November 19, 2010
Every few months I remember that this site is still around. Accordingly, and based on the Air America Radio Year in Review 2007, here's the moment you've all been waiting for, the Air America Radio Year in Review 2010: January * They went bankrupt and went off the air. P.S. Mark your calendars! Join us...
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Posted at 12:18 PM
April 21, 2010
Comrades: the reactionary forces of evil-doing have now gone too far. Not only were they responsible for causing the bankruptcy of Air America, but even WWRC in Washington DC - formerly an Air America Radio station known as "Obama 1260" - has been bought by the ultra-conservative Salem Communications (press release link). The station will...
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Posted at 04:15 PM
March 26, 2010
Are you on Air America Radio's mailing list? If so, you might need to prepare for an avalanche of "special offers": AAR's Chapter 7 bankruptcy auction includes their mailing list. The auction catalogue is here and the site that broke the news is here. According to AAR's terms: The Air America site has a newsletter...
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Posted at 03:24 PM
January 21, 2010
Effective immediately, Air America Radio will be shutting down operations and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. According to a statement that takes up the front page of their website: It is with the greatest regret, on behalf of our Board, that we must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as...
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Posted at 04:19 PM
November 17, 2009
A few years ago, Air America conducted a chartered cruise for their listeners; it was called off after the third day when a drunken Randi Rhodes led the more further-left among the passengers to mutiny. She was eventually subdued but, because the incident occurred inside Guyanan waters she was able to get off with just...
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Posted at 02:56 PM
November 07, 2009
Sometime when I wasn't constantly monitoring them, Air America Radio created a snazzy new website (airamerica.com) which, according to the title graphic, is "Beta". (Of course, that might be the final title, since most of their ideas have a beta if not an alpha feel to them). Be that as it may, it's basically just...
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Posted at 10:36 AM
June 15, 2009
Where's Janeane Garofalo when you need her? Earlier this month, Air America's "Break Room Live" - their exciting new show shot in some form of cafeteria or whatever you call it of some kind - interviewed Richard Ben-Veniste about the 9/11 Commission's report. The person on the left with the beard - Marc Maron -...
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Posted at 10:48 AM
March 24, 2009
WLBY Ann Arbor - previous home to fine "liberal" programming featuring Air America, Stephanie Miller, and Ed Schultz has now gone over to the dark side and is supporting the Oppressor as it's now Business Talk 1290 AM. While I've never been to Michigan, I have it on good authority that Ann Arbor is a...
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Posted at 10:26 AM
February 02, 2009
Even the great Lionel could not save Obama 1260, as the only "progressive" station in the Washington DC area is shutting down (link). Formerly yclept WWRC, the station was renamed after the Leader but even that couldn't save it from a ratings disaster. Those ratings collapsed to a level so low it couldn't be measured....
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Posted at 07:59 AM
December 21, 2008
Air America Radio founding president Jon Sinton takes to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to reassure Rush Limbaugh and other talkers with "Limbaugh Is Right on the Fairness Doctrine/Liberals don't need equal-time rules to compete" (link). Unfortunately, what he fails to note is that only a few people are pushing for the Fairness...
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Posted at 11:43 PM
August 18, 2008
Various comrades from Air America Radio will be covering both the Democratic and Republican conventions (link). For a foretaste, "the irreverent Lionel" will be reporting from Minneapolis-St. Paul. Chairman Mark (Green) has thoughts: "In this historic political year, Air America will be bringing our unique brand of opinion radio to both conventions, keeping the Democrats...
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Posted at 01:52 PM
July 29, 2008
From this: Clear Channel Radio and Katz Media Group formed a new online radio network that will feature content from leading AM, FM and Internet stations in the country. Katz Online Network will carry audio streams from radio stations owned by some of the largest broadcasters, including Clear Channel Radio, Cumulus, Cox Radio and Salem...
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Posted at 01:09 PM
June 02, 2008
Persistent and much beloved commenter "1" inquires: I just noticed Nova M has a lot more stations, you might want to start trashing them too. And, indeed he/she/it is right: novamradio.com/live/affiliate_list.php shows around 40 stations, including in vital markets such as Anchorage, Coos Bay (Oregon), and Eureka (California). The latter is a very attractive area...
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Posted at 10:39 PM
April 24, 2008
Two nobodies are joining forces: Air America Radio's Rachel Maddow will now be turning over the first hour of her show to a simulcast with the MSNBC program Race for the White House hosted by David Gregory. I'm going to let a commenter on that post say it for me: Air America and MSNBC have...
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Posted at 11:39 AM
April 02, 2008
What is it about Democratic politicians and those linked to them, anyway? Has Howard Dean completely broken the intern system or something? I ask because in February, Tom Athans - the husband of Senator Debbie Stabenow (a Democrat) and also a co-founder of Democracy Radio and a former Air America Radio executive - was caught...
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Posted at 11:10 AM
April 01, 2008
Our sources inside Air America Radio are reporting shocking news: Air America Radio will soon exit the over-the-air radio business and become a web-only presence. They'll concentrate on streaming audio, video, and text posts, as the Young Turks did just a couple of months ago. Additional income will be obtained through merchandising (such as tote...
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Posted at 03:08 PM
February 21, 2008
Billionaire New York City real estate investor Stephen Green - current owner of Air America Radio and brother to current AAR president Mark Green - will be stepping down as chair of the AAR board in March to be replaced by former AAR investor Charlie Kireker. Green invested $4.25 million and AAR subsequently lost...
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Posted at 09:59 AM
December 27, 2007
Nothing really interesting happened on Air America Radio during 2007. So, I'll just go through the motions: January They went off in Columbus, Ohio. Jackie Guerra left the air. Al Franken announced he was leaving, surrounded by a swarm of "will he run?" puff pieces in the MSM. February They went off in Duluth. Al...
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Posted at 03:15 PM
December 09, 2007
This is just sad: Oregon Public Broadcasting announced on Tuesday that it will buy KOPT from Churchill Media. The AM station offers Air America’s lineup of liberal talk shows... ...Talk radio host Ed Schultz, whose nationally syndicated show airs on many stations that also carry Air America, had been trying to put together a group...
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Posted at 02:11 PM
WVKO 1580 AM in Columbus, Ohio (wvko1580.com) will on Monday become the latest station to try to find an audience for "progressive" talk. It's run as a one-man operation by one Gary Richards, who's only leasing the station after it fell into bankruptcy. Their schedule includes Air America Radio shows like Randi Rhodes, Rachel Maddow,...
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Posted at 02:07 PM
November 15, 2007
[19, 238] I hasten to remind everyone that the garden, despite the advanced days in the year, is still looking quite fine. We expect next Spring and Summer to be banner seasons, with not just vegetables such as corn and squash, but honeysuckles, roses, and petunias a-plenty. Do not despair, for the faithful tillers of...
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Posted at 02:05 PM
November 09, 2007
Progressives throughout the nation are, at this very moment, thinking to themselves, "If only Hillary Clinton were president right now, she'd seize the assets of Clear Channel and turn them over to the people and make sure that they continued airing Air America Radio on San Diego's KLSD 1360 AM." Unfortunately for them, Part 2...
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Posted at 11:45 AM
October 24, 2007
Via a comment by "dump", we learn that Air America Radio says it's going to be taking a more moderate stance and will be moving away from extreme liberalism. I'm not familiar with all the terms liberals use, but I believe that that means that Maoism is out, with the more moderate Trotskyism coming back...
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Posted at 03:21 PM
If you can't even make it in Austin, Texas - the closest that fine state comes to an infection of "liberalism" - you can't make it anywhere. Except, of course, perhaps Portland. As of Monday, Air America Radio is off the air in Austin due to an ownership change at KOKE 1600 AM. They've switched...
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Posted at 12:17 PM
September 27, 2007
In the first half of October, Air America Radio will be offering free air time - up to a block of an hour - during Richard Greene's evening 'Clout' program to the Democratic presidential candidates. And, they're offering the same deal in the second half of October to the Republicans: They will be playing radio...
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Posted at 08:16 PM
September 04, 2007
It's becoming an almost daily occurence as stations leave the Air America Radio fold, and the latest is Memphis' WSMB 680 AM (formerly WWTQ). Feel free to show their page to any "liberals" you meet; they'll enjoy the Fox graphic. Meanwhile, their previous page is like a blast from the past, featuring Al Franken and...
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Posted at 10:15 AM
August 24, 2007
Oh, the horror: San Diego's KLSD 1360 AM may soon knuckle under to Rethuglican pressure and get rid of Air America Radio programming, converting to sports talk or something else. The station's website says: YES, there are rumors flying about KLSD changing format. And while various options are under consideration, we also want the progressive...
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Posted at 02:37 PM
August 05, 2007
Every week from now on, I'll be charting the relative fame/activity level of various current and former Air America hosts and personalities in order to keep you aprised of who's hot and who's not. Here's this week's chart, together with an unrelated-to-AAR control subject: Bonus note: Democrats will be happy to hear that I created...
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Posted at 08:11 PM
June 22, 2007
Studies from the Center for American Progress cannot be trusted. The link contains an example of one of their studies that used a methodology so flawed it's pathetically funny. The latest example comes in "The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio". All denials to the contrary, it's little more than a veiled attempt to go...
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Posted at 12:38 PM
June 18, 2007
Air America has completely revamped its news division. While false stories in the reactionary press claim that the division has been eliminated as a cost-cutting move, these stories are simply enemy propaganda. In fact, the news department is still going strong, it has now just been reassigned, with now-former staffers Wayne Gillman, Bill Crowley, Mike...
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Posted at 09:21 AM
May 17, 2007
I thought Air America 2.0 had already been launched, but apparently history has been changed once again, and the official launch of the new and improved network will be on May 21, sources say. The owner's brother, Mark Green, says: "The completely redesigned web site will give Air America listeners another platform to participate in...
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Posted at 01:24 PM
April 17, 2007
Some Rethuglican Hate Speaker named Cliff Kincaid offers How Hillary's Hit Man Got Imus. This was an especially disturbing read for me, because I know everything in there is wrong. In fact, I've forwarded it to my comrades in the Hate Monitors Network for their commentary and dialectical analysis, and hopefully those comrades will be...
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Posted at 04:35 PM
March 29, 2007
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! April 15th, April 15th, Tax Day, Tax Day! KPHX! KPHX! Join Sheldon Drobny, Stephanie Miller, Mike Malloy, Bill Press, and Thom Hartmann in Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Scottsdale! Nova M, Nova MMMMmmmm! Sheldon! Stephanie! Thom! Mike! Bill! Live music! Drinks! Lots and lots of drinks! Liberals! Join Sheldon at the Birkenstock refurbishing booth! Stephanie...
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Posted at 12:55 PM
March 27, 2007
I just spotted this event on upcoming.org. It looks like a group of Air America Radio fans is going to be holding a "celebration of Air America Radio's Third Anniversary" on Saturday, March 31 outside the headquarters of KTLK-AM in Burbank, California. Does anyone know anything about this? It sounds interesting, so if anyone has...
