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"David" wrote in message ... http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/7/19/15139/9928 That was the link in the article. That TOTAL snapshot in randr is useless. It is worth exactly what you paid for it. Can you bring something meaningful to the table other than some stupid unsubstantiated blog from nearly 10 months ago? I'm accustomed to radiclibs presenting thousands of ridiculous, fictional claims as fact during my 27 years of residing in the People's Republic of Madison. |
Gary Schnabl wrote: "David" wrote in message ... http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/7/19/15139/9928 That was the link in the article. That TOTAL snapshot in randr is useless. It is worth exactly what you paid for it. Can you bring something meaningful to the table other than some stupid unsubstantiated blog from nearly 10 months ago? I'm accustomed to radiclibs presenting thousands of ridiculous, fictional claims as fact during my 27 years of residing in the People's Republic of Madison. Aha! The other side of the Cheddar Curtain! dxAce Michigan USA |
On Mon, 2 May 2005 18:21:43 -0400, "Gary Schnabl"
wrote: "David" wrote in message .. . http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/7/19/15139/9928 That was the link in the article. That TOTAL snapshot in randr is useless. It is worth exactly what you paid for it. Can you bring something meaningful to the table other than some stupid unsubstantiated blog from nearly 10 months ago? I'm accustomed to radiclibs presenting thousands of ridiculous, fictional claims as fact during my 27 years of residing in the People's Republic of Madison. http://palamedes.dailykos.com/story/.../26/184127/853 |
"David" wrote in message ... On Mon, 2 May 2005 18:21:43 -0400, "Gary Schnabl" wrote: "David" wrote in message .. . http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/7/19/15139/9928 That was the link in the article. That TOTAL snapshot in randr is useless. It is worth exactly what you paid for it. Can you bring something meaningful to the table other than some stupid unsubstantiated blog from nearly 10 months ago? I'm accustomed to radiclibs presenting thousands of ridiculous, fictional claims as fact during my 27 years of residing in the People's Republic of Madison. http://palamedes.dailykos.com/story/.../26/184127/853 And??? Is someone supposed to glean over the entire blog? Why can't you present something current and meaningful so as to bolster your claim that AA is so popular in NYC or elsewhere? After all, you brought up the claim... Who knows? Maybe AA is as popular as you seem to believe. But I haven't seen anything yet to make me think that it is. I noticed that of their 55 stations three of them are in Hawaii. Are the radiclibs so fearful that they may lose all those electoral votes that they need three outlets there? And that one Alaskan AA outlet surely must cover that tiny state! And two stations in Boston? Are their signal contours so weak that they need two stations to blanket that immense metropolis? Or are they perhaps weak stations in the exoburbs? The AA outlet in my Detroit was the former third-place (at best) full-time sports talker. Not much of a gamble for them to switch formats. There are already too many religion stations here. |
On 2 May 2005 07:01:29 -0700, wrote:
The story is almost a year old: Sun Jul 18th, 2004 at 22:51:39 PDT Here are the CURRENT ratings: http://www.radioandrecords.com/rrratings Not as pretty a picture is it????? David wrote: Majority Report is the #1 talk radio show in the 25-54 demographic in NYC for its time slot. Majority Report: 2.9 WABC: 2.7 WOR: 1.2 Who does WOR feature in that time slot? Savage and Laura Ingraham. Air America came in as the second-highest-ranked talk network in NYC across the board. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/7/19/15139/9928 Actually, they're nowhere near #1 and are solidly #3 in the talk wars. Air America, after a year, is seeing the audience shrink, not grow, despite all the publicity it got. |
dxAce wrote:
LMAO at the 'tard from NYC. You may have aids. Go to a doctor...and stop using your anus for sex, you pervert. You've admitted to 'LMFAO' many times. http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/F...s/Q142852.html mike |
