Sports talk makes money!
some tweets
—Not happy that Carl Wolfsong has been dropped by KPOJ. There goes my advertising on that station.
—Progressive KPOJ radio flipping to sports Monday! - #Portland , put boots on & protest! It worked in Madison & Columbus
—kpoj was one of the day one air america affiliates... that’s how long it’s been around. oh well, clear channel has different plans i guess.
—Ratings suggest reason for KPOJ switch: The progressive talk-radio station trailed its competition and sports stations.
—Clear Channel ending progressive voice in Portland. Not a coincidence.
—Terribly sad to see KPOJ go. I love sports, but seriously?
They will also still havetaxpayer funded Pacifica Radio won’t they?
>>From October 2011 to October 2013, according to the ratings tracked by Arbitron, KPOJ fell from a 1.1 share to a 1.0 share of listenersmeaning 1 percent of listeners above the age of 12 were tuned to 620 AM. That’s well behind last month’s 3.5 share for News Radio KEX 1190 (which airs Rush Limbaugh) and the 5.0 share for KXL FM News 101 (which airs Lars Larson).
KOPJ’s numbers also trail KOPBthe public radio station has an enviable 5.5 shareand both sports stations, KXTG The Game (2.5 share) and KFXX The Fan (1.6 share).
http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-29441-kpoj_cancelling_political_talk_radio_on_monday.html
Canzano, Chad and Rome suck as much as shultz and rhodes!