Do Americans realize how limited they are when it comes to music?

Question

I went to college 4 years in Texas, and I just hated MTV. It's nothing but shows they rerun over and over, and hip hop, and more hip hop.
I learned to appreciate how Mexico doesn't have a music channel monopoly. There are several major music stations, MTV Latino is only the third one, and they don't play hip hop. Telehit is the major music network, and they have all kinds of genres, they play mostly Mexican pop, European music, American 80's music, and new American pop, and rock. The other one is EXA which plays mostly Mexican music on all its genres. Then there's MTV Latino which only plays a little bit of hip hop, and it's mostly Mexican and American pop. There are several minor music channel, and they are not bullied out of business like MTV does in the USA.
I know it sucks to have cable, and having only VH1 and MTV. In the USA, there aren't a lot of minor networks with different types of music like in Mexico.

Why don't Americans try to fight against the MTV monopoly?

Answer 1

Yes we do.
I haven't had cable TV since 1985 to avoid having MTV exposure in my house.

Answer 2

Well I have the radio, internet and live shows to hear new music. MTV sucks.

Answer 3

Well, I avoid Hip-Hop in my home because I am inundated with it everywhere else.
At home I listen to Celtic,country,classic,big band, heavy metal, old jazz and other choices.

Answer 4

There are other ways Americans get music--like the underground music scene.

Answer 5

dunno. we are all trying to be cool, or as my teacher says 'hip'. he he. and she wonders why she is always being teased by the children.

my friends hate it that i like Panic! at the disco music! i like some hip-hop though. they are always saying ' you are white n***a'. ha ha

Answer 6

You are right, it does suck