On 21 Feb 2002 at 1:23, Kakki wrote:
> How wonderful you worked with CPR! I remember '99 being a particularly good
> year of shows for them. I worry about Crosby's health - especially when I
> hear that he is going on a long, extensive tour. I don't know how he does
> it along with everything else he does. The music must sustain him.
>
He's a really amazing guy. And one of the smartest people I've ever met.
> I'd be
> interested to know if there are any answers to the situation, besides
> artists going indie and doing it themselves. Even with that, we still have
> the problem of the air waves monopoly. As you know, all we really have in
> L.A. as alternatives are KCRW and KLON, both dependent on public financial
> support. I appreciate KCRW but there are simply not enough hours of music
> being played there so I spend most of my time now listening to KLON which
> seems at least seems to be 98% (great) music 24/7.
I listen to KCRW's online music stream which is all music all the time. It rocks.
Won't
be long before you can get streams in your car.
I
> remember reading a few years ago about small local "micro" stations cropping
> up but recall they were being scrutinized by the FTC.
Low power radio has been under attack by the big broadcasters and unfortunately
Sec'y Powell's son ("the digital divide does not exist") who is chairman of the FCC
isn't
helping matters.
For more about LPFM, check this out:
http://www.mediaaccess.org/programs/lpfm/index.html
How do we get back the
> radio stations?
Support internet radio. Check out Live365.com sometime. Or Shoutcast. Or Radio
Paradise. The diversity that these sites offer is amazing. Support them now because
there are movements underway to make them pay more than commercial radio pays
in order to broadcast. Which means that most of them will go away.
Brenda
n.p.: Chill Factor 100/live365.com