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Posted at 09:30 AM
March 19, 2007
David Bernstein is the new Program Director of Air America Radio, and in a wide-ranging and nearly content-free interview, he had this to say: "I'm familiar with Air America the way I'm familiar with most other radio, because I listen... But as a product, it's too early to say if we're going in the right...
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Posted at 11:37 PM
March 13, 2007
Two former executives of the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club - the group from which Air America Radio got one of its first "loans" - yesterday avoided being sentenced to prison and instead paid what for them are probably small fines, the NYT says. Charles Rosen, former executive director, will pay $38,575 in restitution,...
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Posted at 09:16 PM
In a desperate bid to get some publicity - any publicity at all - new Air America Radio brother-of-owner Mark Green has thrown down the velvet gauntlet to the Republican contenders for president: hold a debate on Air America! ...it would allow Republicans to differentiate themselves from Democrats – embracing a debate hosted by a...
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Posted at 10:26 AM
March 06, 2007
The brother of Air America's new owner, Mark Green, sent me an email earlier today announcing that the Revolution Had Come: the day when the Green Brothers "formally purchased and took over Air America Radio". Only at the end did I read "Originally Released on The Huffington Post (March 6, 2007)"; apparently he posted it...
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Posted at 11:14 PM
March 04, 2007
The Los Angeles Times continues their hard-news reporting with the news that KTLK AM 1150's soviet ("advisory council") is purging various Air America shows from their lineup. Here's the new version: Stephanie Miller: 6-9am Thom Hartmann: 9am-noon Randi Rhodes: noon - 3pm (live) Marc Germain: 3-7pm (live and local!) Ed Schultz: 7-10pm Rachel Maddow: 10pm-12am...
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February 23, 2007
[The following post is from "biff", a frequent contributor to the blog at democrats.org, who also posts under other names at DailyKos and other sites. This site distances itself from his remarks, but as part of our plea agreement is required to carry it.] Well, it looks like Lyin' Balloney is up to his old...
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February 16, 2007
Break out the Night Train, because Air America Radio has been sold! U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain has approved the $4.25 million sale to Stephen Green: ...[The approval] essentially transfers all the assets of Piquant LLC, parent company of the New York-based Air America, to a group including new and current investors. It gives a...
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February 07, 2007
Has Clear Channel been conspiring to cancel Air America and libtalk in general from the airwaves? The shocking truth can now be revealed in this post. It worked like this. CC put AAR on the weakest stations in their markets, then sold packages of advertising for all their other stations in the market except for...
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The results of the eBay auction to sell failed and bankrupt radio network Air America are in, and the winning bidder is slgreen2005, which is reportedly the nick of real estate developer Stephen L. Green. He is reportedly scrambling to put enough money in his PayPal account to pay for the sale, which was conducted...
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February 01, 2007
I used to think "Duluth" was just a punchline or something, but apparently it's a real city in "Minnesota", a state somewhere north of Canada. Anyway, they appear to have dropped liberal talk, including not only some Air America shows but Big Ed Schultz as well. They're still listed as an AAR affiliate, but that...
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Posted at 08:51 PM
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Kids! Adults! Want to play a fun, harmless prank on your favorite Air America listener? (Of course, there's about a .000001% chance that anyone you know is an Air America listener, but read on just in case). What if you could spend just $35... and make that listener think Air America had gone off the...
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Terrific news from deep inside the trenches, as Comrade Cliff Schecter informs us that he's beat the right-wing noise machine: We don't have FoxNews. We don't have Rush Limbaugh... But we have something almost as powerful, if recent events tell an accurate story. We have synergy. Coordination. Call it what you will. He goes on...
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January 29, 2007
The latest twist and turn in the Air America saga is that they're going to be bought out and taken out of bankruptcy not by the French family (thank you Drudge and WSJ, no really, thank you), but by New York real estate baron Stephen L. Green. He's the brother of long-time NYC politico Mark...
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January 21, 2007
Breaking hard... Developing... Must credit Bore America... UPDATING: This breaking story - first announced here - is burning up the wires, as new details emerge... French family owns New York TV station WRNN... consortium involved, will buy Piquant LLC, owners of Air America... if deal collapses, AAR might be forced into immediate liquidation... But: If...
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January 16, 2007
The National Conference for Media Reform was held last weekend in Memphis and as previously discussed featured a constellation of stars from the far left side of the sky. Even Air America broadcast live from the event. A surprise attendee was Dennis Kucinich, who announced that he's focusing his efforts on the FCC and an...
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January 11, 2007
Raise a glass of organic champagne and celebrate, because: ...the gospel format at WLIB (1190 AM)... is down from the previous Air America format. Trivia question: is this the first piece of good news Air America has ever had?...
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January 08, 2007
Bill Moyers and a veritable constellation of lefties will be conducting their annual cry-in/whine-o-fest/Media Reform Conference in Memphis this weekend. Their full schedule is here, and here's a map of the conference center. This site has a list of the speakers. In addition to two current and one former FCC commissioners, here are a few...
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Posted at 11:43 AM
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January 05, 2007
On Monday, a group of ardent Air America Radio fans will protest Clear Channel's decision to remove AAR programming from Columbus, Ohio's WTPG (AM 1230). That station has since switched its call letters to WYTS and on the same day as the march it will begin offering sports, consumer shows, Laura Ingraham, and... Michael Savage....
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December 26, 2006
Air America's list of stations is quite entertaining for those of us who follow their various antics. For instance, WDOD in Chattanooga, TN stopped broadcasting AAR in August, but it's still on the list. It would be interesting to see which other stations are in a similar position. Initially I thought about building a Google...
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December 21, 2006
A massive victory for all 200 listeners to Air America's Madison Wisconsin outlet The Mic 92.1 WXXM FM loomed today, as under Congressional and U.N. pressure the GOP-controlled Clear Channel will keep AAR programming on the air and will not replace it with 24/7 cow, corn, and feed programming as previously reported, sources say. This...
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December 20, 2006
Air America Radio investor Terry Kelly of Madison, Wisconsin - already on the hook for at least $460,000 in loans to AAR - is doubling-down, chasing good money after bad, and engaging in other activities related to signing a letter of intent to buy AAR out of bankruptcy, sources say. The investor group he leads...
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December 09, 2006
Bill Hess, operations manager of Clear Channel's WWRC (AM 1260) and WTNT (AM 570) is an enemy of Air America and liberalism in general, as is the Washington Post. Do not trust anything you hear or read from either source henceforth. Marc Fisher of the WaPo offers the incredibly biased article "Air America, in the...
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December 07, 2006
"Liberals" throughout the U.S. responded with sadness, horror, and an even greater sense of dread as the news was released that yet another Air America Radio station had converted from secular progressivism to... a Christian format! This time it's WKBF (AM 1270) out of the "Quad Cities", which are Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa and...
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WKOX (1200 AM) and WXKS (1430 AM) out of Boston are saying, "Vaya con Dios, Darwin, Sheehan, Zinn, Chomsky, a tree, or whatever" to Air America Radio as well as the Jones Radio Network, as those Clear Channel-owned sister stations are switching to a Spanish format. Not only that, they're considering boosting the wattage of...
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December 01, 2006
Will Air America recover from recently going bankrupt? Will they be bought out? Or, will George Soros liberal investors decide to spend their money on a new yacht or something? Will they be forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy and all their assets frozen and sold off to pay off creditors such as Mike Piazza? Developing......
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According to our sources, starting on December 11, Air America Radio's "Chicago" outlet WCPT (AM 850) will be changing their schedule around to be less AAR-y and more Jones Radio Network-y. Bill Press: sign-on to 8am Stephanie Miller: 8am to 11am (NEW!) Ed Schultz: 11am to 2pm Al Franken: 2pm to 5pm (new time, tape...
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November 27, 2006
Sadly, it looks like a critical point for Air America is coming soon, as due to the legalistic requirements of their bankruptcy filing they must find a buyer soon. All of this occurs against the backdrop of the current time of the year. Even with this unseasonably warm weather, Foliage Season is over save for...
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November 15, 2006
Comrades, sotrudniki, and Air America supporters have risen in righteous anger over Air America Radio being taken off WXXM in Madison Wisconsin in order to be replaced with sports talk from Fox Sports. In a sharply worded Letter to the Editor of The Onion The Capital Times, AAR supporter Rosanne Ehrlich wonders "if others, as...
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Posted at 12:38 PM
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November 13, 2006
Like a circus leaving town on an early morning train, Air America Radio is being taken off the air in Madison, Wisconsin and New Orleans, Louisiana. In Madison - the beuddered version of Berkeley - WXXM (92.1 FM) aka "The Mic" is replacing them with all sports... from Fox! That station is owned by... Clear...
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November 09, 2006
As previously discussed, mysterious forces have encouraged around one hundred very large advertisers to avoid advertising on Air America Radio. Tin-foil hat wearers claim this is a "blacklist" and is part of a "conspiracy", despite Jim's Bunch disclaiming all responsibility (XE83-371P). Now, the MSM - in the person of the free Pasadena Weekly - has...
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November 08, 2006
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November 04, 2006
As if taking a "loan" from a Boys & Girls Club wasn't bad enough, Air America Radio has apparently been trying to reach a new low by employing sleazy "liberal" blogger Mike Stark as a "reporter". Stark is the person who tried to ask Virginia senatorial candidate George Allen a despicable question earlier in the...
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Posted at 07:47 PM
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November 01, 2006
From the AP: Air America Radio is talking to several parties about a possible sale and is hopeful of reaching a deal before Thanksgiving, a lawyer for the liberal talk radio network told a bankruptcy hearing Tuesday... ...Under the agreement finalized Tuesday, the company needs to have a deal in place with a buyer and...
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October 31, 2006
Media Matters for America - a George Soros-funded group that occasionally gets things very wrong and which has deleted several non-abusive, fact-filled comments I left there - has released a supposed [JPEG file] "blacklist" of advertisers who do not want their commercials played on Air America Radio. The main company that requested that is Hewlett...
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October 27, 2006
Now comes this John Lott/Bradley Smith column entitled "Special treatment for Air America". It makes a rather curious claim that all AARologists should immediately spot: When is a campaign donation not a campaign donation? Apparently if you spend the money to run a radio program instead of paying for campaign ads that run on that...
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October 25, 2006
Given their history, is it any surprise that Air America wasn't invited to the Big Tent On The White House Lawn from which a couple dozen radio hosts broadcast the other day? Says Rachel Maddow: "Nobody from Air America was invited... We've been calling and they didn't return our calls." She reached a WH staffer...
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While the Green Party doesn't receive many votes, all Democrats must acknowledge the influence that party's positions has on the Democratic Party. To many Dems, they are that party's conscience, the ideological rudder in the sea of liberalism. Thus, it's quite disturbing to say the least to read the news that the Green Party candidate...
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October 20, 2006
Mr. Debbie Stabenow aka Tom Athans - previously the head of Democracy Radio (spawnplace of Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller) - is starting a "credible alternative to Air America" called Talk USA Radio. After shuttering DR, he became an executive vice president with AAR. Just in case you missed it the first or second time,...
