Radio died in the mid 2000s. It was terminal in 1997, when audio streaming took hold. Their only reason for clinging to life was, the streamers had not found a way to monetize. Radio, TV, Print, Music, Hollywierd, all became so complacent that they forgot who their audience was. I don't think they ever cared. As for radio, consultants moved in, centralized the formats and made every station (in the respective format) sound identical. Hair Rock, Country Pop, Easy Listening, etc. The same songs played coast to coast, any town you tuned into, the format (no live DJ, jump cuts, station IDs after every song) all sounded the same.
We need to reinvent radio and I think #Nostr is the place to do it. I'm starting some test streams in the next few days, I would appreciate any feedback. Follow my npub and I'll post when the stream goes live.
Not trying to shill btw, this is my hot button. I went into streaming in 1995 to disrupt the industry. As for damage to their reputations, that has all been self inflicted.
