People Are No Longer Dependent On Radio (really?!)

Credit: St. Louis Public Radio via RadioINK.com

As the regular readers know, this site is not purely and entirely shortwave radio-centric " we enjoy all radio.

I don't think we've mentioned this web site before, but I recently ran across this article on RadioINK:

People are no longer dependent on radio.

That's what St. Louis Public Radio contends with the launch of its new podcast, The Gateway, another short (7-15 minutes), daily news podcast. Here's what they had to say about the new show "

Being a radio buff - or shall I say an ALL radio buff - I cannot fully comprehend that "people are no longer dependent on radio". But I do acknowledge that technology has allowed us to manage our time better. And having a local podcast of news does appeal to many (yes, I suppose even to me at times).

It's a very short article - three paragraphs - but I challenge the readers to comment: are you no longer dependent on radio? Okay - that's a loaded question to this audience - just look at this post within the past 24-hours! But we'd also like to know: is there anything in your area, like this article describes of St. Louis Public Radio, where your local stations are turning to podcasts or other means to reach and/or expand their target audience?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Guest Post by Troy Riedel