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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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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