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“I just don’t know whether a 12-year-old today who is going to be 15 in three years’ time is going to be listening to Spin,” he said.
“Everybody’s on Spotify because people can afford Spotify. People are listening to podcasts. So half of me is saying ‘oh I think the radio business is going to be great’, because we did diversify into podcasts and digital offerings, but I just can’t put my hand on my heart and say it’s going to be great in five years’ time.”
Growth curve
The Irish radio market certainly seems to be at quite a different point in the growth curve than it was in 1989, when what was then Classic Hits 98FM went on air the morning after the Berlin Wall fell and, according to O’Brien, “started making money after three months”. ....

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