[78-L] AM Radio (and the music) is now dead

[simmonssomer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] AM Radio (and the music) is now dead


> Michael Biel wrote:
>
>> It is worth noting that none of the NYC independent stations you
>> mentioned were "formatted" stations playing only one type of music for
>> the entire day.  That type of specialization programming only came in
>> the 1950s.  EVERY station had a something-for-everybody format prior to
>> that.
> ---
> So what happened? Was it the Roosevelt era that came to an end or what?
> Meanwhile, back in the jungle (Europe) public service stations continued
> their "something-for-everybody"-format and no one complained, except the
> advertisers.
> Poor fellas, how many millions didn't the idea of public service steal 
> from
> Procter & Gamble, Coca Cola and...Volvo?
> Kristjan
>
Uhh.the end of the Roosevelt era had no bearing on radio programming or 
consolidation. Au contraire!

Al Simmons