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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Why are people so reluctant to cop to
liking stuff on public radio? NPR, Public Radio International,
Canada radio and a slew of others put superb stuff in the air. My
main station is JPR. It's out of Ashland and beams here on AM 1300.
The signal gets dirty at sundown. I have to drag myself away,
every day.<br>
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Mitch Clogg<br>
Mendocino<br>
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On 2/18/2014 8:10 PM, Rick wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3">And now for something
completely different:</font></div>
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The subject of NPR's "All Things Considered" (ATC) on KZYX is
an old, old worn discussion around here in Ruralland, but I
would like to bring it up for discussion if anyone is </font><font
face="Arial">interested</font><font face="Arial" size="3">.
Unfortunately, I think Beth is right; there are probably only
about 8 of us on this list and half of them are just just
station lurkers or trolls, but I feel strongly about this
subject.</font>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size:
12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I happen to like ATC.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, not a popular stance, but there
you have it. I like the international coverage and some of
the science stories I find really interesting and
entertaining. Can ATC be lame? You bet it can. Sometimes I
just have to cringe at the fluff stories and human interest
filler, but I am willing to put up with the duds to get the
occasional good story and their good stories can be very,
very good. </span></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="3">The argument against ATC is not
so much how lame it can be, but how much it costs the
station. I believe the bill is about 60k a year, but I could
be wrong. Maybe someone can give an accurate figure. Anyway,
the new slot at 6 pm with PRI's "The World" I think is quite
good and it complements ATC perfectly by going into some of
the international stories in a deeper way. The PRI show must
be much, much cheaper and even might be free. I don't know.
Anyway, I think it is really good. My only </font><font
face="Arial">criticism</font><font face="Arial" size="3"> of
The World is that it is heavily weighted towards interviews
and talking heads rather than on the ground stories. </font></div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size:
12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Two reasons for not
getting rid of ATC to me would be: The international
reportage, but perhaps more importantly, many of the donors
to the station contribute because of ATC. Cut ATC and lose a
lot of listeners as well as a lot of station revenue. I
don't want to see ATC go, but can we afford to keep it and
if we dumped it, would the loss in revenue from loyal donors
negate the savings?<br>
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