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 46 minutes ago [-]
why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant
kube-system 10 minutes 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.
ux266478 11 minutes 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.
twism 41 minutes ago [-]
Internet.connection (∴ tracking) not required
ajs1998 24 minutes 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 18 minutes ago [-]
Work without internet infrastructure
tonypapousek 26 minutes ago [-]
Emergency broadcast is a big one, as well as location-specific information like road conditions.
sergiomattei 26 minutes 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.
Craighead 8 minutes ago [-]
It's literally absurdity that you even wrote this at all.
ramesh31 42 minutes 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 42 minutes ago [-]
what does a movie theater screen do that a phone screen can’t?
nekzn 16 minutes 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 10 minutes 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 6 minutes ago [-]
I didn’t say any of those three things.
iAMkenough 5 minutes ago [-]
And I didn’t say “nothing.”
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Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver.
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.
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.
You’re right that experiencing a movie individually on a phone screen is the ideal medium.