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FM radio for 'free' music? Where's the business model in that?. Don't tell me it's going to be ad supported.

thaumasiotes 13y ago
Interestingly, a music radio station might not necessarily need to be ad supported, except that payola was for some reason made illegal.
- CrazedGeek 13y ago
  It's not illegal, you just have to announce that it's sponsored (and Wikipedia mentions that it doesn't count as a regular play, but I can't find a citation for that at the moment): http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/317 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/317
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mtgx 13y ago
FM Radio support is very common in Europe and a lot of people use it.
computeloops 13y ago
Frequency Modulated radio stations are free in India. It comes with traditional broadcast ad.
DanBC 13y ago
BBC Radio One, Two, Three, and Four are transmitted on FM (and others). They are free to receive, and funded by the BBC licence fee. They do not carry ads.
- msh 13y ago
  So they are not really free.
  - DanBC 13y ago
    The licence fee is payable by people in the UK who use a device to watch broadcast tv. You don't need a licence for radios. Some people don't use a tv to watch broadcast TV, and so they don't need to pay a licence, and so to those people it is free. Obviously, pretty much nothing is free, but at some point it becomes tedious to say "free at the point of delivery, but paid for by X".
  - mpyne 13y ago
    Life lesson #1: Nothing is really free.
  - dangravell 13y ago
    "Free at the point of need", as it were.
- BHSPitMonkey 13y ago
  It's probably due to the regional/cultural diversity on HN, but I've noticed that tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcasm are inevitably followed with a handful of serious replies here.
raleec 13y ago
Where is FM mentioned?
- wiredfool 13y ago
  It's in the techcrunch article.[1] There’s also an FM receiver in the phone for “access to free music,” Sorry I posted this on the wrong article. [1]http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-official-a-premium-phone-at-a-price-more-can-afford/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-o...

Interestingly, a music radio station might not necessarily need to be ad supported, except that payola was for some reason made illegal.

CrazedGeek 13y ago
It's not illegal, you just have to announce that it's sponsored (and Wikipedia mentions that it doesn't count as a regular play, but I can't find a citation for that at the moment): http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/317 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/317

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mtgx 13y ago

FM Radio support is very common in Europe and a lot of people use it.

computeloops 13y ago

Frequency Modulated radio stations are free in India. It comes with traditional broadcast ad.

DanBC 13y ago

BBC Radio One, Two, Three, and Four are transmitted on FM (and others). They are free to receive, and funded by the BBC licence fee. They do not carry ads.

msh 13y ago
So they are not really free.
- DanBC 13y ago
  The licence fee is payable by people in the UK who use a device to watch broadcast tv. You don't need a licence for radios. Some people don't use a tv to watch broadcast TV, and so they don't need to pay a licence, and so to those people it is free. Obviously, pretty much nothing is free, but at some point it becomes tedious to say "free at the point of delivery, but paid for by X".
- mpyne 13y ago
  Life lesson #1: Nothing is really free.
- dangravell 13y ago
  "Free at the point of need", as it were.
BHSPitMonkey 13y ago
It's probably due to the regional/cultural diversity on HN, but I've noticed that tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcasm are inevitably followed with a handful of serious replies here.

raleec 13y ago

Where is FM mentioned?

wiredfool 13y ago
It's in the techcrunch article.[1] There’s also an FM receiver in the phone for “access to free music,” Sorry I posted this on the wrong article. [1]http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-official-a-premium-phone-at-a-price-more-can-afford/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-o...