Boxer and Clinton want to "Fix" talk radio?

Yahoshua · 06-23-07, 05:49 PM

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/20/radio-report

I hope it doesn't get off the ground, as this would obviously be a breach of free speech.

Sailor Steve · 06-23-07, 06:27 PM

Hey, if you can't beat 'em, change the rules.

Heibges · 06-24-07, 10:47 PM

Radio is a business, and I think the conservative radio host are much more entertaining than the liberal ones. Most of them come from a performance background, like Rush how was a sports announcer. A liberal intellectual isn't going to compete with someone with that kind of experience. Now give George Carlin his own radio show and you might be in business.

I believe the article said there are 257 Talk Radio stations in the United States out of a total of 12,000 Radio Stations.

So basically 97.5% of America does not listen to talk radio. And that's if any of these stations have a 1% market share which is doubtful since most are AM radio.

If you take Howard Sterns as an example, more liberals probably listen to someone like Rush Limbaugh than conservatives just so they have something to be pissed off.

Getting rid of conservative radio would probably hurt the liberal cause.

U-533 · 06-25-07, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Heibges

So basically 97.5% of America does not listen to talk radio. And that's if any of these stations have a 1% market share which is doubtful since most are AM radio.

If you take Howard Sterns as an example, more liberals probably listen to someone like Rush Limbaugh than conservatives just so they have something to be pissed off.

Getting rid of conservative radio would probably hurt the liberal cause.

I don't know about anywhere else ... but here in Florida almost every person I talk with listens to talk radio...
Mind you... most of these people are age 33 and up have a family and job.

As for the examples of people who don't even realize there is an AM Band ...
Well lets just say they are having trouble holding their pants up with one hand and keeping a job...

Also Talk radio has made a move into the FM side of things... can't say I'm not for that.

What really makes me happy is the fact that Christian radio has began to become popular... I hope this continues... there are some very good and helpful shows on a Christian Radio station...
But just stay away from the ones selling snake oil for all your ills.

Yahoshua · 06-25-07, 05:59 AM

(Homer Simpson voice) "Aww....but it's so tasty!"

Tronics · 06-25-07, 07:45 AM

Talk Radio?

The only 'talk radio' I cared for was the Walton and Johnson morning show, which I can no longer hear anyways.

I only listen to radio these days while in transit, which is usually rather brief anyways and I usually jump from channel to channel to avoid those nice 10 minute blocks of useless commercials.

I'd say that a larger problem at hand is the fact that Clearchannel Communications 'controls' about 70% of all radiostations in this country...and in sometowns (like Houston & Phoenix) it's glaringly ovbious because they will play the SAME COMMERCIALS at the SAME TIME on DIFFERENT STATIONS...

I think theres only about three stations in Houston that aren't clearchannel stations.

dean_acheson · 06-25-07, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Heibges

Radio is a business, and I think the conservative radio host are much more entertaining than the liberal ones. Most of them come from a performance background, like Rush how was a sports announcer. A liberal intellectual isn't going to compete with someone with that kind of experience. Now give George Carlin his own radio show and you might be in business.

Um, no.

"A liberal intellectual?" Don't give me that John Stuart Mill dung. I'll stack up Fredrick Von Hayek against Stuart Smalley anyday, and the former will have more listeners. Mainly because 'keep your own stuff' is more popular than 'give your junk away to the government for redistribution for the good of society according to some jacka@* with a degree in P.C. from Georgetown.'

I'm not sure the Carlin is so much a liberal as he is a Whig/Libertarian.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_New...doctrine/9684/

SUBMAN1 · 06-25-07, 09:41 AM

I like how this page calls it a problem! Too funny. I wonder if they should analyze news broadcasts? In their definition, it should also be a problem because its too progressive!

-S

dean_acheson · 06-25-07, 10:03 AM

Sub,
you know, that is exactly what I thought.

Then I thought about ponies and unicorns and took my heart pills.

06-23-07, 05:49 PM	#1
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Boxer and Clinton want to "Fix" talk radio? http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/20/radio-report I hope it doesn't get off the ground, as this would obviously be a breach of free speech. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

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Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Radio is a business, and I think the conservative radio host are much more entertaining than the liberal ones. Most of them come from a performance background, like Rush how was a sports announcer. A liberal intellectual isn't going to compete with someone with that kind of experience. Now give George Carlin his own radio show and you might be in business. I believe the article said there are 257 Talk Radio stations in the United States out of a total of 12,000 Radio Stations. So basically 97.5% of America does not listen to talk radio. And that's if any of these stations have a 1% market share which is doubtful since most are AM radio. If you take Howard Sterns as an example, more liberals probably listen to someone like Rush Limbaugh than conservatives just so they have something to be pissed off. Getting rid of conservative radio would probably hurt the liberal cause. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

06-25-07, 05:59 AM	#5
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	(Homer Simpson voice) "Aww....but it's so tasty!" __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

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SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like how this page calls it a problem! Too funny. I wonder if they should analyze news broadcasts? In their definition, it should also be a problem because its too progressive! -S __________________

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Tronics A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 78 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Talk Radio? The only 'talk radio' I cared for was the Walton and Johnson morning show, which I can no longer hear anyways. I only listen to radio these days while in transit, which is usually rather brief anyways and I usually jump from channel to channel to avoid those nice 10 minute blocks of useless commercials. I'd say that a larger problem at hand is the fact that Clearchannel Communications 'controls' about 70% of all radiostations in this country...and in sometowns (like Houston & Phoenix) it's glaringly ovbious because they will play the SAME COMMERCIALS at the SAME TIME on DIFFERENT STATIONS... I think theres only about three stations in Houston that aren't clearchannel stations.

06-25-07, 10:03 AM	#9
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Sub, you know, that is exactly what I thought. Then I thought about ponies and unicorns and took my heart pills.