[BC] HD multicast alliance

[Jeff Johnson]

>The  result of this is that we don't have a variety of programming choices in
>each market equal to the number of stations in that market.  Listeners
>may have a number of country stations, a number of top-40, hip-hop and
>rock stations, etc., but more eclectic, adventurous, innovative or
>"niche" formats are few and far between.
>
>Steve Davis
>Senior Vice President, Engineering
>Clear Channel Radio

Trouble is, when you do 'niche' programming and are successful at it, you 
are likely to be bought out and killed creatively. This happened to my 
former station and network, WVXU/X-Star Radio Network. I laud the new 
owners for retaining local news, but nearly everything else is now off 
satellite. It was good while it lasted.

Jeff.Johnson at goodnews.net