Screaming Penguin

Funny bit from Boing Boing today:

Science fiction radio show booted for being popular -- help get it onto sat radio Mur sez, "The Dragon Page is a 2 hour sci-fi fantasy talk show out of Arizona that was broadcast on AM radio (and subsequently put out on the internet over podcasting). The Live Fire show was just cancelled because they were too popular and were making the other shows on the station - all conservative talk - look bad. We're trying to get the show back on the air, either on another local Arizona station or over satellite radio." Link 1, Link 2 (Thanks, Mur!)

You know, I don't understand why they want to get on Satellite radio. I mean, the nerd that listen to this show surely have Internet access. I think the Internet radio/Podcasting public-radio donations model has worked pretty well for the likes of Soma and ITR for years. XM or Sirius just seem like little content holes where (a) no kid is likely to have access too -- really what parent wants to get their kid a $400 walkman that costs $15/month when they can get the pimpinest iPod in the world and be much cooler -- and (b) is the last gasp of a dying media. The Internet, expecially once 3G rolls out across the States, is going to kill radio... dead.