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ChrisWL1980 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:32 pm PBS and NPR obviously don't cater to those whose idea of "solid educational programming" is PragerU. Fortunately, if that describes you, you have other options where you can rest assured you'll never hear anyone who isn't a heterosexual, cisgender WASP described in anything less than demonizing terms. Instead of complaining that an outlet for a worldview that's different from your own exists, listen to, or watch, something else. It's that simple. It's why I don't listen to any of Crawford's stations or watch OAN.
Back to the original topic of this post... dumb name change, I agree, and just about everyone on their Facebook page concurs. It seems to be part of a wave of public broadcasters across the nation making similar moves, though.

HD74 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:18 pm Damn Craig, does EVERYTHING have to do with politics??
Give it abreak man.

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:26 am We can blame new GM Wendy Turner for the vapid rebrand.

I see they've turned off comments on Facebook for the post where the rebrand was officially announced. I suspect many negative comments were received.

I'll get used to the new name over time, but the change was unnecessary.

Michigan Public sounds like Michigan Pubic. LOL

Since the pandemic took hold in the United States, NPR’s radio ratings have taken a nosedive. Half of AM/FM listening in the United States takes place in a car, but between reduced (or eliminated) commutes and social distancing, there’s been a steep decline in the drivers that make up public radio’s traditional broadcast audience.

“People who listened to NPR shows on the radio at home before the pandemic by and large still do,” NPR’s own media correspondent, David Folkenflik, reported on July 15. “But many of those who listened on their commute have not rejoined from home. And that threatens to alter the terrain for NPR for years to come.”

Even as its legacy platform’s audience has declined, though, NPR says it is reaching more people than ever. The dip in radio listenership — 22 percent — has coincided with a record number of people turning to NPR on virtually every other platform. More people than ever are reaching NPR through the website, apps, livestreams, and smart speakers (“Alexa, I want to listen to NPR”).

In total, 57 million listen or watch or read NPR content each week, up 10 percent from this time last year. Comparing spring 2019 to spring 2020, here’s where NPR saw its numbers move:

Unique weekly visitors to NPR.org increased 94 percent

Smart speaker streams and on-demand audio increased 29 percent
Live stream listeners increased 39 percent
NPR app usage grew 22 percent
NPR One app usage increased 19 percent
NPR Music, through YouTube, saw its traffic increase by 90 percent

These changes have implications for NPR’s bottom line, which draws on a mix of underwriting, member station fees, government funds, and donations. In 2020, for the first time, NPR will make more money from underwriting on podcasts than from its radio shows.

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:27 am PBS is separate from NPR. They do both receive some funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

audiophile wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:30 am

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:27 am PBS is separate from NPR. They do both receive some funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

In my friends case, they have both radio and TV.

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:26 am We can blame new GM Wendy Turner for the vapid rebrand.

I see they've turned off comments on Facebook for the post where the rebrand was officially announced. I suspect many negative comments were received.

I'll get used to the new name over time, but the change was unnecessary.

Michigan Public sounds like Michigan Pubic. LOL

Ben Zonia wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:47 pmMichigan Radio should sell WFUM-FM to Smile FM. That ought to get a rise out of you.