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garybeck

(10,085 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2018, 01:25 AM Oct 2018

I wish there was Air America Radio [View all]

I miss Air America Radio

I know there is MSNBC but that is TV and many people don't get cable, including me. I used to tune in to AAR every day. It was so great to hear something counter to Rush and Hannity that was on the radio every day. Not only for myself, but for the millions of people out there who are just driving delivery trucks, or their cars and they are looking for something to listen to while they drive, work, ect. Today, those people spilling the dial will get right wing radio, or at best NPR which is not really liberal. I'm not bashing NPR, i love them. but talk radio is 100% right wing and it is having an affect on america. we need real liberal radio to counteract it.

It seems like it would just take a rich sponsor who cares about this country to get something like AAR going again. They could put Keith Olbermann, Al Franken, Young Turks, .... on there and would instantly have millions of listeners. I think it would make money, in today's world, people are hungry for liberal news. I know i am. If there was something I could listen to while at work, it would be on all day. I don't think i'm the only one who would.

I say bring it back! Any rich liberals out there listening?

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I wish there was Air America Radio [View all] garybeck Oct 2018 OP

I listened to Air America all the time manor321 Oct 2018 #1

"i don't think radio is the future" garybeck Oct 2018 #2

We have a good radio stn here to listen to while driving etc but if you are at home you can lunasun Oct 2018 #3

WCPT has a great internet presence MurrayDelph Oct 2018 #49

What was the difference between AAR and right wing radio? renate Oct 2018 #5

Air America had a lot of angry as well sweetloukillbot Oct 2018 #8

I miss AM1480 KPHX so much ... every day ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #59

The problem with this thinking though BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #19

I still listen to Sam Seder, Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartman sometimes, and Ring of Fire, rusty quoin Oct 2018 #4

" It has never been as easy as hearing right wing" garybeck Oct 2018 #6

Also support the advertisers ! I try to do that with the local liberal stn here - services& products lunasun Oct 2018 #10

I gave up on trying to convince people. I mention this or that time to time. rusty quoin Oct 2018 #25

Liberals don't need the re-enforcement of ideas like Right Wingers need. KWR65 Oct 2018 #7

disagree. garybeck Oct 2018 #12

Great idea. Buy out some of the Bible-thumping stations or music stations and get this going. Liberty Belle Oct 2018 #9

THIS BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #21

Yes, I loved Air America dem in texas Oct 2018 #11

For a generation, no radio. pretzel4gore Oct 2018 #13

there's Free Speech TV eShirl Oct 2018 #14

I've always thought this was a great idea... Locrian Oct 2018 #15

We need left wing donors to support Air America type radio...that is what the GOP does...but Demsrule86 Oct 2018 #16

Driven? What are you thinking of, specifically JHB Oct 2018 #24

There are sites out there where you can watch MSNBC or CNN live avebury Oct 2018 #17

That is not exactly a sustainable business model is it? oberliner Oct 2018 #20

"Staying in business" should be irrelevant at this point BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #23

I would pay for an all liberal streaming site. avebury Oct 2018 #35

radio is free for listeners and garybeck Oct 2018 #41

You're missing the basic point that Codeine Oct 2018 #48

All the on air talent could work for free also MichMan Oct 2018 #42

IOW - you want to listen to progressive programming but you don't want to pay for it... brooklynite Oct 2018 #27

Give ma an all liberal streaming site with no non-liberal ads avebury Oct 2018 #37

There are several similar stations on Sirius/XM oberliner Oct 2018 #18

There still are a few stations like WCPT in Chicago who have a similar lineup Link: mucifer Oct 2018 #22

Air American died because, fundamentally, liberals didn't listen to it. brooklynite Oct 2018 #26

Think about what AM radio is good for Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #32

Air America died because it was run first by crooks, GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #38

If Liberal talk radio was a viable business model, somebody else would have created one.... brooklynite Oct 2018 #39

They did create one--on satellite radio. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #43

Not true in our area. Liberty Belle Oct 2018 #60

I very rarely listen to the radio crazycatlady Oct 2018 #61

Two of the best from AAR have their own live internet radio podcasts free of corporate bs bunny planet Oct 2018 #28

Right wing radio predominates Codeine Oct 2018 #29

Yeah, what you said. Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #31

Air America died from reasons other than a lack of an audience. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #40

but my point is garybeck Oct 2018 #44

I was just pointing out that AAR's demise was not due to a lack of audience. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #47

It was a demographic nightmare Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #30

I wish the Fairness Doctrine was still in place YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #33

ding ding n/t garybeck Oct 2018 #50

Boom. byronius Oct 2018 #52

I loved Morning Sedition w Marc Maron NightWatcher Oct 2018 #34

WTF is great but it ain't the same. byronius Oct 2018 #53

He was pretty much a nobody back then budkin Oct 2018 #62

There are several ways 1) Buy a computer radio - I have a couple of CCrane radios rurallib Oct 2018 #36

Many people are missing my point. It's not about me. I can find programming I like. It's about garybeck Oct 2018 #45

I absolutely agree. byronius Oct 2018 #54

They have progressive talk on Channel 127 on Sirius satellite radio NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #46

I was utterly addicted for years -- I still listen to Randi and Sam Seder regularly. byronius Oct 2018 #51

Me too. It got me through early bush years. Hoyt Oct 2018 #55

Crooked Media is awesome. Pod Save America and others. dem4decades Oct 2018 #56

Giving up the narrative to the right was the biggest mistake the left made the past three decades. CrispyQ Oct 2018 #57

i used to listen to it here in Portland oregon trueblue2007 Oct 2018 #58