Local radio gives liberal talk the business (Air America gone from Atlanta)

Creative Loafing.com ^ | 7/12/06 | ALYSSA ABKOWITZ

[Tall_Texan]

Business talk radio. Isn't that something similar to dying by carbon monoxide? You just drift off to sleep and one day somebody figures out you've passed onto the Big Balance Sheet In The Sky?

I mean, I'm glad Air America has lost another market but at least their listeners probably stayed awake. How exciting can it be to talk about the tax ramifications of second mortgages? I'm getting sleepy just thinking about it.

[Ed Condon]

One bastion is WHMP, 1400 khz , located in Northampton Mass.
( The home of Smith College, a liberal arts wymns school.)
It is simulcast on 1600 khz, in Springfield Mass. using the same
call letters. I believe the station is a 250 watt "coffee grinder".

[Dutch Boy]

Now that is a great example of irony.

[tflabo]

"Air America has signed off in Atlanta, with few immediate prospects for finding a new home."

Ahhh..victims of the 'evil' law of supply and demand.
Maybe Airhead America can shop a liberal tyrant judge to overthrow the decision.....the good ole' liberal way.

[Lewite]

Can't these liberal whores appeal to say United Way for some charity monies. United Way is basically a tool of the dumbocraps. All the folks that vote lock step for Dems here in Alabama feed off the tit of UW.

[Ed Condon]

Corrections to my post. Did a Google search, the station in East Longmeadow, near Springfield has call letters WHNP, and is 3000 watts.

[SamAdams76]

I think that's close to the frequency that baby monitors transmit on. Which does make it hard to tell them apart because you hear nothing but fussing and whining on both channels.

[ClaudiusI]

Who wrote that headline, Wally Cleaver?

[adorno]

...and that he's received numerous calls and e-mails asking for Air America to come back.

All those numerous calls and e-mails came from one person: Al Franken.

[God luvs America]

the mountains of Pakistan.....

[Steely Tom]

I always love the comments from the Air America "spokesman" when they get dropped from one of their "affiliates."

"Todays action was part of a long-range plan, which is on target and proceeding in accordance with our expectations. Air America is signing up new affiliates at a rate much higher than other networks of its type, and we expect to have exciting news for you in the very near future."

[Steely Tom]

I always love the comments from the Air America "spokesman" when they get dropped from one of their "affiliates."

"Todays action was part of a long-range plan, which is on target and proceeding in accordance with our expectations. Air America is signing up new affiliates at a rate much higher than other networks of its type, and we expect to have exciting news for you in the very near future."

[ChadGore]

"If we carried Air America, we'd get nothing but complaints"

[ChildOfThe60s]

Hmmm.. numerous-- 2 emails from earthgirl@peace.tv and tofu.tutu@straightgay.confused.net plus 2 calls from people with animal names and his mother.

Traced the emails back to the Starbucks on NW Peachtree.

[hatfieldmccoy]

perhaps *uckhead ahh I meant Buckhead....

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

these people just dont get the fact that their ideas are not mainstream. someone sold them a bill of goods.LOL

[Blue Highway]

Considering the falling away of station willing to support this liberal radio network, you'd think their website would still be supported by the rabid liberals coast to coast, since they do stream most or all of their radio broadcasts from their website. This shows the apathy of Air America. Good for a laugh...

[Blue Highway]

[DennisR]

"He says J.W. Broadcasting continues to broadcast Al Franken..."

Bet he can't cast him very far...Al is definitely above his ideal wresting weight.

[AndyTheBear]

That's an exageration. You owe the other listner an apology.