Something we’re going to start doing here at Radio Free Hub City is talk about the impact we have on the community, including how many people we served, how many articles we served, our carbon footprint compared to print news, and how much time our readers saved compared to print news.
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Overall Statistics for 2024
This was a record year for Radio Free Hub City, outperforming all previous years.
- 202k page views
- 189k article views
- 155k visitors
Carbon Footprint for 2024
Estimating 4.61 grams of CO2 produced per page view, our website’s estimated carbon footprint in 2024 was 2,053 lbs. CO2
This means in 2024, on average our weekly carbon footprint was 39.5 lbs of CO2.
For comparison, a printed newspaper typically uses 200-400 grams of CO2 per issue. Assuming that all of our articles could fit into a single weekly newspaper, this would average 2,981 issues per week, likely at the higher end of 400 grams per issue. Therefore, a printed weekly newspaper with the same content as Radio Free Hub City would have a carbon footprint of 2,629 lbs. per week, or 136,708 lbs. per year.
By reading local and regional news from Radio Free Hub City instead of print news, our readers helped save 134,655 lbs. of CO2 in 2024.
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While other outlets focus on getting quotes from politicians who don't even live in our congressional district, we're focused on providing the hard-hitting truths and facts without political spin. We don't lock our news behind a paywall, will you help us keep it that way? If you're tired of news sweetened with confirmation bias, consider becoming a monthly supporter. But if you're not, that's fine too—we're confident in our mission and will be here if you decide you're ready for the truth. Just $5/month helps fund our local reporting, live election night coverage, and more.
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Reader Time Saved for 2024
Because we try to keep our stories short and without opinions or filler, each user spent on average 30 seconds per article. That means our readers spent a total of 1,575 hours reading articles on our website.
For comparison, the average time to read a printed newspaper article is around 2-3 minutes. If our news were printed newspaper articles, 189k articles times 2 minutes each is 6,300 hours.
By reading local and regional news from Radio Free Hub City, our readers saved a total of 4,725 hours, or approximately 13 hours per day.
Reader Money Saved for 2024
All of our news is free and never behind a paywall. Most of our content is ad supported, although we do have a growing number of paid supporters whom we are extremely grateful of.
Once again, assuming that all of our news could fit onto a single weekly newspaper, we would need to print 2,981 issues per week. If we charged $2.50 per issue, this would cost our readers a total of $7,452.50 per week. This means we are saving our readers a total of $387,530 per year.
Looking Forward
We have some great plans for 2025, including more video content and better visitor engagement. We’re going to be ramping up our content on platforms outside of Facebook, including but not limited to X, Rumble, and Telegram.
If you haven’t already, please remember to subscribe to our email list, and follow us on X and Rumble, as well as our newest platform, Telegram.
Thank you so much for everyone who made this yet another record year, and we’re so excited to continue provide local and regional news and entertainment! The best is yet to come.
We’re always interested in what we can do better, so please reach out and let us know your thoughts!
Story by Ken Buckler, President of Radio Free Hub City
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