Radio's Across the Dial Decline: How Digital Keeps Winning (ep.250)

Time for another radio rant to document the continued down the dial decline. No media wants to call this out but KOP will. <br /><br />“Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling to Create New Stars – Execs say that a deluge of new music — and the difficulty of influencing TikTok’s algorithm — has made building an audience harder than ever for new acts.”<br /><a href="https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2022/10/14/the-billboard-article/" rel="noopener">https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2022/10/14/the-billboard-article/</a><br /><a href="https://www.radiodiscussions.com/threads/are-there-hits-any-more-an-article-by-bob-lefsetz.755625/" rel="noopener">https://www.radiodiscussions.com/threads/are-there-hits-any-more-an-article-by-bob-lefsetz.755625/</a><br /><br />Is radio dead/dying/on the inevitable road to death? What would you like to see changed about it?<br /><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAskReddit/comments/1rdlye/is_radio_deaddyingon_the_inevitable_road_to_death/" rel="noopener">https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAskReddit/comments/1rdlye/is_radio_deaddyingon_the_inevitable_road_to_death/</a><br /><br />Here’s When iHeartMedia Releases Its Q3 Report <a href="https://www.rbr.com/heres-when-iheartmedia-releases-its-q3-report/" rel="noopener">https://www.rbr.com/heres-when-iheartmedia-releases-its-q3-report/</a><br /><br />'Steady decline for years': KGO hosts reflect on Bay Area radio station closure <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/radio-hosts-remember-kgo-17494929.php" rel="noopener">https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/radio-hosts-remember-kgo-17494929.php</a><br /><br />89% of British adults are still weekly radio listeners <a href="https://musically.com/2022/10/27/89-of-british-adults-are-still-weekly-radio-listeners/" rel="noopener">https://musically.com/2022/10/27/89-of-british-adults-are-still-weekly-radio-listeners/</a> <br /><br />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 pod