http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14355-…
Here’s My take why Commercial Progressive talk failed. In some markets Progressive talk were on fringe Radio signals. In some cities like San Francisco and New York Progressives had a radio spot on Pacifica Bradcasting like KPFA and WBAI. Also its that Progressives would choose different venues for their views to be heard than the right would.
I know in some cities the Right wing talk radio would kill off the Left Wing talk radio in the Arbitron ratings books. But in Places like San Francisco SportsTalk KNBR, all-News KCBS and NPR News/Talk affiliate KQED-FM would put Right wing radio and Left Wing radio at the bottom of the books at the same time and they are in the top ten in the books.
Also there were other factors like the rise of Podcasts kept commercial left wing talk them out of the ratings.
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Why Do You Think Progressive Talk Failed? A Peter B Collins Article?
Posted on February 18, 2013.
Since the Libs are ejumacated, they read and think for themselves and only needed Lib radio to be validated and entertained. No Lib radio personality ever had the opportunity to become a Lib leader because, like all ejumacated people, Libs don’t follow orders really well. Libs are also skeptics who question everything. Libs tend to lead the life of the mind and attend relatively quiet, liturgical churches. Libs just aren’t into the emotional approach – unless someone is suffering unjustly. Listening to Lib radio for hours, days, weeks, etc. is interesting but, like attending a year-long production of SNL, it began to get boring.