HD Radio got a lot of attention at the Computer Electronics Show. Uh huh. Now there’s considerable buzz about the new “song tagging” feature they’re talking about adding to car radios. Radio stations encode digital info about songs they’re playing. The listener can push a button on his radio and save the information, so he can, uh, buy the song later from ITunes. Great, no? Ahem, doesn’t this apply to, like, new songs? Can you imagine somebody in 2008, suddenly getting the urge to buy Hotel California by the Eagles? These are the developments radio station people grasp with their cold, sweaty hands, between trying to float refi deals or sell off stations to try to get their stock prices above $1.49. Every day I surf the trade news and listen to my AM-FM for some sign of a fresh commitment to a, uh, fresh idea. There’ll be no massive collapse here. But I see nothing ahead but a long glide.
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