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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Music, Radio, AM, and sarcasm
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Date: Mon, 28-May-84 09:06:18 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 28 09:06:18 1984
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{ Yea Greg Skinner }
 
Yea Greg Skinner! (See above)
 
This is what amuses the proverbial hell out of me about music snobs.
When it comes to radio, they listen to the college stations that, for
the most part (or at least, that I saw), are "jocks favourite music
radio."  Marvelous if you have the same taste in music.  If you don't...
 
They always scorn any station that changes format as "wimping out."  
But isn't it funny how alot of stations are "wimping out"?  That's
because Top 40 music seems to hit a wider age group and audience then
New Wave, Metal Rock, Punk, or anything else.  And, after all, we are
a capitalist society and money does exist as a common denominator.
The wider the audience, the more money you make.
 
I think I'll stick with commercial stations.  Pound for pound, they tend
to have their act a bit more together.  I am a bit less at the mercy of
some DJ who "really likes the Fabulous Poodles."
 
 
Other comments:
 
AM may be seeing a rebirth in the next few years as AM Stereo hits.
The AM Stereo market has upsurged tremendously.  The sound quality is
just as good as FM and, for most stations, it's relatively inexpensive.
The problem, lately, has been which transmitter to buy.  There are about
four major brands of AM Stereo modulators on the market, but none of them
work the same.  Thus, you need four different AM Stereo Radios to pick up
the many different kinds.
 
General Motors, I believe, announced that they would be putting AM Stereo
Radios into their new '85 models.  These would be based on the Motorola
Stereo Modulator.  Sony has announced an AM Stereo walkman that will handle
all four different modulators (it has a foofy little converter).  So don't
remove that AM nob from your stereos, gang.  It may be down, but it's not
out!
 
 
Oh, one final thing.  I really enjoy talking about music and radio and
the like.  You know what we need, though, to make it perfect?!  NET.MUSIC.RADIO!
I hate having to wade through these silly articles that don't interest
me just to find the few on radio and music.  My poor 'n' key!
(If this sounds familiar to you...)
 
--
 
"I hit it against the body of a varsity cheerleader!" -- Jim Steinman
                                 Peter Merchant