Radio sucks everywhere: 12,000 radio stations playing three formats
"These days, the successful radio business model looks like this: Whatever your formatŃalbum-oriented rock (AOR), alternative rock, adult contemporary, urban, or countryŃmake sure you play the same hits from the same artists that are played on every other station with your format and MTV or CMT, and separate them with up to 20 minutes an hour of advertising. Then let your on-air 'personality' blab about boobs for the rest of the time. Yeah, babyŃthat's what the people want."
—Washington City Paper. No radio sucks worse than New York City's, but bless those who are trying elsewhere; whether it's community-supported, satellite-direct or on the Internet, there are original, engaging radio alternatives.'
