I think that the increasing lack of techno music on a lot of terrestrial radio stations reflects a migration of "specialist" listeners away from terrestrial radio as much as it reflects the narrow tastes of programme commissioners. The advent of internet radio, mp3s and so on has provided specialist listeners with an array of alternatives to local radio, and (just like classical music fans when CDs were new) the specialists seem to have been the first to jump.
In fact, very few people I know listen to terrestrial radio at all anymore - even those who don't have net access (or at least, no access fast enough to be downloading music) will be picking up burnt CDs from high-bandwidth friends. It's not just with regard to techno - most radio stations in the UK are rapidly homogenising, and stations that actually *sell* themselves on their general blandness (Heart FM, anyone?) are starting to prosper more than ever before. A radio station will get most ad money if it has a lot os listeners, and the way to get more listeners is to play the more popular music. A harsh fact, and one that would bother me immensely if it weren't for the huge amount of underground music available at my fingertips (and indirectly at those of everyone who knows me) removing the need to go to terresttrial radio for my music fix. I remember Kiss FM back in 1991, when there were both Colin Faver *and* Colin Dale - two evenings of techno a week! It was like manna from heaven for my 15-year-old ears... and it's a shame that it's not on Kiss anymore, but that's just the way terrestrial radio is going. Brendan Legal Disclaimer This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes only. our website at: http://www.widelearning.com Wide Learning is a trading name of Wide Multimedia Ltd Registered office: 33-41 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BB Company number: 3339664 VAT number: 690 8399 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
