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2010-01-26 Home Front: Politix

Portland liberal talk radio listeners lie, Here is the proof

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Posted by logi_cal 2010-01-26 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 With the diary system, people wrote down a lot of what they thought they 'ought' to be listening to, not what they actually had on.
Under the new system:
Big winner: Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening
Big Loser: Classical

This article tracks those results perfectly. The diarists were lying to themselves.

Posted by Free Radical 2010-01-26 06:27|| 2010-01-26 06:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Fragmentation of music radio can directly be linked to disco and "all disco, all the time" radio stations that cropped up in the mid 1970's.

Up until the disco explosion, the trend was for music stations that played popular music to include many different subgenres of pop/rock. Top 40 stations drew form many different styles. On many major urban radio stations you could hear, in a row, tunes by the Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Elvis, Flying Burrito Brothers, etc. IOW, a real mix of stuff. It was a great time to listen to radio.

Higher ups in the industry decided that they could generate loyal listeners (translates to more ad revenue) by having several different stations each of which played one narrowly defined sub group of popular music - disco at first, then hard rock, classic rock, soft rock, etc.

I was in the biz then, I know.

Political radio is easier to understand. Leftist talk radio is epic fail.

Posted by no mo uro 2010-01-26 07:04|| 2010-01-26 07:04|| Front Page Top

#3 It figures that my favorite listening, classical, is the biggest loser.

Here in Boston we had a channel that was PRIVATE and played only classical, WCRB. When the owner/founder died they tried to keep it open but this year it was subsumed into the NPR family. So far they are still all classical but the "news" segments are moving left.

Posted by AlanC 2010-01-26 07:39|| 2010-01-26 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Not surprising. Liberal radio is usually an epic fail.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-01-26 07:42|| 2010-01-26 07:42|| Front Page Top

#5 In fairness, in 2008 libs were feeling all Hopey Changey. As 2009 went on the the odor of corruption, organic fertilizer and ultimate failure slowly grew, even as Air America finally croaked.

The libs probably just moved on to All Disco, All the Time.

Posted by Fred 2010-01-26 08:22|| 2010-01-26 08:22|| Front Page Top

#6 To the extent liberal radio and teevee rely on advertising (competitive capitalism) for revenue, they will always fail.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-26 08:33|| 2010-01-26 08:33|| Front Page Top

#7 ...thus why they insist on the 'Fairness Doctrine' [because they can't compete in the market of ideas].

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-01-26 09:21|| 2010-01-26 09:21|| Front Page Top

#8 We'll always have ~~Paris~~ NPR.

Posted by Fred 2010-01-26 10:45|| 2010-01-26 10:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Liberals always talk in 'vagueness'. When it comes down to specifics, they lose.

Posted by Tom--Pa 2010-01-26 11:20|| 2010-01-26 11:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Just you wait until the deceased audience segment is counted.

Posted by ed 2010-01-26 11:40|| 2010-01-26 11:40|| Front Page Top

#11 Left wingers tend to be dishonest. They have to be, as their politics is too stupid and in defisance of basic common sense to survive in an honest environment. Yes, they may lie to themselves, but they will also lie to others at the drop of a hat.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-01-26 12:52|| 2010-01-26 12:52|| Front Page Top

#12 You expect honesty from thieves?

Posted by ed 2010-01-26 13:19|| 2010-01-26 13:19|| Front Page Top

#13 But but but Conservatives are MEAN.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-01-26 15:22|| 2010-01-26 15:22|| Front Page Top

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