Neo-Radio Succeeds by Cutting the Noise
Jacobs Media: 'The Neo Radio Movement'
Report on Future of Commercial Radio by Prominent Radio Consultant Fred Jacobs
All Things Considered, June 30, 2004 · A new style of commercial FM radio station -- based on eclectic music and informed commentary -- represents a backlash against the rest of the industry's consolidation, narrow playlists, and copycat sounds. Stations that have tried the new format have shot up the charts. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.
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