# Favorite radio talk show hosts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 29, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-radio-talk-show-hosts/145548 "2002-12-29T21:43:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-radio-talk-show-hosts/145548/61 "2003-01-01T22:53:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Stoid \* > \*\*By the way, does anyone know why the only radio stations that also broadcast on the net are public radio? Every local ltalk station that I’ve checked out online is “temporarily down” for the last few years. With music, I understand, the whole royalty issue, but talk? I don’t get it. Anyone? \*\* It’s not the music, it’s the commercials; IIRC, the commercial actors’ union is clamoring for more money because bitcasting enables radio stations to reach anyone with Internet access instead of just the local audience. Several Clear Channel stations have found a way around the problem by changing their bitcasts to music samples when their broadcast goes to commercial. Visit a Clear Channel website (e.g. [BIG 100](http://www.big100.com/jacor-common/streaming_disclaimer.html?referer=Features§ion=1)) to see & hear how this works. Other commercial stations have simply decided to cease all bitcasts. NPR, of course, has no commercials so they have no problem with bitcasting. ---
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-radio-talk-show-hosts/145548/62 "2003-01-02T00:36:47Z")
BJ Shea and Ron and Don of Seattle’s 100.7fm, The Buzz, also kick major ass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-radio-talk-show-hosts/145548.md?page=3)