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| From | Lauree McArdle <laureemc@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | WOXY no more at all?! |
| Date | Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:36:53 -0700 (PDT) |
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just got this from the WOXY mailer....
lauree
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INTERNET BROADCAST STATUS UPDATE
We had anticipated that the last day of our
terrestrial broadcast at 97.7 FM would
be around May 1st, but things sometimes take longer
than expected, so it now looks
like it will be closer to, but no later than, May
13th.
That's the good news; the bad news is that it might
also be our last day
broadcasting on the Internet.
Over the past three months we've been looking for
sponsors or investors who could
help us fund this very expensive venture into the
future. We've talked with many,
many potential partners, but as of now, it's not
looking good. There are still
some active conversations, but every day that goes by
makes it less and less likely
that we will find a funder.
Believe it or not, it would cost more to run this
Internet radio station (with half
the staff) than it ever did to run our terrestrial
radio station. The main reason
is the costs of music performance royalties and
bandwidth for our audio streaming.
Unlike traditional AM and FM radio where the cost of
operating the transmitter is
fixed no matter how many people listen, on the
Internet our costs go up for each
additional person that tunes in. With our online
audience approaching 50,000 unique
listeners and growing every month, the already
substantial costs continue to rise with no
significant revenue stream to pay for them.
We've researched alternative scenarios including
moving to a listener-supported
subscription service, but even in best case scenarios,
reasonably priced subscriptions
would not create enough revenue to cover the costs of
creating and delivering 97X. As
a commercial business, it would be improper for us to
accept listener donations, and
even if we did, it would not provide a viable, long
term solution.
However, it's not over 'til it's over, and there's
always a chance that
someone with a vision of the future will see a way to
say yes. We'll keep you posted.
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