Why don't radio stations play better songs?

To do that, they need to get as many ears on their stations as possible, and they do this by playing the most popular songs as frequently as they can get away with playing them. read more

Radio stations do not play better songs because: 1. Tastes vary. A large segment of the population that listens to the radio is unaware or not interested in listening to "better" music. 2. In India, where music is primarily played from movies- a lot of songs are played primarily for promotion purposes. read more

For the first one a lot of radio stations do play local music, but they'll only do it at certain times or certain days. read more

48. Don't like the band’s name 49. This song is not consistent with their last release 50. Our listeners won't be able to relate 51. Too rhythm oriented 52. Send all our jocks copies 53. Can't play too many singles 54. That music only works in the big markets 55. We’ll wait till more stations play it 56. Not our kind of music 57. Too alternative 58. read more