If you want to see what a succesful baseball team can do for a radio station, go to San Diego ratings. The Padres station was in the middle of the pack, if that, for years. This book they were number one as the Padres made the playoffs.
5:16.You paint a broad brush stroke Skippy! Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Probably one of those skinny jean wearing queefs that spends the game talking to his boyfriend with his back to the ball field right?
@8:17 did you expect everyone to have the same opinion as yours? Just look at the past decade. All significant free agents stayed away from SF, including Harper, Judge, and Ohtani. On top of that, they had to overpay for an average player like Chapman. What's the Giants identity? Can you even name five active players?
Padres owner spent money like a drunken sailor. He was nuttier than the dodgers. Petco park is nice, and has good surroundings, before it was built it was a wasteland. Giants are back to their old ways - mid pack at best. If they finish higher than 16th in the NL, it’ll be a big achievement. I do not attend their games anymore, parking is $$$$, and the product on the field is unprofessional. No hitting, no fielding, no awareness of the game as it happens. Dropped balls and bonehead plays equal 4th in division at best.
Local radio, especially talk radio and sports talk, is undeniably in decline, squeezed by changing listener habits and the dominance of digital media. Audiences have shifted to podcasts, streaming platforms, and social media, where they can access instant, personalized content. Younger listeners, in particular, have little reason to tune into AM or FM radio, preferring on-demand shows that speak directly to their interests and schedules.
This decline is worsened by media conglomerates like Cumulus, which have consolidated local stations into vast networks. In doing so, they’ve replaced unique, community-focused programming with syndicated, broad-market content, stripping stations of the local voices and specific coverage that once defined them. This trend is particularly damaging to sports talk radio, which thrived on regional rivalries, in-depth analysis of local teams, and listener call-ins that made audiences feel directly involved. Now, many local stations broadcast the same national shows across multiple markets, disconnecting from the communities they once served.
Advertisers, too, have taken note, moving their dollars to digital platforms where they can reach audiences more precisely and with greater accountability. For local radio, especially talk and sports talk, this is a vicious cycle: fewer listeners lead to fewer ad dollars, which forces cost-cutting measures that further dilute content and discourage new listeners. Without a turnaround, local talk radio is poised to continue its decline, its influence and audience rapidly dwindling in the face of media giants and digital alternatives.
Nowadays, babblers like Greg Papa will stretch out 2 minutes of “content” into a 30 minute soliloquy. Same shit repeated over and over and over and over. As Robert Hunter once wrote, “please don’t dominate the rap Jack, if you got nothin’ new to say.” BS, repeated ad nauseum, will be the death of AM radio.
If you want to see what a succesful baseball team can do for a radio station, go to San Diego ratings. The Padres station was in the middle of the pack, if that, for years. This book they were number one as the Padres made the playoffs.
ReplyDeleteThe Padres are an exciting team that people gravitate to, while the Giants are a boring team that fans and players avoid.
Delete5:16.You paint a broad brush stroke Skippy! Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Probably one of those skinny jean wearing queefs that spends the game talking to his boyfriend with his back to the ball field right?
Delete@8:17 did you expect everyone to have the same opinion as yours? Just look at the past decade. All significant free agents stayed away from SF, including Harper, Judge, and Ohtani. On top of that, they had to overpay for an average player like Chapman. What's the Giants identity? Can you even name five active players?
Delete11:30, right on queue, Blake Snell just opted out of his contract. He didn't want to play for the Giants and now he's gone.
DeletePadres owner spent money like a drunken sailor. He was nuttier than the dodgers.
DeletePetco park is nice, and has good surroundings, before it was built it was a wasteland.
Giants are back to their old ways - mid pack at best. If they finish higher than 16th in the NL, it’ll be a big achievement. I do not attend their games anymore, parking is $$$$, and the product on the field is unprofessional. No hitting, no fielding, no awareness of the game as it happens. Dropped balls and bonehead plays equal 4th in division at best.
Local radio, especially talk radio and sports talk, is undeniably in decline, squeezed by changing listener habits and the dominance of digital media. Audiences have shifted to podcasts, streaming platforms, and social media, where they can access instant, personalized content. Younger listeners, in particular, have little reason to tune into AM or FM radio, preferring on-demand shows that speak directly to their interests and schedules.
ReplyDeleteThis decline is worsened by media conglomerates like Cumulus, which have consolidated local stations into vast networks. In doing so, they’ve replaced unique, community-focused programming with syndicated, broad-market content, stripping stations of the local voices and specific coverage that once defined them. This trend is particularly damaging to sports talk radio, which thrived on regional rivalries, in-depth analysis of local teams, and listener call-ins that made audiences feel directly involved. Now, many local stations broadcast the same national shows across multiple markets, disconnecting from the communities they once served.
Advertisers, too, have taken note, moving their dollars to digital platforms where they can reach audiences more precisely and with greater accountability. For local radio, especially talk and sports talk, this is a vicious cycle: fewer listeners lead to fewer ad dollars, which forces cost-cutting measures that further dilute content and discourage new listeners. Without a turnaround, local talk radio is poised to continue its decline, its influence and audience rapidly dwindling in the face of media giants and digital alternatives.
Finally an intelligent and unbiased opinion! Geesh what a fresh breath of fresh air!
ReplyDeleteNowadays, babblers like Greg Papa will stretch out 2 minutes of “content” into a 30 minute soliloquy. Same shit repeated over and over and over and over. As Robert Hunter once wrote, “please don’t dominate the rap Jack, if you got nothin’ new to say.”
ReplyDeleteBS, repeated ad nauseum, will be the death of AM radio.