Several of the stations in my neck of the woods have been bought out by the monster behemoth Clear Channel. They weren't that great to start with, but now they
really suck.
Asshole business practices. Possible violations of antitrust laws (which are a joke in this post-Microsoft/Texas Chimp world, but still). Crap, homogenous programming. Asshole radio personalities. Is there anything good that can be said about Clear Channel?
― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Is it popular? I mean, you know, do people like listening to it?
― mark s, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
That's because they own and operate ALL radio stations, Sterl.
― Dan Perry, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
i loathe clear channel. i cringe every time i hear a 'local personality' who's so
obviously beamed in from chico or la jolla; i hate the way they jack the prices
up on the concerts they throw in every city because they've bought out
every city's concert promoters; i hate their stupid fucking morning shows
and their generic station-names.
at least they have to tell listeners that all their million-dollar contests etc are
drawn from a national pool, and not unique to each station.
oh and as if there weren't enough reasons to loathe this company, which is,
of course, located in texas, the #2 most useless station in the union:
Strong Ties to the Bush
Administration
Mays also has a long-standing interest in politics, backing candidates seeking
everything from the San Antonio mayor's office to the White House.
While governor of Texas, President Bush appointed Mays to a state
technology council in 1996. Mays contributed $51,000 to Bush's 1998
gubernatorial campaign.
Clear Channel also contributed $106,000 to the Republican National
Committee during the presidential election cycle, with Mays and his wife,
Peggy, donating an additional $37,000 to the party.
And the Justice Department's current antitrust chief, Charles James, formerly
headed the antitrust department at the Washington law firm that
represented Clear Channel when the company sought regulatory approval of
its purchase of radio broadcaster AMFM Inc. in 2000, when it also purchased
concert promoter SFX.
grrr!
― maura, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Radio is about as relevant to me as the New Musical Express.
Get your music from the internet. OR better yet, tune your radio to
a dead spot on the dial and learn to enjoy the pleasant mixture of
blaring static and ambient background sounds that are unique to
you.
Fucking ClearChannel. Fuck them. Furthermore, NPR can blow
me. Cheers.
― clotion, Saturday, 6 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)