Comments on: Live 100.5 Going Silent http://www.zerosource.org/2010/02/live-100-5-going-silent.html Father, Husband, System Engineer, Spam Fighting Ninja! Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zach Rutledge http://www.zerosource.org/2010/02/live-100-5-going-silent.html/comment-page-1#comment-2002 Zach Rutledge Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:30:47 +0000 http://www.zerosource.org/?p=1093#comment-2002 I'm sorry to see Live 100.5 go, but this is what happens when radio companies are run into the ground. I hold Farid Suleman personally accountable for taking a profitable company and putting it in bankruptcy.<br><br>I'm sure there are those in the local Citadel cluster who are proud of the affection people have for Live, and the turnout on the Facebook page to save the station is pretty cool. But even before they declared bankruptcy they were cutting costs to the bone. A fully staffed and well programmed station simply costs too much money in this day and age. Becoming an FM repeater for an already existing station is the super cheapout alternative, especially since it only has one local show. The rest are syndicated from elsewhere.<br><br>Look for this trend to continue nationally as mp3 player listening continues to erode listenership of all stations, even the popular ones.<br><br>Yes, people say they love stations like Live 100.5, but in the end they listen to their iPods and Zunes instead. In medium sized markets like Birmingham, the future of FM is talk and sports, and the future of AM is certain death. Sorry. I'm sorry to see Live 100.5 go, but this is what happens when radio companies are run into the ground. I hold Farid Suleman personally accountable for taking a profitable company and putting it in bankruptcy.

I'm sure there are those in the local Citadel cluster who are proud of the affection people have for Live, and the turnout on the Facebook page to save the station is pretty cool. But even before they declared bankruptcy they were cutting costs to the bone. A fully staffed and well programmed station simply costs too much money in this day and age. Becoming an FM repeater for an already existing station is the super cheapout alternative, especially since it only has one local show. The rest are syndicated from elsewhere.

Look for this trend to continue nationally as mp3 player listening continues to erode listenership of all stations, even the popular ones.

Yes, people say they love stations like Live 100.5, but in the end they listen to their iPods and Zunes instead. In medium sized markets like Birmingham, the future of FM is talk and sports, and the future of AM is certain death. Sorry.

]]> By: Zach Rutledge http://www.zerosource.org/2010/02/live-100-5-going-silent.html/comment-page-1#comment-1996 Zach Rutledge Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:47 +0000 http://www.zerosource.org/?p=1093#comment-1996 I'm sorry to see Live 100.5 go, but this is what happens when radio companies are run into the ground. I hold Farid Suleman personally accountable for taking a profitable company and putting it in bankruptcy.<br><br>I'm sure there are those in the local Citadel cluster who are proud of the affection people have for Live, and the turnout on the Facebook page to save the station is pretty cool. But even before they declared bankruptcy they were cutting costs to the bone. A fully staffed and well programmed station simply costs too much money in this day and age. Becoming an FM repeater for an already existing station is the super cheapout alternative, especially since it only has one local show. The rest are syndicated from elsewhere.<br><br>Look for this trend to continue nationally as mp3 player listening continues to erode listenership of all stations, even the popular ones.<br><br>Yes, people say they love stations like Live 100.5, but in the end they listen to their iPods and Zunes instead. In medium sized markets like Birmingham, the future of FM is talk and sports, and the future of AM is certain death. Sorry. I'm sorry to see Live 100.5 go, but this is what happens when radio companies are run into the ground. I hold Farid Suleman personally accountable for taking a profitable company and putting it in bankruptcy.

I'm sure there are those in the local Citadel cluster who are proud of the affection people have for Live, and the turnout on the Facebook page to save the station is pretty cool. But even before they declared bankruptcy they were cutting costs to the bone. A fully staffed and well programmed station simply costs too much money in this day and age. Becoming an FM repeater for an already existing station is the super cheapout alternative, especially since it only has one local show. The rest are syndicated from elsewhere.

Look for this trend to continue nationally as mp3 player listening continues to erode listenership of all stations, even the popular ones.

Yes, people say they love stations like Live 100.5, but in the end they listen to their iPods and Zunes instead. In medium sized markets like Birmingham, the future of FM is talk and sports, and the future of AM is certain death. Sorry.

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