I'd like to add another thought to this discussion, it has to do with public radio vs mainstream corporate media. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have a couple great public radio stations that play a very diverse mix of programming. The hosts bring their own tastes and flavors to the audience, they give in depth history on bands and musicians, they sometimes have live acts in the studio. They keep the audience aware of small clubs, local venues and obscure genres of music that just doesn't exist in corporate media. Instead of hearing THE one cut from a record that the corporation wants to be a hit.
I know a lot of people are fond of some of the streaming services and think they get a good exposure to varied artists, and on some level they do. Where I find them lacking is they don't dig to deep. There's something about an individual who is passionate about a chosen genre and how they bring exposure and education to the listening audience. The sterility of a streaming digital service will never rival that sort of listening experience. Ray Vallejo CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
