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Cleita

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46. Air America just couldn't compete with the deep corporate pockets of the Clear Channel
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 04:30 PM
Nov 2012

and Premier radio franchise. Even now the lone radio station in my area that used to carry AAR and still does mostly liberal programming is one of the lowest powered station in the county and often hard to hear in various places. It's the first to go down in a storm and the last to be repaired by the corporation that owns it. It's so deliberate in how they are trying to quiet down the liberal programming to be heard by everyone that it's sad. Yet, Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck get high signal, crisp stations and sometimes are aired on more than one station in the area. It's so obvious in what is going on.

Current is already out there. More of us should watch. Maybe Ed Schultz will end up on brewens Nov 2012 #1
The problem with Current TV BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #2
I'm worred for Current's future, but still hopeful Z_I_Peevey Nov 2012 #12
I agree... I used to get Current with an expensive package. Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #34
Seems maybe it's up to us to demand from our providers that we get Current with Cleita Nov 2012 #38
It is available on line too klyon Nov 2012 #49
Current is up for sale. Lets hope that it finds buyers who are dedicated totodeinhere Nov 2012 #24
You have a source for that? Cleita Nov 2012 #39
Sadly, yes. Here: Z_I_Peevey Nov 2012 #45
Thank you. This is not good news. n/t Cleita Nov 2012 #47
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #50
But isn't the echo chamber created by Fox the very thing that turned all Republicans into idiots? Squinch Nov 2012 #3
It's how Hitler, Stalin, Mao and other dictators gained power. Cleita Nov 2012 #42
If we learned anything from 2012, Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #4
Facts and journalistic integrity do matter even if they don't make Cleita Nov 2012 #43
Is this something that we even want? qanda Nov 2012 #5
RW media might be the ONLY thing working for the Republicans right now. KurtNYC Nov 2012 #22
so we have given up on msnbc?? dembotoz Nov 2012 #6
Personally, I'd be very happy if there were a national news outlet MineralMan Nov 2012 #7
CNN's Headline News used to do this BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #11
Yup. About the closest you can get is the three major networks' MineralMan Nov 2012 #13
Yep AlexSatan Nov 2012 #54
There is no such thing as "news, without any commentary at all..." The story selection itself Romulox Nov 2012 #21
Yes, which is why I said you have to apply a filter. MineralMan Nov 2012 #23
The "filter" is applied before the story get to you. You don't see the stories on TV that TV doesn't Romulox Nov 2012 #25
Do you suppose that is my only news source? MineralMan Nov 2012 #26
I'm not questioning your sources. But they don't include "news, without any commentary at all...". Romulox Nov 2012 #28
Al Franken tried with Air America BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #8
Air America just couldn't compete with the deep corporate pockets of the Clear Channel Cleita Nov 2012 #46
I've got to disagree with your characterization of Stewart and Colbert. Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #9
One example: Jon Stewart had McCain on 13 times in 2008. KurtNYC Nov 2012 #29
Really? Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #35
I do not want a "liberal" cable station. I want a genuinely fair one The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #10
I was about to post this, too. Kudos. dogknob Nov 2012 #31
For world news, BBC is good Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #33
my boyfriend watches Russia Today for some "fair" tv, but i find them pnwest Nov 2012 #14
Biased news is just political porn. JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #15
Call me crazy... MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #16
I'd rather have Will McAvoy and ACN salvorhardin Nov 2012 #17
Keep searching Diyames Nov 2012 #18
I hope not. bigwillq Nov 2012 #19
no BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #20
I'd prefer one that just reported the news without bias. City Lights Nov 2012 #27
I concur rock Nov 2012 #30
GMTA. City Lights Nov 2012 #51
Democracy Now has been excellent for a long time now... Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #32
Yes, Amy's terrific and Link and Free Speech carry broiles Nov 2012 #36
We need a populist network - the people are more interested in that than liberalism, per se. reformist2 Nov 2012 #37
Maybe they could call it Free Speech TV? RedCloud Nov 2012 #40
Free Speech TV is good but it has less distribution than even Current has. totodeinhere Nov 2012 #52
no we need lots of them, like talk radio has conservative stations librechik Nov 2012 #41
Not "fair" but TRUTHFUL Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #44
Need to make Stewart and Colbert the "Ted Turners" of our time lutefisk Nov 2012 #48
Current. Taverner Nov 2012 #53
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