DotMac
Shill H8r
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join:2007-10-26
Huntington Beach, CA
| reply to kfsutops
Re: bah
Which begs the question...why would the NAtB not want the merger. If what you say is true, a merger would result in higher prices which would be good for the terrestrial broadcasters.
The fact that the NAtB is fighting this tooth and nail tells me the opposite would be the case. XM and Sirius could save a bundle combining resources and not having to advertise against each other. Satellite would still have to compete with not only OTA radio, but all the other sources of mobile entertainment (eg iPods). |
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UofMiamiGrad
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join:2001-02-03
Great Neck, NY
| said by DotMac  :The fact that the NAtB is fighting this tooth and nail tells me the opposite would be the case. XM and Sirius could save a bundle combining resources and not having to advertise against each other. Satellite would still have to compete with not only OTA radio, but all the other sources of mobile entertainment (eg iPods). I agree, the more NAB fights the merger, the more the merger makes sense. The NAB doesn't want competition that a combined XM/Sirius company would give them & they know it. This is just the latest crap the NAB is pulling. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by DotMac :Satellite would still have to compete with not only OTA radio, but all the other sources of mobile entertainment (eg iPods). Don't forget HD radio which gives you the same sound quality as satelite except it's FREE. |
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DotMac
Shill H8r
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join:2007-10-26
Huntington Beach, CA
| I was going to list it but figured someone would post that HD-Radio is still OTA radio 
I like HD-Radio in terms of quality, but unfortunately it still suffers from all the commercials and idiot program directors that have totally trashed Los Angeles radio. |
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX
| Also, let us not forget, in addition the the ills that BF69 mentions, after you drive a certain distance, it is back to the hunt for a station that has the type of music/entertainment that one wants. The hunt can be a frustrating experience in some of the more rural portions of the country. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to DotMac
said by DotMac :I was going to list it but figured someone would post that HD-Radio is still OTA radio I like HD-Radio in terms of quality, but unfortunately it still suffers from all the commercials and idiot program directors that have totally trashed Los Angeles radio. No such thing as a free lunch. Don't like commericials go pay service. Want free radio put up with ads. Just the way it is. Radio, TV, internet with very few exceptions no one is trying to entertain you just to be nice. It's about making money. Always has been always will be. |
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DotMac
Shill H8r
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join:2007-10-26
Huntington Beach, CA | Ads are fine but some stations run 20 minutes of commercials an hour and to me that is excessive. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by DotMac :Ads are fine but some stations run 20 minutes of commercials an hour and to me that is excessive. That's actually less than TV. |
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aaron8301
I can't get myself to go away.
join:2005-01-03
Clarkston, WA | Actually the typical one hour TV show is about 44 minutes long (download an ep off the internet, commercial-free, and they are about 44 mins, depending on the show), leaving 16 minutes of commercials. So that is much MORE than TV. |
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