[Boatanchors] Short Wave Broadcast Folks:

[J. Forster]

Well, they pay no property, income, or inheritance taxes and contributions
are tax deductible. And there are folks who believe in the message and
have very deep pockets.

Just look at all the property owned by churches of all sorts. They have
accumulated the wealth of the ages. It must be hundreds of billions in the
US alone.

YMMV,

-John

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> I know there are some folks here who worked in SWBC.
> As you know, most of it's gone now. |
> But there are still a few big stations out there in the
> U.S. running multiple 100KW transmitters 24/7 and
> all they broadcast is religious "fringe" material.
> One old guy who claims to have a personal
> hot-line to God is on several of these all day,
> every day.
>
> I do not understand the economics of running
> these stations. They've got big maintenance costs,
> staffing and monster electric bills, yet one source
> tells me that the "Jesus Radio" audience runs about
> 200 people on a good day and many hours with
> no one listening at all. The charge for hours of
> programming on these stations isn't very high,
> but 24/7 can amount to a lot each month.
>
> I don't get it. The math just "don't add-up."
> How do these stations afford this?
> Surely "Brother Stair" doesn't get enough from
> the 200 people listening to him to support
> multiple 100KW transmitters, 24/7?
> What am I missing here?
>
> 73 Dave AB5S
>
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