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October 18, 2006
It's a "Zig-Zogby", as pollster John Zogby has sent special people (but not us) an email clarifying that his new show ("Pulse of the Nation") on the "Nova M Radio Network" will be a "nonpartisan discussion". He stresses that his company is "independent" and is "not tied to the Democrats or the Republicans". And, the...
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October 17, 2006
Sheldon Drobny's new radio network has issued completely voluntary statement. It includes this "quip" from Mike Malloy, their top star: "Yikes! That was close. To not be on the air during perhaps the most critical election in modern U-S history would have been a real bummer. But, we're back and here it is: The Nova...
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October 16, 2006
Is the real enemy of Air America not The Conspiracy - aka the VRWC or "Jim's Bunch" (X9-OP) - nor their creditors, but centrist, "third way" Democrats like "strategist" Laura Schwartz? The latter dares call herself a Democrat while not just dissing Air America, but supporting Rush Limbaugh, Taylor Marsh reports. Why, there's even video...
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October 13, 2006
It's official, and Air America Radio has finally declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. They have assets of around $4 million and liabilities of around $20 million. The list of people they owe runs over 20 pages. It is unclear at this time whether members of AAR's "Associates" program bear any fiscal liability in this matter. One...
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You're going to need your Kleenex and not for crying as you read this splotch of effluvia from WebTV subscriber and HuffPost contributor (which is worse?) Brent Budowsky: "November Proposal: A $100 Million Democracy Venture Fund To Change America". I couldn't quite figure it out without the accompaning PowerPoint slides, but it apparently involves raising...
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October 09, 2006
The Hudson Reporter reports: A whitewashed building sits on Radio Avenue in the north end of Secaucus, surrounded by low-lying wetlands and a series of high-spiraling white and orange antennas. Its juxtaposition next to single-family homes is startling, and the building itself remains a mystery to residents because it provides not a single sign...
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October 06, 2006
Via this we're directed to this report informing us that Charles Rosen - previously called "the Lenin of the North Bronx" and a former executive with the Gloria Wise Community Center - was charged with offenses including misappropriating $1.2 million from the Center. The Center ran the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club, which "loaned"...
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October 04, 2006
One of the items on my to-do list is to try to start a support group for Air America listeners. In contrast to the one I planned, the one for those who are sad about AAR losing their Dallas outlet is not a joke (or at least intentionally so). They also link to this photo...
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Posted at 11:23 AM
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Next month, Air America Radio's outlet in Santa Cruz California - KOMY - will be dropping AAR. Santa Cruz? Isn't that like, you know, a more bucolic version of Berkeley? Beijing by the Bay? The reason for this has been brewing for a long time: owner Michael Zwerling says he isn't making any money because...
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October 02, 2006
In December 2004, a group of millionaires and billionaires - led by George Soros - met in Scottsdale Arizona to start the "Phoenix Group", which has since disbursed tens of millions of dollars to a variety of "progressive causes". However, one of the most "progressive" of causes has not yet seen a dime: ...At the...
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Posted at 07:51 PM
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Various Air America Radio All-Stars have a new book out called "Air America - The Playbook: What a Bunch of Left Wing Media Types have to Teach you about a World Gone Right", and if, for instance, you do not find the "Campus Progress" post here completely incoherent, buy the book. Just like AAR...
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September 28, 2006
Air America Radio was started with a "loan" of $875,000 from a city-financed Bronx charity, the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club. Since that money was supposed to be spent on, you know, Boys and Girls in the Bronx and not to keep Al Franken in hair gel, an investigation by New York City soon...
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September 23, 2006
If you're a progressive researcher, red flashing lights will go on in your brain and a siren will go off as you read one key word in the following and not just for the usual reasons: It appears that Air America, the liberal talk-radio network, won't be on the air much longer in Dallas-Fort Worth....
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September 22, 2006
Every year, the National Association of Broadcasters gives out the Marconi Radio Awards to "recognize excellence in radio". If that's so, then why are none of the 21 winners in any way associated with Air America? Have George Bush or his minions gotten to the NAB, forcing them to ignore America's only real progressive alternative...
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September 18, 2006
From Jay Ambrose: ...The Fairness Doctrine went into effect in 1949 as a regulation of the Federal Communications Commission. It essentially said that stations had to provide opportunities for other sides to be heard if someone said something politically controversial on air. The consequence was a quietude strikingly at variance with this democracy of ours......
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September 17, 2006
ThinkProgress is currently reporting that Captain Kirk of the Federation has foiled Zantar's latest scheme for world domination by asking the Klingon's megacomputer this question: What is the current Air America schedule and how many different permutations are there of that schedule now and in the near future? Needless to say, after working for a...
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September 15, 2006
Air America will not declare bankruptcy today: A representative for Air America Radio confirmed this afternoon to Radio Ink that Air America Radio will not be declaring bankruptcy and explained that the layoffs at the network had to do with the move of Air America from former flagship WLIB to WWRL in New York. A...
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September 14, 2006
It looks like the cat has left the barn, with RE offering nothing more than an "educated guess" that an internal faction that is attempting to gain (or regain) control of the network "leaked" this "news" to a major liberal blog site (knowing it would be taken seriously there) so as to immediately depress Air...
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After the apocalypse, aka the selling of Air America's Aeron chairs on eBay, what might the "liberal" radio landscape look like? Perhaps something like the current (as of a few hours ago) lineup at Seattle's KPTK. All times Pacific: 3-6 AM: The Young Turks 6-9 AM: Stephanie Miller 9-12 PM: Thom Hartmann 12-3 PM: Ed...
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September 13, 2006
[10/13/06 UPDATE: Air America is now officially bankrupt.] Air America Radio will file for bankruptcy on Friday, sources say: ...Sources say five Air America employees were laid off yesterday and were told there would be no severance without capital infusion or bankruptcy. Also, Air America has ended its relationship with host Jerry Springer... Radio giant...
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September 11, 2006
Is there anything more life-affirming, awe-inspiring, educational, informative, and just downright good than watching a group of "progressives" sitting around opining on affairs of the day, specifically voter enfranchisement? Yes, there is: if they're doing it in Seattle and if the video is awash in warm, earthy tones. Via "Kian", we proudly offer this video...
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September 05, 2006
Is there anything funnier than "liberal" "humor"? Wait, let me rephrase that: Is there any higher form of comedy than "liberal" "humor"? The answer, of course, is no. While "liberal" "humor" may not generate the guffaws of, say, Jerry Lewis pratfalls, what helps it rise above all other forms of comedy is that it educates...
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August 23, 2006
Our speculation was correct and it's official: Air America Radio has lost their affiliate in Chattanooga Tennessee. The decision to drop Air America talk show programming grew out of the format's failure to attract adequate advertiser support, [Danny Howard, director of programming and operations for WDEF and WDOD] said. The fact that Air America is...
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August 21, 2006
In October 2005, Chattanooga, Tennessee's WDOD 1310 AM summarily deprived Earl Fruedenberg of his morning show (he'd been working there since 1965) and replaced him with Al Franken and company. Now, despite being unable to find anything about this elsewhere and despite that station still being listed as an AAR affiliate, it appears that WDOD...
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There's about a 99.9944% chance most Air America fans have never heard of Shirley Caesar, Hezekiah Walker, Kirk Franklin or Yolanda Adams before. But, come Sept. 1, those and other gospel artists will be featured on WLIB, New York City's newest 24/7 all gospel all the time station. That station was formerly AAR's flagship, but...
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August 20, 2006
The article here (via this) offers some quotes gleaned from two 90 minute Air America Radio shows. While, admittedly, I don't listen to AAR all that much for someone whose mandate is monitoring it, I believe I can match up the quote to who said it. 1) "The entire Bush crime family should be executed."...
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August 04, 2006
It looks like I'm out of town for a few days, so please leave a comment with embarassing recent quotes from Air America's personalities. UPDATE: Since people do obviously visit this site and comment on entries, and since an hour can't go by without an AAR personality saying something embarassing, I am forced to assume...
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August 03, 2006
This site extends a hearty congratulations to Air America Radio on the announced launch of their new sinking New York City flagship, WWRL 1600 AM. AAR is being transported via lifeboats from their previous sinking flagship, WLIB, and will be starting on the new station September 1. Those who've followed AAR will have a twinge...
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August 02, 2006
Finally, "liberals" will have a voice in the Palm Springs valley area in California. On August 7, "RR Broadcasting" will launch KPTR "Progressive Talk AM 1340", which will feature luminaries such as Stephanie Miller, Ed Shultz, Randi Rhodes, Alan Colmes and Al Franken (shown right in a file photo)....
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July 27, 2006
The nitty gritty is here: XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a wider loss for its second quarter Thursday as it absorbed charges for restructuring its debt. The company again lowered its estimates for full-year subscriber counts... The company said it now expects to end the year with a customer base between 7.7 million and...
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July 17, 2006
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a special place that "liberals" could go to in order to discuss all the failings of Air America, without having to worry about AAR anti-fans finding out about it? Well, here's that very special place: ...Half the ads I have heard on the several different AAR stations I've...
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The article "A New Alliance Of Democrats Spreads Funding" reports on the secretive "Democracy Alliance", a coalition of nearly a hundred stretch limousine "liberals" who are donating millions in order to create their own "liberal" infrastructure. See, the VRWC is too awesomely powerful, and having virtually every TV network, TV station and newspaper in their...
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July 16, 2006
You can apparently replace an hour of the Majority Report (featuring Sam Seder and the now-mostly-exited Janeane Garofalo) with your own infomercial for just $250 on KOMY 1340FM in Santa Cruz/Salinas/Monterey Bay: Many of the pre-Air America shows on KOMY were reported pay-for-play, and the weekends and noon hour also are paid programs, advertising things...
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July 10, 2006
KQKE (960 AM) ("The Quake") is Air America's Hayward/Union City/Vast-Empty-Areas-Off-The-880 offering, and as reported here their ratings are still struggling after two years. Now certainly, if they can't make it anywhere they won't even be able to make it in the San Francisco Bay Area, but in any case one clue to their plight might...
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July 09, 2006
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports on a sports talk station in their city that's 50,000 watts and can reach the East coast and Florida, WCKY 1530 AM. After 14 paragraphs describing how ecstatic the personalities are to be on a megastation, the Enquirer offers one, final paragraph: Shows previously aired on 1530, such as "Springer on...
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June 15, 2006
"Independent" (read: socialist) Congressperson Bernie Sanders had something to say at the Take Back America confab: "If we were sitting here six or seven years ago," the term "talk radio" would have meant "Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ollie North and all the right-wing nuts who would have occupied 98 or 99 percent of the space...
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May 16, 2006
No, they're just "pondering [their] options". Joe Weber - apparently of the bread Webers - bought Air America's current home, AM 1690. And, he is reportedly moving another station he owns (AM 1160) to the 1690 station. And, he's "negotiating with Air America to lease airtime on 1160. Atlanta-based Air America President Jon Sinton said...
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May 12, 2006
Starting on May 13 at 3pm and ending 24 hours later, a group of far-left loons will gather in front of the White House and demand that we pull out of Iraq. The event is organized by Susan "Medea" Benjamin's Code Pink for Peace and: Actress Susan Sarandon, Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan, Reverend Yearwood...
