Clear Channel

**South** · 11-17-2006, 07:15 PM

I've seen some here say they don't care for Clear Channel. This should make you happy

http://www.redherring.com/Article.as...r+Channel+Sold

Wow.

Atom · 11-17-2006, 07:18 PM

"a consortium of private equity firms for $27 billion."

Ewwwwwwweee

Julie · 11-17-2006, 08:59 PM

I despise Clear Channel.

**John Scott** · 11-17-2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Julie

I despise Clear Channel.

Why?

waffles · 11-18-2006, 07:25 AM

Because of them, where ever you go there's the same radio statios playing the same songs. There's no local flavor anymore. Corporate offices telling DJs what to play? What the Hell?

There's also the 'pay for play' to worry about. Record companies can buy their way anywhere in the Top 40 by paying enough money. A song being number one doesn't mean that people like it, it just means that it's played the most.

They're one of the biggest reasons I have my own show on a college station, where I can do relativly what I want without worry.

**John Scott** · 11-18-2006, 07:51 AM

Huh. When I was living in Seattle I used to listen to C89.5. It's run by a public high school, so no adverts at all.

http://www.c895worldwide.com/web/ <- streaming

Julie · 11-18-2006, 08:11 AM

Yep, what waffles said. It totally killed radio. All the stations play the same stupid songs. All our alternative stations here went bye-bye as soon as Clear Channel bought everyone up. The only good station, which luckily comes in by me, is a college radio station. The rest are all the same, and they suck.

waffles · 11-18-2006, 08:19 AM

There's always streaming radio. That's probably the way to go now if you want to hear real stuff instead of Brittney Spears pop shit.

Julie · 11-18-2006, 08:21 AM

Streaming radio doesn't work out so well when you're in a car, which is about the only time I listen to the radio. If I am at home, I listen to a cd or my ipod.

**South** · 11-18-2006, 08:32 AM

With Clear Channel going private there's talk of returning local control to a local level which would fix much of the problem.

waffles · 11-18-2006, 08:36 AM

Yay for that. I hope some pissed off people baught it too. That would really help.

Atom · 11-18-2006, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waffles

Because of them, where ever you go there's the same radio statios playing the same songs. There's no local flavor anymore. Corporate offices telling DJs what to play? What the Hell?

Sorta reminds me of "The Prisoner", the old UK TV series. lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by waffles

There's also the 'pay for play' to worry about. Record companies can buy their way anywhere in the Top 40 by paying enough money. A song being number one doesn't mean that people like it, it just means that it's played the most.

They're one of the biggest reasons I have my own show on a college station, where I can do relativly what I want without worry.

Kool.

**South** · 11-18-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Julie

Streaming radio doesn't work out so well when you're in a car, which is about the only time I listen to the radio.

Just wait a few years.