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Originally Posted by JohnM
I was told that it had been considered, but that the royalties for the songs if broadcast over the internet versus broadcast just locally over WVLG made it cost prohibitive ... don't know if it is true ... just repeating what I was told by WVLG ...
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As a 45 year radio veteran, I can tell you that this answer is a bunch of hooey. They pay one fee a year based on their advertising revenue. It is impossible for them to meter the number of people who might listen on line, so to say that they would have to pay additional royalties is just not true. Since the station is piped into every nook and cranny in the Villages, their listening cume is higher inside the Villages than it would ever be on the internet. Radio stations all over the world are streaming their signal on the internet.
I would have hoped they could come up with a better answer than that, like "our radio station isn't really a radio station, it's a public address system for the Villages."
Oh, and as far as the music format goes? They are interesting in attracting the 50 to 60 crowd. Those people were teenagers in late 60s and into the late 70s. The stations intent is not to entertain you all, you already live here. Their intent is to give the impression to visitors that the community is targeted to that demographic cell (50-60). Think about it. You're 54 years old, visiting the Villages and you hear, "The Shrimp Boats are Coming" by Jo Stafford, or "How much is that doggie in the Window" by Patti Page. Next stop, the Twilight zone.
JLK