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ClearChannel HELPS Indie Rock...?!?!

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Kai:
You see, you're in LA, so you guys tend to have that kind of stuff.


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Kansas isn't so lucky. Although we do get to hear that one radio hour that Alice Cooper hosts, so it's awesome.

Mrs. Firefly:

--- Quote from: ahsaehr ---
We don't have ClearChannel here, just a lot of country, and a lot of mainstream pop stations.
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That's mostly true, but one day on my way to the library, I was pushing the scan button, (trying to get to the jazz station) and Chris Michaels by The Fiery Furnaces was playing. On other different occasions, something by The Go! Team and Rebellion (Lies) by The Arcade Fire came on. Of course, I probably live in a different part of Tennessee. Although If you live near the Nashvegas area, it's 91.1 FM.

(My sneaky ninja senses told me you live in this fine state. As well as the fact that you said so in your information.)

Keith Decent:
CLear channel's stilla company, and needs customers, so if listeners in a certain region want INdie rock, they're gonna give 'em Indie Rock. However, as soon as that shifts a little, thay'll go back to mind-numbing pop.  

I mean, even McDonald's has salads these days, because people were complainging about 'not being able to' eat healthier.

After years of doing the devil's work, it's not like either company is seeing the light, it's just that their main customer base is, so they'll adjust... for now.

Oerdin:

--- Quote from: yipjumpmusic ---They must have rebels and traitors.  Good.
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Clear Channel is the devil incarnated and they need to be shot.  In San Diego they control a total of 14 radio stations which is over half of the total local stations.  The reason they can grab so much of the dial here is because, by treaty, Mexico gets half of the available radio spectrum and Clear Channel has bought out many of those Mexican stations and has switched them to broadcasting in English.  Clear Channel also breaks both Mexican and American laws by jacking up their broadcast power so that they're stations easily make it all the way to LA.  The problem is their broadcasting with so much juice they're bleeding into other stations and washing them out.

Luckily, we still have a few quality local stations like 94.9FM and 94.1FM which haven't given in to the Clear Channel beast but that's about it.  I'm still hoping someone sues the crap out of Clear Channel for breaking international braodcasting rules because if Clear Channel could be made to follow the law then we could fit in several more stations using spectrum which is currently being washed out.

Oerdin:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54036,00.html

A nice article by wired.com about the San Diego radio market and why Clear Channel are a bunch of bitches.

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