Does anyone know what radio stations will be carrying "Air America"?

[terrya]

I went to their web site and couldn't find out the list of radio stations that will be carrying Air America in each city. I live in Chicago, one of the cities mentioned, and am just curious as to which AM station will be carrying it.

Thanks all,
Terry

[RobertSeattle]

1. For you AM 950

http://www.centralairmedia.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=26

Air America Radio will debut its programming on radio stations WLIB (AM 1190am) in New York, WNTD (AM 950) in Chicago and KBLA (AM 1580) in Los Angeles and a station in San Francisco to be named before launch.

For me: Internet I suppose!

[Kazak]

2. In Oklahoma?

Pssshaw...yeah right.

[Barad Simith]

7. How? Link?

I'm in the Seattle area also. I didn't see anywhere on this site that offers a webcast.

[KharmaTrain]

3. So Far 4 affiliates...

New York...WLIB 1190
Los Angeles (Orange County)...KMXE 830 AM (San Fernando Valley south to San Diego during the day...strictly LA basin at night)
Chicago...WNTD 950 AM (decent signal around the metro during the day...best heard in the city proper at night)
KTRB...860 AM San Francisco...(aimed at Marin County)

People within 100 miles of these citites should be able to hear the Air America affiliates on a good car radio, but if you're in an office building or somewhere where there's lots of machinery around, you could have problems. I'd suggest getting a good quality AM radio...if you can afford a Grundig at Radio Shack (they range from $79.95 to $200) those are great portables that should do the job nicely.

As far as what I can see, the programming will be streamed on the net, but not sure where the portal is, or how much bandwidth will be available. If 10,000 people want to tune into a webcast, all at once, that's asking a lot for a server. Hopefully these folks know that and are prepared.

The Chicago PBS affiliates, WTTW, did a real nice piece on AA on Chicago Tonight, including an interview with the Chicago area General Manager...I'd like to contact her or other AA types, I've tried to email in the past but never got responses. Anyone know a contact?

[Sugarbleus]

10. Marin County is too far from me...I'll be stuck working with

internet radio, if it will work. I'm kinda bummed. Maybe they will get it together sooner rather than later and more of us can listen in easily. =o|

[TexasProgresive]

4. Seems like Austin Texas

would be a good bet. One of the most liberal, freethinking cities in America has been totally disenfranchised by Delay and his cronies. We Texas liberals could sure use something. With Texas considered a lost cause for Kerry or any Democrat it sure would be nice to hear liberal voices on the radio.

I wish that some of our local liberal voices would get on the air. Jim Hightower, Molly Ivins are 2 the come to mind.

[Woodstock]

6. I'd like to see bits by Jim Hightower, too

Also Molly Ivins, but not sure if she wants to take time from her column.

I'm also sorry there's no Mike Malloy on Air America. If anyone knows the story why not, let me know.

[Woodstock]

5. Their website is really BAD

Incredibly uniformative for something that's supposed to be launching a new product in just a few days.

It's like everything's a big secret. A couple of weeks ago they FINALLY put the schedule up. But the cupboard is still pretty bare, website-wise. A splash page that doesn't link to the home page. An email list that doesn't send email. No show pages with host bios, etc. No photos. Information sparser than a forest after Bush gets his hands on it. I'm always amazed that people with actual time and money to spend on a site - what a luxury! - and you can't tell me someone like Barbra Streisand wouldn't have pitched in a few thousand to make a decent website for Air America - put up nationwide websites without testing with real users first. This is a nationwide launch of a very expensive product (and I know this venture is costing a lot of money.) If I was merely curious, and not aware that this was a real venture nor as motivated to oust Bush, I'd never have returned to the site after the first visit. Users get turned off easily - first impressions are often lasting.

[kaitykaity]

8. You're right.

I thought the same thing, but I'm not a web professional, so I didn't know what it was exactly that bothered me.

Randi had some words for it as well before she left. Hey, only three days left til we get our Randi back!!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[theoceansnerves]

9. i thought the exact same thing

all i wanted was a list of stations they would be on. already i'm confused because the los angeles station a poster mentioned above is different than the one i previously read it was going to be on. the complete and utter lack of information on the site is lame.

[Bombtrack]

11. Until a few weeks ago, Howard Stern's website consisted of a picture

just one picture, that was changed every now and then.

And that's for a person with between 9 and 18 million listeners(depending on the time of year) and more viewers of his tv show.