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May 11, 2006
Will Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, Jerry Springer, Mike Malloy, and Janeane "Clear" Garofalo join with the John Birch Society and Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum to oppose president Bush? Will those who believe in black helicopters join with those who dream of piloting them? Would those who oppose World Government join with those "liberals" who are...
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From a press release: The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) will hold its 29th Annual Convention June 15-17 in Little Rock, Arkansas... The main evening social events will be held at the Clinton Presidential Library, the Arkansas Art Center and the Historic Arkansas Museum. A keynote by President William J. Clinton at a luncheon scheduled...
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May 07, 2006
Blogdom is abuzz with speculation that the Milwaukee area might get its very own Air America station. We're told we should continuously monitor airamericamilwaukee.com for the big news. Rather than doing that, how about some fun speculation of our own? 1. Which state is Milwaukee in? Minnesota, Michigan, or Wisconsin? 2. Like lotto numbers, what...
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April 28, 2006
Arianna Huffington and/or her censoring web minions have finally gotten radio loony Sheldon Drobny to stop using ALL CAPS in the titles of his posts at her site: "Drobnys Nova M Radio Starts Broadcasting Air America In Little Rock". Next step: Introduction to Punctuation. Air America radio will begin broadcasting in Central Arkansas on Monday...
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April 26, 2006
Internet gossip columnist Matt Drudge - if you can believe anything he writes - has the details on the Arbitron Winter Book: Among all listeners 12+, it was a race to the bottom for AIR AMERICA and WLIB as mid-days went from a 1.6 share during winter 2005 to a 1.0 share winter 2006. During...
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April 24, 2006
WHLD is Air America Radio's newest outlet in Buffalo (New York), and they accept ads from highly questionable groups. Instead of, for instance, ads from Sprouts (the co-op on 3rd) or the Whole Earth Gardening and Grow Lights Center on 5th or Bud's Birkenstock on 7th or Vern's Volvos on Frostbitten Way, they accept... pro-casino...
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April 05, 2006
At least according to this. P.S. Extra special bonus note to AAR insiders: this site pays cash for tips. That goes for the housekeepers, groundskeepers, greenskeepers, and upstairs maids of AAR insiders too. Se habla espanol....
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WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Media Matters for America will host an all-star panel discussion on progressive voices and the media. The forum, held in conjunction with Air America Radio's second anniversary, will address questions about balance in news coverage and what consumers of news can do to ensure accurate and reliable...
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March 30, 2006
OK, the title's a bit unwieldy, but guess what! A candidate for office who also has a show on Air America Radio has taken the brave step of reimbursing the network for what amounts to be a political ad during that person's show. And - of course - it's not Al Franken. It's someone named...
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March 29, 2006
Air America Radio is back in Phoenix, now screeching forth from KPHX-AM (1480). It's a leased arrangement with the managing company owned by Mike Newcomb and... AAR co-founder Sheldon Drobny. AAR was originally on KXXT, but VRWC PROPLAN #7324-AIN took care of that. The attempt to sell pixels appears to have failed. CEN-AZ-OP: OPCEN 8X3,...
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March 17, 2006
Confusion reigns in the world of AARology, as top AARologists - like their Kremlin-watching forebearers - are trying to parse the latest statement from Air America Radio. WLIB New York will continue to be the New York home of Air America Radio, under an agreement announced by Air America and Inner City Broadcasting. The companies...
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March 13, 2006
If you read a The Nation article that starts out with this, what impression would you be under? If you read the New York Sun or the New York Post, you might be under the impression that WLIB, Air America Radio's New York City affiliate, is going under. Wouldn't you expect some facts to follow?...
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March 10, 2006
From this: A San Diego County woman is suing her former employer, accusing her manager of firing her on the spot when she saw the woman's car had a bumper sticker advertising a progressive talk radio station. The suit also alleges that, after seeing the sticker, the employer commented that the woman could be a...
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March 07, 2006
The NY Post provides a slight bit of further confirmation that Air America Radio is on the brink of losing their sinking NYC flagship WLIB. They point out that all the available stations that could host AAR are in fringe areas and don't reach all parts of the city. Rather than looking back, I want...
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March 06, 2006
I don't know whether to laugh or laugh really, really hard, but there's a new website called SaveAirAmericaPhoenix.com which appears to be trying to bring back Air America Phoenix. They claim that if they get $500,000 they can be back on the air in less than a month. They're doing it by selling pixels, a...
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March 03, 2006
Is Air America Radio about to lose their sinking flagship, New York City's WLIB? That's what Brian Maloney says. Apparently Randy Michaels - former Clear Channel exec, owner of Ed Schultz, and the man responsible for Rush Limbaugh - is trying to buy Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, from whom AAR leases WLIB. ICBC might be...
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Comrade Gary Krantz of Air America Radio has responded to running dog bourgeois critics of network here. As even American reactionaries can plainly see, AAR is strong! AAR is strong like Russian bear! Speaking before Duma, the Comrade remarked: "As of today, our booked and pending business for 2006 represents 83% of the entire revenue...
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March 02, 2006
In Santa Cruz? Yes, in Santa Cruz. In a situation that's been going on for months, AAR's affiliate in that most liberal town is unable to find advertisers: [KOMY owner Michael Zwerling's] task with selling not just KOMY’s afternoon slot, but any time at all on the station has proven difficult—so far KOMY hasn't been...
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Air America Phoenix is now off the air, and you can read the parting message from their General Manager here. Commentary here and here. The question now is how to bring Air America programming back to Phoenix. I have an idea: a reality TV/radio show like Big Brother, except it would be called "Peace House"....
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February 15, 2006
Air America's last desperate attempt to squeeze the last remaining shekels out of their last remaining listeners appears to be having a bit of a problem. Earlier this month they started a "premium" podcasting service, and the screenshot to the right is from their support forum. The podcast pricing starts at $2 for a...
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February 08, 2006
Air America Radio is coming to Buffalo, New York. In fact, that fine frozen city is going to get two "liberal" yakkers: a "moderate" version on WWKB featuring Bill Press, Stephanie Miller, Ed Schultz and others, as well as a more shrieking version of "liberalism" on WHLD. The latter, of course, will feature Air America...
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February 06, 2006
Kate Clinton (no relation to Bubba) is a famous lesbian comic who apparently bashes the Pope in her act: "I've had to learn a whole new pope," laughed Clinton during an interview from her home in New York. "Anyway, it's the same-old, same-old, but this guy wears red shoes -- little red pumps. And then...
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January 31, 2006
Air America Radio is famous for something! Namely, this "joke": This year, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address occur on the same day. As Air America Radio pointed out, "It is an ironic juxtaposition of events: one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence...
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January 17, 2006
AAR's new vice president of news is one Felipe Luciano, a "black Puerto Rican" who has "worked at WNBC/Ch. 4, WCBS/Ch. 2 and Fox News. He's hosted radio shows at WRVR, WLIB and WWRL". And: He's been equally busy outside the media. In the '60s, he was a founder of the Young Lords party and...
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January 15, 2006
KXXT-AM 1010 is AAR's home in Phoenix, and that station was recently sold to Communicom Broadcasting, a group of Xians. Now, according to this: [KXXT's general manager Bob Christy] says Communicom will change the station's format; however, it has graciously agreed to keep Air America programs on the air until it finds a new home....
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January 04, 2006
A group of "liberals" wants to bring Air America Nashville. However, there's a new NPR outlet there, and another "liberal" show just started. Now, to some of us, that might imply that the market is saturated with "liberalism". But, to others, that means a market opportunity....
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January 03, 2006
Rumor has it that KXXT, Air America's outlet in Phoenix, has been sold to a Christian broadcaster. Therefore, that station will almost immediately be conducting a long-overdue exorcism and Randi, Al, Janeane, Mike, and the rest of the gang will be going off the dry, hot air. But, compared to some of their other programming,...
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Air America fans rejoice, as their favorite radio network has received year-end reknown from sources far and wide. "The 25 Dumbest Media Quotes of 2005" has not one, but two AAR entries: 21) "This President is never gonna do the right thing. I think somewhere deep down inside him he takes a lot of joy...
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December 30, 2005
Debbie Schlussel informs us that XM Radio is infested with the "Orthodox Liberal-Left". While she doesn't mention Air America, not that XM and AAR are now life partners. Debbie - who once personally responded to a comment I left on her blog and therefore who I can call by her first name - tells us...
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December 28, 2005
AAR is going to start having a "premium" version of its podcast in January, sources reveal. Whether they will have a premium and a free version, or whether they'll do away with the free version is not known. The person who listens to their pod cast now could not be reached for comment at post...
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December 27, 2005
Have you ever listened to Air America? If so, what's the "best" commercial you've ever heard? I think I read a post from someone who knew someone who read another post from someone who listened to AAR once, and they said they heard Cash Call commercials, you know, the ones where Gary Coleman promises you...
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December 20, 2005
The NY Post reports that the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club - the organization from which Air America Radio received a "startup loan" of $875,000 and which has (apparently) been paid back months and months later - is being evicted from Co-op City in the Bronx: "There was a time when they provided services...
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November 29, 2005
The MSM reports that Air America radio has a new morning lineup, something we reported yesterday. Billboard informs us that the new lineup will actually be starting on Jan 3, and not next month. And, they say that the two new shows will be called "Air America Mornings". "Air America Mornings"? Hey, I guess "Coffee...
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November 20, 2005
Someone named Ron Jackson Suresha writes a letter to the editor of New London CT's "The Day". It reads like it was written by their PR department, but it wasn't. As it turns out, he's the author of, among other works, "Bears on Bears: Interviews & Discussions"....
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November 19, 2005
Multicultural recently sued AAR relating to the very first AAR scandal, way back when they were pulled from their Chicago and Los Angeles affiliates because they didn't pay their leases. Now, that lawsuit has been settled. Do you remember those lazy, hazy days of the first scandal? AAR leased time on two of MRB's stations,...
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November 15, 2005
Remember the NYT article "They Look Nothing Like Rush Limbaugh", featured here in the post "New York Times finds new way to promote Air America"? As it turns out, the idea for that article appears to have come from an AAR PR flack named Jamie Horn, who pitched the NYT on the concept. Details here....
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The author of Pants on Fire: How Al Franken Lies, Smears And Deceives will be on the Joseph Farah Show Tuesday sometime between 3pm and 6pm Eastern. You can stream it here....
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November 13, 2005
The NYT has found a new way to promote AAR, the New York Times reports in Susan Brenna's "They Look Nothing Like Rush Limbaugh". The "they" are Randi Rhodes and Rachel Maddow (who's "sunny"), and they're contrasted and compared in the article. (Note: In order to read the article, you need to first sign in...
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November 12, 2005
Air America's latest outlet is WELY 1450 AM in Ely/Hibbing Minnesota. Let's take a look at some of the programming AAR will be replacing with Randi Rhodes, Mike Malloy, and all the rest. WELY calls itself "End of the Road Radio", and it will indeed be the end of the road for some of their...
