this one chronicles how Clear Channel set radio's decline in motion

Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radiohttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2760602-right-of-the-dial

Muffaraw Joe wrote:

The trend is watching podcasters instead. Viva Frei, Dave Rubin, Timcast, Joe Roganm, Megyn Kelly, "X" and Fox News are eating CNN's lunch.
 

You mean this Tim Pool and Dave Rubin?
https://www.euronews.com/2024/09/05/american-right-wing-influencers-duped-to-work-for-covert-russian-influence-operation-us-sa

67GreenRambler wrote:

Holliday wrote:

Postmedia is owned by American interests very friendly with Trump. They used to be considered centre/right but are now in the business of straight-up right wing propaganda. Along with the litany of Canadian disinformation websites (many with shady funding) they are responsible for the notion that Canada is somehow broken and Trudeau is terrible. The reality is, Canada is at or near the top of any metric you’d use to measure a country’s success compared to others.

In 2014 Canada had the richest Middle Class in the world. Then we got boy wonder. Today Ontario has the same per cap GDP as Alabama and the eastern Provinces are at the level of the State of Mississippi, which is the very bottom of America productivity. (You can thank Alberta for fiscally floating Canada) All this is easy to verify.
The word 'disinformation' is a controlling term employed to maintain power over a narrative. If you disagree with the National Post written account then present a coherent rebuttal.

Please provide a legitimate source. Also, many Canadians get confused about Provincial versus Federal responsibilities.

Postmedia is owned by American interests very friendly with Trump. They used to be considered centre/right but are now in the business of straight-up right wing propaganda. Along with the litany of Canadian disinformation websites (many with shady funding) they are responsible for the notion that Canada is somehow broken and Trudeau is terrible. The reality is, Canada is at or near the top of any metric you’d use to measure a country’s success compared to others.

Steve Hammerstone, half of Steve and Tawny, Coboconk's number one morning show for six years running visits Woofstock: Canada's Largest Festival for Dogs.


 

newsguy1 wrote:

I still can't imagine what they were thinking when they went MOJO.
Talk radio for guys?
What?
You alienate 50 per cent of the audience.
 

It's actually the way talk radio is trending today - away from news and politics. It was basically a dressed up version of Hot Talk or FM Talk. AM radio is pretty much a guy domain to begin with, so alienating women listeners wasn't a huge problem. I think leaning hard into the "For Guys" thing got them decent publicity. 

Here's an example of an FM station doing guy talk, getting great ratings in a very competitive market (Tampa.) They also get a decent share of women. Carry the Tampa Bay Lightning Games too. Station website is geoblocked, but can listen here:
https://www.iheart.com/live/1025-the-bone-5920/

 

We sometimes had a caller 92, and I would always do every caller. I’d answer “you’re caller number 58, try again etc” until we hit 92. I think there’s a small thrill for the listener that you are actually taking the calls, and them finding out how close they were.
Major pet peeve is people who would call knowing a contest was coming soon, and would just hang up every time you answered. The flawed logic that if your phone is ringing to the station when a contest is announced, you’ll have an edge. Soon as the contest happens, all lines dumped.

Peter the K wrote:

I really don't mean to come off as whining about this butt...

RA posted abut this a day ago with the same broadcast dialogue link.
I frequently see "news" here from people who can't be bothered to read other people's previous posts about the same topic.
 

My bad. I usually scan down the list to see if it’s been mentioned, but often if it’s busy on the board, topics get pushed down.

Such an important radio site, unable to keep going.

Due To Severe Financial Headwinds, All Access Will Discontinue Operations Tuesday, August 15th:

https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/229534/due-to-severe-financial-headwinds-all-access-will-

Don’t forget “Wok With Yan” (not to be confused with Yan Can Cook)

Have to wonder if it’s just the affair, or if he’ll end up having some more Ford stink on him.

Savvy late Friday eve news dump.

Reboot series trailer:


 

RadioActive wrote:

Despite P1 trying to goad me into this, I promised in the opening post not to express my opinion in this thread and I will honour that pledge. He is, of course, free to assume whatever he wants, although I do think it's important to point out that this story did not originate with Post Media. The article actually cites La Presse as the source. It's a French language Montreal newspaper, that is owned by an independent non-profit trust. 

 
Yes, but filtered through Postmedia’s right wing lens. And if you dig into the actual facts, it’s about being able to express things like “racism is bad.”

This rings true.

pinto wrote:

I pay to subscribe to Gem, commercial free and NewsNetwork access, (no cable here) and I have to admit, I have found some pretty interesting shows on the service!

 
PEN15, Normal People, Documentary Now, and Stath Lets Flats well worth it.