I'm just curious....I have this friend who told me clear channel owns

[Flabbergasted]

Air America? Tell me it's not true?

[NMDemDist2]

1. nope, but some CC stations broadcast AAR n/t

[Canuckistanian]

2. Not exactly

Clear Channel owns some of the stations that AAR is on. AAR just provides the content.

[zoeb]

3. Clear channel owns all the feaking wingnut radio stations. nt

[zoeb]

5. I also heard Randi say that Clear Channel could not run her

show at the same time the Fat Limbaugh ran on the air because Randi kicked his ass in that time slot. Clear Channel runs the drug addict.

[Flabbergasted]

6. She is a kick in the pants....I'll tell ya

[sce56]

4. From a Google search

http://www.freepress.net/news/14740

Air America Founders Seek Their Own Stations
said that even if a community was mostly conservative, there was still a local audience for liberal talk radio. “In the radio business you are looking for market share, not to win an election.”

From New York Times, April 3, 2006
By Lia Miller

Anita and Sheldon Drobny, two of the founders of Air America Radio, are taking the next step to ensure that liberal programming stays on the air: obtaining radio stations.

The couple has announced plans to begin buying or leasing radio stations across the United States through their new company, Nova M Radio. The Drobnys, who own a venture capital firm called the Paradigm Group based near Chicago, started the new company with Dr. Michael Newcomb, and a handful of investors. The name Nova M is derived from Nova Miasto, the town Mr. Drobny’s father came from in Poland.

Mrs. Drobny said she and her husband were motivated in part by events that began in October in Phoenix, where a Christian broadcasting company called Communicom Broadcasting bought the station that broadcast Air America programming and subsequently changed the format to religious programming.

“Shelly and I decided that we would start Nova M Radio and that we would work hand-in-hand with Air America delivering content and put it in the areas that we would move into,” Mrs. Drobny said.

Gary Krantz, the president of Air America, said listeners were “very vocal and very passionate” when the network went off the air in Phoenix in early March. He said the Drobnys subsequently leased radio station KPHX-AM in Phoenix, where Air America returns today.

Air America programming is broadcast on 89 stations around the country. Sheldon Drobny said Nova M planned to acquire control of 20 to 25 stations in its first year and he said he thought the number could grow to more than 100 stations in three years. He said that while content was required to establish a network, “you also have to have distribution — that is one of the biggest risks we had as a network because all of the major frequencies were owned by the big three, Clear Channel, Infinity and ABC.”

The company is looking for stations in areas where liberal talk radio is underrepresented. He said that even if a community was mostly conservative, there was still a local audience for liberal talk radio. “In the radio business you are looking for market share, not to win an election.”

This article is from New York Times. If you found it informative and valuable, we strongly encourage you to visit their website and register an account to view all their articles on the web. Support quality journalism.

[Sydnie]

7. Where can we buy shares to support them in this effort?

I would do that. I believe just as they do, there is a market!

[NYCGirl]

8. No. Your friend is dead wrong. Clear Channel pays for some AAR content

that they play on a few of their stations. They have no control over what AAR does.

[Flabbergasted]

9. Yeah, I just don't agree.

[NYCGirl]

10. What do you not agree with? The fact that Clear Channel has no

influence over AAR content?

[Flabbergasted]

11. Its a game!

http://www.airamericaradio.com/node/655

"Prior to Air America Radio, Gilbert served as the vice president of operations for Clear Channel Radio Interactive where he oversaw software development, production and creative services, content and promotions.

Before Clear Channel Radio, Gilbert was a Regional Operations Manager for the Southwest region of Jacor/CC, where his primary goal was to move all of the Company’s sites onto one single platform."




Connect the dots......!

[NYCGirl]

12. So because the guy who oversees their website worked BEFORE for

Clear Channel that AAR is controlled by them? Pretty tenuous connection, I'd say.

Now that Katie Couric is going to work for CBS, I guess that means NBC is landlord to CBS.
:sarcasm:

[Flabbergasted]

13. No its an obvious connection......This is exactly how corporations work

Its almost like royal families marrying within their "breed" STS..

[NYCGirl]

14. Heaven forbid AAR should hire someone who has experience in the

field! What a stupid thing to do. They should just take all former Clear Channel employees somewhere and throw them off a cliff.
:eyes:

[Flabbergasted]

15. And lets see how much did said executives give to the Bush party.....

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2004-03-23-clear_x.htm


Its sure a fun game Huh?

[NYCGirl]

16. And how much of that money did Mr. Gilbert personally donate?

BTW, you know that Keith Olbermann used to work for Fox? I guess that makes him a right-winger, eh?

I have a friend who used to work for Macy's — she left to go to Bloomingdales. I guess this means that Macy's is now Bloomies' landlord.

[Flabbergasted]

17. Too many connections....I think its all a huge little game their playing..

[Flabbergasted]

19. Oh hot damn he went from Murdoch to GE that's something!

[snowbear]

18. You need new friends Flabbergasted..

[Flabbergasted]

20. I'm actually working on arranging a GE boycott. RU interested?

[snowbear]

21. Welp..

I don't know how I can help you from Anchorage, Alaska..

Except to buy the other brand instead of GE lightbulbs?

What else?

[Flabbergasted]

22. The process is Study, Plan and Promote? S.P.P.!