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Originally Posted by GatorB
Um except that a lot of time people only know about a song or CD because they heard it on the radio. So without it they never would have known the CD existed in the first place to buy it. I'm sure radio play leads to more CD sales not less.
the fact is considering that trying to record a song on the radio it will have shitty quality compared to what you could get on a CD or digital download. Not to mention radio stations often talk though the beginning and/or ending of a song and sometimes they even play songs at a10% faster rate so they can fit more commercials in. Now why would someone rather have a copy of that than a CD or digital download is beyond me. This isn't the 70's or early 80's where there wasn't a such quality differential compared to a LP or cassette and you could actually tape a song without having the DJ talk over the first 30 seconds.
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Agreed.
I find it funny that the record industry is always bawling about lower sales bu somehow the price hasn't come down on a CD. Even with all the advancement in technology, a lot of times the CD's are still the same cost as year's ago.
While I personally do not listen to mainstream radio for music much anymore, there have in the past been plenty of times where I hear something on radio, get home, look it up, and buy it.
This is just another example of corporate greed from the record industry trying to milk every avenue. When they keep biting the hands of satilite, online/streaming radio, and now traditional radio for money to promote their products (i.e. artists)....
*sigh*
For once, I agree with Clear Channel's statement on this matter.
