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In reply to the discussion: Grover Norquist: GOP Will Keep Obama On 'Short Leash,' Leave Him To 'Blow Up Small Countries' [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)48. Here's my post on the relationships between these different networks and the RW religionists:
CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), The Family Channel, The Fox Family Channel and The 700 Club:
...In production since 1966, it is one of the longest-running television programs in broadcast history. The 700 Club can be seen weekdays in 96 percent of U.S. television homes, and has an average daily audience of nearly 1 million viewers. It is currently hosted by Pat Robertson, Terry Meeuwsen, Kristi Watts, and Gordon P. Robertson, two of whom (one male and one female) will host on any given day...
CBN Broadcasts currently reach over 100 nations in dozens of languages, and are viewed by more than 360 million people each year. CBN's primary strategy is to develop television shows produced by local staff in selected countries. Programs are culturally sensitive, relevant to the ethnic audience, and presented in their native language...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_700_Club#1980_to_the_present
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Broadcasting_Network
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Family_Channel
Changing The Family Channel Cable Network Plans To Expand Programming
The number of cable subscribers grew from 28 million in 1985 to 49.6 million in May 1990. The network, the nation's 10th largest cable operation in terms of viewership, is carried on cable systems available to 55 percent of all American homes.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-09-28/lifestyle/9009270340_1_broadcasting-network-pat-robertson-cable-network
In the 1990s as the GOP was taking over just about everything, it was said the program reached nearly 50 million American homes. It migrated to various networks, such as FOX, ABC and Disney. This is the block of voters that powers the GOP.
I just posted it and thought it would show just how much all of this is related. And Democrats who say both parties are the same, or won't vote, or whatever, are giving the power they want to turn this nation into and medieval nightmare.
...In production since 1966, it is one of the longest-running television programs in broadcast history. The 700 Club can be seen weekdays in 96 percent of U.S. television homes, and has an average daily audience of nearly 1 million viewers. It is currently hosted by Pat Robertson, Terry Meeuwsen, Kristi Watts, and Gordon P. Robertson, two of whom (one male and one female) will host on any given day...
CBN Broadcasts currently reach over 100 nations in dozens of languages, and are viewed by more than 360 million people each year. CBN's primary strategy is to develop television shows produced by local staff in selected countries. Programs are culturally sensitive, relevant to the ethnic audience, and presented in their native language...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_700_Club#1980_to_the_present
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Broadcasting_Network
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Family_Channel
Changing The Family Channel Cable Network Plans To Expand Programming
The number of cable subscribers grew from 28 million in 1985 to 49.6 million in May 1990. The network, the nation's 10th largest cable operation in terms of viewership, is carried on cable systems available to 55 percent of all American homes.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-09-28/lifestyle/9009270340_1_broadcasting-network-pat-robertson-cable-network
In the 1990s as the GOP was taking over just about everything, it was said the program reached nearly 50 million American homes. It migrated to various networks, such as FOX, ABC and Disney. This is the block of voters that powers the GOP.
I just posted it and thought it would show just how much all of this is related. And Democrats who say both parties are the same, or won't vote, or whatever, are giving the power they want to turn this nation into and medieval nightmare.
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Grover Norquist: GOP Will Keep Obama On 'Short Leash,' Leave Him To 'Blow Up Small Countries' [View all]
Emit
Dec 2012
OP
Koch money is one reason why. Media consolidation and 60M voters are the others.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#30
Here's my post on the relationships between these different networks and the RW religionists:
freshwest
Dec 2012
#48
That he's even visible on national media says EVERYTHING about our national media. No brains,
LuckyLib
Dec 2012
#7
No, but if they ever meet, it might mean the end of the universe. Dopplegangers. nt
DCKit
Dec 2012
#19
I've always wondered how this little weasel dick wields so much power in the GOP?
Harry Monroe
Dec 2012
#29