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randome

(34,845 posts)

14. I haven't listened to radio in years.

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 07:50 PM

Feb 2013

Why bother when I can select the music I want when I want it? It used to be annoying as hell listening to morning DJs plying the airwaves with insipid humor. And why would I want to listen to an echo chamber of a Progressive news station?

Commercial radio has been going down for a long time.

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The Demise of Talk Radio? Maybe..... [View all] Little Star Feb 2013 OP

The good news for the long term is right wing radio is going down the shitter tularetom Feb 2013 #1

Americans have swallowed Republican fear, hate & lies for far too long Berlum Feb 2013 #2

Conservative talk radio has done way more harm than good in this country. Initech Feb 2013 #11

With all the wonderfulness of the Internet.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #4

what progressive talk shows are there ? JI7 Feb 2013 #7

Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz KamaAina Feb 2013 #9

Unless you live in a metro area you have to use the computer rurallib Feb 2013 #13

If you have XM there is a channel called Left workinclasszero Feb 2013 #15

Ch 127 eom tledford Feb 2013 #16

Maybe in Boston it's dying... what about the rural areas and flyover states? nt Bigmack Feb 2013 #3

What worries me is these big corporations gobble up the smaller stations and you southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #5

I thought the people owned the airwaves, so why are Cleita Feb 2013 #6

this along with the news about Fox Ratings reaching record lows is good JI7 Feb 2013 #8

Here's a glimmer of hope. Hint: it doesn't involve big corporations Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #10

It cant happen fast enough,hate and bigotry has no place on public airwaves. libtodeath Feb 2013 #12

I haven't listened to radio in years. randome Feb 2013 #14

Hate Radio's Become Toxic... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #17

Amen regarding Rushbo. I can't stand that lying sack of shit. Little Star Feb 2013 #18