"JN" <jim@home> wrote in message
news:Up-dnbE99L9hfd7XnZ2dnUVZ8s6dnZ2d@brightview.co.uk
> DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
>> "JN" <jim@home> wrote in message
>> news:kq2dndgX_qWSPd7XnZ2dnUVZ8lmdnZ2d@brightview.c o.uk
>>> jasee wrote:
>>>> Steve Terry wrote:
>>>>> "JN" <jim@home> wrote in message
>>>>> news:3vKdnVTB34-61t7XnZ2dnUVZ8opi4p2d@brightview.co.uk...
>>>>>> Kráftéé wrote:
>>>>>>> DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
>>>>>>>> "Alan" <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:AtSTnMGj7pQKFwgC@amac.f2s.com
>>>>>>>>> In message <7afjm6F1vb133U1@mid.individual.net>, DAB sounds
>>>>>>>>> worse
>>>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>>>> FM <dab.is@fooked.com> wrote
>>>>>>>>>> There's a 10 Downing St petition to stop FM/AM being
>>>>>>>>>> switched
>>>>>>>>>> off: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/AM-FM-Radio/
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>> This Internet Radio sounds like the dogs b#ll#cks, how can I
>>>>>> receive
>>>>>> it in my car at the same cost as FM broadcasts (I only listen
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> radio in a car).
>>>>>> JN
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I receive internet radio on my laptop anywhere with my Three 3g
>>>>> dongle, 5 quid per month.
>>>> I've also used a 3g dongle with 3g: it's pretty crap here and
>>>> also
>>>> over
>>>> vast areas of the UK (even by 3g's own map)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I was not serious about Internet Radio but some seem to believe
>>> the
>>> Internet is the holy grail for everything no matter how
>>> impractical
>>> (setting up laptop and mobile in my car before setting off each
>>> morning ).
>>
>>
>> If you're refering to what I wrote about Internet radio, I'm pretty
>> sure I didn't mention in-car, so I didn't say it's the holy grail
>> for
>> everywhere.
> No, it wasn't yourself but the 3G laptop reply that I was referring
> to.
>>
>>
>>> To have decent programmes usually requires a reasonable investment
>>> in
>>> talent and I don't see how tiny internet stations can achieve this
>>> without a mass market.
>>
>>
>> Why does a radio station always need to have DJs or individual
>> programmes? Internet radio is excellent for people who like genres
>> of
>> music that are poorly covered on bigger radio stations - and
>> there's a
>> lot of different genres taht are covered poorly.
> True, but it will almost certainly be a minority interest (my
> opinion).


Only because the BBC doesn't want anybody to know about what's
available, because there's a conflict of interest between the BBC
promoting digital radio and them actually promoting the kind of
Internet radio that they're opposed to because if a lot of people
listened to it the BBC would lose listeners.


>>> As far as I can see the more stations we have the
>>> worse the material on offer. DTV seems to be a good example, I'm
>>> often
>>> seeing the same programmes on that I watched in the 1960/70's.
>>>
>>> Most current commercial radio stations are fairly dire, usually
>>> playing
>>> almost continuous music or having intentionally provocative
>>> presenters
>>> to generate revenue from phone ins.
>>
>>
>> Commercial radio is also obviouosly profit-oriented so they play
>> music
>> that appeals to the lowest common denominator. Small Internet radio
>> stations aren't in it for the profit, and they're in it to play the
>> music they like.
>
> I believe we will still need a number large broadcasters with
> sufficient
> resources to deliver high quality content and a robust news service.


We'll have that anyway even if it means consolidation between
commercial broadcasters.


> Without these we are down to unresearched comment (you may think
> some of
> our broadcasters are already like this). If we rely on blogs and
> rumour
> only we will soon be burning witches again.


Radio is in steep decline, but it'll never get as bad as only having
to rely on blogs.



--
Steve - www.savefm.org - stop the BBC bullies switching off FM

www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - digital radio news & info

"It is the sheer volume of online audio content available via
internet-connected devices which terrifies the UK radio industry. I
believe that broadband-delivered radio will explode in the years to
come, offering very local, unregulated content, as well as opening a
window to the radio stations of the world." - from the Myers Report