05-06-2004, 04:59 PM
Ken, understand the basic concept.
They are a business. They are trying to make money. The reason there are so many conservative shows out there is because people want to listen to them. The people like Limbaugh that have those shows on ABC and other stations, weren't just handed the jobs. They were awarded the jobs because those people have worked for years and years in the industry and have built up a listener base (unlike the Air America folks who just want to start on the top) which makes it economically profitable for Disney to put them on the air.
People aren't mindless robots that will listen to whatever is on the air, they listen to what they like, compelling shows and hosts succeed. Boring shows and hosts do not.
When there is money to be made with left leaning talk radio or talk TV, Disney would be foolish and shitbeat by their shareholders to ignore it.
They are a business. They are trying to make money. The reason there are so many conservative shows out there is because people want to listen to them. The people like Limbaugh that have those shows on ABC and other stations, weren't just handed the jobs. They were awarded the jobs because those people have worked for years and years in the industry and have built up a listener base (unlike the Air America folks who just want to start on the top) which makes it economically profitable for Disney to put them on the air.
People aren't mindless robots that will listen to whatever is on the air, they listen to what they like, compelling shows and hosts succeed. Boring shows and hosts do not.
When there is money to be made with left leaning talk radio or talk TV, Disney would be foolish and shitbeat by their shareholders to ignore it.