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JohnnyRingo

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10. AM radio is the bane of Baby Boomers

Reply to sharedvalues (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 02:23 AM

Oct 2017

Feeling repulsed by what they hear on FM music stations these days, and weary of classic rock, aging Boomers seek relevance amid the squealing static of the AM band.

Unfortunately this is infested with voices ranging from conservative to off the scale right wing. Many of the hosts have a gift where they relate to grumbling listeners with sound bites that seem to make sense at first blush. This is why these promoters of hate shun guests who counter their propaganda.

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Leaked GOP memo reveals the propaganda power of right-wing talk radio [View all] sharedvalues Oct 2017 OP

K&R UCmeNdc Oct 2017 #1

By talk radio they mean hate radio.....lies and fear. AJT Oct 2017 #2

What is sad, they are so information limited. I doubt they would even listen to a dem type station. RKP5637 Oct 2017 #3

Having been stuck with no choice but to listen to hate radio at times when commuting diva77 Oct 2017 #9

Yep, I've lived in some areas like this. AM was horrible, of course, and FM was invaded too. It RKP5637 Oct 2017 #11

Yes.. whathehell Oct 2017 #14

Hate and fear SHRED Oct 2017 #4

Liberals and progressives don't like to be told how to think. Republiturds do. ffr Oct 2017 #5

I agree with everyone especially #2 JonLP24 Nov 2017 #16

The only way the Democrats could do it now would be to sink billions into buying and building new cstanleytech Oct 2017 #6

From Nazi Playbook thbobby Oct 2017 #7

It's exactly the script they're following. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #12

I have an uncle who went from a moderate to a raging right-winger. Willie Pep Oct 2017 #8

We all need to do our part to get our relatives and friends away from Fox News american_ideals Oct 2017 #15

AM radio is the bane of Baby Boomers JohnnyRingo Oct 2017 #10

Especially the call-in programs wherein listeners call in to air their rants. Phew, some are damn RKP5637 Oct 2017 #13