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November 10, 2005
As previously discussed, the head of Democracy Radio, Mr. Debbie Stabenow aka Tom Athans, has joined Air America as their head of distribution. (Of course, that might just be cover for his real job: raising money). As the first link discloses, Athans is shuttering DR. Apparently they had just two major shows: Ed Schultz and...
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November 01, 2005
Tom Athans is the husband of Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). He also co-founded Democracy Radio and developed both the Ed Schultz Show and the Stephanie Miller show. Now, he's joined Air America Radio as their executive VP and the head of their syndication division. Yeah, I don't care either. But, feel free to speculate on...
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October 27, 2005
Bad boy radio host Neal Boortz donated $100 to Air America Radio's Associates program, and received his very own tote bag. Note the slogan. Now, where do you think they got that from? We love our country the first Socialist country in the world. We love its great plains, forests, and mountains, its lakes...
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October 25, 2005
Eric Alterman - who stayed at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen earlier this year - now offers us a wee slice of paranoia in "The Campaign Against Air America". First, he offers excerpts from attempts to get the truth about the network's financial position and ratings. However, those stretch back several months. It's not...
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October 20, 2005
The fourteenth and final paragraph of this article largely about Howard Stern informs us: Air America, the liberal talk network carried on WWRC-AM (1260) [out of Rockville MD], went from bad to nonexistent. After WWRC recorded a mere fraction of a rating point in the spring [in the Washington DC market] with syndicated shows from...
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October 19, 2005
What sort of "patriotic" "liberals" would accept ads from a group with open, self-admitted, unabashed ties to the Revolutionary Communist Party? Why, Air America Radio of course. Pause, and let that sink in. The radio network featuring Jerry Springer (former mayor, future something or other), Mike Malloy, Al Franken (who wants to be a U.S....
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October 15, 2005
As you'll recall, Air America Radio's sinking flagship WLIB was originally the voice of the Caribbean community in NYC, until it was abruptly silenced. Then, they replaced Our Earl on WDOD. Now, in yet another blow to humanity, they're replacing Big Band music on KCTC in Sacramento, and the local septuagenarians are up in arms:...
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October 10, 2005
As previously discussed, XM Satellite Radio is now the official source for AAR. Late last month, XM struck a deal with DirecTV, another satellite company that broadcasts televisionally: DirecTV is the nation's leading satellite service with more than 14 million customers. Starting on Nov. 15, they will receive 72 of XM's music and talk channels,...
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October 09, 2005
That's what they say, not me: There are signs that the Republicans could be losing some of their overwhelming edge, however. Ratings for Limbaugh and Hannity slipped this spring in some markets. Liberals such as Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller and Al Franken are carving out their own radio niche. And Democrats argue that they have...
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October 08, 2005
The DUmmies ask, "How do you feel about Air America Radio?" 133 say "It's great. I listen a lot", while 24 chime in with "It's good." On the other side, 18 have no or a negative opinion. A DUmmie offers the comment, "I like AAR just because I'm glad our side finally has a voice!"...
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October 07, 2005
Dimitri Vassilaros, as I've said before, is a complete idiot when it comes to biking, but he has at least been looking into Air America's financial condition. From "Stylin', but empty, totes": ..."[AAR] held fundraisers in Washington, in senators' living rooms," said radio consultant Holland Cooke, news/talk specialist at McVay Media of Cleveland. The radio...
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October 06, 2005
Earlier this week, WDOD AM 1310 Chattanooga switched from adult standards to Air America Radio. According to Danny Howard, Director of Programming and Operations: "Our programming will feature a refreshing, spirited alternative to the overabundance of ultra conservative programs within the market." They've got Bill Press, followed by an hour of local morning programming, followed...
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September 30, 2005
Sacramento is the capital of California, and it's where all those weird laws you hear about are birthed. Now, in order to keep up with the socialists in the Cali legislature, it looks like there might soon be two - count 'em, two - "liberal" stations there. Currently, Air America Radio appears on KSAC 1240...
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September 29, 2005
WHAT AM 1340 in Philadelphia is stopping their broadcasts of Air America Radio's Al Franken and Randi Rhodes tomorrow. Those are the only two AAR shows they broadcast; Philly is spared, for instance, Mike Malloy. As previously discussed, WHAT's ratings didn't even make the charts. The main reason appears to be that those two "liberals"...
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September 28, 2005
AAR's CEO Goldberg has a blog post at - where else! - the Huff Post. Entitled "Right Wing Media Gets Desperate", he attempts to answer some of the false, reactionary claims made by VRWC blogs such as this one. He informs us that the Air America Radio Associates Program is just like the ones offered...
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The DUmmie thread "I just donated $50 to Air America Radio" has to feature at least a few shills: I hope our donations help them to expand to more cities and upgrade to stronger transmitters. Wouldn't it be nice to find out that they were asking for donations for that (possibly fraudulent) purpose? Has anyone...
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September 26, 2005
Air America Radio is sponsoring Katrina's Wake: the US Government & the Common Good on September 27th at CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. Details here. If any BoreAmericans could attend and report that would be great. Apparently after having their failed policies exposed to the world, now "liberals" want to try to figure...
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September 21, 2005
Air America Radio has introduced a new "Associates Program". Now, if you're thinking it's like Amazon's program of the same name, it's completely opposite that. Rather than earning money by sending listeners to AAR, they're trying to get their listeners to give them money: There is no minimum amount required to become an Air America...
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The fallout from the Air American scandal continues as the national Boys & Girls Clubs organization has booted the Gloria Wise branch from their ranks. Details to NYPost subscribers....
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Can anyone post a wrapup of George Galloway's appearances on or links to Air America? For instance, from the let-them-fight dep't, comes "The Slime Artist". That's an article written by Galloway, referring to Greg Palast. It has this introduction: Editor’s note: I invited George Galloway to appear on a show I was guest-hosting Tuesday night...
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September 20, 2005
This article says that (it's actually 50 miles to the northwest of that city) has hired a part-time operations manager from WGN. For a known-only-to-insiders reason, they state: [Lorna] Gladstone's hiring could signal the addition of local elements into the program mix....
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The NY Sun has obtained a copy of a deposition given by former Air America Radio executive David Goodfriend as part of the suit by creditors against that network. Goodfriend was also an official in the Clinton White House. The plaintiff's lawyer has confirmed that the deposition is accurate. Mr. Goodfriend said in the deposition...
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September 19, 2005
One of Air America's latest contributors seems a tiny wee bit extremist, although I might certainly be wrong. Rosa Clemente contributes to ChuckD's On the Real show. From her bio: [She] is a 31 year old, Bronx born, Westchester county raised, Hip Hop journalist, activist and community organizer. As a Black Puerto Rican she is...
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September 15, 2005
The Air America Radio scandal has deepened, widened, and gotten downright comical as it now turns out that their recently-resigned vice president of finance, Sinohe Terrero, had been the finance director of the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx from 2000-2002, working under Evan Cohen. Whew! So, it appears that despite the...
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September 13, 2005
Since becoming an Air America affiliate, Santa Cruz' KOMY 1430 AM has hit a minor snag in the road to spreading the truth: no one wants to buy ads. ...It's so slow, station owner Michael Zwerling went on the air recently with an ad of his own threatening the future of progressive shows on KOMY....
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September 12, 2005
The article "Programming changes reflected in radio ratings" contains the following sad, sad news: ...Not so successful was the station now known as WLBY (1290-AM, formerly oldies station WHNE), which switched formats to "Air America" liberal talk only to experience a drop in listenership. OK, so that's not really "news" so much as "expected." [Rob...
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September 10, 2005
WHJJ is a Providence, Rhode Island radio station that was searching for new programming after John DePetro left last year for WRKO in Boston. Oddly enough, they decided to follow down the same losing road as other stations: WHJJ decided to go with a syndicated lineup from liberal talk network Air America. Ratings immediately dropped,...
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September 08, 2005
For a peek behind the unhinged Air America Radio listener curtain, the three taxonomies of AAR hosts has been described here: 1) There are quite a few broadcasters at AAR that seem to follow the tired old logic of "Let's try to be non-partisan;" "Let's not get judgmental"... The right-wing is PURE, UNADULATERATED FASCISM, and...
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September 05, 2005
As previously discussed, WLIB's NYC ratings are even lower than when they were a Caribbean station. Millions of reasons for a Carib station says: The millions of people expected on Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway for today's West Indian Day Parade is the best possible evidence, said long-time radio host Bob (Spiceman) Frederick, that the city needs...
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September 01, 2005
The Left is not only trying to profit off Katrina, they seem to have invented a new game, trying to outdo one another in a race to make the sleaziest, most despicable attempt at profiteering. The current leader is Dan Pashman, "Senior Producer, Morning Sedition, Air America Radio", who offers us "Conservatives Helped This Happen":...
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Former AAR CEO Evan Cohen has been located... in Los Angeles! "It's amusing," Cohen said on his cell phone. "Everyone says I'm missing. But here I am." Despite the unimportance of this scandal, investigators from Radar Online managed to located the elusive former Guamian: The real Evan Cohen has also been much sought after by...
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August 31, 2005
Barbara Yost of the Arizona Republic gives a gigantic wet one to Air America Phoenix host and city council candidate Jarrett B. Maupin II in "Up & running". As previously discussed, The Reverend Al Sharpton, Jarrett B. Maupin II, and his father were allegedly speeding south of Dallas. JBM Senior was arrested. The article says...
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August 30, 2005
"Accuracy in Media" wonders why the MSM has been largely mum on the doings at AAR: A scandal involving the liberal Air America radio network has been brewing right under the noses of the mainstream media, and they've barely taken notice. Perhaps they're afraid that their "Great Liberal Hope" on the air may be crashing...
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August 29, 2005
The Fortune Magazine article "Air America's Long, Odd Summer" discusses the scandal, and it contains many of the points that you're probably already familiar with: ...It was a bizarre story, but the new management's public response is proving to be even stranger. Following word of the investigations (Eliot Spitzer's state gumshoes have since joined in),...
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August 28, 2005
The post "Air America ratings still in the toilet" has a roundup of AAR's latest ratings fiascos, including these: In Washington, D.C., WWRC fell to a 0.3 rating and is in last place in the market. In Boston, the two AAR stations take up the last two spots in the ratings chart with ratings of...
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August 27, 2005
Bill O'Reilly on AAR: ...look, those are clowns! Those are jugglers! Those are bear-baiters. There are people in the Middle Ages who would be going town to town wearing two-toned hats with bells on them, with all due respect. They don't know anything. I mean, it's just insane. I mean, if you're listening to that...
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RawStory can now reveal: Laura Flanders of Air America Radio and Brad Friedman of Raw Story Radio's The BRAD SHOW have announced plans to simulcast their programs together this Saturday Night, Live from Crawford, TX. The BRAD SHOW has broadcast 26 hours of live, daily coverage of events at Camp Casey, including performances by Joan...
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August 26, 2005
The NY Sun reports that "[Air America Radio's] Former Chairman Is Missing": The former chairman of Air America Radio, Evan Montvel Cohen - who former colleagues said engineered transfers of more than $800,000 to the liberal radio network from a boys and girls club in the Bronx - is missing, according to a lawyer who...
