[BC] An NPR branded Internet radio

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Sadly, Rich, most stations in any local area tend to run the BEG-A- 
THONS at the same time now.

In the past, they didn't and that worked out.

Now, I tend to go to AM talk radio, and it is taking longer and longer  
and longer for me to get back to National People's Radio.

They ask for people to help.  They ask for restaurants to provide  
catering, then finally, the beg-a-thon starts.  Then they thank  
everyone.  It is pretty much continuous.

I would rather they run commercials.

Commercials have value.  I know some car dealer is selling Honda  
Civics at a huge discount.  I know some restaurant is giving a huge  
discount at happy hour.  I know some carpet dealer has a huge discount  
on hardwood floors.

Listening to National People's Radio, all I know is that they are  
begging for more money.  I hate it.

I cannot listen right now because of the beg-a-thon on WAMU.  I am  
finding other things to listen to, so I am unsure when I will get back  
to them.  They force me to tune away and I find other good things I  
can listen to.  They really hurt themselves.  I may come back, but it  
is taking weeks longer after each of the beg-a thons.

I am wondering why I should go back.  Maybe I will.  Maybe not.

--chip

On Oct 20, 2009, at 10:14 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 33
> From: Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com>
>
> This WiFi "radio" is a double-edged sword. Every station that
> promotes it is promoting every other NPR station in the country. When
> my local NPR station is running a begathon, I'll have dozens of
> others running the programming I really want to hear.
>
> Rich