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This is really interesting. Some of the "shock jocks" talk a little about this. "Opie and Anthony" (afternoons in NYC) are the most vocal about how bizarre, deceptive, and structured the radio industry is. There's nothing worse than actually tuning in to one radio station all day. I've done it and it's miserable. No wonder Napster is so successful. I've got 30-odd hours of only the music I want and don't have to sit through insufferable commercial blather to hear it. This article explains how the uber-section of the radio industry works. A three player system involving the record company, the radio stations and "indies." Indies are the middle men in the industry. A left over dinosaur that now charges millions a month to promote the records produced by record companies to the radio stations. As much as I hate the radio, this makes it worse. The "shock jocks" are a breath of fresh air in this morass of structure, sterility and, most of all, banality.
- posted by levinson @ 3/14/2001 06:47:00 AM