Originally Posted by illinoiz

Thirty years ago, a radio station could break a local band simply by playing that band's single. Now it's impossible for independant artists to get any airtime at all, save for some stations who have specialized "local music" shows. I'm actually fortunate that a couple stations in Chicago do have these locally-oriented shows. But why is it that these bands have to be tucked away into a special program? Why can't they just be added to regular rotation? Because program directors (amd more importantly DJ's) aren't allowed to take chances. And if they do, their coroporate masters replace them without a second thought.