Air America no longer a 'LIB-eral network (Booted from flagship NYC station today!)

NY Daily News ^ | 8/31/06 | DAVID HINCKLEY

[jimbo123]

The progressive network Air America tonight scoops up the slings and arrows it aims at President Bush and moves them to its new home a few blocks downtown.

Starting tomorrow, Air America will be heard on WWRL (1600 AM), ending a 29-month run at WLIB (1190 AM).

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The move to WWRL will reduce Air America's coverage in some parts of the metropolitan area, since WWRL's signal isn't quite as strong as WLIB's and there are areas where it is hard to pick up.

Questions continue to circulate about the financial health of the network, which has experienced cash crises and relatively high turnover of executives.

[jimbo123]

The new station won't carry the AA morning show either. The death spiral of Air America continues...

[crghill]

Hip Hip Hooray!

[Spktyr]

Pretty soon they're going to be broadcasting from one of those 1 watt FM microphones that RadioShack used to sell as kids' toys.

[P-40]

Is it true they are putting Michael Savage in AA's old time slot?

[Nonstatist]

1600 AM? Can you move any further down the dial?

[TheZMan]

Since they'd never take it on the chin and realize no one was interested in their BS, I'll be the first to say it.

Bush's fault.

[cripplecreek]

[winner3000]

I never understood why they would need Liberal talk radio when liberals are all over the MSM! How can Air America compete with the NY Times, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, Washington Post, Reuters, Associated Press, NPR etc. etc.? There's only so much venom and disinformation a person can take!

[adm5]

Coming to a ham radio channel near you.

[Vision]

What makes me happiest is thinking of all the rich liberal money being thrown down the drain.

Ahhh...

[MarkeyD]

I'm seeing them driving around with a Mr. Microphone.

[Pablo64]

I expect we'll see renewed efforts to push through that abomination called the "Fairness Doctrine". What the liberal idiots can't achieve in the forum of public opinion they will try to push through legislation and the courts.

[MarkeyD]

[thoughtomator]

That's why they were doomed to start with. Of course they are in denial that all the MSM outlets really are leftists, but that's the fact of the matter. There's not enough oxygen on the Left for even the MSM outlets to survive (we've been witnessing the slow-motion death of the MSM, in progress), so there was no way in hell that Air Stupid was going to make it.

[thoughtomator]

And a cool million (illicitly) from the Boys & Girls Club, which I don't recall ever being returned.

[nickcarraway]

That would be great.

[jimbo123]

The times I hear Air America in NYC is in taxi cabs driven by angry muslims. I guess they're going to be even angrier now that they've moved it to a weak station.

[humblegunner]

The new station won't carry the AA morning show either. The death spiral of Air America continues...

Now if only all talk radio would follow suit...

[cripplecreek]

I'm seeing them driving around with a Mr. Microphone.

I got a mental image of Franken with an afro leaning out of a convertable yelling at teenage girls. "Hey gorgeous, how about a date?!"

[ChadGore]

Happy liberation day, NY!

[Vision]

Can you imagine the reaction of the MSM if that had been Rush. They literally would have had a cow and the senate would have been screaming for hearings. But alas, not much was reported for some strange reason.

[shelterguy]

Think Blues Brothers and their "Bluesmobile".

Big speaker on the roof. Now that's the ticket.

[Spktyr]

Yup, that's the one.

[MarkeyD]

Just curious. Why would the Senate want hearings if Rush was demoted to a lesser station?

[FreedomPoster]

LMBO! That's a heckuva visual.

[Vision]

Post 15

[paudio]

With NYT, WaPo, CNN, and so on, who need Air America anyway?

[traditional1]

Well, let's see...they're moving to the right on the AM dial, (from 1190 AM to 1600 AM), but will probably continue moving right until they reach the passenger side mirror, I think......and you see them going away in the distance.

[Blue Jays]

Hi jimbo123-

This hyperlinked Taxi Passenger Bill of Rights illustrates how one is entitled to travel in silence by request. Ask the taxi driver to please switch off the radio while you're in the car rather than endure that liberal nonsense...unless you like it for comedic relief.

~ Blue Jays ~

[jimbo123]

I like the comedy. Most of the drivers want a tip so they usually just listen, but don't try to lecture. It's important to know what the enemy is saying every now and then.

To tell you the truth, I just wish the Taxi Passenger Bill of Rights would mandate that muslim drivers must shower at least once a week and use deodorant at least one every three days.

[SandRat]

[proudofthesouth]

I listen to talk radio all day when I'm at work. I'd rather listen to that stuff than music - especially today's garbage!

[Prime Choice]

It won't be long before Err America demands an endowment from the National Endowment for the "Arts" on the argument that they're "endangered" by their obvious lack of popularity.

Mark my words.

[humblegunner]

I listen to talk radio all day when I'm at work. I'd rather listen to that stuff than music

I just can't imagine tolerating much less enjoying listening to some
self-proclaimed smart person yacking on and on presuming to educate me.

It takes all kinds, I guess.

[Grampa Dave]

The pitiful owners/controllers of ERR AMERICA are the modern day, Norman Bates. They are trying to keep the corpse alive by refusing to admit that ERR AMERICA is dead and refusing to bury its shriveling/stinking corpse.

[Almondjoy]

Because the as the people on AA will tell you... the MSM is conservative and we have confused people.

[Chode]

HA ha...
and the RATS take another one in the...

[IncPen]

ping.. they're still around here, I heard them on 850 today... but not for long, I presume

[cjmae]

HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Private_Sector_Does_It_Better]

Don't celebrate!!!! I want them on the air with access to as many people as possible. When a normal human being hears their venom it works in our favor, BIG TIME!!

Air America is one of our best PR tools.

[omega4179]

NO rumors about Rush Limbaughs financial health continue to linger!

[bert]

.....Air America will be heard on WWRL ......


actually the AA message will be broadcast on WWRL. There is no evidence it will actually be heard by anyone.

[detroitdarien]

The new station won't carry the AA morning show either. The death spiral of Air America continues...

I know the radio biz is strange, not as competitive with consolidation, but they're preaching to the choir in NYC. If their new stations in Palm Springs or Phoenix tank, this will be progress.

They just dumped their firebrand Mike Malloy, I guess to appear more "reasonable". Randi Rhodes is no-doubt next. Too bad.. it was good having someone like Malloy ranting in the evening to show everyone who the Left is like these days.

[thelastvirgil]

1600AM; right next to the glovebox.

[Waco]

Damn, that Rove is smart, ain't he?

[crghill]

You got me there. I have to totally agree with you. Still, I'm happy on the inside that they are dying on the outside.

[BamaGirl]

I never understood why they would need Liberal talk radio when liberals are all over the MSM! How can Air America compete with the NY Times, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, Washington Post, Reuters, Associated Press, NPR etc. etc.? There's only so much venom and disinformation a person can take!

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Spot on. In fact I think the dirty little secret about AA is that its biggest competitor is NPR!

[Once-Ler]

Is it true they are putting Michael Savage in AA's old time slot?

If they do they might retain some of their anti-Bush / anti-GOP audience.

Good to see AA continued downward spiral.

[Orbiting_Rosie's_Head]

YouTube Mr. Microphone

[bray]

Next Frankenstein is going to be driving around town with huge megaphones on his car calling Bush stupid! Ever pay those orphans back?

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