you've got the local touch
> > > NPR's not shoving it down your throat, 954; they're
> > > presenting it to you and trying to make you REMEMBER
> > they're
> >
> > I was merely expressing an opinion. Like everyone else.
> > That's what this board's designed for.
> >
> > > presenting it to you, instead of well, shoving it down
> > > your throat.
> >
> > One could make an argument that, since it's presented on
> > a government-funded station (WLRN is owned by the school
> > board) they ARE shoving it down my throat. And the same
> > applies to NPR, which gets government funding.
> >
> > 73s from 954
> >
> 954, my apologies to you for miswording what I meant....and
> you're also 100% right. And I'm glad these boards exist for
> open discussion on such subjects that affect all people,
> regardless of age, race, gender, you name it.
Thank you.
> I meant what I said in a discussive manner, nothing off
> color or offensive towards you, and definitely not to start
> a flame war. I hate those. LOL
>
> What I should've said was that I myself don't feel as if
> NPR's shoving it down MY throat; they're VERY passionate
> about their presentation in order to try to keep me
> listening, as they are you when you listen, and a bunch of
> other people who check them out as well. That's what I
> think.
Conservatives and libertarians are very passionate, too.
And government funding of an institution that is hostile
to their ideas is something they passionately oppose.
If WLRN carried just classical, jazz, and Caribbean
music plus educational programs and school board meetings,
I'd be a big supporter. But they are also another
version of talk for the Air America audience, with many
of their shows. So I'm a half-supporter.
> The argument can be made since PBS and NPR are
> federally-funded, they are kind of force-feeding it us, but
> we can always turn it off. But there is also cause for
"We can always turn it off" may be an acceptable argument
if you're talking about a cable channel you don't like.
It is not an acceptable answer for a channel that has
government funding.
The fact that it's being funded by the government, paid
for by people with philosophies NPR opposes is what
I object to. And most NPR stations, I suspect, are
owned by governmental entities. And except
for maybe Berkeley, in most of these counties or
municipalities, some of the people who are paying the
bills do not agree with its politically-correct
big-government mindset.
> discussion about the fashion that a lot of commercial radio
> outlets conduct themselves for a totally different reason:
> Money.
>
> Public broadcasting's barely afloat, and NPR, PRI and PBS
> really do try to serve the communities in which they're
> carried, and I know WLRN dumped a lot of their local
> programming for the national feeds. Rumor I heard back in
> '97 was monetary problems; local programming is expensive to
> produce, even for non-comms. However I defend and give two
> thumbs up to those commercial outlets who do care about the
> communities they serve.
Local content shows that they care about the communities
they serve. Local content serves the communities that are
paying to support their respective public radio stations.
Dumping local content to replace it with all-night BBC
news or all-day NPR talk doesn't help the station's
natural LOCAL constituency.
> I said in earlier posts that if we didn't have public
> broadcasting, this argument would be non-existant, and
> public broadcasting has its ups and downs as it as a whole
> IS a broadcasting outlet that needs to be supported and
> preserved so it'll be around for the next generations to
> come. Just like a commercial outlet, but needs to get its
> income from other places besides advertising, because
> advertising on a non-comm is illegal. Underwriting,
> donations, is what will keep it going.
My point was that NPR is no better than anyone else, just
different. (The offensive part is that it has been paid
for by the people who don't like it.) Many NPR fans act
like it's the only decent thing on radio. Were I a member
of the religious right, I'd make that exact argument about
Salem's WKAT. It's all about POV.
> I personally can't fathom my children not watching Sesame
> Street in whatever form it'll be in, as well as my listening
> to NPR and other non-comm programming.
>
> That scares me. A lot. Not only did I grow up on all the
> older music, but I grew up on PBS, and graduated to NPR. As
> much as people tout XM and Sirius, it lacks the local touch
> and the illusion of it being right there where you can go
> and see it in action, you know?
NPR and PRI programs also lack the local touch. Just like Bill
O'Reilly, Al Franken, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham,
Michael Savage, Bill Bennett, Phil Hendrie, Randi Rhodes,
Art Bell, ad nauseam, ad absurdum.
I guess that means we agree on something.
73s from 954
<center>
This posting, #1001, is to draw attention to the
number 1001, which is unusual in that it is the product
of three consecutive prime numbers: 7, 11, and 13.
Therefore, if you ever need to factor a number
like 119,119 ... that's 119 x 1001 or 119x7x11x13.
Nice to know if you're a math geek.</center><P ID='signature'>______________
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