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The automated music stations that are on the rise may not garner many listeners. But they are cheap, which means that their owners can bleed some profits out of them regardless. So losing a favorite station is much like losing a friend. The rise of public radio. Boston is home to an exceptionally vibrant public radio scene.

Two stations with strong signals -- WBUR and WGBH -- broadcast news, public-affairs and yes talk programming all day and night, and enjoy some of the largest audiences in the Boston area. Other, smaller public stations broadcast far more eclectic musical offerings than anything on commercial radio.

This trend is related to corporate consolidation, as it was the slide in quality on the for-profit side that sent many listeners fleeing to nonprofit radio. If anything, that trend will accelerate. Technological change. All of a sudden, we've got a war between two local music stations, neither one of which can be heard over the air.

Disclosure 2: I'm an occasional contributor to the Phoenix. These days it's not difficult to stream Internet radio in your car, which is where most radio listening takes place. Pandora, Spotify and out-of-town music stations WWOZ of New Orleans is a favorite of mine are powerful draws, which gives the local flavor of online stations like RadioBDC and WFNX a considerable edge over computer-programmed corporate radio -- or, for that matter, subscription-based satellite radio.

It is this last development that gives me reason for optimism. Radio has always been held back by the physical limits of the broadcast spectrum. In a world in which those limits don't exist, "radio" stations must compete on the strength of their programming rather than their stranglehold on the AM and FM dials. Seen in that light, the end of WTKK is just another step on the road toward what may be a brighter, more diverse radio future.

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