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What the Demise of WCBS Newsradio 880 Says About the Future of All-News Radio | Barrett Media barrettmedia.com/2024/08/13/wh…
in reply to David Goldfield

Aww this read made me sad but I do like his ending. I hope it comes to pass as he imagines it but time will tell I suppose. I'd miss #KYW if it went but as I say that I feel hypocritical because I spend more time listening to radio from the UK than my local area so there we are.
#kyw
in reply to Robin Frost

@robini71 I just found out about WCBS this morning and I was shocked. With the plethora of news channels and apps, maybe an all-news radio station doesn't have the relevance that it once did?
in reply to David Goldfield

Perhaps, but when there is a major disaster or a power outage suddenly they’re importance is underscore once again
in reply to Robin Frost

@robini71 Oh, absolutely. When the power goes out and if the Internet becomes unavailable, radio is surely the best resource.
in reply to David Goldfield

I dunno. Those American news stations are quite superficial. They seem usually to operate on a 20 minute clock. I can see AI making this format much easier to produce. The algorithm can pick the stories, parse them for good broadcasting copy, and put them in a queue to be read by AI using good news voices that have been licensed. You would have live talent on a retainer for big stories that require intensive coverage.