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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on April 11, 2016, 1627 UTC

Title: The Fight for the Future of NPR
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on April 11, 2016, 1627 UTC

A slow-moving bureaucracy. An antiquated business model. A horde of upstart competitors. Can National Public Radio survive?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/04/the_fight_for_the_future_of_npr_can_public_radio_survive_the_podcast_revolution.html

Title: Re: The Fight for the Future of NPR
Post by: Josh on April 11, 2016, 1717 UTC

If they'd stick to classical music and the like I'd be happy.




 Their blatant political bias at taxpayer expense is wretched, however.

Title: Re: The Fight for the Future of NPR
Post by: ka1iic on April 11, 2016, 2308 UTC

Abso-tootly Josh...

None of their stupid scat talk we get enough of that on commer-sh*t radio...

Bring Bach back damnit!

Title: Re: The Fight for the Future of NPR
Post by: BoomboxDX on April 15, 2016, 1304 UTC

The problem is that online radio is competing with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, etc. when it comes to millenials and younger demographics.

Another problem is the economy. When people have less disposable income, they don't pledge as much money. Commercial radio is feeling the pinch -- I haven't seen the numbers, but I'm sure NPR feels it also.

Even though their listeners are in the higher income demos, those higher income demos are probably not doing as well as they did before 2008.