>ratings collapsed to a level that could not be measured after the election.
ROTFLMAO!!! On Feb 3, 4:04 pm, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > "Its predictable failure illustrates why liberals' hatred of free markets is > particularly intense when it comes to radio." > Moonbat Radio Flops Again > No wonder Democrats are so gung-ho about the Unfairness Doctrine, which would > coerce radio stations to feature left-wing talk show hosts even if no one > wants to listen to them. Two weeks into the Age of Obama, and already DC's > WWRC OBAMA 1260 has been forced to change format because radio listeners get > enough moonbattery from print and TV. The Washington Compost reports: > > President Obama may be riding high in Washington, but OBAMA 1260 is not. > The area's only progressive talk station is changing formats, dropping such > syndicated liberal hosts as Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller and Bill Press in > favor of financial news, starting next week. > The move by Redskins owner Dan Snyder, who purchased the station, WWRC, and > others in Washington last summer, leaves the city without a liberal radio > outlet. Program Director Greg Tantum says he thought the station could work > because of enthusiasm over Obama, but that ratings collapsed to a level that > could not be measured after the election. > But ratings nearly doubled, he says, at Snyder's conservative station, > WTNT, which features Laura Ingraham and Bill Bennett. > As NewsBusters points out, there are other liberal talk stations in DC, > namely NPR affiliate WAMU and the even wackier Pacifica station WPFW. But > WWRC is the only one competing as a commercial station. Its predictable > failure illustrates why liberals' hatred of free markets is particularly > intense when it comes to radio. > > http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2009/02/moonbat_radio_f.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