m II wrote: dxAce wrote: LMAO at the 'tard from NYC. You may have aids. Go to a doctor...and stop using your anus for sex, you pervert. You've admitted to 'LMFAO' many times. One does not get AIDS from laughing, 'tard boy. Do that teach you that up in CanaDuh? I wouldn't be surprised. dxAce Michigan USA |
On Mon, 2 May 2005 22:17:00 -0400, "Gary Schnabl"
wrote: And??? Is someone supposed to glean over the entire blog? Why can't you present something current and meaningful so as to bolster your claim that AA is so popular in NYC or elsewhere? After all, you brought up the claim... Who knows? Maybe AA is as popular as you seem to believe. But I haven't seen anything yet to make me think that it is. I noticed that of their 55 stations three of them are in Hawaii. Are the radiclibs so fearful that they may lose all those electoral votes that they need three outlets there? And that one Alaskan AA outlet surely must cover that tiny state! And two stations in Boston? Are their signal contours so weak that they need two stations to blanket that immense metropolis? Or are they perhaps weak stations in the exoburbs? The AA outlet in my Detroit was the former third-place (at best) full-time sports talker. Not much of a gamble for them to switch formats. There are already too many religion stations here. I just reported what was said. Argue with them if you like. I'm not up for it. BTW: It ain't about votes. It's about entertainment first, then it's about breaking the stranglehold that the lunatic fringe has over talk radio. Beating the Weiner Nation in New York is a start. |
David wrote: On Mon, 2 May 2005 22:17:00 -0400, "Gary Schnabl" wrote: And??? Is someone supposed to glean over the entire blog? Why can't you present something current and meaningful so as to bolster your claim that AA is so popular in NYC or elsewhere? After all, you brought up the claim... Who knows? Maybe AA is as popular as you seem to believe. But I haven't seen anything yet to make me think that it is. I noticed that of their 55 stations three of them are in Hawaii. Are the radiclibs so fearful that they may lose all those electoral votes that they need three outlets there? And that one Alaskan AA outlet surely must cover that tiny state! And two stations in Boston? Are their signal contours so weak that they need two stations to blanket that immense metropolis? Or are they perhaps weak stations in the exoburbs? The AA outlet in my Detroit was the former third-place (at best) full-time sports talker. Not much of a gamble for them to switch formats. There are already too many religion stations here. I just reported what was said. Argue with them if you like. I'm not up for it. BTW: It ain't about votes. It's about entertainment first, then it's about breaking the stranglehold that the lunatic fringe has over talk radio. Beating the Weiner Nation in New York is a start. Crap, I thought YOU were the President of the Weiner Nation, 'tard boy. Now you just go take your meds and contemplate toting it. dxAce Michigan USA |
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RHF wrote: DaviD, . " it's about breaking the stranglehold that the lunatic fringe has over talk radio. " . SOooooo anyone who does NOT "Think" like 'you' is a member of the Lunatic Fringe ? . i'm just stuck in the middle again ~ RHF . . . . . Franken has just stated on the air that: They are back in Chicago as of Thursday They expect to start turning a profit later this year Ratings in Portland, which were good to begin with, are up. -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. |
"David" wrote in message ... I just reported what was said. Argue with them if you like. I'm not up for it. Oh! Now you're just a reporter? First, you're more of a historian if your intention was to inform anyone about a 10 months old blog. Sheesh! Secondly, you're more of a relay of fiction since you have produced no credible evidence other than some one's say so! BTW: It ain't about votes. It's about entertainment first, then it's about breaking the stranglehold that the lunatic fringe has over talk radio. Beating the Weiner Nation in New York is a start. Oh! So now it's also about entertainment. I agree. Those Hawaiians listening to those three AA stations must be rolling off their islands in uncontrollable fits of laughter. |
