Wednesday, September 20, 2006

David Rehr, interview at NAB conference

Sort of sounds like not all station owners have embraced this new digital concept.Could this be another early sign, for a pending failure with this new technology.Woe is me, Please don't listen to the naysayers.But what if their telling the truth about this wonderful new concept,that delivers very little to the end user.

Please somebody just put the radio back in my radio ....!

You can read it linked below.

Radio and Records: "He also said the NAB was embracing HD Radio, but as an industry radio needs to get receivers into the marketplace and smaller market stations need to get on board to create excitement about it.

At the end of his Summit appearance, Jacobs asked the CEO what his No. 1 issue was. Rehr responded with two.

From my personal observations, our current problems are in our minds, he said, urging the audience to go back to their stations to promote the medium rather than listen to the naysayers. That comment led him to add that radio broadcasters need to re-invent popular support for over-the-air radio, something hes trying to do as part of his job with former broadcasters now on Capitol Hill -- people whom Rehr says understand the medium and the challenges it presents today. "