"NewsGuy" wrote in message
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It would be great if people wrote about their thoughts on advertising
on shortwave. How effective is it?

Some shows have been on SW radio for years, so I guess SW radio advertising
is effective enough for that. SW advertising might be effective, but I
doubt it's lucrative. SW radio time is cheap.



I've only heard the odd survivalist merchandise and shortwave parts
dealer advertising on shows. Are there others?

The biggest "advertisers" on SW are preachers asking for donations. Quack
medicine shows are also commonly heard.


How can people know the number of listeners they have on shortwave?

They don't have to know. It's not like big time radio in which a station
hustles up advertisers and prices based on ratings. The commercial SW radio
stations sell the air time directly to the producers of the radio show.
It's up to those who come up with the show to also come up with the money.

If people send them money, the pitch is working. Non-contributing
listerners, such as myself, don't do the SW host a damn bit of good, anyway.



Etc, etc...


There were a couple of attempts to start advertiser supported SW stations in
recent history. KUSW came and went, almost in the blink of an eye. WRNO
held out longer but it was supporting itself by selling programming long
before it faded away.

Frank Dresser

Survival,,, canned foods,,, (don't forget the can opener) a pretty
gal,,, Firearms,,, a pretty gal,,, something to boil your water,,,,, a
pretty gal,,, (I have that water thingy covered very well) battery
powered flourescent camp lanterns,,,, a pretty gal and Shortwave
Radio,,,, a pretty gal,,, .Don't buy gold,, somebody will only knock you
in your head and steal your gold.
cuhulin

I think it's mostly cut and dry.Really not much to it.Start advertising
non Shortwave Radio related stuff and see how fast I can cut my Radio
OFF!
cuhulin

"NewsGuy" wrote in message
oups.com...
It would be great if people wrote about their thoughts on advertising
on shortwave. How effective is it?

....you mean the assorted quacks, xian goofballs
and clucks selling those GROSSLY OVERPRICED
'numismatic' gold coins, magnetic water bricks and
mattress pads and berkie water filters.....???

Talk about a market that's ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
populated by con-artists and shysters !!

Baaaaa hahahahahhahaha!!

I've only heard the odd survivalist merchandise and shortwave parts
dealer advertising on shows. Are there others?

No.

How can people know the number of listeners they have on shortwave?

By the number of fools who send them "love gifts" and other
forms of tribute. (Profit Stair being the all-time leader for
scamming people who sign their LIFE SAVINGS over to him
when they agree to live on his farm or the kooks from the UK
who send him money to keep him on the air)

"MikeHGED" wrote in message
roups.com...

Talk about a market that's ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
populated by con-artists and shysters !!

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- You just bought the wrong ones..

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( Now wheres that bag of RoadKill..)

Chemtrails.Contrails are cold vapors caused from Jet Aircraft flying
through the sky.Some folks say Contrails are harmfull,but I say they are
full of it!
cuhulin

How come I haven't seen any contrails in the sky here in
Jackson,Mississippi?
LOOK!,up in the sky!,, it's a Bird,, it's a Plane,, it's
Superman!!,,,,,, Faster than a speeding Locomotive,, able to leap over
buildings in a single bound,,,,,, it's Superman!

I can jump higher than the Empire State Building,,,,,, the Empire
State Building can't jump.
cuhulin

I own a Waterwise www.waterwise.com (see the movie) water purifier
and I also own a small Katadyn portable water purifier.I don't use them
often,but I sure would in an emergency situation.Drinking purified water
all the time is not good for you because it leaches healthy bacteria
from your guts.
cuhulin

Waterwise is made by Sangean - in France.

Greg

From:
Organization: WebTV Subscriber
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 14:56:47 -0500
Subject: Advertising on Shortwave

I own a Waterwise www.waterwise.com (see the movie) water purifier
and I also own a small Katadyn portable water purifier.I don't use them
often,but I sure would in an emergency situation.Drinking purified water
all the time is not good for you because it leaches healthy bacteria
from your guts.
cuhulin