In what way has deregulation changed the radio and the recording industry?

When the government deregulated radio and the recording industries, many of the smaller radio stations were acquired by the larger stations forming major radio chains. With the merging of these radio stations into major conglomerations, a loss of station individuality and diversity of songs played resulted. These stations sometimes use computerized scheduling of songs choosing songs from the same library therefore there are more stations playing the same songs over and over again. Now there is less range of music for listeners to enjoy with too many songs overlapping on these consolidated radio stations. Another negative consequence from deregulation is that there is too much advertising on the airwaves which listeners are getting tired of. Deregulation’s affect on the recording industry has also resulted in the merging of smaller recording companies with larger recording corporations, ultimately eliminating the unique qualities associated with a small recording company. It is now more difficult for a new musician to break into the recording industry with a new song, therefore new artists are finding it more difficult to be discovered and be successful. Some form of government regulation may be necessary to address these problems so the radio and recording industries can once again use their individual identities to inform and entertain us.