Chicago Media Chat Message Forum

[ Chicago Media Chat Message Forum ]

Forum Agreement, Terms Of Service Disclaimer

Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Paul on March 2, 2021, 6:01 pm

Is this statement true? "Broadcast radio has a problem--all of broadcast radio has a big, existential problem: it is becoming increasingly irrelevant to more and more people." Interesting read on Podcasting.

Link: Podcasting

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Jeremy Andrews on March 2, 2021, 6:22 pm, in reply to "Podcasting bad for radio? "

Depends. NPR (For example) has a lot of popular Podcasts. They can conpliment what the station is doing very well if the show is compelling enough.

A lot of sports stations podcast. People that are unable to listen to a certain show at a certain time tend to download the podcasts of the shows to either catch the show or parts that they missed.

Radio can use podcasting to it’s advantage with the right content

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Rayydio on March 3, 2021, 3:43 am, in reply to "Re: Podcasting bad for radio? "

Podcasting is not 'bad for radio.' It is a RESULT of bad radio.

Yes it can compliment radio if done right.

Or they could have just done radio right instead of killing it.

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Wally on March 2, 2021, 8:53 pm, in reply to "Podcasting bad for radio? "

Are recorded shows really competition for radio? I don’t think so.

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Jeremy Andrews on March 2, 2021, 10:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Podcasting bad for radio? "

For younger males Figure 18-24, they are.

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by SoSerious on March 2, 2021, 10:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Podcasting bad for radio? "

Not near that demo at all but I am wondering what is the subject matter that has such great appeal to these males 18 to 24?

I honestly don't know but if this is true, my guess would be gaming but I cannot think of anything more.

I would think this demo would be music fans maybe online on air stations, but podcasts?

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Jeremy Andrews on March 3, 2021, 12:16 am, in reply to "Re: Podcasting bad for radio? "

For the 18-24 male, it’s more than likely the following.

Gaming (Video games, etc)
Sports
Cryptocurrency and online money type stuff
Politics
Comedy

You get the idea. Slightly more males listen to Podcasts than females. The margin is small. Not sure what females are into as far as podcasts. Going to guess lifestyle and entertainment.

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Wally on March 3, 2021, 10:12 am, in reply to "Re: Podcasting bad for radio? "

You’re assuming that if that demographic is not listening to the podcast that it would be listening to radio. I guess it’s going to have some sort of effect on radio listenership, but it will also have an effect on tv viewing and watching love sporting events and time spent dining out at restaurants.

Re: Podcasting bad for radio?

Posted by Lastcall on March 6, 2021, 5:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Podcasting bad for radio? "

Are you all kidding? Podcasting is huge. I used to listen to the The Score all day and WGN at night. Now, I might listen to a podcast of a Score show if I see something I missed. Podcasts exist on every subject. So much better than radio. Really, it's what radio should be. Instead it's the same old same old on the radio. It's killing itself. There is actually a station here in North Carolina that plays podcasts on the weekends. That is pretty much the only time I listen to the radio.

« Back to index

162

[ Chicago Media Chat Message Forum ]

Copyright © 2007 - 2021 ChicagoMediaChat.Com a subsidiary of The Artist Elite, LTD.. All rights reserved.
Site design and Hosting by Media Chat Services.