R.I.P. Smooth Jazz, 1985-2008?

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Radio, Smoothjazz

Greeting’s everyone! The article below was written back in April of this year, but for some reason are another it’s just now creating a little more attention from smoothjazz fans. Agree or not, for what it’s worth check it out.

Excerpt: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury smooth jazz, not to praise it. The evil that radio formats do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their gimmicky call letters. So let it be with smooth jazz.

In recent months, the continual format shuffle that is inevitable in corporate-controlled radio cast a shadow over a previously successful corner of the “jazz” world. In February and March of 2008, “smooth jazz” stations in New York and Washington, DC shifted formats to rock, leaving two of the nation’s largest radio markets free of Kenny G, Chris Botti, Dave Koz, and Spyro Gyra.- Will Layman | “PopMatters.com”

Go here, for the complete article written by jazz critic Will Layman.

Why the FCC’s treatment of the XM-Sirius merger is an abomination

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Merger, Radio, XM-Sirius

After a process that took more than a year and officially set the record for the most ridiculous merger mulling in the history of the United States, the FCC finally approved the XM-Sirius merger by a 3-2 vote down party lines.

And although its treatment of this deal was bad enough over the past year and a half, the final outcome is even worse. It not only solidifies my belief that NAB has the ear of the FCC, but that both organizations are extremely concerned that satellite radio will finally become a major force in radio. – C|Net News.com

Go here, for more details about this merger.