Comments on: Sykes Shares His Wisdom, Misattributes Quote

By: capper

capper — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:16:57 +0000

Sorry, it took so long, but I was unsuccessfully looking for the link. I recall seeing some article (or blog linking to an article) that a city on the west coast (Seattle?) had one true liberal radio station that was wiping the floors with the competing conservative stations. If I find that link, I will get it to you.

By: George Mitchell

George Mitchell — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:16:00 +0000

The agenda of stations running talk radio is to maximize profit.

If they thought liberal shows would do that they would run those shows.

Can you elaborate on “Conservative radio has been shown to lose to liberal radio when on an even playing ground”?

BTW, libs are doing very well on the web. See column in today’s MJS.

By: capper

capper — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:58:17 +0000

In case that wasn’t clear enough. Conservative radio has been shown to lose to liberal radio when on an even playing ground. The reason Sykes, Belling, etc. are on the air is due to sponsorship from people with a conservative agenda, not due to ratings.

By: capper

capper — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:56:19 +0000

No, I am referring to the fact that the conservative ratings would be low, as has been evidenced on the West Coast. This negates your argument that it is just a piffle of a thing to establish a radio station or make a break into a station operation by a company with a conservative agenda.

By: George Mitchell

George Mitchell — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:03:40 +0000

Ratings be damned?

Are you suggesting that a liberal talk show would have low ratings? What evidence is there of that?

By: capper

capper — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:54:29 +0000

Ah, George is going back to the Fairness Doctrine debate, eh? Maybe I just have to find the right kind of massive multimedia conglemerate with the correct agenda, and I’ll be set. Ratings be damned!

That’s why Mark’s TV show is doing so well? Ratings?

By: George Mitchell

George Mitchell — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:32:21 +0000

Neither Charlie nor Mark own the stations for which they work. Neither had any $ to “break into the business.”

Why, with your compelling and factual message, won’t they snap you up?

Again, think of the ratings. How could they go wrong?

By: capper

capper — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:26:06 +0000

George-

Some of us have tried to take on Charlie, Belling and the lot of them, and on their own turf. I personally have tried to call several times on different issues. The closest that I was allowed was to be on hold for twenty minutes before being cut off without even being told that they wouldn’t accept my call.

Now, are you offering to bankroll the radio station to counter it? I know I don’t have the money to break into the business.

By: George Mitchell

George Mitchell — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:07:13 +0000

Zach,

Why doesn’t someone else take him (and Belling) on?

Xoff says you need your own station, but why would that be the case? Why wouldn’t an existing station snap up a credible voice challenging Charlie? Joel McNally. Mordecai Lee. Think of all the candidates. Think of the ratings. Think of all the metro Milw listeners clamoring for an alternative.

Geo

By: Zachary

Zachary — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:57:40 +0000

George, just a few things. If you believe one entry about Sykes in the few months I’ve been blogging constitutes “talking quite a bit” about him, then I don’t know what to tell you.

As for your challenge to me to get a show and take him on, I’ll repeat what I said – I’m one hundred percent happy with my day job. My little old blog might not be nearly as effective as Charlie’s radio show, but I’m okay with that.