Although television had taken many avis radio listeners away from their weekly or nightly talkshow, radio next works still survived via the easy and instant access to music. As technology continued to advance tape players and CD players became more evident and music could be purchased and played on demand by the listener. The radio still survived as a talk show for the morning commute or for a way to discover new music that could be considered for purchase. Now that music is digital, things are changing. With the ipod and similar mp3 players, we can now download exactly what songs we want, make our own play lists and truly have all of our auditory needs on demand. All of them, except for the talkshows and the news…Not anymore. Now we have podcasts, something that anyone with garageband and an apple commuter can accomplish (there are probably also ways to make them on PCs). Now, anyone who wishes to can broadcast their thoughts, dreams and ideas to the world…for free. This new digital outlet may be the undoing of radio as we know it. Yes, there is still the older generations that somewhat fear technology, but the rest of us (who seem to thrive on it) are grasping this new advanment as something that we will use for the rest of our lives. They say that so far the “ipod has not killed the radio star”, but I say wait and see because eventually, I think the radio will become obsolete. Maybe not in our lifetime, but soon enough. A question this raises…What other technologies may come about? What will they replace? Will televsion be a thing of the past? Will land line telephones cease to exisit? As we wonder about approaching techologies in a world where everyday there is some new gadget to play with, all we can know for certain is that only time will tell.
