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Is the End Near? (Air America IV)
Air America Radio, National Politics Comments (6)
Not long ago, I suggested that things were not looking good for Air America Radio. In the comments of that post someone suggested that Air America must be doing something right because they were beating Rush Limbaugh among 18-54 year olds in the New York market.
I pointed out that the numbers were created by Air America itself. That doesn’t (or shouldn’t, anyway) cause a great deal of confidence to be put in them.
Well, it turns out that I might have been more correct than I thought. The latest extrapolations are out and WLIB has fallen right back down to pre-Air America ratings.
If these extrapolations are also the work of Air America (the New York Post article doesn’t say, unlike the old New York Times article), then it does show that maybe some stock can be put in the old extrapolations, but that listeners are tuning in and then turning off. Air America is showing itself unable to hold the attention and loyalities of its core, target audience.
Never a good sign.
MickC @ June 25, 2004
I’m searching google to see if Air America will be at the RNC, I heard they were going to be. But just reading this I would swear you’re wanting this radio station to fail… huh, ok. I think it’s a pretty good addition to the airwaves and I have a feeling it won’t go belly up as it appears you want it to. Anyway… let’s be optimistic for our fair addition eh? =)
Please tell me you’re not so stupid to think that Air America will succeed…
Actually, Vinny, you’re gonna think I’m crazy.
I WANT
Radio Havana, QubaAir America Radio to be successful enough to stay on the air. I sincerely believe that they do the nation a service by showing how intellectually bankrupt the Left in this country is. I’ve listened to the station. It’s all about pandering to the basest instinctual urges of President Bush’s detractors.The longer they stay out there showing people that they’re all about opposition to the President instead of supporting their own ideas and agenda the better Republicans will do in November.
Actually I see it differently. The best “Feature” of Airbag Amerika is that they mirror CNN’s coverage so closely that you almost can’t make the claim that CNN or the NY Times isn’t a liberal mouthpiece.
That’s their function.
Unfortunately, since no one listens, no one knows.
Well, then we kind of see it the same, as taking away the ability to make that claim is still a service to the American public.
Violent agreement, as you put it