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April Radio Ratings

Discussion pertaining to Detroit, Ann Arbor, Port Huron and SW Ontario
option1
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Ben Zonia wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 8:51 am WJR increased bigly because almost all the other stations, TV and Radio, have a Hate Trump/Blame Trump Political Agenda. A lot of people put the blame where it belongs, on the people who were responsible for creating and/or isolating and exporting the virus, lying about it at every turn, and they are sick and tired of the hate and blame game being focused on Trump.
Huh? WTF does this have to do with PPM’s in major markets basically being turned off and rendered useless because people are focused more on doing the right thing and quarantining? That statement belongs on a Fox News message board not a radio forum.
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MWmetalhead wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 8:28 pm

Few people under age 55 care to listen to Paul W. or Frank the Asshole, and only middle aged Jewish women care to listen to Mitch. 760's lineup sucks.
Depending on what you're selling, those demographics could be desirable.

Maybe Mitch will pick up a Gefilte fish sponsor. :)

Motor Homes work for Frank and Paul.
New York and Chicago were all in with respect to their sanctuary status — until they were hit with the challenge of actually providing sanctuary. In other words, typical liberal hypocrisy.
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Ben Zonia wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 12:26 pmCBS ... hobbled WBBM-AM's signal by reducing its power and moving it to a diplex with WSCR, several miles further from the center of Chicago. ...
As it turns out, the WSCR tower is a taller and "more efficient" radiator than the one WBBM used before they diplexed with WSCR.

The 42 kW nighttime groundwave field radiated by WBBM is a bit higher now than it was with 50 kW before the diplexing began. It is even higher now than that of WSCR running 50 kW (see below).

Downsides for WBBM are that their higher angle radiation generally is less than it was before the move, except for having more radiation in a wide, high-angle lobe centered at 60 degrees elevation. That lobe produces nighttime skywaves that can interfere with their own groundwave at some distances from the tower site. Listeners in Rockford, IL probably would notice the difference, for example.

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BFSEsq wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 11:40 pm I'm impressed with WRCJ, honestly.
Yes, someday Dave Wagner will get the credit he deserves for how much he has contributed to the radio culture of this area, both on and off the air.
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Ben Zonia wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 8:51 am WJR increased bigly because almost all the other stations, TV and Radio, have a Hate Trump/Blame Trump Political Agenda. A lot of people put the blame where it belongs, on the people who were responsible for creating and/or isolating and exporting the virus, lying about it at every turn, and they are sick and tired of the hate and blame game being focused on Trump.
On the way to work, I've been listening to Paul W. Smith more than I ever have, mostly for the interviews with people from business and government. He's more conservative than I thought, but doesn't emphasize it, which probably helps him get a diverse audience.
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In 1987 WJR had mass appeal, but no longer. They could / should play elevator/dentist office music and would cume higher.
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