The same way that non-comm public radio stations do, Bill -- pledge drives. In K-Love's case, it's 3 a year --- one in the spring (10 days), one in the fall (10 days), and one usually on New Year's Eve Day. And in recent years, it's been like clockwork -- about a week after the end of each pledge drive (which almost always falls far short of goal, under 40% or so), K-Love's president will emerge from his burrow with an announcement that they've had to make what they refer to as "drastic decisions" regarding their budget.
Content has something to do with it. IMHO, if I'm going to listen to Christian radio, I'd much rather listen to something local that actually has variety to its playlist (i.e., one that will, from time to time, dig out the obscure, the long-forgotten, and play those, like a good station of any format would) instead of something syndicated that rarely plays anything more than 5 years old and sounds too much like a bad Top 40 station. 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska ________________________________ From: bill kral <jwk...@yahoo.ca> To: "irca@hard-core-dx.com" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 11:00:03 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] KLOV FM network Thanks for the update. That's quite a netwoek of stations. I wonder how they operate if they are non - commercial and don't do any advertising. I haven't heard any ads. It's just a continuous string of songs. Bill in BC _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com