![]() ![]() Deterioration through wear and temperature are just a few of the threats to what are, for many community radio stations, the only copies of precious, one of a kind music and interviews. While players are aging, so too are compact discs themselves. You almost have to wonder what the CD player market will be in 10 years, and if community radio will be priced out of it. As consumer tastes go, so go manufacturers. More and more Americans are streaming music while fewer are purchasing compact discs. Over the last 20 years, digital music has surged while CD purchases have waned. From proprietary software to open source tools like Paravel Systems Rivendell, radio is turning to digital to address many issues.Ī number of community stations choose automation for a variety of reasons, making digital more attractive and accessible than it has ever been before. They are a wonderful vault of out-of-print and rare jazz, rock, blues, world and local music.Īutomation has changed big commercial stations as well as community radio. They house, in some cases, decades of history. Music libraries are at once the most beguiling and confounding creatures in community radio. Update your browser to view this website correctly. ![]()
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