Free-market economics at work.

LOS ANGELES -- Air America Radio, a progressive radio network that once
aired commentary from Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it is
shutting down immediately.

The company founded in April 2004 said it ceased airing new programs
Thursday afternoon and will soon file to be liquidated under Chapter 7
bankruptcy. It began broadcasting reruns of programs and would end those as
well Monday night.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/...y_7294041.html

Best Regards

Tom.

"azotic" wrote in message
...
Free-market economics at work.

LOS ANGELES -- Air America Radio, a progressive radio network that once
aired commentary from Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it is
shutting down immediately.

The company founded in April 2004 said it ceased airing new programs
Thursday afternoon and will soon file to be liquidated under Chapter 7
bankruptcy. It began broadcasting reruns of programs and would end those
as well Monday night.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/...y_7294041.html

Best Regards

Tom.



It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

Best Regards

Tom.



It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

maybe those with a more liberal bent don't require air personalities to tell
them how to think?

"Bill Noble" wrote in message
...



Best Regards

Tom.



It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

maybe those with a more liberal bent don't require air personalities to
tell them how to think?




Nobody should require air personalities to tell them how to think. I think
most people listen and watch for entertainment and get multiple sources both
conservative and liberal. Most ignore the bias. BUT, there are some
zealots on both sides.

On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:30:57 -0800, "Bill Noble"
wrote:




Best Regards

Tom.



It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

maybe those with a more liberal bent don't require air personalities to tell
them how to think?



Blink blink...they have to. Afterall..Leftwingers have at most...15 or
so braincells to work with. Which is why we find so many Leftwing
Extremist Drones and Useless Eaters with USB plugs in their skulls,
hammering away on Usenet..fed from DNC headquarters.

It would appear that Airhead America simply couldnt make it on their
content..such as it was.

In fact..even the BIG 4 leftwing media, ABC (Almost Believable Content)
NBC (No Believable Content) CBS (Content Believable Seldom) and CNN
(Clinton News Network) have been bleeding massive amounts of viewers
for many many years. Those people either turn off network programming,
using their TVs for movies only, or switch to Fox.

Shrug

Gunner

The current Democratic party has lost its ideological basis for
existence.
- It is NOT fiscally responsible.
- It is NOT ethically honorable.
- It has started wars based on lies.
- It does not support the well-being of americans - only billionaires.
- It has suppresed constitutional guaranteed liberties.
- It has foisted a liar as president upon America.
- It has violated US national sovereignty in trade treaties.
- It has refused to enforce the national borders.

....It no longer has valid reasons to exist.
Lorad474

On Jan 21, 8:36*pm, "Buerste" wrote:
"azotic" wrote in message

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Free-market economics at work.

LOS ANGELES -- Air America Radio, a progressive radio network that once
aired commentary from Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it is
shutting down immediately.

The company founded in April 2004 said it ceased airing new programs
Thursday afternoon and will soon file to be liquidated under Chapter 7
bankruptcy. It began broadcasting reruns of programs and would end those
as well Monday night.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/...-us-air-americ...

Best Regards

Tom.

It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! *Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. *It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! *Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

NPR where you are may have a bit different content, but they are far
from a left-wing cheerleading squad.


Dave

Let the Record show that "Bill Noble" on or
about Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:30:57 -0800 did write/type or cause to
appear in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

maybe those with a more liberal bent don't require air personalities to tell
them how to think?

LOL. No need for you to project so much.

There is an old witticism "You can tell how intelligent a man is,
by whether or not they agree with you." Which is one reason why,
once the Feds got out of the business of regulating radio station
content, talk radio took off in the late eighties. Millions of people
suddenly heard someone on the radio who was obviously smart, because
the radio personality agreed with the listeners.

The problem is, and remains - where are the liberal radio
stations? Where are the liberal personalities? I'm not talking about
the occasional personality who takes a liberal slant on things, but
someone who has the fortitude to come right out and say "I'm a
Liberal!" Or for a radio station to change it's format to "All
Liberal, All the Time!" talk radio. I noticed this in Seattle,
there were at least three radio stations with self proclaimed
conservatives - but not one liberal dare to go on the radio call
themselves that in public. They have to use code words.
"Progressive". "Moderate". "Independent."