"Al Dykes" wrote in message ... In article .com, RHF wrote: DaviD, . " it's about breaking the stranglehold that the lunatic fringe has over talk radio. " . SOooooo anyone who does NOT "Think" like 'you' is a member of the Lunatic Fringe ? . i'm just stuck in the middle again ~ RHF . . . . . Franken has just stated on the air that: They are back in Chicago as of Thursday On a horrible, suburban, daytime station that has limited coverage and does not even go on the air till 7:30 AM in winter, and goes off by mid-afternoon. Quote: " Excerpt from this article by Robert Feder, in the Sun-Times on May 3, 2005 (scroll down about halfway): *In anticipation of a format switch under owner Newsweb Corp., WAIT-AM (850) changes call letters today to WCPT (for "Chicago's Progressive Talk"). Picking up WAIT's call letters is Newsweb's WSCN-AM (820). As tipped here in February, expect an announcement any day that the suburban daytime station will become a showcase for the liberal voices of Air America Radio's Al Franken, Jerry Springer and Randi Rhodes along with Jones Radio Networks' Ed Schultz. " They expect to start turning a profit later this year Not likely. Ratings in Portland, which were good to begin with, are up. Ratings in Portland, OR, which were good at the start, are off the mid-2004 peak by 20%. They have now slipped over two successive surveys. The ratings in Portland, ME, are non existent. Take your pick. |
Al Dykes wrote: In article .com, RHF wrote: DaviD, . " it's about breaking the stranglehold that the lunatic fringe has over talk radio. " . SOooooo anyone who does NOT "Think" like 'you' is a member of the Lunatic Fringe ? . i'm just stuck in the middle again ~ RHF . . . . . Franken has just stated on the air that: They are back in Chicago as of Thursday They expect to start turning a profit later this year Ratings in Portland, which were good to begin with, are up. Franken can say just about whatever he wants. That does not however make it true. I can't receive Air America here and I have no soundcard here in this computer. Could someone possibly burn me a standard CD of Air America so's I might be able to hear it first hand? dxAce Michigan USA |
"-=jd=-" wrote in message . 21... On Sun 01 May 2005 12:21:39p, dxAce wrote in message : David wrote: On 01 May 2005 02:55:30 GMT, "-=jd=-" wrote: Yeah -- you can get me something to backup your pathetic attempts at lies, distortion and mis-information, Sunshine! Don't you remember what you tried to assert? Here, let me refresh your memory. You said: rickets idiocy "...Look for yourself. Rove used fear to turn out the usually apathetic profoundly faithful..." /rickets idiocy All you've provided is Rove pointing out something everyone already knew: Christians voted for Bush over (S)kerry. If you can't manage anything other than pathetic attempts at lies, distortion and mis-information, why are you even bothering to post? Spank you very much! (for the gazillionth time...) -=jd=- Fundamentalists don't vote as a rule. They don't trust either party. There needed to be a volatile issue to get them out. Says who? Yeah, and that issue was the possble election of the total idiot Kerry. No doubt about it. Yet, those idiots supporting (S)kerry can't handle or accept the harsh fact that they put up such a dud for a candidate. Ergo, in their self-absorbed, campus-propaganda, sheeple mentality, there *must* be another reason... So they come up with all sorts of absurdities to shift the blame away from their own failed ideologies -- if only to make themselves feel a bit better. Bush did it. Rove did it. It was anyone else, except themselves and their loser candidate. The whole lot of them are pathetic. What's truly pathetic is the incessant drive they have to demonstrate their inherent patheticness over, and over, and over... What's even more pathetic is they're going to run him again in '08. |
"Gary Schnabl" wrote in message ... "David Eduardo" wrote in message ... *In anticipation of a format switch under owner Newsweb Corp., WAIT-AM (850) changes call letters today to WCPT (for "Chicago's Progressive Talk"). Picking up WAIT's call letters is Newsweb's WSCN-AM (820). As tipped here in February, expect an announcement any day that the suburban daytime station will become a showcase for the liberal voices of Air America Radio's Al Franken, Jerry Springer and Randi Rhodes along with Jones Radio Networks' Ed Schultz. " I used to pick up WAIT in the early 1970s when I lived in Reeseville WI near Waterloo. Weren't they originally the station on 820? They had a fairly decent signal back then. 820 is 820. 850 is 850. Just the call letters have moved around. 850 is a horrible signal. |
