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Christian Radio Share-a-thons and Give-a-thons
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:06 pm
I was just in the car driving, listening to some popular tunes on my local popular Christian radio network, when at the end of the song someone came on and asked me to send them my money, by way of making a pledge. I wasn't aware the station was in such need. It sounded like things were bad. In fact, this was a scheduled annual give-a-thon that lasts three-days. Then I learned, and you're not gonna believe this, almost every single other Christian radio station does the same thing.
I then asked myself, "why is it only the Christian radio networks that are asking people for their money and not the other stations on my dial"? Non-religious Radio networks do not depend on crowd funded business models. So why do Christian radio stations rely on them so heavily when it's not even the norm of their industry?
Why do religions entities ask for money so much? Why don't they just trust God more or expect better from their Station manager?
I then asked myself, "why is it only the Christian radio networks that are asking people for their money and not the other stations on my dial"? Non-religious Radio networks do not depend on crowd funded business models. So why do Christian radio stations rely on them so heavily when it's not even the norm of their industry?
Why do religions entities ask for money so much? Why don't they just trust God more or expect better from their Station manager?
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Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:13 pm to Stacked
Well, maybe they have lower listenership. Also, they may not have access to the same number of advertisers.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:14 pm to Stacked
They don't sell ads and are commercial free
Sometimes you don't use your brain
Sometimes you don't use your brain
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:15 pm to Old Sarge
My Christian station is very far from ad-free. And I bet yours is to.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:16 pm to Stacked
No, ours are all ad free
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:26 pm to Old Sarge
Looks like you're a lucky goose. Though for me it makes them asking people to give money even worse since they're evidently not even trying conventional methods to get money on their own.
What station is it you listen to? Do they have an online feed?
What station is it you listen to? Do they have an online feed?
This post was edited on 4/18/16 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:44 pm to Stacked
KSBJ is great
KLove when working in the San Antonio market, I believe they are ad free as well
KLove when working in the San Antonio market, I believe they are ad free as well
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:47 pm to Stacked
And yes, share a thons can be tiresome, but they only last s few months or weeks vs commercials all year long.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:54 pm to Old Sarge
As I said, you're the lucky goose. The rest of us have to listen to commercials all year AND pay to keep the lights on.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 3:00 pm to Stacked
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As I said, you're the lucky goose. The rest of us have to listen to commercials all year AND pay to keep the lights on.
one of the rare christian things i agree with stacked on.
just sell ads numbnuts. it's not going to be the end of civilization and christiandom
Posted on 4/18/16 at 3:04 pm to 3nOut
I'm sure maintaining status as a non profit and wanting to be sure of how and who can advertise are key factors to the reasoning. Could a non profit choose who and what message is advertised? I'm certain there must be many complications to it.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 3:06 pm to 3nOut
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one of the rare christian things i agree with stacked on.
just sell ads numbnuts. it's not going to be the end of civilization and christiandom
If you don't sell ads, you'll never run into potentially providing a voice for a company or product that runs counter to your beliefs.
I don't fault stations that sell ads, but by the same token I completely understand and agree with those that don't.
Going beyond the spiritual reasons, KLove has two week long fundraising drives a year. I'll take that over 52 weeks of annoying commercials every single time.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 3:06 pm to Old Sarge
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I'm sure maintaining status as a non profit and wanting to be sure of how and who can advertise are key factors to the reasoning. Could a non profit choose who and what message is advertised? I'm certain there must be many complications to it.
i might agree with that. but i kinda think a lot of things that are christian should drop the non-profit monikor.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 3:12 pm to 3nOut
J103 be about dem ad dollars on top of dem donations. Probably why they look so happy all the time at their events.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 4:12 pm to Stacked
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I was just in the car driving, listening to some popular tunes on my local popular Christian radio network
No you weren't.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:25 pm to Old Sarge
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They don't sell ads and are commercial free
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:41 pm to Stacked
They are ahead of the curve. In the podcasting scene some are moving from ads to begging for donations due to the advertising pie being split by so many new podcasts.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 9:21 pm to Stacked
You're a stupid son of a bitch.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 10:08 pm to Stacked
You seem to have an axe to grind with Christianity, based on your recent threads 
Every station has pledge drives. Why should Christian radio be any different. If there were a bunch of them failing due to a lack of funds, I have a feeling you'd be on here saying something snarky about how silly they were to trust God for their support.
Just let it go, man. For real.
Every station has pledge drives. Why should Christian radio be any different. If there were a bunch of them failing due to a lack of funds, I have a feeling you'd be on here saying something snarky about how silly they were to trust God for their support.
Just let it go, man. For real.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 10:24 pm to Stacked
If you ever want to feel better about yourself, listen to Bryan Fischer on American Family Radio. I run across that guy on my dial every now and holy shite it's awesome.
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