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August 22, 2005
According to Air America Radio founder Sheldon Drobny, both Al Gore and Bill "Bubba" Clinton got personally involved in helping raise funds to start AAR: "They helped us... How they helped us was to make introductions to a lot of good people... Especially Al Gore, who introduced me to Al Franken... [Franken] was my dream...
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August 19, 2005
Remember back last year when "Radio Free America" sold its assets to the current owners of Air America, Piquant LLC? Multicultural Broadcasting - owners of AAR's original Chicago and L.A. stations - was involved and sued Piquant LLC. Our VRWC legal team* has reviewed the complaint, and comments: The complaint alleges that the directors and...
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August 18, 2005
The New York Times ombudsman has ordered that the following completely voluntary confession be promulgated to the bourgeois reactionary forces: Readers of The Times were poorly served by the paper's slowness to cover official investigations into questionable financial transactions involving Air America, the liberal radio network. The Times's first article on the investigations finally appeared...
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August 17, 2005
Air America Radio is no doubt proud to announce their 70th affiliate, KTXX out of Karnes City, Texas. Where? Well, for a clue to that we turn to the station's title: "103.1, San Antone". Only problem: the station is 50 miles from that city, and is predicted to be in the "fringe" listening area for...
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The Executive editor of that newspaper released the following statementon August 9: Here's a brief response I've sent a couple of email correspondents who accuse The N&O of liberal bias for not publishing a story on financial questions they have heard about involving Air America, the national radio network heard in the Triangle on WCHL-AM...
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August 16, 2005
KTNF is Air America Minnesota, and Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Nick Coleman participated in their morning drive show from January until early July. Then, he apparently took a vacation, which soon turned into a "vacation". Now the truth can be told, via this email received from the pundit himself: I essentially quit AM950 * refusing...
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The struggling propagandists in New York City just can't buy a break. First it takes them two weeks to finally cover the Air America scandal, which generates this correction: A New York Times story on Page A9 Saturday misquoted comments made on the air by Al Franken, the host of an Air America radio program....
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August 14, 2005
On Saturday the AP released a stock blurb on the scandal. If you've been following this scandal and you've read, for instance, the NYT report there's nothing new. The official title, under which it appears in a few dozen papers, appears to be "N.Y. community center loan investigated". The story has 15 paragraphs and seven...
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August 11, 2005
That tired grey old liberal lady down the block finally gets around to the Air America scandal over two weeks after it first broke: The state attorney general's office and the city's Department of Investigation are looking into whether a boys and girls club serving poor children and ailing elderly people in the Bronx had...
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August 04, 2005
Is the pro-illegal immigration rag known as the Arizona Republic part of the MSM? Well, no, even if they are a fairly well-known newspaper. But, the column from Doug MacEachern appears to be the first time something close to the MSM has touched this issue: "A scandal below the radar". After giving a rundown of...
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August 03, 2005
Previously we discussed the letters that Chattanooga TN's WDOD had received from angry listeners after it leaked out that they were considering switching from big band music to... Air America. WDOD's mainstay host is one Earl Fruedenberg, who joined the station when he left high school in 1965... From the last link came this quote:...
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August 02, 2005
As pointed out in comments, one of Air America's outlets seems to have gone missing. A few days ago their banner said they had 67 stations; today it says 66. A quick comparison of the current page with the cache shows the station that's been deleted: South Lake Tahoe, NV - KTHO-AM 590 AM. Probably...
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August 01, 2005
Display the AAR Scandal News Ticker on your site and get the latest news on the breaking scandal. See the ticker in action on the right side of this site's front page. You can participate and get your posts about this issue linked in that news box. Just ping this URL: http://boreamerica.com/wp/wp-trackback.php?p=5 Displaying this news...
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July 31, 2005
The infamous "second press release" from Air America Radio contained this: ...we agreed months ago to fully compensate the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club as a result of this transaction... On Friday Fox News had a blurb about the alleged misconduct which had this: An Air America spokesman says, "We're committed to paying this...
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Posted at 10:47 AM
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July 30, 2005
On Thursday, AAR issued the press release discussed here. Part of it discussed a camp run by Gloria Wise: Regrettably, the camp did not survive the closure of the Gloria Wise organization. Now, NewsMax can reveal: Not according to the Gloria Wise web site, which, as of Saturday afternoon, was not only still in business...
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Posted at 10:51 AM
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So far it's been over three days since the Air America scandal broke, and not a peep from the NYT, the WaPo, or the LAT about the network they used to pay so much attention to. Perhaps they're busily investigating this issue as I type... In expectation of that day, feel free to add the...
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July 28, 2005
In the editorial "Robin Hood and Air America", the WashTimes asks: Did Al Franken's liberal radio network Air America divert city money for the elderly and inner-city children to itself? That's the question people should be asking this week after the revelation that the New York Department of Investigation is looking into whether hundreds of...
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July 27, 2005
Reportedly Evan Cohen - AAR's co-founder and original chairman - convinced the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club and Pathways for Youth Boys and Girls Club (based in the Bronx) to loan AAR $500,000 that they'd received in NYC grants. Whether the loan was ever paid back remains unclear. Those organizations recently had their funding...
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July 26, 2005
Fred Hardwell holds down the fort in this letter to Tennessee's Chattanoogan newspaper: We all have to hope that the decision by WDOD to change to liberal talk radio is not final. The music played by WDOD was made by artists who did not feel it necessary to curse or encourage drug use or violence...
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From this comes the following blurb: According to BTC News blogger Eric Brewer , who was in the briefing room yesterday, that question was courtesy of a new arrival: "Paul Sanford, a lawyer from Aptos, California, who has just been accredited as a White House reporter for Air America Radio." There isn't more information at...
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July 24, 2005
"Good news on the AAR Front in Eugene" describes the righteous battle to keep Air America's Eugene (Oregon) outlet free of reactionary voices. Bring a notepad so you can keep track of who's who in that unimportant market. And, someone named Tom Carter has a review of Air America: What I've heard has been disappointing...
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July 23, 2005
Previously I described John Conyers' plan to conduct Impeach Bush / Downing Street Memo protests across the land. Randi Rhodes is at the event in New York City. Meanwhile, the protest in Hollywood, California got around a dozen participants. I didn't ask, but since they didn't have radios with them I'm going to assume that...
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July 21, 2005
One of Air America's newest outlets is KRXA 540 in the Monterey area. It looks like the locals are going to work at making it as successful as it can be. An example can be found in this from the Monterey County Weekly. It includes this quote from manager and host Peter B. Collins: "There's...
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July 20, 2005
WDOD 1310 AM is Chattanooga, Tennessee's oldest radio station but their big band format is in trouble, the local paper reports, and they're considering picking up Air America Radio as one possibility to boost their ratings. At this point in time I'm reminded of a popular definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and...
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July 19, 2005
Once again, AAR's ratings are off the charts - literally. The ratings for Spring '05 are out, and at first glance they aren't pretty. For the Riverside-San Bernardino/Inland Empire market in California, Air America's KCAA outlet is not even on the chart. This isn't the first time that's happened; whether it's ever been ranked remains...
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July 15, 2005
As previously discussed, AAR is coming to Missoula, MT. This occasions a local to tell us: With over sixty percent of Missoulians voting Democrat in the last election, smoke shops on every corner and several "gay friendly" bars and restaurants - promoters thought we'd be a most excellent target market. Italics in original; bolding added....
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July 14, 2005
As previously reported: Santa Cruz is getting their own Air America station. Now, comes the report "Owner to fill KSCO, KOMY airwaves with opposing political views" with some rather interesting tidbits about the switchover. Here's the owner: "We seemed to be on the right track, but when the network learned that we carry Michael Savage...
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I have absolutely no idea where Carmel Valley is, but I guess it's somewhere near Carmel, which is on the sea about 100 miles south of Frisco. I'd imagine during some parts of the day there are more sheep than people available to listen. But, anyway, nowheresville is about to get their own Air America...
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If you got an email entitled "A Traitor in the White House" and containing the following, who do you think it would be from? [We need] your help to get a traitor out of the White House. For two years, we've known that someone in the White House undermined America by maliciously leaking the identity...
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July 13, 2005
The Komrades at Kos have a thread entitled "UPDATE: Air America in Bush Country - How it was done", all about the grassroots effort by the "Baton Rouge 6" to bring AAR to Louisiana. Have these people no shame? Can't they let the center or the right have access to at least one format of...
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KOMY AM 1340 in Santa Cruz will start broadcasting Air America on Monday, July 18. That station currently broadcasts Rush, Michael Savage, and other conservative talkes. Their sister station KSCO AM 1080 does the same. KSCO will continue to broadcast conservatives, and the only AAR programming KOMY will broadcast is Al Franken and Randi Rhodes....
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July 12, 2005
XM Satellite Radio is now the exclusive "satoutlet" and "satprovider" as well as "satsource" for Air America. In further absolutely breathtaking news, Al Franken and his cohorts will occasionally broadcast before a live audience at XM's DC studios. This prompted Air America Radio CEO Danny Goldberg to promulgate the following entirely voluntary statement: "We are...
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July 11, 2005
Bonjour et bon tonne! Nous sommes informe que l'Air America Radio est venant a la Baton Rouge (Red Stick) en Louisiana! Alerte! Anglais a la avance! Alerte! Vicki Lancaster, a Baton Rouge statistician, said her group of private citizens months ago started a petition campaign to bring Louisiana left-leaning radio programs like those Air America...
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July 09, 2005
The "liberals" over at DailyKos are trying to prove that Air America Radio's ratings are better than reality indicates. Their leader explains his promotion of this entry: From the diaries. Interesting stuff -- kos With an imprimatur from someone who once said, "Screw 'em" and then tried to cover it up, you know there must...
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July 08, 2005
Breaking news from Akron, Ohio... As previously discussed, WJMP dumped Air America Radio. That left the field open for the new WARF 1350 AM, which has quickly picked up AAR's premier shows: Al Franken and Randi Rhodes. Filling out the time slots are Stephanie Miller, Big Ed Schultz, Bill Press, and The Lionel Show. One...
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July 05, 2005
In order to accomodate all of the "liberals" from other states who have polluted Big Sky country with their presence, two local radio companies (Spanish Peaks and Mount Sentinel) will be starting an AAR affiliate this month. I really have no joke or other comment, most likely out of extreme disinterest. UPDATE: The Montana AAR...
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June 26, 2005
Just two months ago, WJMP 1520 AM in Akron/Kent Ohio became an Air America affiliate. On July 5th, they'll be dumping AAR and going to the Jim Rome/Fox Sports format. Hey, just because it's 1000 Watt and daytime only doesn't mean they're dumb. There's no official confirmation, and I can't find a site for WJMP...
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June 23, 2005
WHAT 1340 AM is Air America Radio's outlet in Philadelphia. This says they only broadcast Al Franken and Randi Rhodes, but I don't know if that's up to date. Philly is not as "liberal" a city as NYC, but it's certainly quite liberal, so one might expect local lefties to tune in in droves. However,...
