Radio legend Michael Savage is asking fans if they would pay a subscription fee to listen to a podcast. Savage who is currently syndicated through Cumulus, has been getting a raw deal. Savage went from three hours daily to two hours and a podcast daily. Savage was also pulled from 2 major markets WABC in New York and WMAL in Washington DC, which are owned by Cumulus!
Savage has been given a raw deal again. But I don’t think a subscription service is the answer. First; for years Savage has criticized Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and others for making fans pay for everything. To me this seems hypocritical. Savage claims he needs subscription fees for production costs, which is absolutely true. But; how would he look if he started charging for his show?
Second subscription podcasts are not always the way to go. Compound Media owned and operated by another Radio Legend Anthony Cumia has been still trying to get off the ground after 6 years and his podcast has put him into obscurity. Anthony Cumia got a huge boost out of the gate thanks to me and James Edwards on The Political Cesspool. But it was not the publicity he was looking for.
As for 75 Radio, everything is free. We don’t ask our fans for anything except to listen and spread the word. I hope Dr. Savage doesn’t fall into the trap of shaking down fans. It was because of him and Anthony Cumia I got into talk radio!
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