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had a tremendous impact on how people access and listen to music. Moreover, music streaming has been extremely disruptive in the music industry. Before the Internet, the vast majority of music was listened to through CDs, cassettes and the radio. My mother Raj, a woman who grew up in the 60s, recalls, “during [her] childhood much of the music that [she] was exposed to came from the radio (Tewathia, 2014).” Today, I am able to access millions of songs from thousands of artists all at the convenience of a super computer I keep in my pocket, while my mother had to tune in and listen to whatever content was being funneled through the limited radio stations she could…

of suppliers and buyers, and the threat of substitutes. For SiriusXM to remain competitive within the radio broadcast industry, they must carefully monitor and address each of these forces. Rivalry Intensity – (Strong). Rivalry within the radio broadcast industry is a strong force, as many options are available to consumers. Whether it is online/streaming or terrestrial broadcasting, large competitors such as, iheart media, Cumulus Meida, and Pandora put significant pressure on SiriusXM do to…

Indecency seems to be the biggest category for debate in the field of broadcasting. What is defined as indecency? The FCC has defined broadcast indecency as "language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities” (). This definition can be interpreted in many ways. This is why there is so much controversy over what is labeled as indecent and what…

access to cable, satellite and internet. If you were to drive through these areas a generation ago, it would feel like a trip to different nation in a different time. People living in these areas were exposed to broadcast media far less than the people from the urban areas, and people from rural areas did not really take part in the shared culture. But due to the radio the situation completely changed. The Radio connected rural America to urban America in this culture of pre TV broadcast, this…

22. There used to be an old phrase in this country, employed when someone talked too much. I am grateful to all of you for not having employed it earlier. The phrase was: "Go hire a hall." Under this proposal, the sponsor would have hired the hall; he has bought the time. The local station operator, no matter how indifferent, is going to carry the program--he has to--he's getting paid for it. Then it's up to the networks to fill the hall. I am not here talking about editorializing but about…

When I entered college as a broadcasting major at Montclair State University in NJ I wandered into my school’s college radio station as a freshman with one goal in mind: To have my own radio show and do whatever it takes in order to get it. Fast forward 4 and a half years and I am 6 months into my first full time job as an Associate Producer in my dream career field of broadcasting and I can 't help but reflect back on how much my college radio experience has helped me in my first taste of the…

Thanks to the internet, our communication between different places developed. From my experiences, my uncle was in the U.S. to get his Ph.D. in the 1980s, and he was not able to contact with his family. However, I am in the U.S. with the same purpose, I have a lot of ways to communicate with people around the world, such as video call, telephone. International students like me can use it to make a video call to contact their families and friends. Also, it is beneficial for business sectors. They…

on this topic. (Insert quote). There was one such incident that took the life of one Minot, North Dakota residence. On January 8th, 2002, a railroad train derailed in Minot, North Dakota. It was transporting anhydrous ammonia for fertilizer. The derailment caused an explosion and dumped almost 250,000 gallons of the ammonia. This formed a toxic cloud very close to one of the town's residential neighborhoods. Residents began to panic once they smelled the fumes and turned to their battery…

I can remember hearing or seeing on television or radio of companies merging. The latest one I know of is Time Warner Cable, supposedly now Spectrum. Others were ATT and Cingular Wireless, Infinity and Comcast, Verizon has even dabbled with Time Warner Cable to some extent. It seems every time you turn around, there is some merger taking place regarding electronic media and often too many to keep up with. Some I know of because I am subscriber and have received a letter with a new name of the…

First the internet has opened up the option to stream your radio station online and for the broadcast to be recorded and played at anytime for the consumer. This has become a popular feature of internet radio because of the hectic schedules of many people, they can listen to their favorite radio station when they have time. The radio with internet has also created outlets for radio personalities to interact with fans and listeners of the radio stations. Thru social media and phoning into the…