Talk:Public Radio International/Archives/2013

Dubious statistics?

Where do these statistics come from? "Nationwide, about 25% of the typical public radio station's programming is produced by NPR. PRI produces about 20%, and the remaining 55% is produced by the local radio station itself." Unless there is a good source for this, I'm skeptical. My current station only produces a one-hour show four days a week plus a few minutes of local news, information at breaks. All the rest is from PRI and NPR (or BBC through PRI). Also, even if the statistics are genuine -- what do they really mean? What is a "typical" public radio station? Many are primarily classical music and only play a small selection of news/information/entertainment programming, while other public radio stations play little or no music at all (or only during overnight). Bkonrad 20:57, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I don't have my notes handy, but the stats match the breakdown listed in this article (5th paragraph from the bottom). If you've got more accurate numbers, I agree they should be added. Or perhaps the whole section on PRI vs. NPR could be deleted or moved to a generic "public radio" page. -- Scarequotes 21:47, Feb 20, 2004 (UTC)

Yes, I saw that article, and there's no mention of their source or methodology. I don't think the statistics are especially helpful in this context so I think they can be removed. But I think there should be some discussion about NPR and PRI (and perhaps a mention of MPR). I know I found it confusing for a long time. I think I'd like to reframe the relationship as less antagonistic. They are in a sense competitors, but in another sense they are symbiotic--If PRI didn't exist, public radio would be greatly diminished, and very likely PRI and public radio in general would not be able to survive long if NPR's news programming was not available. Bkonrad 22:04, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I just wanted to park this link here. Interesting article about public radio. I want to think more about if and where it should go. [1] Bkonrad 22:18, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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Perhaps there should be a history of PRI - how it came to exist, etc.? It should also be noted that APM (American Public Media) - which is basically Minnesota Public Radio - has decided to self-distribute their stuff - which includes Marketplace and A Prarie Home Companion. Press release here: PRI 2005 Schedule Change. And speaking of APM, is anyone up to writing the article about them? --Brookswilliams 21:38, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)

PRI affiliates that are not NPR members

Are there any PRI affiliates that aren't members of NPR? All affiliates I've seen (including stations in the NPR member stations category) seem to also be members of NPR. --/ɛvɪs/ /tɑːk/ /kɑntɹɪbjuʃ(ə)nz/ 05:46, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

World Cafe

I removed World Cafe from the list of PRI programs, as it is no longer distributed by PRI. It is now distributed by NPR (Sounds strange to hear WC host David Dye say "NPR" after hearing him say "PRI" all these years.)

more on statisitcs

I deleted the sentence "Nationwide, about 25% of the typical public radio station's programming is produced by NPR. PRI produces about 20%, and the remaining 55% is produced by the local radio station itself." It was debated on this page (see above) in 2004, seemingly without conclusion. However, since American Public Media has taken away Marketplace and PHC and launced new shows like Weekend America, I'm certain that it's no longer true. It would be nice to have the actual numbers, but I don't know them. 152.3.181.198 18:36, 13 December 2006 (UTC)