Last week, music writer Chris Parker mused on the changing landscape of local radio [“
Radio Nowhere,” January 30]. “Many folks have about as much use for the radio these days as they do for old VHS tapes,” he wrote.
Parker says that thanks to influx of new media, from satellite radio to podcasts, fewer folks are tuning into the old school dial, which he describes as “slow, stodgy, and hopelessly outdated.”
While this may be true for Angelinos idling on the 101 Freeway, it seems that Rust Belt listeners prefer the old fashion format. On January 24, Inside Radio, the broadcast industry’s leading online publication, announced that “the rustbelt remains radio’s stronghold.” And no other market spends more time with the dial than Akron…
