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Who Needs Radio?

Posted by michael on from the all-we-hear-is-radio-ga-ga dept.

DragonMagic writes "MSNBC asks what many /.ers have been asking: Who needs the radio anymore? Rather, it goes on to really ask, who needs the RIAA anymore? With online music distribution sources, television, and the internet itself, how much longer will it be before the radio, and the RIAA, will be an obsolete means to promote artists?"

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  1. NPR by Noodles · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I couldn't live without NPR. I don't listen to music on the radio because it stinks, but I listent to NPR every day.

  2. oh really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    just why are you spending hours driving to and from work? do you have any idea how irresponsible that is?

  3. Re:What? by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    i agree, i couldn't live (well, i suppose i could if i had to) without "morning edition" and "all things considered". i even donated money during this pledge drive because i like their quality programming, as opposed to "donating" money to RIAA for their crappy music, by purchasing CDs.

    i think one should ask "who really needs MSNBC, when we have NPR?"

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  4. In Other News... by kc0dxh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    kc0dxh is asking what /.ers have been asking -
    who needs Michael anymore? With bloggs as big as they are, why not just post random entries from member blogs?

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  5. Re:What? by Davak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Am I the only one just waiting for FOX news to start a radio station?

    NPR just has a great lock on the morning news... very similar to CNN previous lock on television news.

    Fox probably figures the world needs a "fair and balanced" (or whatever they say) version of the radio news.

    Davak