The challenge of media competition from ground level

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The challenge of media competition from ground level

This letter to The Wall Street Journal yesterday succinctly sums up the state of competition in the media world today and the rapidity with which the landscape is changing. It helps explain why the National Association of Broadcasters, of all special interest groups, is opposing this particular flavor of radio merger.

XM and Sirius
March 1, 2007; Page B7

The thought that a merger between XM and Sirius could create a monopoly is absurd ("Making Radio Waves," Review & Outlook, Feb. 21). They would offer only one of many content options for consumers. It's a moot point anyway. By the time the merger is completed, satellite radio will have won the battle with radio but lost the war. When I subscribed to XM three years ago, I immediately quit listening to traditional radio. Satellite radio is simply a superior choice. However, now that my 927 favorite songs reside on my iPod, I have little need for radio of any kind. Why scan the dial in hopes of finding a song that I like when my iPod contains only songs that I like?

Scott Stolz
Tarpon Springs, Fla.

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