With the advent of programs like Pandora and the ease of plugging phones and mp3 players into cars, do you think traditional radio become a thing of the past?
No, I don't think traditional radio will die any time soon. People still enjoy the DJs, for instance, so I think they will tune in just for that. Many people still don't use Pandora or have cars with mp3 jacks either.
I think that radio definitely still has a presence in society, I just think that the music that floods the stations are not unique and are far from innovative.
I think traditional radio will continue to decline in popularity, but I doubt it will ever completely disappear. I know people who like to call and enter radio contests. I think unique features like that will help radio stations survive for a while.
audioaudio90 Messages: 623 Registered: October 2010
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Rockhaven wrote on Mon, 20 August 2012 15:05
I think that radio definitely still has a presence in society, I just think that the music that floods the stations are not unique and are far from innovative.
Yes, I wish that music on the radio had a little more variety as well. While there are still some great songs that are played, so many sound the same.
Radio is like newspapers in my opinion. They're forms of media that have declined but will probably never die out completely. There will always be a market for them regardless of whether people treat them like nostalgic relics or not.
gofar99 Messages: 1947 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
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Hi Everyone, I agree it will probably last a long time, but for me especially when traveling XM satellite is king. Few "commercials" except for themselves on the hour and it doesn't fade out except in places like tunnels. Not free though.
The Mother Messages: 34 Registered: April 2013 Location: The Deep South
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I don't believe that local radio stations will ever completely die out. They may no longer be where we go to get the latest music but there are still plenty of reasons to listen to a local station, especially if you live in a small town. XM and the other "biggies" aren't interested in letting you know what is going on in rural areas.
If at first you don't succeed, go back and do it the way Mother told you to.
Wayne Parham Messages: 18782 Registered: January 2001
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I listen to broadcast radio or streamed audio stations for one of two reasons: current local news or convenience. It's fine for me to listen to music on the radio as background material, in the car, while working, whatever. But the quality isn't as good as better media, records, tapes, BluRay and CDs, and high-res computer files. Airwave radio lacks bandwidth and is compressed and streaming audio is compressed even more. So the quality isn't there, but it's fine for casual listening.
Traditional radio is kind of like newspapers. They're slowly declining but they will always have at least a "niche" interest with the public. It's good though, we need those bits of "living history" as it were.
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