I don't believe everything conservatives stand for... Nor do I believe everything liberals or progressives say... This is why, no matter what your politics, you will do yourself a favor by listening to and trying to understand those you disagree with. I listen to KTTH and Dori on KIRO but I also listen to NPR and the BBC... I don't think there is anything wrong with bias, mind you, one just needs to be aware that it exists everywhere. While folks on both sides of course seek out information to confirm their biases. There is no longer a "Walter Cronkite" figure where everyone can just automatically believe everything they say... And yes the mainstream is now biased as well, to the left mostly. But when asked, people don't tend to recognize their own beliefs as biases. It's just "how it is" or "how I was raised." Sadly we are in a time where information is cheap and manipulation is easy. I'm old enough to remember when todays progressives were yesterday's anti establishment hippies. Today they are the establishment.
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KUBE Becomes SportsRadio 93-3 KJR-FM
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Jimmy Carter, Obama, and Biden exemplify a moderate democratic attitude that works. The secret is to be “moderately liberal”. I don’t know why this is hard to understand. Finding the middle is extremely important.
I am not saying Bush 1 was a bad leader, and I am not saying Bush 2 was a failure. I think both did their best. I just think democratic leadership has been more successful.
I am not saying Bush 1 was a bad leader, and I am not saying Bush 2 was a failure. I think both did their best. I just think democratic leadership has been more successful.
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I used to agree that we should listen to the other side BUT the once conservative Republican Party has been taken over by a band of autocrats who are in power because they continuously lie, cheat the system and occasionally commit felonies! They are not conservative in any way and in the 28 states where they have control, I am truly glad I do not live there!
Looks at title of thread. Looks at last few posts. Hmm.
I was just saying it is a good thing we have radio that covers all the flavors and biases available to us as a broad perspective is good for the critical thinking mind, even though stereotypes persist about the Talk/Sports radio demographic.
In other news, 93.3 HD 2 is hip hop music. The audio quality of the HD-2 is better than the HD-1, which is swishy. Metadata says KJR FM SPORTSRADIO ... and KJR FM HD-2. I didn't listen long enough to hear any branding.
95.7 HD-2 is still Sportsradio KJR. Fidelity of this HD-2 is better than the HD-1 which is also glassy swishy sounding. 95.7 HD-3 Lowfi oldies.
In other news, 93.3 HD 2 is hip hop music. The audio quality of the HD-2 is better than the HD-1, which is swishy. Metadata says KJR FM SPORTSRADIO ... and KJR FM HD-2. I didn't listen long enough to hear any branding.
95.7 HD-2 is still Sportsradio KJR. Fidelity of this HD-2 is better than the HD-1 which is also glassy swishy sounding. 95.7 HD-3 Lowfi oldies.
If "progressives" were the "establishment" - we'd see a whole different set of policies enacted. Even Seattle with a "progressive" city council couldn't get a head tax to stick or do much against the lobby of Amazon and company. Nationally, progressives can't do anything policy wise. The nation barely got an infrastructure bill through a Democratic majority.
On healthcare, environmental policy, and a myriad of other issues, progressives aren't scoring victories. They're barely a blip on the radar of elected offices, except for perhaps a brief period in Seattle which was undone last election in favor of a center-left establishment group of candidates who are as friendly with business as any urban Republican.
I can think of some moderates and somewhat liberal hosts in major markets, though not many. I can't think of a single progressive on commercial talk radio in the US, at least on a rated station in a rated market.
The first question is the one that Air America could not answer: are there any true progressive talk hosts who are entertaining and engaging while discussing their sociopolitical agenda?
Ed Schulz was, but another question: would progressives listen to the kind of talk radio that conservatives would (though, of course, leaning their political way)? Or are they more likely to be listening to a presentation such as public radio (NPR, etc.)? (Way may have received our answer during the Air America era.)
Really! They should consider turning it off.
I'm confused, I thought this thread was about the new Sportsradio 93.3. It's a political discussion instead. Isn't there a forum available for this, "Politics on Radio and Television"?
It feels too weird now, if you want to post about the thread's topic.
It feels too weird now, if you want to post about the thread's topic.
It is. The thing that diverted the thread from its purpose was a discussion about what might appear on the two AM signals now that KJR has moved to FM. Apparently iHeart might put syndicated talk on 1090. They will simulcast AM & FM for a few more weeks before completing the transition.
Someone asked about keeping the FM signal in stereo, and a number of FM sports stations have had fun doing play-by-play in stereo, with multiple mics in the arena. Don't know if that's the plan for the Kraken, but the sound of a skater crashing into the boards is great in stereo! I've heard the NFL in stereo and it also sounds great.
That's fine, then turn the pilot back on for games but off for normal talk. Considering the terrain, the Seattle/Tacoma market is a major multipath zone. May as well take advantage of not running stereo when only the music in spots is stereo.
95.7-HD3 Lowfi oldies? As of the last time I was on the west side (September 2021), 95.7-HD3 was airing The Breeze (Soft AC), and the same format is still airing on KKZX 98.9-HD2 Spokane as of yesterday morning.
All the production, the imaging, the jingles, the theme music is in stereo too.
Air America was built around Al Franken and he's certainly entertaining, at least now! A couple of years ago, I heard him say, "I like Ted Cruz more than most people - and I hate Ted Cruz!".
I enjoy stereo FM audio during live sports play by play. I do not see much reason to turn it off. This isn't some rinky-dink rimshooter of a signal.
All of the NPR affiliated stations in my neck of the woods broadcast in stereo, too.
I can think of two real life examples where I've heard the same radio station at different times with the pilot both on & off. I've driven in & out of listening range of these stations. My observations were as follows: (1) no discernible difference in overall signal coverage; (2) the fuzzy spots & picket fencing zones were virtually unchanged. Car receivers do a pretty good job blending down to monaural automatically once stereo reception becomes hissy.
The folks listening at home who receive hiss can probably switch their receiver from stereo to monaural mode if they wish.
My Yamaha home theater receiver, a 2018 model, contains such functionality. It is called "FM Mode," accessible via the remote control by pressing the options button. My Sony clock radio, purchased about eight years ago, contains a "mode" button that toggles between FM stereo and FM mono.
I don't think Air America is a good example of what progressive talk could be. For the most part the hosts were not fun to listen to with entertaining presentations. I'd thing that a format that has engaging people first, and liberal subject matter second, would have a chance today.
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