Stern's departure comes as stations are thinking of switching from music formats, which Stern's show complements, to talk programming, which has been a boon to AM radio. It's ironic two things are going on at the same time, ... There's a real predispositi
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Stern as a property is far more expendable to Clear Channel than to (Viacom), taking into account the money involved and the politics of dealing with the FCC,Michael Harrison
He is irreplaceable. Stern is one of a kind, among the very, very small handful of people that were THE broadcasters of the 20th century and carrying into the 21st.
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A lot of people in political talk radio are still on that left-versus-right formula because it's been working. You can be sure that if it continues to show a decline in ratings, they'll alter the course.
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That Stern's listeners seem to have disappeared is reflective of the dirty secret that radio ratings are extremely unreliable, inaccurate (and) misleading. People listen to more than one show and one station. Thus, Stern's listeners are all over the place as they have always been.
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He has to be considered one of the broadcasters of the 20th century. Within a couple years, in large part due to Howard Stern, FM will be dominated by talk.
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You're in a dark, quiet room, there's nobody there, and you may not get your first ratings for a year. If you don't enjoy the process, you're not going to get the instant gratification. Radio is not fulfilling to an ego that needs instant excitement and a loud crowd.
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