"David" wrote in message ... On 02 May 2005 00:15:34 GMT, "-=jd=-" wrote: On Sun 01 May 2005 04:10:41p, David wrote in message : On 01 May 2005 19:05:36 GMT, "-=jd=-" wrote: There's no point in trying to reason with a ''believer''. These people will still stand by Bush when they're living in cardboard boxes, because he is protecting them from the queers. Yet more idiocy? You just keep on giving. There's no use trying to reason with a troll like yourself who can't muster the brain cells to articulate a coherent position on most any topic. -=jd=- It's a free country, Adolf. And your free to be an idiot whenever you please as you show in here daily. |
MnMikew wrote: "-=jd=-" wrote in message . 21... On Sun 01 May 2005 12:21:39p, dxAce wrote in message : David wrote: On 01 May 2005 02:55:30 GMT, "-=jd=-" wrote: Yeah -- you can get me something to backup your pathetic attempts at lies, distortion and mis-information, Sunshine! Don't you remember what you tried to assert? Here, let me refresh your memory. You said: rickets idiocy "...Look for yourself. Rove used fear to turn out the usually apathetic profoundly faithful..." /rickets idiocy All you've provided is Rove pointing out something everyone already knew: Christians voted for Bush over (S)kerry. If you can't manage anything other than pathetic attempts at lies, distortion and mis-information, why are you even bothering to post? Spank you very much! (for the gazillionth time...) -=jd=- Fundamentalists don't vote as a rule. They don't trust either party. There needed to be a volatile issue to get them out. Says who? Yeah, and that issue was the possble election of the total idiot Kerry. No doubt about it. Yet, those idiots supporting (S)kerry can't handle or accept the harsh fact that they put up such a dud for a candidate. Ergo, in their self-absorbed, campus-propaganda, sheeple mentality, there *must* be another reason... So they come up with all sorts of absurdities to shift the blame away from their own failed ideologies -- if only to make themselves feel a bit better. Bush did it. Rove did it. It was anyone else, except themselves and their loser candidate. The whole lot of them are pathetic. What's truly pathetic is the incessant drive they have to demonstrate their inherent patheticness over, and over, and over... What's even more pathetic is they're going to run him again in '08. Cool... it was fun once, it'll be fun again! Maybe this time we'll find out if he was actually dishonourably discharged at one time. That'd be a real hoot. dxAce Michigan USA |
"David Eduardo" wrote in message .. . "David" wrote in message ... On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:41:08 GMT, (Don Worsham) wrote: I live in LA and AA has a good signal. The latest LA rating reported this past week was takes during the wind down of the Xtra sports format to be of any use fin judging the size of the AA audience in LA. Maybe in the city limits, but KTLK doesn't even cover all of L. A. County. Actually, the 5 mv/m primary coverage includes all of LA County except the High Desert (which only one LA station covers well) and most of the OC, all the way down beyond Irvine. It operates with the highest power permissable, 50,000 watts, during daytime hours. It shares the KTNQ transmitter site, and has 5/8 wavelenght towers, making for great efficiency. As far as NYC goes, all I know is what I read in the funny papers (and on the internets). Sources noted above. Those ratings were over a year old. He dosent care, as long as it satifies his agenda. |
wrote in message oups.com... The story is almost a year old: Sun Jul 18th, 2004 at 22:51:39 PDT Here are the CURRENT ratings: http://www.radioandrecords.com/rrratings Not as pretty a picture is it????? Why do you think he posted it? The NEW ratings would have screwed up his agenda. |
