Re: [IRCA] FCC may help remove electrical noise

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

There's also been some recent discussions on the air ( TV ) which conclude that once the Baby Boomer generation passes, newspapers, magazines, and books in printed form will also go away. Radio is in the same boat - it's "Old Media". If the content you want is on your I-phone, I-Pad, Blackberry, reader or tablet, why go anywhere else ?

Russ Edmunds
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--- On Tue, 3/5/13, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] FCC may help remove electrical noise
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 11:54 PM
> It is interesting this question has
> come up now as I was discussing the
> future of MW AM just the other day with a CE with so many
> Canadians
> moving to FM. Here in the US, there are too many stations.
> As most do
> not make much of a profit and the FM generally supports the
> AM, if
> available. If it is a stand-alone AM, many seem to fail.
> Then they
> return with more programming that will fail again and again.
> With all of
> the FCC updates, there seem to be more and more AM stations
> going to an
> all sports format. Sure the electrical noise needs to be
> addressed, but
> better programming is the real problem with AM radio. 
>   I mentor 3 kids that go to our church. Two that are
> 17 and the other
> in college at 18 and none of them ever listen to the radio
> period! Their
> mother listens to FM on a rare occasion. She is 41. I have
> asked if High
> School or College kids listen to the radio and the answer is
> always, not
> that they know of. What happens once our generation is
> gone.? I am 64.
> Some people I know in radio, still live in the 1960s bubble.
> They cannot
> understand why anyone would not listen to radio. It is
> really sad what
> has happened to so much of the broadcasting industry. Old
> call letters
> have been thrown away. So many corporate owners only care
> about the
> bottomline. So much of the classic history is gone. When I
> worked in
> radio in the 70s, Radio was RADIO. Live programming and
> local. At least
> here in Clatsop County some stations still are pretty
> local.
> Just my take on it. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick 
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
> 
> 
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