The talk format in general seems to be lacking in the NYC market. You would've thought there would be a gain amongst all of the talk stations but they either had a dismal gain (WNYC-FM), no gain (WABC) or a drop (WOR). As noted, WINS saw a gain. Apparently, New Yorkers aren't turning to the radio dial for discussion of political issues in increasing numbers.
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The dismal ratings of WABC and WOR
- Thread starter benale
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The sports talkers are doing OK, though. Maybe New Yorkers would rather second-guess Brian Cashman or nitpick Eli Manning than discuss Trump and Clinton.
I don't know any big city where national politics is attracting an audience. What seems to be working is LOCAL talk about LOCAL politics. Not Trump & Clinton. The more you throw syndicated talk at listeners, the less interested they are. But WGN, WLW, and KFI are holding their own.
It must really help to have a legacy signal!
It's not helping WABC or WOR.
Well in San Francisco where KQED-FM the NPR News/Talk station did talk about how national politics affect votes in California via electoral and popular votes and the anti-trump protests that happened in the San Francisco area.
In Sacramento we had similar things where Capital Public Radio and Iheart O&O Newstalk KFBK had to air multiple debates on the local seats level and the California Brexit threat after the elections and that got some ratings in that market.
WJR in Detroit, airing a lot of national programming saw a big jump in October, finishing at #2 in PPM.
Some of this was due to carrying the Lions, but the elections and political talk certainly contributed to this. So, in certain timeframes, the format is drawing listeners in some markets.
Some of this was due to carrying the Lions, but the elections and political talk certainly contributed to this. So, in certain timeframes, the format is drawing listeners in some markets.
I know that I had completely tuned-out of politics for the last month or so before the election.
This thing had gotten so brutally over-the-top that I just could not stand to listen anymore.
And I definitely have no taste to jump back in and listen to more politics right now.
Seems to me a lot of the Conservative talk hosts who did not back Trump (Mark Levin, Michael Medved, etc.)
have seriously damaged themselves with audiences who clearly did.
This thing had gotten so brutally over-the-top that I just could not stand to listen anymore.
And I definitely have no taste to jump back in and listen to more politics right now.
Seems to me a lot of the Conservative talk hosts who did not back Trump (Mark Levin, Michael Medved, etc.)
have seriously damaged themselves with audiences who clearly did.
Which is why earlier talk show hosts preferred not to take sides in any issue.
Bob Grant notwithstanding.
What else is new?
I don't listen to talk radio anymore, but the last host I was listening to was Mark Levin. I did enjoy Trump's campaign stops, so I listened to those instead of talk radio.
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