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June 22, 2005
Media Matters alerts us (Soros-funded) to this alleged transcript of Bill O'Reilly's June 20th radio show: O'REILLY: And when he [Durbin] went out there, his intent was to whip up the American public against the Bush detainee policy. That's what his intent was. His intent wasn't to undermine the war effort, because he never even...
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June 10, 2005
A listener compiled a list from WLIB here: ...Mobil 1 extended performance automobile oil; webconferencing with GoToMeeting... Phaser2 police radar disabler... Amdro ant blocker keeps ants out; Doctor's Nightguard helps you stop grinding your teeth; Fancy Feast gourmet cat food; [for the cat ladies --LW]... DemocraticMatch.com dating service......
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June 07, 2005
A reclusive Chicago millionaire, Fred Eychaner, is the owner of Air America's "Chicago" outlet, WCPT AM 850. (It's actually 50 miles outside Chitown, but what the hey). The Tribune has a profile here. Unlike other reclusive millionaires, he apparently doesn't save his urine in jars. However, he is described as extremely frugal, including driving a...
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June 06, 2005
All this time I've been linking to discoverthenetwork.com and I never knew they had a page all about Air America Radio. That page is out of date, but it includes some interesting things I didn't know, such as it being Lizz Winstead's idea to install training wheels on each show in the form of a...
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May 27, 2005
Say what now? By accident I ran across a kinda snarky celebrity bio site, which has this quote from America's trying-too-hard sweetheart: "I was a 36C or D, and at 5'1", I knew that being a small person with big boobs standing in front of an audience was not going to be easy. It would...
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May 25, 2005
GOPUSA apparently attended or listened to the recent media bias forum, and reports: "[Al Franken says the] the right-wing media [is a] coordinated propaganda machine capable of causing symptoms closely resembling mental illness... In his opening statement, Franken named "the Fox News Channel, the Wall Street Journal editorial page, the Washington Times and, of course,...
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May 24, 2005
Please post your comments about the media bias panel featuring Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, David Brock, Walter Duranty, and others in this thread. I've listened to a few minutes so far and I'm having trouble coming up with a correct analogy. I'm going to go with "listening to paint dry" for now. Hopefully Randi will...
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May 23, 2005
In other words, they're stuck at 1.2. According to the Billboard Radio Monitor: Inner City progressive talk WLIB switched into its current format with the Spring 2004 survey. Over the last year, the AM has maintained a four-book, 1.3 share average. After an initial 1.3 in Spring 2004 and a 1.4 in Summer, the Air...
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The media bias forum featuring Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, David Brock, Walter Duranty, a BBC reporter, and others might have been cancelled, DUmmies report. There's apparently a rule against radio broadcasts from the Capitol, and VRWC forces might have prevented the panel from being held. An alternative suggestion for my Democratic friends: hold it at...
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The California Teacher's Association is conducting large anti-Schwarzenegger rallies on Wednesday May 25 in both downtown Los Angeles and Sacramento. Details here. Syndicated siren Stephanie Miller - KTLK's morning host - is not only doing a commercial for this big event, she's going to be in downtown Los Angeles showing solidarity with her comrades. To...
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May 21, 2005
Remember the "funny" bit on Air America where they "joked" about assassinating Bush? At the time, I said: I believe nothing will happen concerning this for at least two reasons: it will be determined that there is no credible threat, and only "liberals" can do the sustained outrage bit... As it turns out, I was...
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May 19, 2005
This is too funny to confirm: Getting progressive voices on the radio has been known to change voting behavior. For example, I remember reading an article in US News and World Report that long distance truck drivers would get satellite radios to avoid changing stations as they drive cross country. When they had to opportunity...
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The noxious "liberal" site Raw Story has to be pulling our leg. In "House Dems to hold forum on media bias Tuesday with Franken, Brock, others" they inform us that John Conyers (D-Outer Space) is conducting a forum on the 24th to discuss media bias. Co-sponsors include: "Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee...
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May 17, 2005
The ratings for WLTQ-AM, Air America's outlet in Charleston SC are - literally - off the charts. As in, they do not appear on the charts. Apparently Clear Channel switched their stations around in December of last year. Even I'm confused, so here's a table: Before Dec. 2004: WSSC-AM broadcast right talk After Dec. 2004:...
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May 13, 2005
Congratulations are in order, as Air America's Sacramento outlet, KSAC, has only fallen from #21 (1.6 share in Fall and Summer 2004) to #24 (1.2 share in Winter 2005). This is despite California's capital playing host to what is perhaps the most "liberal" set of legislators outside the 1954 Politburo. Now, on the bright side,...
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May 11, 2005
Stop the presses. It's basically an empty template right now: WWTQ. However, they have their own blog. The latter seems to be run by one Leon Gray, who also will be commenting on the air at "[v]arious Times through the day". I'm going to hazard a guess that means: "we don't have paid commercials, and...
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May 09, 2005
KKZN 760 AM in Denver used to be a sports station, and during the 2004 Winter Arbitron ratings it didn't register. However, now that it's an Air America affiliate, it got a 1.6 share during Winter 2005, the same as the previous period. Details here. This is well behind a country and a few Spanish...
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May 08, 2005
Milwaukee County WI has almost a million people (and falling). Out of those, a whopping 1879 have signed the petition to bring Air America to Milwaukee. The petition appears to have been available for a while. A newer petition is now trying to get more than twice that number of new signatories by May 31....
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May 06, 2005
Air America is now available in Columbia, South Carolina on WOIC. That station used to broadcast ESPN, which is being moved to another station. Both stations are owned by Inner City Broadcasting, the same company that owns AAR's sinking flagship in NYC, WLIB. Report here. They appear to be broadcasting the full AAR lineup, except...
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Posted at 12:13 PM
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May 03, 2005
Apparently WCPT 850 AM will soon begin broadcasting Air America in Chicago. AAR was, of course, on in Chicago when they first started. And, after they were booted Evan Cohen even said that they'd be back. This time around it's with a new station, so they just might make it. Now, the problem they'll have...
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The ratings at WCKY - Air America's outlet in Cincinnati - are lower than they were a year ago. At the time, WCKY was an oldies station. Total listeners for Winter 2005: WCKY ranked 19th with a 1.0 share. Last year, they got 1.3. Jerry Springer did slightly better than the other AAR shows. According...
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April 27, 2005
Congratulations to Air America, as they're beating conservative talk in San Diego! For example of how the reactionary bourgeois forces attempt to hide this fact, see the nifty table in the post "Liberal Radio Flopping in San Diego". The post's very title is a running dog lie, as AAR is not flopping! Yes, it has...
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April 26, 2005
I enjoy writing this blog, and the last thing I want is for Air America to go under. So, I'd like to present the bright spots in AAR's latest ratings. Both Brian Maloney and Byron York ("Air America’s Year of Decline") seem to be taking a great deal of glee in putting forth misleading information...
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April 25, 2005
If you're considering becoming an Air America affiliate, Billboard has a FAQ here. While everything sounds good, there is one discordant fact: Jerry Springer and Al Franken will visit your market. They present two shining examples of AAR ratings success: KPOJ in Portland and WINZ in Miami. For those who understand radio ratings, here's some...
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Posted at 11:09 AM
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Pat Sajak discusses AAR in "Dead Air (America)". According to him, the problem with Air America is simple: the market is saturated. Who needs AAR when you can get the same viewpoint from the MSM?...
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April 23, 2005
The Los Angeles Enquirer-Cageliner-Times prints an epistle ("Radio's Air America Is Finding an Audience") from Air America's CEO, Danny Goldberg concerning the recent L.A. Times piece "Why the Liberals Can't Keep Air America From Spiraling In". Apparently that article is "petulant and inaccurate" and "there is a large and growing audience for liberal talk." The...
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April 21, 2005
Say it ain't so, but David Kirby, author of Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy (St. Martin’s Press, 2005), says that Air America canceled an appearance he had on their network: "NPR and the Public Broadcasting System get a lot of money from drug companies," Kirby told Corporate...
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April 19, 2005
I can't substantiate this report, but it's too good to substantiate anyway: ...today [Air America] really outdid themselves by saying that Lance Armstrong is being forced into retirement by "Big Oil", as they don’t appreciate the positive spin he's put on BIKING! The exact station and host involved was not given, but, then again, it...
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Posted at 08:17 PM
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Because, by advertising on Air America Minnesota, you'll get in on the ground floor of the liberal sensation that's rocking the nation! And, you'll join all the other fine advertisers on the Fastest Growing Radio Station in the Twin Cities! Hurry, before all the good spots are gone! Here are the other fine advertisers on...
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April 14, 2005
From the Counterpunch article "Ethnic Cleansing at Air America": When liberal Air America Radio Network yanked hip-hop legend Chuck D, a member of Public Enemy, off the air on April Fool's Day and replaced him with Jerry Springer, they made fools out of Black Democrats, especially those in the hip-hop community who believed Air America...
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April 12, 2005
XM is now the exclusive satellite radio network for Air America. From the press release: XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR), the nation's leading satellite radio provider with more than 3.77 million subscribers, has announced a new long-term agreement with Air America Radio, the national progressive entertainment talk radio network home to Al Franken, Randi Rhodes...
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April 11, 2005
LogicalMeme reports: ...It stands to reason that if you put together a bunch of latte-sipping, bleeding hearts into an office building and ask them to form an efficiently operated business, chaos will ensue... Ann Althouse raves: Last night, I watched that new HBO documentary about Air America called "Left of the Dial." That is, I...
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KXXT is an Air America affiliate in Phoenix, and they seem to have found the perfect recipe for success as an AAR affiliate: keep the AAR name, and ditch the AAR shows. Their website is certainly one of the worst I've ever seen, complete with scrolling banners and the like. And, it doesn't seem to...
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April 09, 2005
Is Air America surging ahead and bringing liberalism to corners near and far? Or, are their ratings flat and could Clear Channel have reasons other than ratings for trying out the new format? Industry observer Brian Maloney reports: Despite a huge effort by radio syndicators and online supporters to make liberal talk radio appear successful,...
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April 07, 2005
Uh oh: ...Well, it seems as though the local lib outlet has picked up the concept quicker that a fourteen year old boy picks up the puberty, as Progressive Talk KTLK AM 1150 begins to fertilize their homegrown eggs by giving birth to their own local talent. While the introduction of a local weekend lineup...
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April 04, 2005
The titular quote is from Danny Goldberg, the new CEO of Air America. Nikki Finke (who identifies herself as "a regular unpaid contributor on Air America shows") interviewed him for the L.A. Weekly (which makes the L.A. Times look like the Washington Times) in "Goldberg Flies Air America": ...Gone are the monologues and monotones of...
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April 02, 2005
I believe this is set as the home page of every marketeer working at Air America. The starry night background might perhaps be forgiven if it didn't contain things like this: We went to Cincinnati to be volunteers and poll monitors for the non-partisan group, People for the American Way, for this 2004 Election day......
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March 31, 2005
Unfortunately, we don't get cable TV here at BoreAmerica HQ, so we were unable to watch the HBO documentary "Left of the Dial". However, several DUmmies provide reviews here, and more links will be added as they become available. UPDATE: See More "Left of the Dial" reviews....
