[BC] Fallout from cuts

[Kent Winrich]

OK Rich... once again you are putting words in my mouth.  At no point 
have I ever suggested that IBOC was the world savior.  And your rant 
gets way off the topic that I was discussing.

Also your complete obsession with IBOC is getting quite scary.  No 
matter the topic, you somehow spin it to IBOC.  It is quite old and 
tired and seems to be the only topic you want to discuss.  But again 
we are way off topic.

What stations am I saving...  The stations I work with save 
LIVES.  As in HUMAN LIVES.  To me that is worth far more than 
money.  I dont expect you to understand.

Have a nice day.


On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Rich Wood 
<<mailto:richwood at pobox.com>richwood at pobox.com> wrote:
------ At 07:21 PM 5/4/2008, Kent Winrich wrote: -------
I am also concerned about the business that you armchair quarterbacks love
to rip on, yet are unable to offer any solutions.

Just like your IBUZ cheerleading can't get that albatross to fly, 
only those at the very top can implement any solution any of us might 
offer. Many people here have offered solutions, the most common being 
get off your butts and invest in the business with compelling 
programming and good people. Instead, they chop heads to save their 
butts. Let's see if you can come up with an answer to rewarding 
dysfunctional top management with more money as their stock drops to 
delisting levels.

Your solution is an expensive, stillborn technology. Ours are much 
more basic and have worked since radio began. Make radio exciting 
showbiz and give listeners reasons to listen. Your solution is to 
glut the market with more dull, sterile noise. You can still count, 
without taking your shoes off, the number of stations offering 
something significantly different that makes purchasing a deaf IBUZ 
receiver attractive. The attitude is "if they come, we'll build it. 
Well, they ain't coming. They aren't even breathing hard.

You have no idea who my clients are and what they're doing. I can't 
divulge who they are or what their plans are. That would violate 
agreements. What I can say is that they're still making money. Part 
of the reason is that, instead of wasting money polluting the 
spectrum, they've chosen to invest it in people who create 
programming. I'm happy to say they fire people for poor performance, 
not cutbacks, so the wingtips at the top can suck the companies dry.

What stations are you saving? If there are any, I'm sure you have the 
same non-disclosure agreements, so I don't expect an answer beyond 
how awesome the IBUZ radio salvation will be.