KUOW Drops Trump Press Briefings Due To Misinformation

[iamarussianpirate]

That's not a standard daypart, so only a registered subscriber would be able to tabulate that schedule and that's a violation of the subscriber agreement.

However, a subscriber might be willing to tell us if the show over or under-performs the rest of the station... that is vague enough to avoid any attention and I think Nielsen is concerned about other things now.

Depends on how you want to look at that time slot. It's not really a fair comparison since KIRO has a 3 hour unhinged, fear-mongering, narcissistic, self-indulging rant...uh, I mean a single 3-hour show....and KUOW has 4 really different shows in the same time period: The Record (or Week In Review on Fridays), BBC Newshour, The Daily and Marketplace.

If you're looking at A25-54, KUOW edges out KIRO the past 3 months. 35-64 and anything with a + at the end of it, KIRO easily wins.

Honestly though, with those two stations dayparted ratings minutia doesn't matter all that much. 75% of KIRO's business is direct so you're rarely ever talking about ratings except for in a broad sense. KUOW is a completely different beast being a non-comm and most of their underwriting comes from local directs and foundations, although there have been more local agencies utilizing them the past 5 or so years. So in the grand scheme of it, this only matters to Dori for ego and bonus reasons and to those of us who geek out on radio and ratings.

 

[TheBigA]

BTW todays briefing was actually very good, focusing specifically on the company bailout plan, hoping to control the firings and cutbacks.

The treasury secretary just added that charities were included in the plan. We already know public radio got $75 million.

 

[bobdavcav]

BTW...to clarify...I mean they will treat the NEWSCASTS this way, not the WH Pressers.
I really do think there is "one story news fatigue" and if someone made it clear that you can tune in at :15 and get politics, local news, weather, etc. … there is some strategy in that.

I love this idea, but don't think it will happen because every aspect of daily life, including those you mentioned, is being affected by this virus. A month or so ago, that's exactly what KOMO-TV's 11:00 news looked like. Now though, we're even talking about it on the radio show I o with a friend. The primary topic of that show? The radio industry.

 

[AM FM listener]

Depends on how you want to look at that time slot. It's not really a fair comparison since KIRO has a 3 hour unhinged, fear-mongering, narcissistic, self-indulging rant...

Similar to the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC, huh? In other words, both sides of the political spectrum employ that tactic to attract listeners or viewers but we only object to the side that disagrees with our own views.

 

[TheBigA]

Similar to the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC, huh? In other words, both sides of the political spectrum employ that tactic to attract listeners or viewers but we only object to the side that disagrees with our own views.

Except KIRO is on the radio, and Maddow is on TV.

 

[AM FM listener]

Except KIRO is on the radio, and Maddow is on TV.

Well, of course. My point was that a description of Dori Monson's show could easily apply to Rachel Maddow's show. I just depends on one's political perspective. That's all.

 

[Kelly A]

Well, of course. My point was that a description of Dori Monson's show could easily apply to Rachel Maddow's show. I just depends on one's political perspective. That's all.

The only similarity is that they're both considered talk shows. Maddow doesn't take listener calls, Monson does. Monson, leans Conservative, Maddow leans Liberal. Maddow has around 330,000 U.S. viewers in her time slot, Monson has around 4,500 in the Seattle market only.