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Dec 28, 07 - 12:13 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

Kind of like squirting, but without the hassle of having to interact with another person. (nice)

Dec 28, 07 - 12:15 pm Comment from: Ampar

Moscone is going to be covered in graffiti.

Dec 28, 07 - 12:19 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

Does anyone actually hear anything on Clear Channel that they want to buy? Seriously?

Hmm, I don't know. I guess I'm not really all that excited. How 'bout you?

Dec 28, 07 - 12:26 pm Comment from: Ampar

Re: Clear Channel Management

"Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and The Pentagon, radio stations circulated a list of songs that were deemed inappropriate for broadcast during the time of national mourning following the attacks. A small list was initially generated by the Clear Channel office, though individual program directors added many of their own songs. A list containing about 150 songs was soon published on the Internet. The list was criticized and lampooned as an inept attempt at censorship, especially as some of the songs, such as "Imagine" by John Lennon, seemed wholly appropriate for mourning. Some critics suggested that Clear Channel's political preferences played a part in the list. A number of songs were apparently placed on the list because they had specific words such as "plane", "fly", "burn," and "falling" in their titles. Clear Channel denies that this was a list of banned songs, claiming it was a list of titles that should be played only after great thought. Songs that were played included Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications#September_11.2C_2001

Dec 28, 07 - 12:28 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

The only time James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" will ever be banned. >.<

Dec 28, 07 - 12:30 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

Okay, I was just kidding, but it's actually on the list.

"Sweet dreams and flying machines/In pieces on the ground..."

What A Ludicrous World.

Dec 28, 07 - 12:34 pm Comment from: Macromancer

Clear Channel stations blow. They are losing the war of the ears to the iPod, mainly because they play and replay crap.

Dec 28, 07 - 12:40 pm Comment from: Thorin

"Moscone is going to be covered in graffiti."

Physical Graffiti?

Dec 28, 07 - 12:45 pm Comment from: Ampar

To Thorin: Yeah, but mostly American Graffiti.

When the Dixie Chicks criticized Bush and one of them said, "he's not my president", the media reported that "hundreds of radio stations have removed the Dixie Chicks from their playlists following their comments about president Bush." What the media failed to mention is that all of the stations that banned the Dixie Chicks were ClearChannel-owned stations and that the mandate came from corporate. This wasn't some grass-roots outrage that spread across the country. The guy who owned ClearChannel at the time was a hard-core right wing republican and Bush lover. ClearChannel even put up those hitlerian billboards during the 2004 campaign that featured a giant picture of George Bush with the words "Our Leader" emblazoned across the top, and they did so at no charge to the republican party.

I am quite excited by this news.
I am often listening to the radio, hear a catchy new tune, and wait for the title or artist but never hear it, so I can't make a note and buy the song or album or check out the artist's material.
This feature will drive not only listeners to iTunes, but also artists. Imagine the increase in your track sales if listeners could instantly tag your song after hearing your tune!
It looks like such a small detail, but I think the positive implications are huge.

What's a radio?

Dec 28, 07 - 01:26 pm Comment from: Dialtone

Non-commercial, pubic radio stations are doing some very interesting things with HD radio (HD1, HD2, HD3) -- with much more to come. So, if true, the iTunes connection will help raise public awareness of HD Radio and give it a much-needed boost.

Dec 28, 07 - 01:41 pm Comment from: January 24, 1984

Radio.....

I can't remember the last time I spun the dial.

And maybe that's sad. My music collection has stabilized at about 5000 songs, ALL from purchased CDs (RIAA - you listening?).

How do you find new music?

Dec 28, 07 - 01:44 pm Comment from: Spark

@C1: As silly as Clear Channel's actions may seem in retrospect, a list of songs for which extra consideration is due is hardly "banning". When keeping an audience is your prime business you become far more sensitive than most of us average listeners. I don't think it Orwellian. Besides, companies decide everyday what to sell and not sell, what they think their customers want and don't want. If CBS chooses not to renew "Punky Brewster" they do it because they think few want to view it, and no one accuses them of "banning" it. It's the same result: no more PB. Clear Channel made a decision that for a time it would be best for their business to not to play some songs. I don't think that they were the only ones, but because of the owner's public Conservative leanings it becomes reported as some sinister government conspiracy to control the airwaves.

@Jooop: At the risk of sounding like a Clear Channel apologist I've got to say that regardless of the political leaning of its owner and his actions, there was indeed a grassroots outrage at the comments of the Dixie Chicks. And it wasn't so much what they said (which included the declaration of embarrassment of being from Texas), it was that they made these comments were made in France while pandering to the French press at the same time Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin were doing everything in their power to undermine US foreign policy. If the Chicks had left their politics at the water's edge they would not have seen such a backlash.

