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FM Talk: The Comin' Thing?

Leebo65 said:
DocWashburn said:
quadraphonic said:
Didn't the radio industry get away from lectures and packaged courses back in the 20s when it was mostly experimental and the playground of colleges of engineers and interested parties like that?
They never seem to have gone back to it, and probably for good reason.
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Yes, I think you have summed it up nicely - what has actually happened (and is happening) in the real world; brevity being the sole of wit, and all... ;)
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So we are stuck with programming geared for morons....?
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Not at all. I once heard Limbaugh do an entire hour on quantum physics, taking calls from scientists, Fascinating stuff. Actually, each of the top talk show hosts (Beck, Rush, Hannity, Levin, and Savage) come up with thought-provoking insights on a regular basis. Here is a suggestion. Try listening to them to see which one is easiest to tolerate. You might be surprised. Oh, good news about the college lectures! I was listening to Kim Komando last weekend (non-political, but the most listened to weekend talk show host in America - check your local listings) and she said that the big universities make college lectures available on I-Tunes. All's well that ends well...:)
 
If you moved an high rated AM talker to the FM that AM station will "die". For Example here in Columbus Ohio The Dispatch Group in January decides to moved their AM Sports Talk Radio to their FM station. When WBNS FM becomes The Fan 97.1 the old AM station on 1460AM "died".
 
Following up on that, I wonder how 1070 WIBC is doing in Indianapolis now? I remember when they were the leading AM station in town but now they are a syndicated sports station (which seems to talk about everything but sports, IMHO) and there is an FM talker on 93.1 (I think). I was in a rental car without satellite radio which means I was without anything decent to listen to.
 
I highly doubt that Glenn Beck and Rush talk about anything about science. Unless they want to bash.

Remember drug abuse leads to brain damage.
 
It certainly will. Bankruptcy does not mean shutting the stations down. If Premiere (who syndicates most of it) needs to be spun off, someone would buy it.
 
If someone purchase CC syndicator is it likely that they will drawn new contracts. I doubt that they want the soul crushing debt of a 400 million contract.

The only radio syndicate that's doing fine is Dial Global. They cover both left, right, apolitical, and music.
 
If they want to shoot themselves in the foot, and lose the revenue that contract is bringing in, plus have Limbaugh go work for another syndicator and youw on;t have anything to put up against him. So no, they'd keep Limbaugh happy.
 
I doubt that any radio syndicate will want to go into debt. Dial Global is the only syndicate that are not on shaky ground. Westwood One, Premire/CC, Air America Media are on shaky ground. Dial Global and TRN are just fine.
 
Rush and Glenn Beck are junkies, ok recovering junkies. Remember know that long term drug abuse does kill brain cells. Brain cells doesn't regenerate, once they gone thats it.

I have a policy that I don't listen to junkies. I doubt that Rush or Glenn can understand anything that requires thinking. They don't have the brain cells.

Then in the commercial talk radio realm stupid sells.
 
willcail said:
Rush and Glenn Beck are junkies, ok recovering junkies. Remember know that long term drug abuse does kill brain cells. Brain cells doesn't regenerate, once they gone thats it.

I have a policy that I don't listen to junkies. I doubt that Rush or Glenn can understand anything that requires thinking. They don't have the brain cells.

Then in the commercial talk radio realm stupid sells.
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Learn 2 grammar.
 
People like Phil Boyce and Sean Hannity are now saying "FM Talk is exploding," and "the best is yet to come," to which I would say, "speak for yourself, Kemo-Sabe..." :p
 
willcail said:
Rush and Glenn Beck are junkies, ok recovering junkies. Remember know that long term drug abuse does kill brain cells. Brain cells doesn't regenerate, once they gone thats it.

I have a policy that I don't listen to junkies. I doubt that Rush or Glenn can understand anything that requires thinking. They don't have the brain cells.

Then in the commercial talk radio realm stupid sells.
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Are you hoping that if you keep repeating this over and over someone will care what your saying?
 
Then most people who goes through the public school system doesn't understand grammar. What the public school teaches isn't grammar.

Spent majority of my compulsory school years not going to public school.

Then people who likes to call themselves "Dittoheads" are calling themselves stupid and mostly spew out disproving talking points.

If you get your sole "news"
from talk radio from the right, left, non commercial, whatever and treat it as 100% gospel truth then you are not bright.
 
willcail said:
Then most people who goes through the public school system doesn't understand grammar. What the public school teaches isn't grammar.

Spent majority of my compulsory school years not going to public school.

Then people who likes to call themselves "Dittoheads" are calling themselves stupid and mostly spew out disproving talking points.

If you get your sole "news"
from talk radio from the right, left, non commercial, whatever and treat it as 100% gospel truth then you are not bright.
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And you seem like a clear thinking person without an ideological bent. We all strive to be a brilliant as you.
 
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