Radio vs. New Music Mediums

Like Sarah and Kate both talked about, listening to music is now easier than ever. We not only have access to tons of radio station, but we can even listen to them online now. We often forget that decades ago, this wasn’t as easy. We expect that since we grew up with music always at such an easy access, it has always been that way. The reality of it is that reality of it is that radio has changed dramatically. Zoomer radio, wrote an online post saying:

“In the sixties and seventies, radio listening choices were much more limited than they are today.  It’s not that many more radio stations existed then. There were fewer formats.  For one thing, FM radio in the mid-sixties, for example, was relegated to just a few approaches, such as “easy-listening” instrumentals or classical music.  And, then, many people didn’t have FM receivers.  The most popular formats were all located on the AM band.  That, of course, is not the case today.  Both AM and FM broadcast popular formats.  Another difference is that, today, formats are much more specific in most cases.  When I was a teenager, my favourite “top forty” station played a wide variety of musical styles.  One could hear Dean Martin crooning a ballad, followed by the Kinks performing an edgy rock tune.  Today, stations tend to specialize their programming:  Classic rock, jazz, talk, all-news, etc.  With internet and satellite radio, it’s even more specific:  There’s actually an all-Elvis channel.”

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