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Why do country radio stations play the same songs?

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Why do country radio stations play the same songs?

They are really trying to appeal to the casual listener by making sure they hear that hot song the one time they might tune into the station. The top 5 songs or so will usually be played about once an hour. Each genre has different qualifiers for how they determine a song is recurrent or not.

Which is the largest radio network in the world?

Worldwide broadcasts

  • BBC World Service – 188 million weekly listeners, broadcasting in 32 languages as of 2009.
  • A State of Trance with Armin van Buuren has an estimated 40 million listeners across 84 countries.
  • American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest has an estimated 20 million listeners worldwide.
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Are there any radio stations that play foreign music?

As has been suggested, there are specialist programmes that play some foreign tracks. But it is hardly surprising that programmes on mainstream radio stations pay popular music which is nearly always going to be in English.

Is terrestrial radio good or bad for music?

But that’s not what they want. And that’s why the stations that play the hits are the biggest. Terrestrial radio isn’t inherently bad or good for music, and it’s not run by evil programming geniuses. It just plays the songs that its listeners want to hear during their casual 30 minutes of consumption wherever it may be.

Why do some radio stations have more songs than others?

This yes, is partly a result of top-down marketing (big guys pushing a few songs), but most of it is just based on listener response and opinion. If people wanted more songs, they’d ask for more songs. But that’s not what they want. And that’s why the stations that play the hits are the biggest.

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Why is terrestrial radio so unpopular?

Terrestrial radio is consumed by casual listeners, who make up most of the market. These casual listeners can’t and don’t want to mentally comprehend/digest more than 20 songs at once (the same reason why even serious music fans have trouble comprehending big albums like 69 Love Songs from the Magnetic Fields)