Forecasting the future of radio'community broadcasting will transcend the technology'

A lot has changed at CBCradio since the Sudbury station first signed on in 1978.

For instance, reporters didn't have to write up web stories like this one. They just focused on radio.

So, a lot more could change in another 40 years. There might not even be something called radio by then.

Here's what some experts had to say when we asked them to predict the future:

Mark Ramsey, American broadcasting strategist:"I would hesitate to predict anything 40 years out. I think that's pretty much sheer madness. Everything is about the consumer. If you focus on that, you can anticipate the future pretty readily. You can't anticipate the march of technology that readily."

JesseHirsh, North Bay-raisedtechnology expert:"There's quite a bit of value in a shared experience. In feeling that the north is waking up together. I think that kind of community broadcasting will transcend the technology."

You can hear more on this week's edition of our special series The Next 40: