Comments on: Indie 103.1 bites the dust

By: Hippie

Hippie — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:29:14 +0000

” It’s going to ge teasier for them, since the RIAA deal which forces internet stations to pay
up to 1000x more than terrestrial radio does ”

Now who on earth could afford to pay that ??
ooooooohhhhh , a large media conglomerate could i’ll bet. what a coincidence

By: Dreddsnik

Dreddsnik — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:27:13 +0000

” Either way its got to be tough for radio stations to compete in the ever growing market of iPod and other personal media devices where they no longer need to listen to the radio. ”

It’s going to ge teasier for them, since the RIAA deal which forces internet stations to pay
up to 1000x more than terrestrial radio does to perform the same service, still may end
a lot of the internet competition.

It’s all about closing down the competitors.
Nothing to do with the artists.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:36:07 +0000

Its a shame that indie stations dont’ surrive these days. Its just that people that listen to that type of music probably have it on there 160gb iPod and therefore do not need to listen to the radio.

Its never fun for dedacated listeners of a radio station when they close shop or change formats. @ radio stations I listen to the most are both out of Vancouver. 95.4 and 95.3. A few years ago 95.4 The Beat, went from playing mainly hip hop and pop to playing top hits, which included alternative and rock bands that Id never hear on that station. I wasn’t impressed at first cause I liked the dj’s and the hip hop feel. But I still listen to them and have grown to like them even better then before.

Just recently 95.3 The Crave has switched to being called Virgin Radio. They advertise as playing todays top hits…..and those of when you were in high school. I’m not impressed with th enew direction. I don’t want to listen to those older songs. If I wanted to I’d listen to Jack FM. But Im sure they might pick up some more listeners or not.

Either way its got to be tough for radio stations to compete in the ever growing market of iPod and other personal media devices where they no longer need to listen to the radio.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:27:49 +0000

“This could only be done on the Internet, a place where rules do not apply and where new music thrives”

Wait until CRTC lackeys bring censorship to the Internet.

We can buy foreign magazines in Canada but we cannot watch foreign TV (read about the 2005 RCMP busts on suppliers of American satellite dishes who provided US addresses to Canadian residents)

Now CRTC launches a “new media consulation”, but from the reading of the description, only submissions from “important persons” are accepted (read corporations).

From the “new media consultation” description and mention of “Canadian content”, it is clear that this is about the best way to perform corporate censorship on the new media. After all, they do it on old media.

CRTC is about corporate control, protecting monopolies and forcing censorship. CRTC must be abolished, together with this American conservative government of Harper.