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hlthe2b

(114,004 posts)
4. As for conservative radio dominating the past 2 1/2 decades, you've never driven across
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 07:08 AM
Sep 2021

"flyover" country, have you? What world have you been living in?

Yes, it most certainly has and does.

The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/general/reports/2007/06/20/3087/the-structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio/

Talk Radio Is Turning Millions of Americans Into Conservatives
The medium is at the heart of Trumpism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/opinion/talk-radio-conservatives-trumpism.html


https://newrepublic.com/article/157926/rights-reign-air-waves
The Right’s Reign on the Air Waves
How talk radio established the power of the modern Republican Party


Understanding the Rise of Talk Radio
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41319965

Why All The Talk-Radio Stars Are Conservative
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2015/07/13/why-all-the-talk-radio-stars-are-conservative/?sh=6f3ade2b2788

Right-Wing Radio Monopoly and the Myth of the Liberal Media
https://www.aristotle.com/blog/2014/09/right-wing-radio-monopoly-and-the-myth-of-the-liberal-media/



Do you assume all these rural residents are listening to paid SIRIUS_XM or other content? Because AM radio is nothing but conservative talk radio and that has very much slopped over into FM as well.

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Not to mention, it is not only FOX, but Sinclair that has taken over local tv stations throughout rural areas



Sinclair, the pro-Trump, conservative company taking over local news, explained
Sinclair reaches 40 percent of households — and soon will reach 72 percent.
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/3/17180020/sinclair-broadcast-group-conservative-trump-david-smith-local-news-tv-affiliate



I'd really like to know what brought you to this thesis?

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Somebody is watching samplegirl Sep 2021 #1
Yes but very few when compared to the adult population as a whole. Kaleva Sep 2021 #3
I think we miss the larger conservative reinforcement mechanism... LakeVermilion Sep 2021 #25
Exactly. My sales territory was rural. Only Christian and RW talk radio. SharonAnn Sep 2021 #43
I wonder how many of their viewers are Democrats. Evan1980 Sep 2021 #41
they watch clips on Fascbook eShirl Sep 2021 #2
As for conservative radio dominating the past 2 1/2 decades, you've never driven across hlthe2b Sep 2021 #4
Again, here is what I found about radio where I live in Upper Michigan Kaleva Sep 2021 #6
You are seriously out of touch applying this to all rural areas. Are you just outside Detroit or hlthe2b Sep 2021 #28
Can you quote the part where I said this applies to all rural areas? Kaleva Sep 2021 #37
You just did. Your very first bolded sentence. hlthe2b Sep 2021 #42
Those who drive across the mountain and midwest states at night Hortensis Sep 2021 #29
I'm still looking for ratings for RW radio stations but have been unsuccessful so far. Kaleva Sep 2021 #39
FWIW, the stations on that list that carry WVCY programing are definitely hate radio. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #32
Which stations are those? Kaleva Sep 2021 #40
The ones that list WVCY as the parent station. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #44
Thank you ... UpInArms Sep 2021 #21
It is indded, and thank God for satellite radio. Xavier Breath Sep 2021 #24
I could not walk in my local grocery store UpInArms Sep 2021 #26
What an excellent post, hlthe2b. Thanks for all of the links. nt crickets Sep 2021 #47
It's repetition and they spread the gospel underpants Sep 2021 #5
Maybe. Like people repeating that Fox has brainwashed half the nation. Others come to believe that. Kaleva Sep 2021 #8
I did use to drive in the south a couple of times each year Tomconroy Sep 2021 #7
If I have time, maybe I'll look at lists of radio stations in other areas of the country. Kaleva Sep 2021 #9
"Rush Limbaugh seemed to be everywhere" . . . . hatrack Sep 2021 #30
So where is the propaganda coming from? Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #10
Glad you asked. Dream Girl Sep 2021 #12
We know Russia has been working on Facebook. Spreading propaganda. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #13
Facebook? YouTube? Discussion forums? Alt News sites? Kaleva Sep 2021 #15
Looks like more research is needed. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #16
Yes. More then I can possibly do. Kaleva Sep 2021 #17
Joe Rogan's podcasts get about 11 million viewers on average. Evan1980 Sep 2021 #38
Wow, I had no idea. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #45
Part of the problem is that there literally is nothing else to listen to in those regions. no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #11
There's over a hundred FM and AM stations in Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin Kaleva Sep 2021 #14
Point taken. I was thinking about the southern states. no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #18
You could be correct about stations in the South. Kaleva Sep 2021 #19
So they were ripe for picking in terms of GOP propaganda machines. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #46
Fox is brainwashing right now. They just had on a heart surgeon* saying we don't need vaccines .... Botany Sep 2021 #20
Not sure what your point is with AM radio Cosmocat Sep 2021 #22
I think there are a number of things this analysis is missing genxlib Sep 2021 #23
It doesn't take 24/7 hate radio, just Lars39 Sep 2021 #27
Huge missing element: RW listeners are having THEIR OWN preconceptions, Hortensis Sep 2021 #31
I agree with you Kaleva Sep 2021 #34
Yes, and there definitely are more extreme source out there. Lars39 Sep 2021 #35
Wow. Unfortunately for the receptive minds in that blue oasis, Hortensis Sep 2021 #36
The good folks at FR brainwash themselves by getting their news from little known RW news sites Kaleva Sep 2021 #33
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