In the past decade or so it seems like radio is on the downfall and might just be a matter of time until it's in the same boat as newspapers. With the development of mp3 players that can do the same thing without annoying commercials or music you don't like, many are giving up on radio. For me, the only time I ever listen to the radio is when I'm in my car and I forget to bring my iPod with me, otherwise I hook my iPod up to my car stereo. There are definitely certain benefits to radio.. including talk shows that people tune into daily and hearing new music, but it seems like a much more casual media than say television or internet. Do you think radio will eventually get pushed aside by developing technologies? or do you think radio will always be here and booming in business?
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I just don't see radio going anywhere too fast. Millions of people listen on a daily basis when they're driving. Even though more and more people are starting to use iPods in their cars, the vast majority still uses just the radio, and will continue to use the radio for the forseeable future.
ReplyDeleteRadio will stick around. Did you see radio dissappear when XM came out? No. Did you see the newspapers dissappear when magazines got more popular? No. Don't get me wrong, there will be change and adaptation. I think the business of radio will most certainly see big changes, but not go away.
ReplyDeleteI think that the radio will always been around but won't be as relevant. If I want to listen to music, I got an iPod. If I want to listen to talk radio I have Sirius/XM. The radio feel out of favor for me YEARS ago. I can't deal with the commericials. I also hate how they just play the same predictable songs over and over gain. Not to metion the mainstream music itself is so sub-standard it is an embarresment.
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