"Arbitorn" says: "Ask your liberal friends if they've listened to it. Every time I ask, I get the same answer: no. They say they don't listen to the radio at all, only listen to NPR, or tried it and hated it. When I ask why they didn't like it, they said the hosts are too mad and while they agree with much of the opinion, they don't want to hear it ad-nauseum. When prompted, they realized they wished the hosts sounded like they were having more fun. "
keys2 said: "This is an excellent post, Arbitorn. Very well said. I must note that in an earlier post when I said the format was poorly executed, I was referring more to the numerous technical glitches. I do think that 24 hours of syndicated programming on a 50,000 watt stick is a waste though. But you are right. Clear Channel did try it with Springer who has the local ties and they did some huge billboards early on. Most libs I know don't listen either. As you said, they tend to not like the angry, hateful approach of most libtalk radio. They lean more toward NPR. And as I always say, there's no shortage of liberal bias and opinion out there in the mainstream. Left-wingers pretty much have their views validated just about everywhere else, from sitcoms and hollywood tripe to the network evening newscasts and everything in between.
Yeah...why would libs feel the need to listen to talk radio...all the have to do is turn on CNN and MSNBC any time during the day..and watch their message being spread far and wide..
Oh..and they can also watch both of the C-spans.
However, I find it odd that they don't want to listen because the hosts are "mad"...that is the way ALL libs are..so they should LOVE it.