- Salem Communications has cut 10% of its jobs and 5% off salaries. Salem runs about 100 Christians stations and has seen its stock price drop 74% this past year.
- Moody Radio with more than 700 outlets has moved to 80% talk.
- The nation’s largest Christian TV network, TBN, has had an uncertain number of lay offs. The network has debuted a dozen new shows recently - an unusually high number.
- James Dobson’s Focus on the Family has slashed 30% of its workforce in the last five years – that about 450 jobs.
- Megachurches with radio ministries has gone from 44% in 2000 to 24% in 2008.
- Megachurches with TV ministries has gone from 38% in 2000 to 23% in 2008.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Economy Hits Christian Media
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Where's your source on these alarming statistics? Thanks.
The info comes from the companies/ministries themselves in the public announcements they've made this past year. Rather than anything new, this is just a gathering of that informantion under one banner rather than scattered out in various posts.
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