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George Soros To Take Control Of America’s Second-Largest Chain Of Radio Stations
OANN News ^ | James Meyers

Posted on 02/14/2024 8:19:58 PM PST by stars & stripes forever

The left-leaning billionaire George Soros will be purchasing the second-largest radio company in America, according to court filings and sources close to the situation.

The Soros Fund Management has bought up $400 million of debt in Audacy, which owns over 220 radio stations across the country.

According to a Republican insider that spoke to the New York Post, he believes it was possible Soros was buying the stake to help influence public opinion for the months prior to the 2024 presidential election.

(Excerpt) Read more at oann.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2024; 2024election; airwaves; alexsoros; audacy; georgesoros; humaabedin; media; propagandists; publicopinion; radio; radiostations; soros; sorosfund; sorosfundmanagement
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To: dragnet2

“I’d like to see a list of stations..”

Here: https://www.google.com/


21 posted on 02/14/2024 8:47:53 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: irishjuggler

Suppressing conservative talkers has to be his goal. Left-wing talk radio has always failed. Honestly, is radio even relevant anymore? Rush is gone, and the rest are pipsqueaks. Podcasting has taken over, I think. (Not that I know first-hand, I don’t have the bandwidth at home, nor to I carry a smartphone.)


22 posted on 02/14/2024 8:48:20 PM PST by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: stars & stripes forever

He already invested in Florida Latin stations and removed the conservative hosts there.

https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/07/21/george-soros-and-the-leftist-takeover-of-18-spanish-language-radio-stations/


23 posted on 02/14/2024 8:57:24 PM PST by bleach (If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Nobody but old people listens to terrestrial radio any more.


24 posted on 02/14/2024 8:58:53 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: bleach

Conservative radio is one of the last bastions of free speech. Very worrisome.


25 posted on 02/14/2024 8:58:58 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: Jonty30

And I hope Gyorgy boy burns in the lake of fire 🔥!


26 posted on 02/14/2024 8:59:56 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: VanShuyten

He got KDKA and WWL, two stations that I listened to daily when I lived in America 50 years ago. I don’t know if they are still as interesting.


27 posted on 02/14/2024 9:04:26 PM PST by punchamullah
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To: Drew68

“Nobody under 50 listens to the radio.
And everyone over 50 already has their minds made up.”

I listen to the music channels on Sirius would be curious how many of us 75+ geezers do the same..


28 posted on 02/14/2024 9:05:32 PM PST by montanajoe ( )
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To: blackdog

” Chew on that a bit.”

eewwww ... tastes nasty ..

I had no idea those numbers were that bad.
Makes things a little more understandable.


29 posted on 02/14/2024 9:08:08 PM PST by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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To: stars & stripes forever

No.

No one person should control that much of the airwaves.

This guy and his organization need to be investigated, and
determine where every dollar goes.


30 posted on 02/14/2024 9:08:24 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: jdege

Was that the Air America radio network?


31 posted on 02/14/2024 9:12:12 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Spktyr

The research refutes the radio is dead crowd. It still has it’s place for all demos.

https://gitnux.org/radio-statistics/#:~:text=Radio%20is%20one%20of%20the,%2D24%2Dyear%2Dolds.


32 posted on 02/14/2024 9:16:13 PM PST by bleach (If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Audacity owns 1210 here in Philly. They will fire all the talk show guys. Station will go out of business quickly as no one wants to listen to these freaks. Hopefully cost Soros many trillions. then the local talkies will have to start up a new radio station.


33 posted on 02/14/2024 9:17:32 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: bleach

Yeah, there have also been reports released debunking that one, which was run at the expense of the radio industry in order to sell ads by plumping up their listener numbers.

In reality, most people only hear terrestrial radio as background noise when they shop. Stats from car manufacturers are coming in and they’re indicating that people are not turning on terrestrial radio in their cars any more. They’re using streaming services and SiriusXM. Additionally, some of those numbers in the study are fudged - there is no way to accurately get numbers on radio listeners as there is no longer a working Nielson system for terrestrial radio and no other way to track listener engagement.


34 posted on 02/14/2024 9:20:03 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: montanajoe
I listen to the music channels on Sirius would be curious how many of us 75+ geezers do the same..

I'm in my mid 50s. I've been streaming music on Pandora and Apple for about the last ten years and listening to podcasts for news and current events for about the past five years. I can't name a radio station in my city (San Diego). I don't even have an FM antenna in my truck.

Radio is dead. Soros threw his money away.

35 posted on 02/14/2024 9:20:05 PM PST by Drew68 (We could've had Ron DeSantis.)
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To: TakebackGOP

I am 71 years old and have NOT listened to talk radio since Rush left, I have NOT watched a MSM news broadcast in DECADES!! I listen to podcasts now and get my news from many different sites! NO ONE under the age of 50 listens to radio any more!!! What worries me is the Spanish radio stations, are there many Spanish podcasts out there???


36 posted on 02/14/2024 9:20:16 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Drew68

You know, Drew, you are right.

Radio in the early nineties was exciting and different...there were stations and hosts who talked about what the people were talking about.

NOW, because most of the giants of the conservative narrative are gone...it is OVER.

People want to walk around like Zombies looking down at their freakin’ phones, running their fingers at top speed to test “THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THEIR LIVES.”

RADIO IS “OVER” IT IS A DINOSOUR, IT IS AN ANACHRONISM...AN EXPERMENT THAT LASTET ALMOST THIRTY YEARS.

Now we have the PHONE. Oh, and the internet.


37 posted on 02/14/2024 9:20:32 PM PST by Maris Crane
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To: stars & stripes forever
Back in the 1970s, the FCC had the 7-7-7 Rule. This meant that no one person or company could own more than 7 AM stations, 7 FM stations, and 7 TV stations. This was to ensure that many voices and opinions had access to media.

Reagan's deregulatory efforts changed it to 12-12-12. And then later abolished it entirely.

The Left supported 7-7-7. I once read an interview with an avowed socialist who believed it should be changed to 1. But Reagan prevailed.

I think Reagan was wrong on this. Deregulation of this (and other rules) led to the creation of ever bigger, and fewer, greater media owners.

Another example. Back in the 1970s, TV networks were forbidden from owning the shows they produced (news shows excepted). Thus, film studios and TV networks remained separate companies.

Reagan abolished that rule. After which Viacom bought CBS and Paramount, Disney bought ABC, etc.

38 posted on 02/14/2024 9:20:48 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: bleach
The research refutes the radio is dead crowd. It still has it’s place for all demos.

Those references. LOL!

Not buying this by a long shot.

39 posted on 02/14/2024 9:22:16 PM PST by Drew68 (We could've had Ron DeSantis.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

That’s less than Trump spent on setting up Truth Social, isn’t it?


40 posted on 02/14/2024 9:23:00 PM PST by Golden Eagle (It is far easier to fool someone, than to convince them that they've been fooled. )
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