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Marrah_G

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35. A couple years ago our in Boston was switched to salsa music

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 08:28 PM

Feb 2013

Another one popped up like a year ago, but I noticed that is gone now too.

The local talk radio, once rabidly right wing was slowly but surely moving to more moderate and liberal programming was also switched to music at the first of the year.

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I'm pissed. This sucks. I keep my car radio tuned to our local progressive radio [View all] Cleita Feb 2013 OP

Our Seattle station swtiched to all Sports maxsolomon Feb 2013 #1

I hope they aren't spouting Ayn Rand Institute talking points like mine are. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #2

Well, no. It's sports. maxsolomon Feb 2013 #3

I'm really surprised that Seattle residents allow this considering how Cleita Feb 2013 #10

"Allow"? Scootaloo Feb 2013 #14

Seems like we don't have any control over anything anymore, even Cleita Feb 2013 #16

Same with the Portland, Ore. station. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #30

Wow. that sucks. SalviaBlue Feb 2013 #4

I can stream, but that isn't the point. It's the fact that many people Cleita Feb 2013 #7

In answer to your question...no. brooklynite Feb 2013 #5

Okay, good for that information. Cleita Feb 2013 #8

Air America, the only progressive radio station in Georgia, RebelOne Feb 2013 #6

This is not good. No wonder you hear all the Tea Bagger Cleita Feb 2013 #9

Yup, I get to listen to Herman Cain, Rush and Hannity. RebelOne Feb 2013 #17

Web stream another radio station. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #11

I can only do the MP3 thing if it's free. On a limited income here. Cleita Feb 2013 #12

It is free. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #13

I also just lost the only one, with shitty reception, when KPOJ Portland went all sports.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #15

That's what I thought too. Cleita Feb 2013 #18

Our rich liberals need to start buying up radio stations and making them all progressive Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #19

I don't think we have enough rich liberals. Cleita Feb 2013 #20

there really does seem to have been a purge in the last 3 months 0rganism Feb 2013 #21

Makes me wonder too, if the Hannity, Limbaugh, Beck spewing stations are getting big Cleita Feb 2013 #22

Fox talk radio was losing money for years 0rganism Feb 2013 #27

We do have a couple of strong and liberal unions in the County. Cleita Feb 2013 #29

UAW used to sponsor the Mike Malloy show 0rganism Feb 2013 #34

That sucks shenmue Feb 2013 #23

Why can't they do class-D licenses anymore?eom Cleita Feb 2013 #32

Advertising. Best way to get to any of them. They all depend on either ad dollars or syndication. okaawhatever Feb 2013 #24

Bzzzt. KPOJ here in Portland was making money me b zola Feb 2013 #25

Democrats in our county always have a couple of people at the county commission meetings to patrice Feb 2013 #26

I'm confused jberryhill Feb 2013 #28

No but they can make local laws. Cleita Feb 2013 #31

You are unlikely to find such a person jberryhill Feb 2013 #36

I think the right are buying up all the progressive/liberal Smilo Feb 2013 #33

A couple years ago our in Boston was switched to salsa music Marrah_G Feb 2013 #35

It sure seems like a plan, doesn't it? Cleita Feb 2013 #39

It's frustrating not to be able to find liberal talk radio in the most liberal state Marrah_G Feb 2013 #40

They took off Stephanie Miller, Bill Press and Tom Hartmann here in San Francisco kimbutgar Feb 2013 #37

On their website there was a bunch of complaints about taking off Randi Rhodes back Cleita Feb 2013 #38