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You're making an apples to oranges comparison. If you can send a signal via a radio between continents, one can send a podcast using that signal with zero infrastructure between the sender and the receiver.
The throughput and bandwidth necessary for "podcasting" is many times greater than simple radio
With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.
I googled your interesting HN username and best as I could tell it refers to what was a satellite radio show. Satellite radio probably contributed to the demise of AM radio in countries where its available. It offers the benefits of AM (range) without the major downside (quality) with both being infrastructure heavy.
Don’t even really need star link for that.
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>why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant Deliver the news to you anywhere and everywhere with a receiver that can be built from scavenged garbage. Terrestrial absolutely still has a place, and will most likely outlive the internet.
Also, radio broadcasts a signal and is completely agnostic to who picks up the signal and listens. IOW, you can listen to radio without anyone/anything tracking what you. Not being tracked and data-collected for everything is still important to some of us.
With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.
"It, for many, many years, was a part, and I would argue not a small part, of what held the country together." Indeed! A shared news source with known, manageable bias (don't rock the boat, bite the hands, and ostensibly just deliver events of the times as they happen). A common, shared reality is a good thing for unity.
Thankfully, the internet has destroyed that world.
"It, for many, many years, was a part, and I would argue not a small part, of what held the country together." Indeed! A shared news source with known, manageable bias (don't rock the boat, bite the hands, and ostensibly just deliver events of the times as they happen). A common, shared reality is a good thing for unity.
That was the world of the boomers, and this has made them the most propagandized generation in history. Those who control the media control democracy. Thankfully, the internet has destroyed that world.
With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.
With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.
What is the relevance of EV in your comment - surely just “automakers” covers your point? The drivetrain seems orthogonal.