AAR coming to Memphis Friday

[MattNC]

The 24/7 AAR lineup will be coming to Memphis on the new WWTQ 680 AM. Note: There was some talk this might be a hoax, but the insiders at radio-info.com seem to have confirmed it. It was leaked to the Shelby Co. Democratic Party apparently. I post this because the station can be picked up in parts of northern Mississippi.


Press Release Entercom Radio Memphis

January 26, 2005 WWTQ-AM

For further information contact:

Mike Ginsburg, VP/GM, or Jerry Dean, Operations Manager, at 901.767-0104

New Radio Station Format Debuting for the Very First Time


Effective January 28, 2005, The Greater Memphis area gets its very first Progressive Talk radio station. WJCE-680AM changes call letters and format to Progressive Talk 680 WWTQ-AM. This exciting new station broadcasts the Air America Radio Network. Tune in to hear current political topics, social activists, occasional comical twists, and a creative approach to liberal talk by the best artists available: Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, Janeane Garofalo, Mike Malloy, and others. Air America Radio is the hot, new network sweeping the country. It is heard on 47 stations from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Now it's available on the most powerful AM signal in the Mid-south, reaching Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri.

Station Manager, Mike Ginsburg states: "Now there's a voice, and for the first time, a listening choice for liberalism and you. You are not alone anymore. You have Progressive Talk 680 WWTQ-AM. There are two sides to every issue. The time has come for everyone to sample this new station and decide for yourself what you think about it.

The show lineup is as follows:

5AM-8AM "Morning Sedition" with Mark Riley & Marc Maron
8AM-11AM "Unfiltered" with Lizz Winstead, Chuck D., & Rachel Maddow
11AM-2PM "The Al Franken Show"
2PM-6PM "The Randi Rhodes Show"
6PM-9PM "The Majority Report" with Janeane Garofalo & Sam Seder
9PM-12MID "The Mike Malloy Show"


Progressive Talk 680 WWTQ-AM is owned and operated by Entercom Memphis, LLC, part of Entercom Communications Corporation. Entercom is the nation's fourth largest radio broadcaster, operating stations in Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Sacramento, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Norfolk, Buffalo, Memphis, Providence, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Rochester, Madison, Wichita, Wilkes Barre/Scranton, and Gainesville/Ocala.

[AlinPA]

1. Wow! Memphis gets AAR before Pittsburgh.

[katinmn]

2. sounds like the real deal

We just got AAR in Minneapolis a month or so ago and I listen to it every day.

They are making great inroads.
:thumbsup:

[MS Liberal]

3. This is great!!!

Now this Mississippian can give the computer a rest.

[DemFromMem]

4. Second Time is a charm?

AAR early on had listed Memphis as coming soon to one of the minor AM stations here. Then they unlisted Memphis after about a month. So hopefully they've got the deal worked out this time.