[BC] the end of radio ...

[RokprtMike at aol.com]

Terrestrial radio is an industry that has been around now for around 
a century give or take a decade. It is in it's final phase or the end 
of it's business cycle. Some of you younger guys may see the end of 
it completely.

I predict, and it is happening now, that it will be eventually 
overtaken by all of the Internet stations and other forms of media on 
the younger generations iCr** devices.

Perhaps you can get your station on these devices but how will you 
compete with hundreds of stations that will be available to these devices?

My point is, the FCC doesn't give a rat's a** about broadcasting 
anymore. Take a good look at the FCC's Daily Digest. Most of what 
they are involved in is of the rubber stamp variety. They are 
interested in modern technology and stealing BW from other services.

I might add that the FCC also does not give a rat's a** about pirates 
anymore. Let's take Boston for example. There are many of them 
operating and offering advertising and they have been on the air for 
years and will continue to operate for years. The governor and mayor 
of Boston advertised and  thanked them for their support during the 
last elections!

The FCC can cherry pick which pirates to shut down but all it will 
take is one lawsuit and the flood gates will open. We have had this 
discussion before about Radio Goldfield but however you look at it a 
pirate was given and STA and then given a license to operate an FM station.

Now I have discussed this with a very respectable FCC attorney and he 
confirmed what I have written above.

You can call them all the names you want they aren't going anywhere 
and they are competing with you.

Mike

In a message dated 1/31/2010 11:16:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
 >>>>>The FCC is under no obligation to consider a bunch of 
criminals/pirates How long do you think it will take these unlicensed 
operators to put a "linner" at the output of the 1 watt 
exciter?  That power limit will likely be ignored.

 >If you want a radio station, you have to get a license like anyone 
else. If you can't pay, then quite likely, you can't serve the public 
interest either. The broadcast channels are not there to give 
egomaniacs bragging rights.

 >It takes a certain level of dedication and dollars to minimally 
serve the needs of the general public. We cannot afford leniency here.>>>>>