Even In An On-Demand World, Don’t Lose Radio’s “Shared Experience”
While broadcasters are smart to embrace the new technology, Edison VP/music and programming Sean Ross argues that they shouldn't be so quick to surrender entirely to the concept of an "on-demand" media world. What made radio great, Ross says, is the shared experience, whether it was the Beatles on WABC in 1964 or the top 40 revival of 1984. And it's the shared experience that could make radio necessary in an otherwise on-demand world.
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First Listen: KYCY (KYOU Radio), San Francisco's Podcast Format
Infinity's foray into "Open Source Broadcasting" offers variety that Jack/Bob stations can only dream about. By offering would-be broadcasters a platform to air their homebrew podcasts, KYOU Radio is certainly taking risks. But is it compelling radio?
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More than One in Ten Men Age 18 to 34 Own a DVR
Eleven percent of Men age 18 to 34 own a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) such as a TiVo, compared to 6% of the total population age 12 and older. Want to know more? Check out the 2005 Arbitron/Edison Internet and...
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Variety Format Takes Off at Radio Stations
Sean Ross talks to the Business Week about the variety format stations that are springing up across the country....
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Ex-Tucsonans pioneer all-hurban radio: Sean Ross comments in the Arizona Daily Star
Sean Ross talks to the Arizona Daily Star about the radio industry's latest buzz movement - hurban (Hispanic-urban) radio....
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