"David Eduardo" wrote in message ... "Gary Schnabl" wrote in message ... "David Eduardo" wrote in message ... *In anticipation of a format switch under owner Newsweb Corp., WAIT-AM (850) changes call letters today to WCPT (for "Chicago's Progressive Talk"). Picking up WAIT's call letters is Newsweb's WSCN-AM (820). As tipped here in February, expect an announcement any day that the suburban daytime station will become a showcase for the liberal voices of Air America Radio's Al Franken, Jerry Springer and Randi Rhodes along with Jones Radio Networks' Ed Schultz. " I used to pick up WAIT in the early 1970s when I lived in Reeseville WI near Waterloo. Weren't they originally the station on 820? They had a fairly decent signal back then. 820 is 820. 850 is 850. Just the call letters have moved around. 850 is a horrible signal. I just checked out the changes on 820 while surfing and searching. I don't remember 850 whem I was AM DXing many, many eons ago. Sad to hear about WCKY. That was another of my old favorites from the late 1950s. I was using a (military B-17) Belmont BC-348R receiver back then when I did a lot of 160 and 80 meter DXing as a ham, and I would tune in the Rainey Family on CKY for a change of pace. One of their most frequent recordings was "We need a whole lot more of Jesus, and a whole lot less of rock and roll." |
"Gary Schnabl" wrote in message ... Sad to hear about WCKY. That was another of my old favorites from the late 1950s. I was using a (military B-17) Belmont BC-348R receiver back then when I did a lot of 160 and 80 meter DXing as a ham, and I would tune in the Rainey Family on CKY for a change of pace. One of their most frequent recordings was "We need a whole lot more of Jesus, and a whole lot less of rock and roll." Oops! Spelled Raney wrong. And almost got the name of the song right. However, I found the lyrics to that tune: http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/dav...esus-6709.html Artist/Band: Davis Skeeter Tabs, Guitar Chords Song: We Need More Of Jesus Tab WE NEED A WHOLE LOT MORE OF JESUS (And A Lot Less Rock And Roll) Recorded by: Skeeter Davis Written by: Wayne Raney CAPO: 1st FRET/KEY: G#/PLAY: G [G] You can read it in the mornin' paper [C] Hear it on the radio Crime is sweepin' our [G] nation This world is about to [D7] go We need a [G] good old case of salvation To put the [C] love of God in our soul We need a whole lot more of [G] Jesus And a [D7] lot less rock and [G] roll. We need more old-time camp meetin's Lots more prayers of faith Faith that will move mountains Save our soul from the burning wave We need a good old case of salvation To put the love of God in our souls We need a whole lot more of Jesus And a lot less rock and roll. We need more old-fashioned preachers Pourin' out their hearts in prayer When you are in their presence You know that the Lord is there We need a nation-wide revival To put the love of God in our soul We need a whole lot more of Jesus And a lot less rock and roll. TAG: [G] We need a [C] whole lot more of [G] Jesus And a [D7] lot less rock and [G] roll. |
On Tue, 3 May 2005 13:22:34 -0500, "MnMikew"
wrote: wrote in message roups.com... The story is almost a year old: Sun Jul 18th, 2004 at 22:51:39 PDT Here are the CURRENT ratings: http://www.radioandrecords.com/rrratings Not as pretty a picture is it????? Why do you think he posted it? The NEW ratings would have screwed up his agenda. The link was in a contemporary article. It was an accident. As usual, you missed the big picture while getting hung-up like a tweeker on something insignificant. |
David wrote: On Tue, 3 May 2005 13:22:34 -0500, "MnMikew" wrote: wrote in message roups.com... The story is almost a year old: Sun Jul 18th, 2004 at 22:51:39 PDT Here are the CURRENT ratings: http://www.radioandrecords.com/rrratings Not as pretty a picture is it????? Why do you think he posted it? The NEW ratings would have screwed up his agenda. The link was in a contemporary article. It was an accident. As usual, you missed the big picture while getting hung-up like a tweeker on something insignificant. You were an 'accident' yourself, 'tard boy. Your mama was mighty ****ed that daddy didn't wear a condom. dxAce Michigan USA |
