# National Public Media on The No Agenda Show

National Public Media comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2011 to August 2019.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2011 – August 2019
- **Related topics:** [Advertising](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/advertising.md), [Npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [Cpm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cpm.md), [Sponsorship](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sponsorship.md), [Underwriting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/underwriting.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### National Public Media, NPR Sponsorship Scam

- **Episode:** [1162: Thank You Comrade](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1162-thank-you-comrade.md)
- **Published:** 2019-08-11
- **Time:** 2:30:59–2:37:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1162-thank-you-comrade/chapter/national-public-media-npr-sponsorship-scam.md

National Public Media (NPM) was identified as the corporate sponsorship arm of NPR, operating essentially as a commercial radio sales department. Despite its "public" branding, NPM aggressively pursues brand advertisers and corporate underwriters, often using "calls to action" that mirror traditional commercials. Critics argue that NPR's reliance on corporate money contradicts its mission as a listener-supported public service.

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### NPR Remnant Inventory, Public Radio Advertising

- **Episode:** [354: Punk Media](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/354-punk-media.md)
- **Published:** 2011-11-07
- **Time:** 1:25:59–1:28:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/354-punk-media/chapter/npr-remnant-inventory-public-radio-advertising.md

National Public Media, the commercial arm of NPR, is selling "remnant inventory" on its websites at high CPM rates of $15 to $20. The hosts argue that this is a move toward blatant commercial advertising for a network that claims to be listener-supported. They contrast NPR's high ad rates with the lower rates typical for standard websites.

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### NPR Geo-Targeted Ad Network and Commercialization

- **Episode:** [295: Poledancing for College](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/295-poledancing-for-college.md)
- **Published:** 2011-04-14
- **Time:** 1:14:45–1:18:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/295-poledancing-for-college/chapter/npr-geo-targeted-ad-network-and-commercialization.md

NPR is launching a geo-targeted ad network through National Public Media to allow national sponsors to reach specific regional audiences. The hosts argue this move further commercializes the public broadcaster, making it indistinguishable from traditional ad-supported media despite its "non-commercial" branding.

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