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In Buffalo, the progressive talk programming is going to be left-of-center meets further-left-of-center. Entercom and Citadel are about to duke it out with progressive talk programming in the market as each group flips an AM there into the format.
Entercom flipped its WWKB yesterday (Feb. 6) while Citadel’s WHLD is set to debut next Monday, Feb. 13. The programming lineup on WWKB is a healthy dose of well-known personalities: CNN’s Bill Press (6 a.m.-9 a.m.), Democracy Radio’s Stephanie Miller (9 a.m.-12 noon), self-syndicated Leslie Marshall (noon-3 p.m.), P1’s Ed Schultz (3 p.m.-7 p.m.), unspecified programming from 7 p.m.-10 p.m., and WOR’s Lionel (10 p.m.-1 a.m.) and Joey Reynolds overnight.
Citadel’s progressive talker will have its own set of well-known personalities, but the interesting twist here is that Citadel’s programming change comes from an LMA deal with Niagara Independent Media—and includes a unique blend of Pacifica Radio and Air America programming. Billboard Radio Monitor previously reported on the LMA with NIM, but details on the programming lineup weren’t immediately available then.
According to a release from NIM , WHLD will feature Air America’s Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, and Laura Flanders, along with Pacifica Radio’s “Democracy Now,” “Flashpoints,” and “Free Speech Radio News.” The rest of the lineup, per NIM, will include “local programming promoting a diverse and spirited dialog on important issues facing our community.”
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