"David" wrote in message ... The link was in a contemporary article. It was an accident. As usual, you missed the big picture while getting hung-up like a tweeker on something insignificant. You finally took a long time to admit that you're wrong, even though the point was mentioned several times that your flawed reference (a self-serving blog, at that) was about 10 months old. Then you complain that your being caught lying was but a small point. (Typical radiclib behavior BTW. Been there [PR of Madison], seen that before...) Face it! The big picture to you is presenting black propaganda (talking points, perhaps?) as truth and quietly backing down when confronted with the facts. = Exit stage left, way left... Let's see! The following was your original (bogus) post: I didn't see any retraction of yours. I'm a technical editor (embedded micrprocessors) and not a coward to admit when I'm in error. If you were a writer whom I edit, I'd be all over you for your mistakes if you refuse to heed to reason. "Majority Report is the #1 talk radio show in the 25-54 demographic in NYC for its time slot. Majority Report: 2.9 WABC: 2.7 WOR: 1.2 Who does WOR feature in that time slot? Savage and Laura Ingraham. Air America came in as the second-highest-ranked talk network in NYC across the board." |
here is a link to the current ratings:
http://www.radioandratings.com/rrratings AAR's ratings are in the crapper. -=jd=- wrote: On Tue 03 May 2005 04:50:02p, "Gary Schnabl" wrote in message : "David" wrote in message ... The link was in a contemporary article. It was an accident. As usual, you missed the big picture while getting hung-up like a tweeker on something insignificant. You finally took a long time to admit that you're wrong, even though the point was mentioned several times that your flawed reference (a self-serving blog, at that) was about 10 months old. Then you complain that your being caught lying was but a small point. (Typical radiclib behavior BTW. Been there [PR of Madison], seen that before...) Face it! The big picture to you is presenting black propaganda (talking points, perhaps?) as truth and quietly backing down when confronted with the facts. = Exit stage left, way left... {snippage} That is the sum total of his skill-set. Find someone else's work that fits his bias & agenda; Copy & Paste. He has yet to post an original thought. What is hilarious is that he calls everyone else "sheeple"... -=jd=- -- My Current Disposable Email: (Remove YOUR HAT to reply directly) |
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"David" wrote in message ... On 3 May 2005 18:31:54 -0700, wrote: here is a link to the current ratings: http://www.radioandratings.com/rrratings AAR's ratings are in the crapper. ???? They are only on 14 hours a day. And there are only 13 significant ratings hours a day. |
On Wed, 04 May 2005 17:03:50 GMT, "David Eduardo"
wrote: "David" wrote in message .. . On 3 May 2005 18:31:54 -0700, wrote: here is a link to the current ratings: http://www.radioandratings.com/rrratings AAR's ratings are in the crapper. ???? They are only on 14 hours a day. And there are only 13 significant ratings hours a day. What do the free ratings on randr dot comm mean? |
"dxAce" wrote in message ... What's even more pathetic is they're going to run him again in '08. Cool... it was fun once, it'll be fun again! Maybe this time we'll find out if he was actually dishonourably discharged at one time. That'd be a real hoot. Let the fun begin! WASHINGTON - Sen. John F. Kerry tapped campaign funds for Red Sox tickets and to pay nearly $300 in overdue Boston parking tickets in March, records show. Kerry's Senate campaign committee wrote a $287 check to the City of Boston Parking Clerk on March 31, 2005. The Bay State senator listed ``travel expense'' as the purpose for the expenditure. Kerry leased a car for campaign-related travel in Massachusetts that was cited for about a half-dozen parking tickets in Boston. Most of the tickets were issued in October and November 2003 and not paid until more than 15 months later in March 2005 after accruing penalty fees. ``They were leftover tickets we only found out about when we closed out the lease,'' Kerry spokeswoman Jenny Backus said. ``The car was used for the Senate campaign by staffers and volunteers.'' Kerry, meanwhile, used presidential campaign funds for a $3,150 tab for Boston Red Sox tickets in July when he threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park before the Democratic National Convention. A Federal Election Commission spokesman said congressmen are entitled to pay for parking tickets and other expenses from their campaign funds as long as they were ``campaign-related.'' Other members of the Bay State congressional delegation also reported some novel spending this year. U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) spent $1,231 on makeup services during a two-week stretch in March, according to his most recent FEC report. ``Congresssman Lynch had a pretty intensive round of TV interviews due to the baseball steroid hearings, the Big Dig hearings and his Iraq trip,'' Lynch spokesman Matt Ferraguto said. |
