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The Future

September 25, 2013

I just wanted to solicit any thoughts on the the future of Radio.  Television is OK, too, but I work radio.  I want to know what you think about hardware, programming, and how they will interact in the future.  Send email or reply to this blog. 

Email:  bill at eisenhamerengineering dot com.

Over the last few months I’ve been thinking about this subject.  Seeing some of the recent moves by companies like Cumulus makes me more sure of what I see. 

Clear your mind.  Think outside the world as you know it.  If you want to discuss and/or collaborate, contact me.  This should be quite the exercise.  Traditionalist need not apply. 

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  1. David Hasselhoff
    October 3, 2013 at 09:53

    I guess I shouldn’t reply, since I probably qualify as a traditionalist, so I’ll keep it short.

    DRM. It works, it’s viable and it isn’t designed to enrich the very few that developed it.

  2. Bill Eisenhamer
    October 3, 2013 at 13:18

    If you wish not to post, please send and email directly to me.
    I like DRM. Better than HD/iBiquity.

    The main thing is I want a feel for what folks who are in, around, or want from radio in the future. I have a concept I’m working on, but would like to address other points or options, too. It is slow formulating my thoughts, but I hope to generate discussion when I finally post it.

    Regards,
    Bill

  3. Rich Barrett
    February 20, 2014 at 00:17

    future of radio is thru cellular … just waiting for the cell providers to set aside a data channel or two to provide a separate “radio” data pipeline filled with cannels they can then lease to radio stations – the phones, radios, gps, etc will be configed via apps to utilize the data stream with possible asynchronous communication where you can request songs, call in to a talk show, buy a product from a streaming ad (provided by the station), instantly share a song with a friend, convert to karaoke mode, program the phone to skip channels on a schedule to automatically tune to the programs you like, etc etc.

    well that’s my prediction at least

  4. Bill Eisenhamer
    February 24, 2014 at 11:07

    Rich,
    You nailed exactly what I’m formulating. I also believe there will be a paradigm shift in ownership and FCC rules from which the major cell carriers, from now one called wireless providers, will become the hub and spoke of broadcast. They will purchase licenses and use the “big” signals to send their data and use the smaller cells as fill in and as return links to home base. This will occur after the radio signals go all digital providing upwards of 100 channels or more.

    Radio owners as we know them will become just like everyone else, some sort of content provider. Engineers and techs become employees of the wireless providers and maintain the systems. Hmmmm, very similar to how the internet works, yet expanded via wireless.

    Thank for the comment, and thanks for following.

    Bill

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