Comment on Phones should have FM radio again

anon_8675309@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Remember, not everyone lives in the US.

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  • anon_8675309@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fair, but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before it’s ruined elsewhere also.

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• Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There is a conspiracy with the iHeartRadio music festival.

  How many people do you know who get hyped up to go see an amalgamation of 6-15 year old bands with no new music?

  ClearChannel (and therefore iHeart) sells advertising enmasse so that messages and products can be pushed the largest groups. They hype up the music festival like its a great big deal, and then they give away tickets.

  I genuinely wonder how many people paid for tickets vs. “won” tickets from one of the 9 different radio stations that cover their area.

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  • Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve had family win and go to the event. I don’t recall what they thought about the event or which bands were there… But the event definitely happened.

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    • Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh it happens. But very few people buy tickets. They win them because iHeart Media packs the event with giveaway tickets. They spend months hyping up the event, and then say that the tickets sell out in minutes. It’s false hype and false demand.

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      • Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ah, got it. I misunderstood your comment a little bit. Makes you wonder what they gain from it at all then no?

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