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Re: KPIG is back streaming but..you have to pay to listen
I talked with Rob Glaser about it. He says he's just trying to find a way to help staitons comply with CARP/LOC until it can be thrown out. A subscription system is just a workaround, and nobody else seems to be in Real's position to make it happen. Here's what he said: Our philosophy is to fight on two fronts. The first is to go talk to Congress and see if they can repeal this bad piece of legislation. Then on the practical matter, while this legislation is still out there, can we create a lightweight subscription radio kind of service offering that will make it easy for any of these stations to kind of either stay on or come back on the air with sustainable economics for themselves. The first is an industry-wide effort, and the second might make a difference in terms of what the economics are for Internet radio. It's just unfortunate than Congress did something that will temporarily stop the growth of the industry. I don't think it will eliminate or permanently stop that growth.
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