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NOTE: We’ll be posting the recap for #bhamchat Episode 2 later today, though the post will be saved in chronological order (meaning that it will appear as being the post before this one).
This week’s edition started with a rather quiet discussion about the decision earlier in the day by the Jefferson County Commission to not take part in the statewide sales tax holiday taking place in August.
Q1: #bhamchat looks like the sales tax holiday is the 1st topic tonight – what are your thoughts about JeffCo deciding to not take part this yr?
- bhamwiki: Perhaps they consider it a trade-off with the court-ordered occupational tax holiday. #bhamchat
- kb0989: #bhamchat…I’ve only lived in JeffCo for two years…but i keep seeing bad decisions and quick fixes rather than substantive changes
The conversation got a little more engaged when the discussion switched over to the recent radio station changes on Birmingham’s FM dial.
Q2: Radio carousel – anyone have anything else to say about the station change over at 105.5? – http://bit.ly/l9mlJ (expand
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) – #bhamchat- apollorockit: @bhamterminal Do people still listen to terrestrial radio? #bhamchat
- logosmith: #bhamchat I do listen to terr. radio, but appeal of satrad, oddly, is that most radio isn’t really local anymore anyway.
@bhamwiki had a pretty interesting view of the situation as well:
- bhamwiki: Broadcasting the same programming on multiple frequencies deprives the public of more choices, no matter what you like to hear. #bhamchat
- bhamwiki: Multi-market multi-station owners like clearchannel seem to be milking cows they don’t plan to have to feed. #bhamchat
One question led to a link that probably tells us more about the current situation than anything else…
- logosmith: #bhamchat How many media companies actually control, say, top 90% of BHM radio? I’m guessing 2..
- bhamwiki: This might not be completely up to date – http://bit.ly/35aj8 (expand) #bhamchat
- logosmith: @bhamwiki #bhamchat – so – perhaps 3 or 4? That’s actually more than I thought.
Our last Q was more to get a taste of what folks are reading out there right now:
let’s try this, Q3 what’s your favorite Birmingham, AL blog, and why? #bhamchat?
- 1011TheSource: @bhamterminal I’m partial to the “No Sleep in Helena” blog (because I live there). It is a good one. #bhamchat
- pascal_caputo: @bhamterminal for obvious self-serving reasons I vote for caputoreport.com #bhamchat
- @kb0989: @bhamterminal…The WeKnowBooks blog by Homewood public library is pretty cool…they do book reviews and event promos #bhamchat
- @motrctyman: @bhamterminal My favorite AL blog is Stephen Gordon because he is so wise and dead-on with his political views #bhamchat
- DOGingham: #bhamchat prob foodimentary.com (bc I enjoy the food tips/quotes/etc being in small doses)
- DOGingham: and well, I hope that my own will be a favorite too! 🙂 http://blog.al.com/dogingham/ #bhamchat
- dnr24: Favorite local blog is bhamdining.com. Self serving second is beerlicious.net #bhamchat
- uabewing: we are in our infancy, but http://www.indieophile.com is awfully good, and local if you like independent oriented news and podcast #bhamchat
Well, we did have one more question…
One last quick poll – what do you think is the one story going on in Birmingham that no one’s talking about yet? #bhamchat
- deongordon: #bhamchat *arrives fashionably late* …I’m inclined to say few in the media are discussing LL’s increasingly erratic behavior.
- pascal_caputo: Will the lack of progress on the dome & transit lead to a call to repeal Langford’s x2 biz license fees and 1 cent sales tax? #bhamchat
Of course there’s more that went on, so we invite you to click on one of the #bhamchat links above to see all of the conversations and suggestions – and feel free to join in next week Tuesday starting at 6:30 p.m. on Twitter. For more information, check out the information here and here.
Thanks to everyone that took part or watched… we really appreciate it!
#bhamchat: Episode 1
Yesterday we introduced #bhamchat to Birmingham, AL. We tried to explain some of the principles in a post on the Newsstand and had 12 folks take part between 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. We’ll be adding a more detailed description to this section of the site later this week and plan to do it every Tuesday evening starting at 6:30 p.m. – with a recap by the following Thursday morning (unless we have to move it, which we’d let you know way in advance on the site’s front page).
Here’s an review of our first one with selected tweets:
We actually didn’t see this part of the news story until after the chat was finished, but it would be safe to say that City Stages has been a topic of discussion for several days, especially after last week’s last minute request to the Birmingham City Council. We wanted to see what folks thought about its future.
Topic 1: @CityStages – it’s on everyone’s mind; what do you see happening? How do you see it continuing?
Our second topic was suggested by one of our participants and took a look at the growing problem of pet overpopulation in the city.
Topic 2: via @DOGingham – the euth numbers keep rising. year after year. solution suggestions? http://bit.ly/H7FvM
While there weren’t many comments, it definitely raised the importance of the issue in metro Birmingham:
Our third topic was probably the most interesting one of the evening in terms of the conversation among participants:
Topic 3: Transit – Thursday’s ONB breakkfast will include info on new downtown bus circulator… thoughts on usefulness, etc.?
We’ve also learned about how those that will not be able to attend Thursday morning’s Operation New Birmingham Breakfast briefing can learn more about the proposed circulators.
As we continue to hold these, we hope that it will give you the chance to find new folks on Twitter to follow and also help to keep you aware of some of the issues currently affecting Birmingham. If you have an idea for a #bhamchat topic, drop us a line at info@bhamterminal.com.
FYI: If you feel the need to take a break from the @bhamterminal Twitter feed on Tuesday nights, you may want to take a look at Twittersnooze, but read the fine print first…
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