The Next Wave: ‘What’s got people in the industry buzzing these days really could
be the next great leap forward in broadcasting. Within months,
radio audiences around the world will be able to install
appliances — whether for Internet radio or for satellite radio —
in their homes and automobiles that will dissolve borders and
allow listeners to tune out commercials, silence, moronic
talk-show callers and processed music for good.

True, the technology won’t be free. But for many listeners, a
few bucks a month is a small price to pay for real choice.

“We’re going to flip people’s concept of radio on its head,” said
Joe Capobianco, a senior vice president for New York-based
Sirius Satellite Radio at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show.’ Chicago Tribune