Dec 28, 07 - 02:14 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

@ Spark

That's just so not Rock & Roll. I'd be playing Rock The Casbah before the towers hit the ground. That is exactly what's wrong with corporate radio these days - They've cut the teeth out of anything that music (rock in particular) ever had to say and given us a river of sh|t that Menudo would have been proud of.

Kinda boring... I want MORE!!!

get your friggin facts straight, they were in London when the comments were made. What a lame a$$ American attitude.

MW "England" well what about that!

entrenchment.

Dec 28, 07 - 02:40 pm Comment from: Ampar

Apple should market them as BOOM! boxes.

Dec 28, 07 - 03:03 pm Comment from: DogGone

iTunes Tagging is a great idea especially for those like me who never remember the name of the song or band. Also most of the time the DJs never say what the song is anyway.

I hope that this tagging feature will make the radio stations more responsive to customers needs. Perhaps they will find out that playing Maroon 5's "Sweetest Goodbye' every hour will not result in more sales.

With this feature the stations will be able to track sales with songs and may also realize that playing a greater variety results in more sales overall.

I think this is a win-win situation and may even get consumers like me back to listening to the radio if they start playing more interesting music.

Clear Channel, not that I agree with their decision, can ban anything they want because they are a private company.

Censorship by the government is illegal and against the constitution because the government has the ability to use force.

Dec 28, 07 - 03:12 pm Comment from: deepdish

So what does the broadcasting radio station get?

Does there station have an embedded tag too so they get a percentage of any sale made on the apple store that was purchased from a tagged song heard on their station?

Interesting concept.

Dec 28, 07 - 03:22 pm Comment from: TowerTone

Thanks for the reply to Joop, Spark. Saved me the trouble.

"hitlerian" should be used to describe diluting the truth to a point that it becomes a lie.

Dec 28, 07 - 03:25 pm Comment from: Macdoc

HD Radio is nothing more then regular radio, you just hear the same old crap a little clearer. Not even the Great Steve Jobs can save Terrestrial Radio.

Sirius is where it's at! Best Radio on Radio!!

Dec 28, 07 - 03:34 pm Comment from: Ampar

"I can't remember the last time I spun the dial."

What's a dial?



(People are still saying "dial a phone number". Great anachronisms!)

@Spark: If you're not being a Clear Channel apologist, I don't know what you're trying to be exactly. Certainly not someone who is accurately portraying facts when it comes to the Dixie Chicks scenario

While there was some, I say some grassroots outrage against the Dixie Chicks - likely better referred to as 'hick-rage' or 'I own a legal weapon and would shoot the Dixie Chicks if they were here-rage', or 'Jesus wants us in Iraq-rage', or 'George knows best-rage' against the Dixie Chicks, it was fanned in a big way by Clear Channel stations. I could go own, but I won't.

Just for the record I'm ashamed to be from Texas too. And I can't believe the MW I must type in is "military". Oh the irony of it all.

Give me a break.

Dec 28, 07 - 03:43 pm Comment from: TowerTone

Yes, Macdoc, I love my Sirius also, but I was a little disappointed when they dropped jazz from ch70, leaving only 71 (mainly fluff) and 72 (good traditional but not enough avant guard).

But hey, we got 24/7 Howard on two channels. Wohooh!!!

Dec 28, 07 - 03:55 pm Comment from: TowerTone

We're ashamed you're from Texas, too, @Spark.

Natalie Mains was being an irresponsible opportunist.

Say what you want, but don't whine from the repercussions.

I travel through markets from Dallas to Memphis, Jackson,MS to Tulsa, OK.

Clear Channel may be the biggest, but I heard about it in markets too small for their concern.

Middle America, whether that includes you or not, was embarrassed that a talented you girl that had made her fortunes from mostly lower working class people would spit on her own country while abroad.

Just because that doesn't bother you doesn't make Clear Channel bad.

And in my home market, Clear Channel is losing on most fronts, especially on AM, where it is Rush, ironically, that puts the local boys ahead.

Dec 28, 07 - 06:59 pm Comment from: Brau

Ooooh, Tagging! Gasp. The corporate profiteering schemes are making me all wet as I run my hands lustily over my iBod.

Dec 29, 07 - 01:43 pm Comment from: Macdoc

TowerTone Call Sirirus and bitch... sent them e-mail tell them what you want....they do listen, they are fighting for their lives right now. My wife and I listen to Howard every day,She is a BIG Howard fan, one reason we have Sirirus, we also have Howard TV....It's great!! We are hoping for the merger to go through...

La la la - I can't hear u!

- Ballmer