NPR listeners --POLL: When I turn on NPR and they are fund raising, I ...
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Well I already pledge money, so I think "please God make it stop."
Then I change the station but repeatedly change it back to see if it's over.
-geoff
Then I change the station but repeatedly change it back to see if it's over.
-geoff
...think about the millions of dollars left to NPR by Joan Kroc. I usually listen to NPR (KUT-Austin) 2x daily.
really? huh. then why would both of you post in this thread, just to make sure that everyone knows you're only comfortable hearing your own opinions? and you don't like learning about new things? ok then.
i wait until someone offers matching pledges, then i call in. i'll usually keep listening until programming starts, but sometimes i'll switch it over to kfi (los angeles), some kind of music, or just call someone.
Yeah, but your local station still has to pay for its content from NPR and PRI and wherever else it comes from. The only individual station Joan Kroc left money to was KPBS in San Diego.
-geoff
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My local affiliate occasionally has "online fund drives", where all they do is point people at the station website during the commercial breaks. That's when I do all my pledging.
GTaudiophile
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Why do they even need fund raising? It's PUBLIC...AKA tax-payer funded!
I'm pi$$ed off as it is that MY tax dollars pay for that liberal drivel!
I'm pi$$ed off as it is that MY tax dollars pay for that liberal drivel!
Good point. The figure is about $10,000 per day for KUT, according to their broadcasts. The station also indicates that UTexas-Austin provides about $130K less per year than in previous years.
I pledged money once, when the premium they offered was a full version of WinXP Professional, but I usually tend to change the station, or turn down the volume.
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Hrmm so if someone listens to talk radio, but not NPR talk radio, then they are only comfortable hearing their own opinions?
Count me in as a non-NPR listener then.
How is NPR Supported?
NPR (National Public Radio) is a private, self-supporting nonprofit media company with hundreds of independent radio stations as members. NPR receives no direct federal funding for general support. NPR supports its operations through a combination of membership dues and programming fees from stations, contributions from private foundations and corporations, and revenue from the sales of transcripts, books, CDs, and merchandise. A very small percentage - between 1-2 percent of NPR's annual budget - comes from competitive grants sought by NPR from federally funded organizations, such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. At present, NPR's annual operating budget is approximately $100 million a year (2002 NPR Annual Report).
2% of that is $2 million. Divide that by the current US population of 292,924,307 and your approximate yearly stake in NPR is roughly .683 cents.
GTaudiophile: NPR itself does not receive a check from the government, although they do apply for competitive federal grants from the NEA, NSF, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Individual member stations do receive some assistance from the federal government, to the tune of probably cents per American, but since NPR does not own any stations your anti-liberal anger is misplaced.
And as for why, even with the government assistance, NPR member stations need to fundraise, it's because the overwhelming majority of their budgets through personal contributions, not government subsidy.
-geoff
And as for why, even with the government assistance, NPR member stations need to fundraise, it's because the overwhelming majority of their budgets through personal contributions, not government subsidy.
-geoff
Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Hrmm so if someone listens to talk radio, but not NPR talk radio, then they are only comfortable hearing their own opinions?
Count me in as a non-NPR listener then.
I listen to NPR, but the bias does get a bit annoying at times (especially during the BBC hours) -- I wish there were a more centrist station with a similar demeanor. I'd listen to conservative talk radio, but in Seattle, the only conservative shows I've ever heard are filled with shouting and callers -- two things I generally try to avoid.
My favorite things to listen to on NPR generally aren't partisan anyway -- Click & Clack, This American Life, and a few of the local programs that discuss local issues.
Rob
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I change the station or listen to a CD. I do contribute once a year. I have a decent job and I listen to NPR enough to justify paying for it.
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Actually there are not 292,924,307 taxpayers so that number is not anywhere close to accurate. For year 2001 it was estimated that a total of 129,948 individual tax returns filed. That comes out to around $15.40 per tax return.
Edit: As pointed out below I left off the trailing 0's when doing this so the 129,948 is actually 129,948,000 returns for tax year 2001. That makes the the amount about 1.5 cents per household not $15.40.
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