Comments on: Stuck Between Radio Stations http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/06/25/stuck-between-radio-stations/ Music matters as if music mattered Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kandace http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/06/25/stuck-between-radio-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-323 kandace Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:20:04 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/06/25/stuck-between-radio-stations/#comment-323 mr. moore, my name is kandace, formerly of hits magazine. are you the roger moore from urban radio (detroit, buffalo & florida)? if yes, i woud love to reconnect with you. if not, thank keep up the good work. sincerely, kandace mr. moore,
my name is kandace, formerly of hits magazine. are you the roger moore from urban radio (detroit, buffalo & florida)? if yes, i woud love to reconnect with you.
if not, thank keep up the good work.
sincerely,
kandace

]]> By: Roger Moore http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/06/25/stuck-between-radio-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Roger Moore Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:21:08 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/06/25/stuck-between-radio-stations/#comment-109 The comment on internet radio is a timely one. Today is also the "day of silence" observed by scores of internet radio websites to protest the huge, retroactively-applied increases in royalty rates ordered by the Copyright Royalty Board, which will go into effect by July 15 unless Congress acts before then. A followup to your earlier post on this issue might be in order. The Internet Radio Equality Act now pending in Congress would vacate the CRB's proposed rates and provide royalty parity for internet radio providers. http://www.kurthanson.com/dos/ The comment on internet radio is a timely one. Today is also the “day of silence” observed by scores of internet radio websites to protest the huge, retroactively-applied increases in royalty rates ordered by the Copyright Royalty Board, which will go into effect by July 15 unless Congress acts before then. A followup to your earlier post on this issue might be in order. The Internet Radio Equality Act now pending in Congress would vacate the CRB’s proposed rates and provide royalty parity for internet radio providers.

http://www.kurthanson.com/dos/

]]> By: shacker http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/06/25/stuck-between-radio-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-108 shacker Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:45:03 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/06/25/stuck-between-radio-stations/#comment-108 I personally haven't listened to music on the radio in a substantial way since the early 80s (I do listen to NPR stations while driving though, which is itself rare), so am pretty out of touch with what's available (or what isn't available, which is what I usually experience when I flip it on out of morbid curiosity). But I do support the idea of genetic diversity on the air waves, and feel that media conglomeration represents a serious danger. It's interesting to see the parallel struggles between LPFM and <a href="http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/19/savenetradio/" rel="nofollow">internet radio</a>, both of which are under more-or-less constant attack by the giants who have already sucked all the air out of the room and still want the last few molecules for themselves. The air waves ultimately belong <i>to the public</i>, and the FCC's job is that of guarding a <i>public trust</i>. When the FCC bows to Clear Channel and other media giants, we all get screwed out of access to other minds over the air waves that belong to all of us - not just to Rupert. <a href="http://www.clearchannelsucks.net" rel="nofollow">clearchannelsucks.net</a> is still going at it, BTW, though the site doesn't seem to have the punch that it used to. Aside: It's hard now to comprehend why that Elvis Costello SNL appearance was so controversial. Just because he stopped one song 30 seconds in and and started another? I think it played with that "danger!" chord struck by live TV - the idea that SNL was like a live concert and anything could happen. But it was a good song to switch to :). I personally haven’t listened to music on the radio in a substantial way since the early 80s (I do listen to NPR stations while driving though, which is itself rare), so am pretty out of touch with what’s available (or what isn’t available, which is what I usually experience when I flip it on out of morbid curiosity). But I do support the idea of genetic diversity on the air waves, and feel that media conglomeration represents a serious danger.

It’s interesting to see the parallel struggles between LPFM and internet radio, both of which are under more-or-less constant attack by the giants who have already sucked all the air out of the room and still want the last few molecules for themselves.

The air waves ultimately belong to the public, and the FCC’s job is that of guarding a public trust. When the FCC bows to Clear Channel and other media giants, we all get screwed out of access to other minds over the air waves that belong to all of us – not just to Rupert.

clearchannelsucks.net is still going at it, BTW, though the site doesn’t seem to have the punch that it used to.

Aside: It’s hard now to comprehend why that Elvis Costello SNL appearance was so controversial. Just because he stopped one song 30 seconds in and and started another? I think it played with that “danger!” chord struck by live TV – the idea that SNL was like a live concert and anything could happen. But it was a good song to switch to :).

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