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Loki Liesmith

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30. It was a demographic nightmare

Reply to garybeck (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 08:46 AM

Oct 2018

Younger urban people are not going to listen to talk radio.

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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