >portable radio.  And eventually there will be universal WiFi and WiMax so
> >you can hear this stuff in real time anywhere.
> >
> >People in broadcasting will have to realize the world is changing- and
> the
> >future is not broadcasting- it's narrowcasting- so that everyone can hear
> >what they want- not what mass marketers think they should hear.
> >
> >- Nat
> >
> >
> >On 8/5/06, Steve Newman <shnewman at alaweb.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>I'm trying to see how money can be made. Most of these will remain (as
> >>long
> >>as they can) hobby type operations. There are way too many of them and I
> >>don't see how they're going to make money. I'm sure many have and many
> >>will
> >>fall by the wayside. Until you can reach the total audience at a
> >>reasonable
> >>streaming price it's not going to work. Also, it's not (yet) portable.
> >>It's
> >>getting there but there's more work to be done. I meant to tell you I'm
> >>working satellite radio as well and keeping my eye on streaming. I just
> >>have
> >>to get the business model solidly in my head. It's like the Wild West
> >>right
> >>now....which is fine...but until there's a bit more control I'll have
> >>trouble with it. Then again, maybe not. I'm open. I'm also a Libran and
> I
> >>have trouble when things are wild and out of balance. :)
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <nakayle at gmail.com>
> >>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> >>Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 10:22 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [BC] Listening in the car
> >>
> >>
> >>> Well sounds like you know how to program radio, Steve.  Pity there
> >>aren't
> >>> more PDs like you.  My favorite radio era was 1960s FM where you could
> >>> hear
> >>> most anything.  And where is the 'underground radio' of today?- it's
> on
> >>> the
> >>> net!  There you can find the variety and experimenting that have long
> >>> disappeared from commercial radio.   And today's generation of young
> >>> people
> >>> are discovering this and deserting commercial radio in droves.
> >>>
> >>> - Nat
> >>
> >>
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