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Posted at 09:01 PM
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From the Boston Globe's "Message received. A year after the launch of the Air America radio network, progressive talk is making progress": It's morning drive time in Boston, and talk-show host Stephanie Miller is blasting away, criticizing the forces pushing to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube restored, mocking Fox News Channel pundit Bill O'Reilly, and...
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Posted at 08:49 PM
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Both BoreAmerica.com and AirAmerica are one year old today. On behalf of this site, I'd like to thank Air America for the priceless entertainment they've provided us over the past year, and wish them many more. Feel free to leave your birthday wishes in the comments....
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March 23, 2005
Member #17 has a report on the upcoming HBO documentary on Air America ("Left of the Dial") here: ...The main character, Evan Cohen, founding chairman and main investor, is depicted as a complete fraud. The documentary shows Cohen arriving in the middle of night at AIR AMERICA offices to sign over the company and disappear...
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March 11, 2005
Air America is coming to Dallas and Austin. KOKE 1600 AM in Austin will start their broadcasts on Monday March 14, and KXEB 910 AM in Dallas (owned by Border Media Partners) will start the liberalism flowing on March 21. They're already on in Corpus Christi. Austin, well, they should fit right in. However, in...
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March 01, 2005
"'Progressive talk' could be on its way": Liberals rejoice: Chicago finally could be getting a "progressive talk" radio station showcasing such prominent voices as Jerry Springer, Al Franken and Ed Schultz. Nothing is official yet, but the bosses of an AM station in the market are shooting to launch the format by March 31 --...
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FrontPageMag takes Lizz Winsted and Rachel Maddow to task for failing to disclose the ties between the Democratic Party and a petition they supported: "Radio Hypocrisy". The article describes the funding the organization that sponsored the petition receives and enumerates all the things Lizz and Rachel didn't tell their listeners....
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February 12, 2005
Majority Report Comes to Aspen Janeane Garofolo and Sam Sedar of Majority Report and Air America Radio are blogging from Aspen and the HBO US Arts Comedy Festival over at ThinkProgress. Eric Alterman is there too... Like other good lefties, Eric Alterman is staying in his tent 5 miles outside of town. Just kidding!...
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February 07, 2005
Yes, indeed. They've got a new station: Clear Channel's KTLK 1150AM Los Angeles. Here's the line-up: The Morning Sedition: 5AM-9AM Al Franken: 9AM-noon Ed Schultz: noon-3PM Randi Rhodes: 3PM-7PM Janeane Garofalo: 7PM-10PM Al Franken is broadcasting live from Hollywood's Magic Castle; if that continues throughout the week I might try to disguise myself as a...
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February 04, 2005
UPI's Hollywood correspondent: Talk radio, for years regarded as something of a home field for conservative politics in America, is making more room for liberal politics with a rapid expansion of the progressive-talk format... Details about BoreAmerica's rating "coups" in second-tier markets follows....
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January 20, 2005
From the WSJ: Today's inauguration of President George W. Bush may depress many Democrats, who had hoped to take back the White House this year. But at Air America, the upstart liberal radio network, there's at least some cause for celebration. Coinciding with the presidential ceremonies, Air America will launch its brash Bush-bashing talk-radio format...
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January 17, 2005
BRATTLEBORO -- After years of airing conservative radio talk shows, program directors at a local AM station have decided to spin the dial towards the left. Starting next week, listeners tuning into WKVT-AM 1490 will hear an all-new lineup of daytime programming taken from Air America Radio, a progressive talk network. "This is basically going...
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December 16, 2004
The times they are a-changin': ...Yet talk radio in the liberal Puget Sound region, as in most of the country, is dominated by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, John Carlson, Michael Medved and other conservatives. That could be changing, however, as New York-based left-leaning Air America, heard here since late October on KPTK-AM (1090), is finally...
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Posted at 11:12 AM
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NewsMax reads the press releases so you don't have to: Air America Radio (AAR) today announced new long-term contract extensions for its highly rated radio personalities Al Franken and Randi Rhodes, and new affiliate clearances in a number of top markets across the country. The network is now heard in 11 of the top 20...
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Posted at 11:06 AM
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Rob Glaser, the founder and chief executive officer of RealNetworks Inc., has been elected chairman of Air America Radio......
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Posted at 11:02 AM
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I think this is from South Carolina: Liberal talk radio debuts in Charleston today when Clear Channel Radio launches WSSP Progressive Talk Radio 730-AM... The Al Franken Show airs on WSSP from noon to 3 p.m., the same time slot as Rush Limbaugh on conservative talk station WSC 94.3-FM... Conservative talk radio, including Limbaugh and...
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Posted at 11:01 AM
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September 25, 2004
From the S.F. Chronical: Comedian Al Franken is bringing his ambitious attempt to create a liberal talk radio network to the Bay Area's airwaves starting Tuesday. Air America, which got off to a rocky beginning after its start in April, will take over the slot now occupied by KABL on 960 AM. The new [Clear...
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July 21, 2004
Believe it or not, Air America has a new affiliate. But, that's not the biggest surprise. The affiliate is a new station in Miami, WINZ-940 AM. The big surprise is... it's a ClearChannel station....
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July 01, 2004
With "hard, up-to-the-second facts," that is! Or, so sayeth a Guardianista named Paul Carr: Last month, the Boston affiliate of America's Fox TV network ran a news item about a new craze sweeping cyber space... ...as Fox's breathless reporter put it, "to catalogue the details of their lives on web pages created for them, by...
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June 22, 2004
Here are some links to a few articles about AA's recent problems. (Via this. Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds has yet to weigh in)...
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June 21, 2004
Professor Bainbridge has more on AA's latest financial problems. He thinks a securities fraud lawsuit might be in AA's future. (Link via Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds)...
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May 31, 2004
Under the banner of It's-Not-News-Until-the-NYT-Says-It-Is, comes the report 'Office Politics Give Liberal Radio a Rocky Start'. It says in part: In a sign that the privately held company's financial woes have not fully abated, Al Franken, the network's best-known star, said in an interview last week that he had agreed not to draw a salary,...
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May 24, 2004
Advertising Age has a roundup of Air America's problems locating advertisers, and it includes this funny bit: General Motors Corp. might provide a clue. Spots for the company were running on Air America in the New York market, unbeknownst to GM, said Ryndee Carney, manager-marketing communications. According to Ms. Carney, the company had bought time...
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May 19, 2004
From this radio busines report: Colorado almost had a radio outlet for Air America, the struggling politically liberal network. And it was almost in Colorado Springs, not exactly a hotbed of liberalism. KBCZ-AM (1300), part of a five-station cluster owned by Citadel Broadcasting, signed on for the network but then backed away when Air America...
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May 14, 2004
Reading this article almost makes me want to move to New York and get a job at Air America. Any job will do, I just want to help them build the society of tomorrow. I may have more to say about my "fantasy" of moving to New York later, but for now, let's all read...
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Posted at 05:30 PM
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From the Chicago Tribune: The Highland Park couple that founded the precursor to Air America Radio before selling most of it to a group of investors are in negotiations to gain control of the troubled liberal talk network, sources said Thursday. Sources familiar with the negotiations said Sheldon and Anita Drobny want to buy--with the...
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May 13, 2004
OK, the last one I made up. In addition to closing their L.A. sales office, they've also closed the one in Chitown: Air America has shut its sales offices in Los Angeles and Chicago and is recasting its business plan, the network's president said on Wednesday as troubles beset the liberal talk show network... Since...
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May 12, 2004
From this: The United States "is on the slippery slope to theocratic fascism." "The Catholic Church has been secretly encouraging oral sex for years." Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "ought to be tortured." President Bush should be taken out and shot. Those are a few nutso nuggets from the hosts of Air America Radio, which calls...
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Posted at 04:59 PM
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Details here. They don't have a station in the #2 market in the U.S., so why bother paying for office space? It makes sense!...
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Posted at 04:47 PM
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May 06, 2004
The future is looking bright for Air America, and it's on the air to stay. That's despite minor bumps in the road like today's announcement that "co-founder and chairman Evan Cohen resigned Thursday, as did vice-chairman and investor Rex Sorensen." It's just a bump in the road to a glorious future. (Via Brother Matt)...
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May 02, 2004
Former CEO of AA Mark Walsh appeared on C-SPAN a few weeks ago. So far all I've been able to find is this page and the raw video. The page just contains a few pics and a short description. I guess C-SPAN doesn't do transcripts....
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Posted at 09:37 PM
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April 27, 2004
The AP reports (alternate link): Mark Walsh... said Tuesday that he gave up his CEO title earlier this month... the company also had put its programming director, David Logan, on administrative leave earlier this month. He declined to comment on the reasons for Logan's departure, and Logan also declined to comment... In early April, everything...
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Posted at 08:32 PM
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Get out your airbrushes and prep history for a rewrite. The Chicago Tribune reports that AA's CEO has left and their vice president for operations and programming has been replaced ('2 top Air America execs leave choppy network'). (Via LAObserved) UPDATE: Our staff is feverishly working on obtaining the Mark Walsh comments that might have...
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April 21, 2004
Paul Weyrich goes into the details of AirAmerica's dirty little secret in 'A Bad Signal From Liberal Radio': ...Rush Limbaugh is on more than 600 radio stations, many of them the most powerful in the nation. He doesn't pay to get on. Essentially radio stations pay him for airing the show. They take his program...
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April 20, 2004
David Goodfriend, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Air America Radio, has ordered that the following should be promulgated: Air America Radio is pleased to announce that it has settled its dispute with MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting with regard to WNTD AM in Chicago. As part of the settlement, Air America Radio will remain on...
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April 15, 2004
Evan Cohen, Chairman of Air America Radio has ordered that the following statement should be promulgated: "Air America Radio expects to be back on the air in Chicago starting tomorrow. Next stop, Los Angeles. The New York State Supreme Court agreed with Air America Radio and granted our restraining order against MultiCultural Broadcasting, forcing them...
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April 14, 2004
Yes, that is our stated job. However, when I turned on 1580 AM in L.A. and I heard a religious show en Espanol, I thought it was part of Air America's attempt to reach out to those stifled Minority Voices. Little did I know that, as Evan Cohen, Chairman of Air America Radio tells us:...
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April 10, 2004
They displaced a Korean station in L.A. and a black station in NYC. Now, even more Minority Voices of Color will be silenced: the new radio network would air on two stations that currently offer Asian-language programming -- San Francisco's KVTO-AM 1400 and San Jose's KVVN-AM 1430. The Air American programming will be broadcast in...
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April 07, 2004
In addition to the Majority Report blog, there's one for the O'Franken Factor. Both blogs allow comments....
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April 05, 2004
Second item on their 'Daily Blog Reading' list....
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Posted at 09:55 PM
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April 01, 2004
Well, the fact that NYC's former Afrocentric station is now broadcasting Al Franken is for the greater good. Nevertheless, the Sac Observer (that's their name, OK?) laments the change....
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March 31, 2004
It's called The Majority Report and, at least for now, it has comments....
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