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  Abigail, 8 Mar 2006 @ 9:34am

  
  

  ? What am I missing?

  Clear Channel broadcasts on regular radio, generating revenuefrom commercials, that they have cut of their own will.
  
  They don't like their competition, satellite radio, that people pay to listen to...yet they produce 4 satellite stations, that I'm assuming they generate revenue for?
  
  Let's face it, before long we'll be choosing our radio provider like our television, internet, etc. No more free radio and, more than likely, it won't be commercial-free.

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    teKuru, 8 Mar 2006 @ 9:46am

    
    

    Re: ? What am I missing?

    Makes me glad I ripped every single audio cd I have come across for the past 8 years. Never get commercials on your own playlist.

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      Rugburn, 8 Mar 2006 @ 10:04am

      
      

      Re: ? What am I missing?

      Just you wait, man! The gov'ment (RIAA), under coercion of ClearChannel and others, will force software vendors to place ads in all software, on every desktop, at every cyber turn you can make. Every time you put a ripped compilation CD into your player, you will be charged a tax...
      Big Brother's takin' control, man. They ain't nuttin' we can doos abouddit!

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        You Still Control the Cash, 9 Mar 2006 @ 7:43am

        
        

        Re: ? What am I missing?

        Wrong. Until they stick their hands in your pocket and take your money while you do nothing, you do have a most powerful voice: your cash. It's what they respond to (the only thing they respond to). Don't buy DRM'd anything (why would you?).

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      Frank J. Mattia, 8 Mar 2006 @ 11:19am

      
      

      Re: ? What am I missing?

      amen to that.

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  Anonymous Coward, 8 Mar 2006 @ 9:51am

  
  

  No Subject Given

  Satellite radio is where its at right now, but it will develop into something similar to cable television.

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  Adam, 8 Mar 2006 @ 9:59am

  
  

  xm is actually not a bad product...

  My new car came equipped with free XM Satellite radio for 3 months - and I was actually impressed by the product. The stations were a breath of fresh air from the trash normally spewing out of AM/FM radio airwaves. Especially the obscure music stations (beyond jazz, for example).
  Depending on what specific stations will have commercials, it may or may not effect XM users (if its on the Pop station, for example, I don't think anyone will really care, being that they could just listen to FM and get the same, re-hashed garbage).
  I agree though, terrible move of even considering adding commercials to any of the stations (that's a big part of why I enjoy it).
  -my 2 cents
  www.agsinger.com

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  Jeff, 8 Mar 2006 @ 10:01am

  
  

  Forget satellite

  The only time I listen to a the radio is in the morning to hear the weather and traffic. I refuse to pay to hear music in my car other than buying a CD. Over the last few years I've ripped all my CDs and have over 2 months worth of music. So when I get tired of a group/album I replace it with something else in the playlist. Part of the reason I stopped listening to the radio was because in 60 mins you usually get 15 min. or more of commericals.
  
  Ipod = no commericals + no subscription fees

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    justin, 8 Mar 2006 @ 10:46am

    
    

    Re: Forget satellite

    Yes, but
    
    Ipod= Rip time + organize music + buying CD or 99¢ or subscription...

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  discojohnson, 8 Mar 2006 @ 10:03am

  
  

  money

  it all comes down to money. if xm wouldn't lose money by dropping the clearchannel feeds, then i say they should. hell with CC if they want to get two slices of the pie.

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  Tom, 8 Mar 2006 @ 10:14am

  
  

  other methods of radio

  I think that XM should cut their losses from this bit of bad PR and scrap the 4 channels of clear channel audio.
  
  Beside, it's only a matter of time before every cell tower in the country is spewing out music, radio and TV. it's already working thru your cell phone. for a few extra dollars a month, you'll activate a car reciever from verizon or some cell service.

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    wow, 8 Mar 2006 @ 10:26am

    
    

    Re: other methods of radio

    That sounds like a great business practice... advertise to those who you know will pay for stuff, and reducing advertisment towards those who don't pay for stuff.
    Go after the people who spend money!!!

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  Kris, 8 Mar 2006 @ 11:06am

  
  

  Clear Channel

  You see, the problem here, is that Clear Channel, as a corporate entity, is an advertising firm. That is what they do. They own adspace on the radio, on satellite, on billboards, the signs in the concourses at major airports, in magazines, in absolutely everything. Clear Channel is not a broadcast firm. Their focus is not providing excellent radio, television, or print entertainment. Their goal is to sell ads to make more money. To do so, they will provide the absolute bare minimum, bottom of the barrel quality of programming possible for the least amount of money conceivable and make that oh so precious dollar stretch like spandex worn by the morbidly obese. This is why pretty much all Clear Channel radio stations are so lousy and packed full of flat, lack-luster, pre-canned, re-hashed content. The ideal Clear Channel radio station is the Sunny FM format (similar to JackFM by Infinity). There is no human provided content. They load an audio vault with enough music and advertising to last a month, then push play, turn off the lights and go home.

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    anon, 8 Mar 2006 @ 11:15am

    
    

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    They did that for a while when they bought a radio station in my area. Then their ratings started dropping, and they finally put some people back at the wheel (mostly incompetent boobs, none of the original staff that made the radio station good in the first place).
    
    Clear Channel Radio is known for taking good radio stations, or at least those with some potential, and turning them into a big joke.

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      Neal, 8 Mar 2006 @ 2:08pm

      
      

      Re: Clear Channel

      Clear Channel blows. They also screwed up a good radio station where I am from. We had a pretty good local morning show. They started adding idiots to the cast and fired the best jockeys. Then they turned to a syndicated show from some other land (stretching the dollar as the metaphor above explained) that is just some Stern wannabe shock jock with a bunch of retards (literally) for wingmen. Clear Channel is all about making ad $. Not about music.

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  Bongoman, 8 Mar 2006 @ 3:58pm

  
  

  Radio? What the hell is radio?

  Satellite or broadcast, I quit listening to it when recordable cassettes came out, and now that I have a 60G iPod...
  
  Radio quit being an artform when they conglomerated, formulated, and castrated the music list. When the jocks couldn't play their own lists they resorted to toilet jokes. Oh, and did I mention commercials?

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  Anon, 8 Mar 2006 @ 6:51pm

  
  

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  Clear Channel makes the RIAA look subtle, consumer focused, and insightful.

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    RIAAnnoyed, 9 Mar 2006 @ 7:45am

    
    

    Insight

    amen brother

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