With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.
nh23423fefe•41m ago
why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant
ramesh31•37m ago
>why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant
Deliver the news to you anywhere and everywhere with a receiver that can be built from scavenged garbage. Terrestrial absolutely still has a place, and will most likely outlive the internet.
iAMkenough•36m ago
what does a movie theater screen do that a phone screen can’t?
nekzn•11m ago
That’s right, nothing. “Movie theater attendance is well below pre-pandemic levels, with global cinema admissions hovering at roughly 64% of their historical peaks”
iAMkenough•5m ago
Yes, lower sales performance means we should eliminate all movie theaters so our children never have the opportunity to experience them. Profits are the only factor.
You’re right that experiencing a movie individually on a phone screen is the ideal medium.
nekzn•1m ago
I didn’t say neither of those three things.
twism•36m ago
Internet.connection (∴ tracking) not required
tonypapousek•21m ago
Emergency broadcast is a big one, as well as location-specific information like road conditions.
sergiomattei•21m ago
AM is critical for emergency scenarios. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, all our infrastructure was completely devastated.
The only way to receive news or bulletins for weeks was just one remaining AM radio station that kept broadcasting even as the storm hit and their building began to flood.
ajs1998•19m ago
It's not just the medium. Streaming from the internet is a totally different product than radio. There's no reason we can't have both.
alnwlsn•13m ago
Work without internet infrastructure
ux266478•6m ago
They live in different layers of "medium". This is like asking "What does piping do that juice doesn't?", they're not mutually exclusive.
kube-system•5m ago
A podcast requires thousands of pieces of fragile infrastructure between the sender and receiver.
Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver.
Craighead•3m ago
It's literally absurdity that you even wrote this at all.
866-RON-0-FEZ•52m ago
nh23423fefe•41m ago
ramesh31•37m ago
Deliver the news to you anywhere and everywhere with a receiver that can be built from scavenged garbage. Terrestrial absolutely still has a place, and will most likely outlive the internet.
iAMkenough•36m ago
nekzn•11m ago
iAMkenough•5m ago
You’re right that experiencing a movie individually on a phone screen is the ideal medium.
nekzn•1m ago
twism•36m ago
tonypapousek•21m ago
sergiomattei•21m ago
The only way to receive news or bulletins for weeks was just one remaining AM radio station that kept broadcasting even as the storm hit and their building began to flood.
ajs1998•19m ago
alnwlsn•13m ago
ux266478•6m ago
kube-system•5m ago
Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver.
Craighead•3m ago