{"id":37397,"date":"2019-05-13T19:33:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T23:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=37397"},"modified":"2019-05-13T19:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T23:33:46","slug":"people-are-no-longer-dependent-on-radio-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/people-are-no-longer-dependent-on-radio-really\/","title":{"rendered":"People Are No Longer Dependent On Radio (really?!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Credit: St. Louis Public Radio via RadioINK.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the regular readers know, this site is not purely and entirely shortwave radio-centric \u2026 we enjoy all radio.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve mentioned this web site before, but I recently ran across this article on RadioINK<\/a>:<\/p>\n

People are no longer dependent on radio.<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s what St. Louis Public Radio contends with the launch of its new podcast, The Gateway<\/a>, another short (7-15 minutes), daily news podcast. Here\u2019s what they had to say about the new show<\/a> \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Being a radio buff \u2013 or shall I say an ALL radio buff \u2013 I cannot fully comprehend that \u201cpeople are no longer dependent on radio\u201d. But I do acknowledge that technology has allowed us to manage our time better. And having a local podcast of news does appeal to many (yes, I suppose even to me at times).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a very short article \u2013 three paragraphs \u2013 but I challenge the readers to comment: are you no longer dependent on radio? Okay \u2013 that\u2019s a loaded question to this audience – just look at this post<\/a> within the past 24-hours! But we\u2019d also like to know: is there anything in your area, like this article describes of St. Louis Public Radio, where your local stations are turning to podcasts or other means to reach and\/or expand their target audience?<\/p>\n

Thanks in advance for your comments.<\/p>\n

Guest Post by Troy Riedel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Credit: St. Louis Public Radio via RadioINK.com As the regular readers know, this site is not purely and entirely shortwave radio-centric \u2026 we enjoy all radio. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve mentioned this web site before, but I recently ran across this article on RadioINK: People are no longer dependent on radio. 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