Also, remember that 104.9 never really reached areas like Beachwood, Shaker Heights, Pepper Pike, Hunting Valley and other well-healed areas clearly. Most likely some important supporters of classical music and the arts in those areas.
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Cleveland Radio May 24 Ratings
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I'm sure there are-the question is-are they pledging money to WCLV?
If I remember correctly, CPN was around a 3...which is what WKSU was...
The "whistleblower" story was written for an audience that was never going to listen to public radio in the first place.
WCPN and WKSU historically cannibalized each other. Largely the same programming especially during the daytime and a substantial 60 dBu contour overlap (WKSU’s Copley transmitter and multipath issues in much of Cleveland notwithstanding). It was obvious that one had to merge into the other at some point, and had the WKSU merger not happened, both stations would be having sizable cutbacks right about now.
No evidence on my part, just a guess...but given how easily KSU was willing to part with its radio station, I think WKSU might have been the station to really have been the one on the chopping block....that said, they got the better end of the deal, kept their call letters and have really made what was once a Cleveland-centric station (WCPN) in to much more of Kent/Akron (Summit Cty) sounding station...you weren't hearing too many stories on WCPN 5-6 years ago about Canton City Council races, or what was happning w the Akron school board...again...just a guess
Maybe, but in the time since it came out their ratings have noticeably slipped, so we'll see if it's a blip or a trend.
Right on the money there...something had to give
Here’s my theory: a few people went on vacation; that’s why there’s a noticeable slide in the rating. The numbers are going to be up for June again.
With all of it's satellites and repeaters, WKSU essentially serves as the NPR station for as far west as Port Clinton, southwest to Mansfield, south to Dover/New Philly, and east to Ashtabula
true..though the 90.3 signal is pretty listenable in Mansfield and Ashtabula...the problem with the 89/7 and 104.9 signals is that they are both tough to pick up on the east side of Cleveland...including Clev Heights where I think it is safe to assume there are a decent amount of NPR listeners...it's great to reach those areas, but many of the KSU repeaters/Sat are broadcasting to less populated areas, so while it's noce to have those signals...how many people are hearing it?
Whereas now much of the former core of CPN audience struggles to hear it...in listening sometimes it feels as if Cleveland really doesn't have an NPR station anymore ...WKSU is back to what it was before WCPN arrived...a station that covered the region, but with that area's major area being of less importance...
Even subscribers now do not get non-subscribed station listings if those stations have less than a 0.1 rating. And in most markets with a PUR of around 6%, a 0.1 rating is equal to about a 1.2 to 1.3 share.
Are you talking about listenable in Ashtabula & Mansfield on repeaters or the actual 90.3 frequency? Because when I'm driving in the Akron area, forget it. I'm a hell of a lot closer to their antenna then those two cities. Dropouts, fade away, picket fencing, a never ending hiss underneath what I can hear. Not my radio, other stations come in fine from further away then Cleveland. I more or less have given up listening to them. Maybe the damn former Goodyear airdock monstrosity is blocking the signal.
I have picked up 90.3 pretty clearly in both Ashtabula and Mansfield, as for Akron...no clue
According to this, it's a very big boost:
MLB On The Radio: Numbers ‘Incredibly Strong,’ Says Nielsen’s John Snyder.
The latest numbers from Nielsen show that radio listenership for Major League Baseball is more than just holding its own. In fact, says Senior VP John Snyder, the overall numbers
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