Talk:List of most-listened-to radio programs: Difference between revisions

This article was nominated for deletion on 18 December 2008. The result of the discussion was keep.

One of the objections to this article in the AfD was that it was too narrow, covering a short time period (2005-2008) in one country (the United States). Of course this can be expanded, and here are pointers to some sources to help do so: Here is a source for top rated British shows in 2002; here is a source for the top 3 shows in the U.S. in 1998; here are the top ten radio shows in the U.S. in 1955. Yes, Nielsen actually had ratings for radio shows up until 1956; if one digs hard enough for sources, we could probably even put together things like a 1954–1955 United States network radio schedule for the seasons from 1930 or so to 1956; as we have now articles like the 1954–1955 United States network television schedule. DHowell (talk) 04:55, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any particular reason why we have not included public radio programs in this list of most listened-to radio programs? I was always under the impression that, after The Rush Limbaugh Show, the #2 most popular talk radio program in America was The Sean Hannity Show. However, I just found out from Wikipedia's own other articles as well as through their source (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/books/review/17FREEDMA.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22all%20things%20considered%22&st=cse) that the #2 and #3 highest-rated talk radio shows are NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. I think we should change this in the article to avoid misleading readers. Either that, or the disclaimer that public radio shows are not included should at least be made more prominent. --Hnsampat (talk) 12:30, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Even NPR's page here on Wikipedia has a cited statement saying the above about the second and third most listened to. Hyperlinked, ironically to this page. It should be added in, different sectoion or not. 24.190.36.132 (talk) 11:17, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You will be pleased to know our article lists public radio (Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Marketplace) between The Sean Hannity Show and the Glenn Beck Program. TNKS, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:22, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is a short article that I feel could easily be expanded. Countries such as Canada, France and many others could be easily included if someone knows a reliable source. I will have a look on the web for the most up-to-date ones in the following nations (If I find none or a negligible amount of radio listeners I shall leave it out), Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Italy, Rep. of Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands. Mspence835 (talk) 17:46, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit; Scrapping trying to do Canada, the last figures were published in 2006 after which it was discontinued. I can only find listening figures for CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two anyway! Mspence835 (talk) 18:10, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sirius XM Radio was monitored directly by Arbitron from 2007 to early 2008. The latest numbers available, from early 2008 (prior to when XM and Sirius merged), have The Howard Stern Show being the most listened-to show on either platform, with Stern's Howard 100 channel netting a "cume" of 1.2 million listeners. Eastlan Ratings, a service that competes with Arbitron in several markets, includes satellite radio channels in its local ratings; Howard 100 has registered above several lower-end local stations in the markets Eastlan serves, the only satellite station to do so.[11]

Besides the point that there are no relevant sources/links for this information; How does it even make sense that Stern's show was allegedly the most listened show on either platform between 2007/08, when the stated number of 1.2 million listeners is nowhere near the ones that are in the top 10 for commercial programs (the number 1 being like 22 millions). Is there's something I'm not getting? Or does this in fact really not make any sense at all?--77.21.235.144 (talk) 00:43, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to WIKIPEDIA's article on "Prairie Home Companion" that radio program has 3.9 million listeners weekly. This would put it into WIKIPEDIA's list of most-listened radio programs.

Then again that's only if you regard WIKIPEDIA as a reliable source.LAWinans (talk) 01:44, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing Prairie Home Companion, the claim appears to be unsourced. Inclusion here would require a source, and the content there should be sourced as well. aprock (talk) 03:44, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The talkers website lists five talk show hosts with 3.75M+ listeners. If we include one, we should include all, and I'm not sure that having that many on the list makes sense. The Coast to Coast AM show only has 3+ M listeners, but it's distinct enough that it merits inclusion, though it might be better to move it off the list to avoid the confusion of excluding the 3.75M+ hosts. Not sure the best way to handle this. aprock (talk) 02:04, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Coast to Coast is now listed. Thanks, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 14:17, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The main chart; "Popular radio shows in the United States" very mildly suggests but never states what it's sources are. Also, I notice little resemblance to http://www.talkers.com/top-talk-radio-audiences/, ...Shouldn't the "why" be explained?
--69.110.90.125 (talk) 00:37, 30 April 2013 (UTC)Doug Bashford[reply]

The recent edits have been removing claiming it was unsourced. Please review the sources in the section, all the content is sourced. Unless an explanation of how the content is unsourced is provided, or how it is problematic, I'll restore the content in due course. aprock (talk) 18:59, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As the admin who stopped the edit war, I recommend you consider making the the source for the contended material more explicit using <ref> tags. I suspect that's why this whole edit war got started and I'd hate to see anybody get blocked here. Toddst1 (talk) 21:45, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]