"David" wrote in message ... On Tue, 3 May 2005 13:22:34 -0500, "MnMikew" wrote: wrote in message roups.com... The story is almost a year old: Sun Jul 18th, 2004 at 22:51:39 PDT Here are the CURRENT ratings: http://www.radioandrecords.com/rrratings Not as pretty a picture is it????? Why do you think he posted it? The NEW ratings would have screwed up his agenda. The link was in a contemporary article. It was an accident. As usual, you missed the big picture while getting hung-up like a tweeker on something insignificant. The big picture is AA is failing. You're the one with the hang-up. |
"MnMikew" wrote in message ... "David" wrote in message ... On Tue, 3 May 2005 13:22:34 -0500, "MnMikew" wrote: wrote in message roups.com... The story is almost a year old: Sun Jul 18th, 2004 at 22:51:39 PDT Here are the CURRENT ratings: http://www.radioandrecords.com/rrratings Not as pretty a picture is it????? Why do you think he posted it? The NEW ratings would have screwed up his agenda. The link was in a contemporary article. It was an accident. As usual, you missed the big picture while getting hung-up like a tweeker on something insignificant. The big picture is AA is failing. You're the one with the hang-up. It is not failing. It is very viable, but it is not the major factor in most US markets that conservative talk is, mostly due tot he fact that in very few markets is the programming on a competitive technical facility. |
"David" wrote in message ... On Wed, 04 May 2005 17:03:50 GMT, "David Eduardo" wrote: "David" wrote in message . .. On 3 May 2005 18:31:54 -0700, wrote: here is a link to the current ratings: http://www.radioandratings.com/rrratings AAR's ratings are in the crapper. ???? They are only on 14 hours a day. And there are only 13 significant ratings hours a day. What do the free ratings on randr dot comm mean? 6 AM to Midnight, M-Sun. The sales numbers are mostly 6 AM to 7 PM, M-F in specific adult demos. |
"David Eduardo" wrote in message m... The big picture is AA is failing. You're the one with the hang-up. It is not failing. It is very viable, but it is not the major factor in most US markets that conservative talk is, mostly due tot he fact that in very few markets is the programming on a competitive technical facility. Viable means capable (or possibility) of surviving, but not guaranteed to thrive. In the cab business, as with many others: "Money talks and BS walks." The power brokers in many markets in the radio biz apparnetly don't care to jump onto AA, even though there are abundant facilities available for the right formatting fit. AA doesn't appear to fit in, and its revenue producing and prior accounts payable history also speak for themselves. |
"Gary Schnabl" wrote in message ... "David Eduardo" wrote in message m... The big picture is AA is failing. You're the one with the hang-up. It is not failing. It is very viable, but it is not the major factor in most US markets that conservative talk is, mostly due tot he fact that in very few markets is the programming on a competitive technical facility. Viable means capable (or possibility) of surviving, but not guaranteed to thrive. And AA is very viable. They already are at the affiliate mark that will sustain them, albeit not with astounding, windfall profits. In the cab business, as with many others: "Money talks and BS walks." The power brokers in many markets in the radio biz apparnetly don't care to jump onto AA, even though there are abundant facilities available for the right formatting fit. Actually, there are very few facilities available for such a format. The need is for a good signal, ownership which is not format-specific and underperformance of the good signal. In other words, a strong AM that is not owned by a company that, for example, only does Spanish, and a facility that is not profitable now. There are very few good, competitive AM signals in the US that are not already utilized in a good manner and quite profitable. In fact, most markets have only a couple of full market AM signals (DC has none, for example) and these are uniformly committed to a profitable format. What is left is the mid to lower tier of staitons, many of which are more profitable in ethnic or religious programming than they could be, given the signal-to-ratings expectations as a competitive talker. AA doesn't appear to fit in, and its revenue producing and prior accounts payable history also speak for themselves. They had one bad two-month period at start up. they changed management and got a more solid backer than the guys from Guam. They are on a firm foundation now. |
