I believe we already explained the angry part in a prior thread. Would you like me to forward the link?
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I'm 60+ white and I admit I'm sometimes angry when I listen to right-wing talk radio, but only because I don't share the same views as the hosts. Most of the time, though, I just laugh off the Goebbels wannabes and move along.
None of those would be considered sectors of radio listener. We've already explained the angry comment to you in a prior thread. Just because you get triggered because you interpret it as a put-down, doesn't indicate I believe in using socially unacceptable terms for people. I would never do that. And again: White, nor Angry are a protected class of person. 'Conservative' talk radio listeners are by and large white, male, 60+, and who's motivation for listening is they're angry about something political. Not sure how many more times this needs to be explained to you.
And that's exactly why the hosts of these shows garner such a large audience in that demographic. They say things to get their audience angry. Not angry at them necessarily, but the daily topic of discussion. Almost always political.
Let's look at the ratings on some BIN stations:
The station that has the network's call letters WBIN, 640 in Atlanta, formerly WGST, 50,000 watts days/1,000 watts nights, currently has no ratings. It's at zero. Last month was also zero. October was a 0.1.
WWRL 1600 NYC, 25,000 watts days/5,000 watts nights. (Some years ago, WWRL bought and took off the air stations on 1590 in NJ and CT, so it could increase its daytime power.) The current ratings are 0.1.
Maybe you're saying, no one listens to AM radio anymore. That's why these ratings are so low. BIN does have one full power FM affiliate., 50,000-watt WNOH 105.3 Norfolk. It has a 0.4.
I think it's a good idea to have a 24/7 news network that is aimed at the African-American community. I listen from time to time to BIN. So I'm disappointed that these ratings are so poor, 2 1/2 years after BIN's debut.
The station that has the network's call letters WBIN, 640 in Atlanta, formerly WGST, 50,000 watts days/1,000 watts nights, currently has no ratings. It's at zero. Last month was also zero. October was a 0.1.
WWRL 1600 NYC, 25,000 watts days/5,000 watts nights. (Some years ago, WWRL bought and took off the air stations on 1590 in NJ and CT, so it could increase its daytime power.) The current ratings are 0.1.
Maybe you're saying, no one listens to AM radio anymore. That's why these ratings are so low. BIN does have one full power FM affiliate., 50,000-watt WNOH 105.3 Norfolk. It has a 0.4.
I think it's a good idea to have a 24/7 news network that is aimed at the African-American community. I listen from time to time to BIN. So I'm disappointed that these ratings are so poor, 2 1/2 years after BIN's debut.
Yes, but those are clearly defined characteristics. "Angry" is an assumed emotional condition.
You're certainly putting a lot of time and effort into trashing conservative talk radio. Something's pushing your button. It wouldn't be "anger," would it?
Maybe that's BIN's primary problem. Even someone who think it's a good idea to operate a news network for the African American community, only listens "from time to time." As I mentioned previously, perhaps most African Americans prefer to listen to the more mainstream news sources.
Let me say this again: They aren't selling individual station ratings. This is a national network. They are selling national reach. That isn't measured by local station ratings. You're trying to measure a national network with a local tool. That's not how it works.
If the amount of listeners is very small at all/most of the network's affiliates, then the overall national audience/reach would still be small.
Depends on how it's presented. "Practical terms" means getting results. The reach numbers were good enough to get them sponsorships from Bank Of America and other major companies. That's why focusing on 6+ local station ratings isn't always useful. It's only useful if you're #1 or Top 5. Otherwise it's not important in practical terms.
When have I trashed 'conservative' talk radio. Can you claim that the audience motivation for listening isn't because they're angry about some (usually) political topic? Not sure how naming the truth is trashing.You're certainly putting a lot of time and effort into trashing conservative talk radio. Something's pushing your button. It wouldn't be "anger," would it?
Yes.
Then you're fooling yourself. I'll give though; What would their motivation be then?
To present interesting topics in an entertaining way.
Not all succeed, but the shows I listen to make me feel good. The hosts have a sense of humor.
A gym where I used to work out often had "The View" on their TV. Now, THAT made me angry!! š”
This has been generally proven false. While there certainly are left-leaning networks like MSNBC, when we look at most bona-fide news outlets, the issue is that, as talk radio took a turn to the right and Fox News, OANN, NewsMax and the republican party in general moved far to the right, and "news networks" like Fox host "political opinion and commentary" programs in the evenings without a disclaimer stating that's what they are and that they shouldn't be looked upon as a factual news program, then news agencies that are actually objective and truthful in their reporting are seen as 'left leaning'. As another indication of the same phenomenon, look at the immigration policies and views of George W Bush. When you compare those to the immigration opinions and viewpoints of many modern-day republicans, Bush's policies seemed more liberal or certainly very moderate by comparison. That doesn't mean he was.
Though I haven't listened to her program in several years (the only non-right wing talk station in my area switched to sports talk once Obama got elected - and Stephanie happened to be on that one), her theme music throughout the Bush presidency was "We're not gonna take it", meaning yes, anger was there. The day Obama got in, her theme music changed to "Walking on Sunshine".
No different than the radio user and consumer lifestyle groups defined and used extensively in the 80ās and 90ās. A very common marketing subset, like ātrendsettersā and ātraditionalistsā and so on.
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