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hlthe2b

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28. You are seriously out of touch applying this to all rural areas. Are you just outside Detroit or

Tue Sep 14, 2021, 08:46 AM

Sep 2021

another suburban area? That and other areas of SUBURBIA is NOT rural America.

And what you are passing on, whether you realize or not, strikes me as a meme in defense of Fox and other RW media consolidation...

I'd give it some thought before passing this along. It is not only wrong, but I can't imagine why you would WANT to belive it?

Oh, and btw, guess who just bought the leading (albeit often disgusting) purveyer of celebrity culture, TMZ--yup. Murdoch and FOX "NEWS"... So, now they can brainwash the rest of the low information viewers, 'readers,' and listeners.

Fox buys TMZ from WarnerMedia, deepening its ties with the gossip brand.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/business/fox-tmz-warner-media.html

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About Fox brainwashing millions and hate Radio dominating rural areas. [View all] Kaleva Sep 2021 OP

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