Survey Says: Most Talk Radio Shows Have Conservative Bias Democracy Radio, a group of broadcasters whose aim is to develop progressive radio programming, says that a nationwide survey of talk radio indicates that nearly 90 percent of all political talk radio shows in America reflect conservative views, while only 10 percent of talk is progressive
Democracy Radio conducted the nationwide survey of local and syndicated talk shows and compiled data on the hundreds of programs, hosts and stations that currently exist on the airwaves. The data concludes that in all of talk radio there is only 3,042 hours of airtime dedicated to progressive talk, compared to the 41,731 hours of conservative talk time per week.
“Despite the fact that a majority of all talk radio listeners are not conservative, talk radio programs that reflect conservative viewpoints continue to dominate the airwaves,” says Democracy Radio Executive Director Tom Athans. “This means that only one political perspective is being broadcast on airwaves that are entirely owned by a very diverse American public. Democracy is undermined and Americans are wronged if only one political point of view is being expressed on the air. That simply needs to change.”
