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Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-overtime-pay dept.

partridge writes "Carson Daly's simulacrum is the new Max Headroom. I guess this makes Clear Channel Communications the current embodiment of Network 23? Now we just have to wait for the blipverts to start making consumer's heads explode."

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  1. Unions are just looking to save their jobs by JasonUCF · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is just a simple case of a radio station using technology to bring high profile talent into a market.

    It's been done for tens of years. Ok, so technology now allows them to fine tune it up to every tiny little word -- that's kind of cool, actually -- but anyway, do you really think Casey Casem or Dick Clark knew anything about half the cities they were broadcasting in?

    It's America's Top 40 Dance Band Stand! Broadcasting right here in Minnoke!

    The union's just looking to save their local DJs some jobs. Carson Daly is not going to appear on every radio dial. The fear is, though, if people tune into this, maybe they would like more high profile talent on their other radio shows.. not local talent. Good luck unions! ugh, would hate to fight that fight..

    It would be cool to hear Carson Daly stuttering over his words digitally and repeating a star's name over and over and over again.

  2. Use their tools against them. by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What's to stop some enterprising folk from making their own, highly subversive versions of Carson Daly from recordings of his show?

    What's to stop those recordings from being either broadcast locally from pirate rigs, or injected into a Clear Channel satellite feed?

    Ok, maybe state and federal laws and the wrath of the FCC, if you care about that kind of thing.