NAB attacks Music Industry with radio ads (oh, the irony)
Monday, July 30, 2007 at 5:49 PM
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The NAB has launched a radio ad campaign on some local DC-area radio stations against paying performance fees. The performance fees would require terrestrial radio stations to pay the same royalties that Internet and Satellite Radio pay.
The radio ad, which can be heard by clicking here, contains so many ironies that it truly borders on comedy. Please give it a listen so you can feel the same rage I feel right now.
Yes, welcome to the hypocrisy that is the NAB.
Notice how they position themselves as small "local" radio stations? That they're the ones fighting off the big-bad music giants? I hope that those in Washington see through this line, because it's the same one they're using against Sirius and XM. And it's complete bullshit.
Even the stations this ad is airing on are owned by big radio conglomerates: WMAL-AM (Citadel), WTNT-AM (Clear Channel), WWRC-AM (Clear Channel) and WTOP-FM (Bonneville). Wait, how's that "local" thing work again?
If anyone has a monopoly, it's terrestrial radio. They enjoy government protected localism, a free ride on performance royalties, and over the last 10 years the NAB has spent $55 million in lobbying expenditures to protect these "rights."
Yeah, poor radio.
[Listen to the audio via the NAB]
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So, by listening to radio, you can hear new music. Hrmm, isn't that what we do with Satellite Radio too? Yah pretty sure it is. Geesus how do they not already have to pay fees, it's so simple. Satellite promotes them even more than regular radio if anything, by having the artist/song/cd release date/NEW MUSIC promo on the screen. Not to mention the countless ticket give aways(like sirius giving away tickets to every ozzfest, project revolution tour, velvet revolver conerts). God these guys piss me off.
Posted by: Ryan ? | July 30, 2007 7:30 PM
In 2 words- Tough Shit!- It's ok for others to pay- but they should be exempt?
Rehr and company can just go screw themselves- I can't wait till this merger get's approved!
Posted by: Rich | July 30, 2007 7:39 PM
Could that lady sound any more condescending? Is it possible? Yuck.
The funny thing is, I find I hear more new music on XM than I do on regular radio...There have been times I'll listen to Highway 16's "Traffic Report", here a song in the top ten, and then two months later, it's finally making its way up the charts on Bob Kingsley's Country top 40 countdown thing...Or I'll hear a track on Squizz, and then months later finally hear it on my local rock station. Then, there's the new rock played on the Boneyard and Deep Tracks from classic artists that NEVER makes airplay on those terrestrial stations that are supposedly turning us on to so much great new music.
I say, if satellite ant net radio have to pay, make these terrestrial jerkoffs pay as well. Clear Channel, CBS, Citadel...They can all afford it. They sue run enough commercials to pay the bill.
Posted by: Wes Derby ? | July 30, 2007 7:48 PM
Another crying baby picture.....
You must have gone to the Artie Lange school of comedy....
Posted by: Frank the Frowner | July 31, 2007 9:57 AM