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Originally Posted by HarryT
Are there really no radio stations in the US still producing drama? It's very much alive and flourishing here in the UK.
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There might be some small examples, but by and large, America abandoned radio as a medium for dramatic presentations long ago. I wonder if the license fees that the British pay for Television might have had something to do with it. In the first place, the BBC probably is not under quite the same ratings pressure that commercial Television/Radio is. Thus it could keep radio dramas on the air longer. Also the Television license might have kept the adoption of television low enough to keep radio dramas a major source of entertainment.
I also wonder if the way music copyrights work in UK (which I know nothing about.) In the United States, radio stations get to pay a lower royalty on music they play since it is has been accepted that it promotes music sales... that might have made music cheaper than drama programs (Which also have a lower replay value than a song).
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Bill