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maxsolomon

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3. Well, no. It's sports.

Reply to Cleita (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:47 PM

Feb 2013

We already have 2 Hate Radio stations, plus the conservatives on multiple all-news stations.

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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