Wausau lost liberal radio

[HelenWheels]

Our area had a liberal line up that included Bill Press, Ed Schultz and Tom Hartman. It was off the air Monday so I called the station's owner, Steve. He told me businesses wouldn't buy time as they feared blow back from conservatives. The only Democrat that bought advertising was Jeff Johnson who was running for Assembly. The stations' owner even went to Mandy Wright and Tammy Baldwin and they refused to buy any time. I doubt if many Democrats called and thanked him for carrying the liberal hosts. He was losing money and could no longer carry the liberals.

I guess we just keep shooting ourselves in the foot. How hard would it have been for Dems to call the station or for Mandy and Tammy to buy time?

[ginnyinWI]

1. solution--internet radio

Most households have internet and can stream programs that way. I also purchased an internet radio which gets wifi from my internet source and gives me access to radio stations worldwide.

Chicago has a pretty good progressive station--WCPT. This is the future--internet-based everything.

[Ed Suspicious]

2. Your suggestion is helpful but misses the larger point.

We are up against an AM and increasingly fm radio juggernaught in conservative radio. Unless we can replace the poison that is spewed as fact by the likes of Rushbo and Michael Savage with reasonable radio personalities who hold and share reasonable views our fair state will continue to become more the cesspool of hard-right ideology we are currently trending toward.

[ewagner]

4. Correct.

I fear it is going to take over even the smallest of markets.

[midnight]

3. Thanks..

[Big Tent]

5. Liberal Radio

Too bad, but I just don't think their area lot of liberals that listen to the AM dial around Wausau. I think part of it is liberals like more of a public radio aspect where the facts are presented. Looks like the owner of the station tried to make it work, but I think businesses not advertising is the main reason why its going off the air, but that could also be co-in-sided with listener-ship.