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b'Time for another radio rant to document the continued down the dial decline. No media wants to call this out but KOP will.

\\u201cToo Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling to Create New Stars \\u2013 Execs say that a deluge of new music \\u2014 and the difficulty of influencing TikTok\\u2019s algorithm \\u2014 has made building an audience harder than ever for new acts.\\u201d
https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2022/10/14/the-billboard-article/
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/threads/are-there-hits-any-more-an-article-by-bob-lefsetz.755625/

Is radio dead/dying/on the inevitable road to death? What would you like to see changed about it?
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAskReddit/comments/1rdlye/is_radio_deaddyingon_the_inevitable_road_to_death/

Here\\u2019s When iHeartMedia Releases Its Q3 Report https://www.rbr.com/heres-when-iheartmedia-releases-its-q3-report/

\'Steady decline for years\': KGO hosts reflect on Bay Area radio station closure https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/radio-hosts-remember-kgo-17494929.php

89% of British adults are still weekly radio listeners https://musically.com/2022/10/27/89-of-british-adults-are-still-weekly-radio-listeners/

The latest Infinite Dial study from Edison Research shows that 88% of Americans age 16+ own a mobile phone, and as the availability of audio apps and podcast apps has increased, so has consumption on a mobile phone.
http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2022/10/most-audio-listening-is-via-mobile.html

Why have so many radio stations given up on weekends? http://bit.ly/3VnwyVo

Bad winter coming for U.S. media companies https://www.axios.com/2022/10/25/media-layoffs-2022-ad-market-decline

The Network-Affiliate Conundrum: The broadcast networks may be desperate to keep up with the big streamers by laying big bets on their own, but in the process, they\\u2019re choking off their local affiliates and hastening their own demise. It\\u2019s time for a more cooperative relationship. https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/the-network-affiliate-conundrum/'