Decius wrote:
] angus wrote:
] ] Even if you are not a fan you should checkout some of the
] ] stories and links on his web page. I think Howard is making
] up
] ] for lost time. He sat on this domain for many years with
] ] almost no content posted and now the site is suffering from
] ] information overload. You be the judge.
]
] This bruhaha over Jackson's breast, in the context of recent
] consolidation of broadcast media, is entertaining enough to
] comment on, but not fundamental enough to be angry about,
] IMHO.
]
] First, Jackson's "incident" was clearly a promotional stunt
] for her new album. It apparently didn't help much. Whatever.
]
] Second, I really liked Stern's movie. I had such great hope
] for him. But my only access to him is his television show, and
] Stern's television show sucks. If you've seen one you've seen
] them all. Its Stern "convincing" some stripper to take her
] clothes off, but I don't even get to see her naked because his
] show has always been censored. Between my cable and internet
] access I've got much better porn at my fingertips if thats
] what I'm in for.
]
] Frankly, I don't care about the consolidation of broadcast
] radio and television because I'm not listening and I'm not
] watching. I get my information from the internet. I never
] watch broadcast television unless its the super bowl or
] something. The stereo in my car doesn't work, and when I do
] fix it I'll probably get XM. I think XM is over-priced, but
] broadcast radio is so bad that its almost not worth the money
] to fix my stereo if thats what I'm going to be listening to.
]
] Stern should be using his website and he should be on XM. I'm
] sure that people who work in the old broadcast world view
] these new media as ghettos for programming thats not popular
] enough to make it in the real world. That perception is wrong.
] There is a fundamental change occurring from an environment
] where we all accessed the common denominator to an evironment
] where no one accesses the common denominator because there is
] enough bandwidth available to provide each of us with
] something that really does interest us. This is the future.
] The broadcast world is a ghetto of programming that no body
] really likes but which appeals to the majority of us on some
] low level.
]
] All these "community" groups who are pissed off that
] consolidation has pushed them off the air need to get their
] asses in gear and start using the internet. They'll have real
] power to communicate and organize online. Its completely
] stupid for them pawn after dead media. I agree with the
] conservative's push to get these people wired, even if they
] did do it for selfish financial reasons. These changes are
] inevitable anyway. Within my lifetime I think I'll see the
] broadcast radio and television spectrum reallocated for
] another purpose, and I'll celebrate the day.

Here is a station that is trying to do that. WOXY