And now Air America is going off the air. It is sort of like
hearing that someone you knew died - and you're first response was "I
thought they died a long time ago."

My deepest condolences


pyotr

-
pyotr filipivich
"I had just been through hell and must have looked like death warmed
over walking into the saloon, because when I asked the bartender
whether they served zombies he said, ‘Sure, what'll you have?'"
from I Hear America Swinging by Peter DeVries

"azotic" wrote:

Free-market economics at work.

LOS ANGELES -- Air America Radio, a progressive radio network that once
aired commentary from Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it is
shutting down immediately.

The company founded in April 2004 said it ceased airing new programs
Thursday afternoon and will soon file to be liquidated under Chapter 7
bankruptcy. It began broadcasting reruns of programs and would end those as
well Monday night.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/...y_7294041.html

Best Regards

Tom.



They still have NPR. The only one with any talent on AAR was Franken. Compared to the
others on AAR, Franken was a sea of reason.

Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

"Dave__67" wrote in message
...
On Jan 21, 8:36 pm, "Buerste" wrote:
"azotic" wrote in message

...



Free-market economics at work.

LOS ANGELES -- Air America Radio, a progressive radio network that once
aired commentary from Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it is
shutting down immediately.

The company founded in April 2004 said it ceased airing new programs
Thursday afternoon and will soon file to be liquidated under Chapter 7
bankruptcy. It began broadcasting reruns of programs and would end those
as well Monday night.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/...-us-air-americ...

Best Regards

Tom.

It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

NPR where you are may have a bit different content, but they are far
from a left-wing cheerleading squad.


Dave

They are obviously biased. I don't care, I enjoy their programming.

pyotr filipivich wrote:

The problem is, and remains - where are the liberal radio
stations? Where are the liberal personalities? I'm not talking about
the occasional personality who takes a liberal slant on things, but
someone who has the fortitude to come right out and say "I'm a
Liberal!" Or for a radio station to change it's format to "All
Liberal, All the Time!" talk radio. I noticed this in Seattle,
there were at least three radio stations with self proclaimed
conservatives - but not one liberal dare to go on the radio call
themselves that in public. They have to use code words.
"Progressive". "Moderate". "Independent."

The liberal radio stations are the same place as the liberal think tanks.

Buerste wrote:

"Dave__67" wrote in message
...
On Jan 21, 8:36 pm, "Buerste" wrote:
"azotic" wrote in message

...



Free-market economics at work.

LOS ANGELES -- Air America Radio, a progressive radio network that once
aired commentary from Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it is
shutting down immediately.

The company founded in April 2004 said it ceased airing new programs
Thursday afternoon and will soon file to be liquidated under Chapter 7
bankruptcy. It began broadcasting reruns of programs and would end
those
as well Monday night.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/...-us-air-americ...

Best Regards

Tom.

It's a vast right-wing conspiracy! Conservatives didn't listen to
Air-America, advertisers didn't buy commercials because the audiences
weren't big enough. It SHOULD have been Government subsidized left-wing
propaganda! Oh, never mind...we have NPR.

NPR where you are may have a bit different content, but they are far
from a left-wing cheerleading squad.


Dave

They are obviously biased. I don't care, I enjoy their programming.

I agree, they have good content, well-researched and interesting stories.
Their liberal bias occasionally shows through.
They sometimes make a point of presenting both sides of a hot political
topic, but they rarely do justice to the conservative side.
In general, the national content is left-biased, the local station (KERA
Dallas) is fairly objective.

Wes wrote:
"azotic" wrote:

Free-market economics at work.

LOS ANGELES -- Air America Radio, a progressive radio network that once
aired commentary from Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it is
shutting down immediately.

The company founded in April 2004 said it ceased airing new programs
Thursday afternoon and will soon file to be liquidated under Chapter 7
bankruptcy. It began broadcasting reruns of programs and would end those as
well Monday night.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/...y_7294041.html

Best Regards

Tom.



They still have NPR. The only one with any talent on AAR was Franken. Compared to the
others on AAR, Franken was a sea of reason.

Had I known that, I'd have made it a personal goal to burn the place to
the ground