In an indication of just how worried the radio industry is about competition from satellite radio (not to mention podcasting, MP3s, cable radio, video games and everything else), this pro-broadcast-radio ad has been circulating the commercial radio industry. (MP3) Nothing like yet another commercial to bring people back to a dying industry.
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February 27, 2005
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I had just finished watching this: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/27/big_medias_antipaytv.html
when I came over here.
Some things never change...
Posted by: Andrew | February 27, 2005 at 04:19 PM
wow... that jump from the 60's where parents were concerned about kids listening to purple haze to current times where i don't have time to do anything but worry about equipment fees for my satellite radio was jarring.
Posted by: aaron | February 27, 2005 at 10:22 PM
We suck, but we're free.
Posted by: listener paul | February 28, 2005 at 12:32 PM