Thursday, January 20, 2005
MORE FOLKS DRINK COFFEE THAN LISTEN TO TALK RADIO ANYWAY ...
Air America's losing altitude in Philly:
But, on the bright side, Al Franken has picked up a new gig writing copy for coffee cups. Or, as Starbucks puts it "a collection of thoughts, opinions and expressions provided by notable figures." A collection of thoughts that apparently requires the following disclaimer on every cup:
... Arbitron ratings for fall were released last week. Though specific numbers are not available for Franken's time slot, a check of Rhodes' finds that WHAT's ratings have dropped.(Via VodkaPundit)
Among total listeners ages 12 and older, the station managed a 0.5 rating in fall 2003; it got a 0.3 this time. The "cume," the cumulative number of weekly listeners, fell from 22,000 to 17,800. By comparison, Sean Hannity and Dom Giordano on talk rival WPHT-AM (1210) had a 4.4 rating and cume of 217,800 weekly listeners; the top afternoon-drive station was WBEB-FM (101.1), with a 7.6 rating and a cume of 441,100.
At its flagship station in New York, Air America finished 24th in the fall.
But, on the bright side, Al Franken has picked up a new gig writing copy for coffee cups. Or, as Starbucks puts it "a collection of thoughts, opinions and expressions provided by notable figures." A collection of thoughts that apparently requires the following disclaimer on every cup:
Please note: The opinions put forth by contributors to “The Way I See It” do not necessarily reflect the views of Starbucks.(Via Adfreaks)
1 Comments:
Another reason NOT to go to Starbuck's.
Michelle
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