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Tony Trupiano Interviews Sue on the radio!
Thanks, Tony, for putting me on OUR PUBLIC AIRWAVES! For those who missed it, here's the Podcast:
Video Interview of Sue Wilson's Media Action Plan!
Many thanks to Bruce Fealk for writing this story and doing a videotaped interview inside the Frank Lloyd Wright designed UU Landmark Auditorium.
Click to watch:
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Sue's Response to Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes is a popular "Conservative" Right wing radio talk show host who dominates Milwaukee's airwaves, as well as much of the state of Wisconsin. In true form, he today wrote about me in his blog, totally mis-characterizing my message. But d'ya think he would dare actually debate me on our public airwaves? Nah. He can only win the argument if he goes unchallenged.
So here's his blog, go through the comments to find my answer:
http://www.620wtmj.com/blogs/charliesykes/130560298.html
So here's his blog, go through the comments to find my answer:
http://www.620wtmj.com/blogs/charliesykes/130560298.html
Sue's Response to Rush Limbaugh
Sue's Response to
Rush Limbaugh:
SacBee Laments Right-Wing Talk Radio as a
"Threat to Democracy"
May 12, 2008
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: As you know, ladies and
gentlemen, my adopted hometown is Sacramento,
California. I worked out there at KFBK, 50,000 watt
blowtorch, 'til this day carries the program, been on the air there since 1984,
so 24 years at KFBK Sacramento, number one.
And while there, one of my nemeses was the Sacramento Bee, the local
newspaper owned by the McClatchy clan.
It is still owned by the McClatchy clan, and it has still refused to
accept what has happened to me, as evidenced by a story that is special to the
Bee published yesterday. Headline: "Federal Rules Give Corporation-Backed
Conservative Radio all the Local Voices."
This is a story, this is a hand-wringing, tear-jerker story of how
liberal talk radio couldn't make it out there, and damn it, it's not fair, it's
not right, and it's because federal rules give corporation-backed conservative
radio all the local voices. Listen to
how this thing starts, by Sue Wilson, who I don't know. She was probably still in diapers when I was
in Sacramento.
Hmmnn… I
worked under the Fairness Doctrine, which went out in 1987, so my age must be
at least …. well, you do the math.
"There's a mournful hush
in Sacramento
these days, the empty sound of an entire political viewpoint quieted. More than
32,000 weekly listeners who once tuned [to the local lib outlet] to hear
partisan Democrats beat up on President George W. Bush, now hear only Christian
hip-hop." Now, if that's not the
funniest opening of a news story that I have ever read, I don't know what
is. Thirty-two thousand weekly listeners
is nothing! People don't understand
radio ratings. Thirty-two thousand
weekly listeners would add up to about 1,500 every 15 minutes, the average
quarter hour would be about 1,500 to 2,000 listeners. I mean, for crying out loud, it's a 0.1 or
0.2, but it barely shows up as an asterisk in the rating books.
That 1,000
watt station was getting 20% of KFBK's ratings, the market leader. So by Rush's math, if KFBK had a 1,000 watt
station instead of a 50,000 watt station, KFBK would get a whopping 0.5 or 1.0? Maybe
he has a problem with mathematics. Math
is precise, kind of like facts.
Now, Sue Wilson says, "There's nothing
wrong with Christian hip-hop; it's a great outlet for artists breaking out of
the gansta rap mold. But there are six other commercial radio stations licensed
in the Sacramento
area programming the Christian message. In the political realm, three local
radio stations program 264 hours of partisan Republican radio talkers beating
up on Democrats every week. Now, zero stations program any Democratic view
whatsoever: 264-0." So it's 264
hours of partisan Republican bashing to zero hours of partisan liberal
bashing.
That he
got right.
Wisconsin is Watching!
I've been on the ground in Wisconsin for less than 24 hours, and I do not remember a time I've received a more warm welcome. To my delight, Milwaukee's Shepard Express alternatively newsweekly featured two stories about our project to reclaim Wisconsin's airwaves for their rightful owners, all the people of Wisconsin.
And Friday, I talked with Sly Slyvester on "Sly in the Morning," WTDY
I'll be at FightingBobFest tomorrow, on the Sara Shultz show tomorrow morning, and at the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Landmark Auditorium tomorrow night. See you there!
'They Are the Public Airwaves, Not the Republican Airwaves'
By Lisa KaiserIssue of the Week: The Big Lie: Liberal Talk Radio Doesn't Sell
And yet a third, only to be found online:
Media Reform Activist Sue Wilson on Right-Wing Bias on the Airwaves
Thursday morning, I talked with Tony CastaƱeda on his "8 O'Clock Buzz"And Friday, I talked with Sly Slyvester on "Sly in the Morning," WTDY
I'll be at FightingBobFest tomorrow, on the Sara Shultz show tomorrow morning, and at the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Landmark Auditorium tomorrow night. See you there!
The Media Action Center has Launched!
We are ready to start the ground game to take back our public airwaves from corporate control. Read all about it at the Media Action Center!
Wisconsin Media Reform Tour Schedule
In just one week, I will be flying to Wisconsin to remind folks that We the People own the broadcast airwaves! Click here for the Schedule of Events.
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