LETS WORK TOGETHER TO BRING AIR AMERICA TO SEATTLE

[AmandaRuth]

I am doing a copy/paste of the lowest rated stations for the winter ratings, 2003-2004, Seattle/tac area. I have filled in those that I am pretty sure of ownership, does anyone know the rest? Maybe this would be a good place to start a letter writing campaign to bring Air America to Seattle. Remember what David Brock says ITS THE MEDIA STUPID, ok I THINK he said that, if not he should have. COME ON, LETS WORK TOGETHER!!

WINTER RATINGS


20 KJR-AM - (clear channel)
21 KJR-FM - (Clear channel)
22 KVI-AM (hahaha) (Fisher??) (local hate station)
23 KLSY-FM
24 KAYO-FM
2KFNK-FM
26 KYCW-AM
27 KKMO-AM
28KXXO-FM
29 KCIS-AM
30 KXPA-AM
29KGNW-AM
32 KWPZ-FM

This info comes from the Seattle pi business section. I have to go to work in a little bit, but will do some web searching to find what the ownership, maybe if when see a pattern of one owner for a lot of low rated stations we can help them understand that there is a big market for AA in Seattle. or at least put some pressure on them.

[shance]

1. Great idea***** Am in LA and would love to see it come back here

This is good work youve done so far.

COME ON SEATTLE - GET GOING ON THIS AND HELP LUV AMERICA!!!!!

[AmandaRuth]

2. AND --- if i get some help

i will share my super secret spot up here on the Buckley/Enumclaw plateau where you can sometimes, sort of, get the Portland AA station on the radio!!!

but you do need a 4 wheel drive vehicle to get there. :D ;)

[AntiCoup2K4]

3. If KCIS or KGNW flipped over to AAR, I'd shit a brick!

So would the religious reich who listen to those stations!


I didn't know Clear Channel bought KJR. What a waste :(

[flamingyouth]

4. I agree here

I don't even listen to the radio, but I would if we had Air America! Mostly I just play CDs in my car; the radio sucks so much. :hi:

[AmandaRuth]

5. here are some more ownerships

20 KJR-AM - (clear channel)
21 KJR-FM - (Clear channel)
22 KVI-AM (hahaha) (Fisher??) (local hate station)
23 KLSY-FM
24 KAYO-FM (South Sound Broadcasting LLC)
2KFNK-FM
26 KYCW-AM (Infinity)
27 KKMO-AM
28KXXO-FM
29 KCIS-AM (crista)
30 KXPA-AM (Multi-cultural broadcasting)
29KGNW-AM
32 KWPZ-FM


ok, I filled in a few more, boy this is harder than I thought, I thought you could go to a web page and find ownership. Its almost like its a secret or something. Anyway, i will keep checking. Once we have all ownerships, we can make a logical decision, and start a letter writing campaign. It may be a campaign of one, but not trying anything never got you anywhere.

Also, i wonder if south sound broadcasting is still current? I think I read somewhere that they sold out to clear channel, but I could be very wrong. also I wonder if that multi-cultural broadcasting is the same one that dogged Air America for the station in (I think) LA.

[stevedeshazer]

6. Don't give up on Clear Channel, neighbors

Our Air America station, KPOJ 620 AM in Portland, IS owned by Clear Channel. They are experimenting with what they call "Progressive Talk", which in practice means that they carry most of Air America's shows, plus Ed Schultz who is not AA (syndicated by Jones Radio network.) Word has it that a San Diego station owned by Clear Channel will roll out the same programming there, but San Diego is far more conservative than Seattle or Portland so it will be interesting to see how that works.

Clear Channel also owns KEX 1190 AM in Portland, which has a powerful 50,000 watt signal. Unfortunately, that's where they put Rush Limbaugh and "Dr." Laura. The smaller 5000 watt KPOJ gets the AA/Ed Schultz treatment. If I'm driving to Seattle from here, it craps out at around Centralia.

Clear Channel is showing a willingness to work both sides of the fence, and why not since liberal money spends the same as conservative money, and God knows there are plenty of liberals in both markets.

It has been interesting to listen as KPOJ picks up new advertisers. In the first ratings period here, Al Franken beat both Limbaugh and O'Reilly in their time slot, and Ed Schultz handed Hannity his ass.

I don't see why switching KJR, which Clear Channel owns in your market wouldn't work. Their ratings suck now. AirAm does at least have some competition in the Seattle area with KIRO's Dave Ross (is he still running for congress?) and the excellent Mike Webb. And everyone knows KKKVI sucks. Portland had NOTHING but the usual suspects plus the local puerile Lars Larson, our very own conservative idiot hate-monger (think Victor Carlson on steroids.) It was so bad that while in my car I often resorted to trying to listen to KIRO from here, which is a stretch but can be done.

That's kind of how it looks from here just across the Big Creek. Judging from KPOJ's awesome numbers here, Seattle can't be far behind, it's just too big a market to ignore. Money talks.

Here, everyone I know listens to KPOJ, so much so that it is likely cutting into NPR's ratings.