On Wed, 4 May 2005 17:49:55 -0400, "Gary Schnabl"
wrote: The power brokers in many markets in the radio biz apparnetly don't care to jump onto AA, even though there are abundant facilities available for the right formatting fit. AA doesn't appear to fit in, and its revenue producing and prior accounts payable history also speak for themselves. Near half the Air America affiliates are owned by Clear Channel. Nobody brokers more power than they do. |
"David Eduardo" wrote in message ... There are very few good, competitive AM signals in the US that are not already utilized in a good manner and quite profitable. In fact, most markets have only a couple of full market AM signals (DC has none, for example) and these are uniformly committed to a profitable format. What is left is the mid to lower tier of staitons, many of which are more profitable in ethnic or religious programming than they could be, given the signal-to-ratings expectations as a competitive talker. AA doesn't appear to fit in, and its revenue producing and prior accounts payable history also speak for themselves. They had one bad two-month period at start up. they changed management and got a more solid backer than the guys from Guam. They are on a firm foundation now. Let's take Limbaugh, for example, when he started 17 years ago. He had 58 outlets to begin with in an uncharted sea of AM stations with an unproven format - and daytime at that. AA still has fewer outlets than Limbaugh started with. When you consider the added alternative distractions that didn't exist 17 years ago, he's still doing very well. And it's also not all due to Limbaugh. When he's away, the ratings for that program still hold up for his replacement hosts. While he was away for some time due to his problem(s), the listeners were still there, I've heard. Maybe you have the ratings for those weeks. If so, make mention of them. A sidebar - Does it really matter who's at the helm for the particular AA shows for a particular time slot? Would it matter if the ex-mayor of Cincy did Franken's show or vice versa, for example? However, the real question is how well would AA do in the solid red areas of the nation that do not have an occasional oasis of blue, such as the Research Triangle in North Carolina or Austin TX? The conservative programs draw well in the traditionally blue areas that are also good radio markets. Why doesn't AA have an actual edge in their "own" backyards? |
"David" wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 May 2005 17:49:55 -0400, "Gary Schnabl" wrote: The power brokers in many markets in the radio biz apparnetly don't care to jump onto AA, even though there are abundant facilities available for the right formatting fit. AA doesn't appear to fit in, and its revenue producing and prior accounts payable history also speak for themselves. Near half the Air America affiliates are owned by Clear Channel. Nobody brokers more power than they do. The financial worth of the super conglomerates is not what was once imagined, and many stations are now on the chopping block at Viacom. It costs CC next to nothing to provide AA's programming, and a little of something is better than a lot of nothing. |
"David" wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 May 2005 17:49:55 -0400, "Gary Schnabl" wrote: The power brokers in many markets in the radio biz apparnetly don't care to jump onto AA, even though there are abundant facilities available for the right formatting fit. AA doesn't appear to fit in, and its revenue producing and prior accounts payable history also speak for themselves. Near half the Air America affiliates are owned by Clear Channel. Nobody brokers more power than they do. Actually, less than 20% of the AA affiliates are owned by Clear Channel. |
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