Wanna buy a radio station? (2015)

Re:Wanna buy a radio station? (2015) by rossdavidh on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:47PM (#30089908)

Here in Austin, TX we have 3 or 4 non-profit, community radio stations (two of them timeshare). Wait, actually one of them split into a news station and a music station a couple years ago, so now it's 4 or 5.

Radio's best currently working business model, is the Patreon model. Except, public radio has been doing it since before Patreon.

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Re:Wanna buy a radio station? (2015) by RicoElectrico on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @07:34PM (#30094332)

> Radio's best currently working business model, is the Patreon model

Exactly what happened after a "political" purge and ensuing mass resignations at Polish Radio 3 - radio personalities went to form (both internet only) Radio 357 and Radio Nowy Świat which rely on supporters on Patronite (Polish Patreon equivalent).

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Re:Wanna buy a radio station? (2015) by quxpar on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:55PM (#30090036)

Pretty annoying twice a year during pledge drives, but that's a small price to pay ;)

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Re:Wanna buy a radio station? (2015) by daveevad on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @04:54PM (#30092504)

I wish NPR in the Bay Area would just pick a tech billionaire and more or less demand a pledge to stop the drive.

"Mark could stop this at any time of his choosing."

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