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WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
8. No, they never will go back....
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 06:54 PM
Nov 2012

There still are some restrictions on how much of the airwaves any one entity can own in a defined market, but broadcast radio is slowly withering on the vine.

I don't think the people in DC see any political gain in trying to break the de facto monopolies.

Advertising is shifting away from broadcast radio. It's just the facts.

There is a lot of overhead involved in broadcasting radio. They just can't compete with all the other outlets that people can turn too for information and entertainment.

When the population of 50 plus moves more and more off the viable target markets, there is no reason to keep those licenses. When that happens, the value of the radio station will drop and then there might be some movement toward a pirate radio situation.

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