Clear Channel adopts liberal programming...

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Clear Channel adopts liberal programming on growing number of stations

The Associated Press
DETROIT -- The day before President Bush's inauguration, listeners tuning in to the Detroit sports station WXDX-AM were suddenly greeted by the sound of braying donkeys. By the time Bush was taking the oath of office, the radio station had new call letters and a full schedule of liberal talk shows.

WXDX-AM -- now known as WDTW-AM -- is one of 22 stations owned by Clear Channel Communications Inc. that have switched to a liberal talk format in the last year. This month, KTLK-AM in Los Angeles became the latest Clear Channel station to adopt the format.

Those who track broadcasting trends say there's money to be made in liberal talk radio. Todd Webster, a consultant for Washington-based liberal talk show producer Democracy Radio, said Clear Channel is expected to introduce the left-leaning format on 20 more stations by the end of the year.

"There is a tremendous appetite out there for progressive talk," he said.

http://www.magicvalley.com/news/business/index.asp?StoryID=7501


If it helps our cause, I'm all for it!!

[Cha]

1. Wow! What happened?

Aren't we in 1984 anymore?

[SupormomFreeAtLast]

4. If there's money to be made, count Clear Channel in

[The Sheik]

2. Clear Channel is only cleaning up their own mess.

[Eric J in MN]

3. I hope Clear Channel is after profits, and that this

isn't a scheme to make "Air America Radio" so dependent on them that Clear Channel can dictate content.

[Selatius]

10. If the money dictates that, it will come

Their allegiance is strictly to money. They care about the bottom line, not principles.

[lady lib]

13. Exactly. It's about the almighty buck. n/t

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

5. One day at a time...

[no_hypocrisy]

6. OMG, isn't that a sign of the Apocolypse?! Rapture Time!

[imenja]

7. Randi Rhodes is on a clear channel station in W Palm Florida

the same station that has Rush Limbaugh. It's quite strange.

[BuyingThyme]

8. AAR will learn the hard way -- just like Howard Stern.

[geomon666]

9. This is a set up.

They're screwing around with liberal shows. Ask Randi how her show is being treated in Miami by Clear Channel or Janeane for that matter. They are taking good shows and messing them up by tape delaying them or putting on an inferior product (people who claim to be liberal) in place of it.

[depakid]

11. They're just covering their asses

ans making a little money while they are at it.

If ever there's a sensible FCC again, there will be widespread media divestures ordered- and Clear Channel can say...but. but, we have some AAAR stations.....

[SoCalDem]

12. It's "safe" for them.. Bush is installed for 4 more years..

They can now exploit the anti-Bush sentiment and make money on it because the public is so hungry for it..

They did their job by locking us out for 4+ years (actually it's been 25+ years, but who's counting?)

Oh well.. any port in the storm :(

[paineinthearse]

14. there's money to be made in liberal talk radio

Could this be the reason Soros bought a chunk of CNN earlier in the week?

[whistle]

15. Not in Orlando FL, their programs here are total trash......

[DeepModem Mom]

16. Kick!