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| Flights On Air America Grounded Again |
| 2004-04-21 |
| Liberal talk radio must find new Los Angeles, Chicago stations When your check bounces, you don't get to use the facilities, no matter how much you bitch... It was on, then it was off, then it was on again, and now it will be off again. Al Franken and the gang at Air America Radio, the recently launched liberal talk-radio network that became embroiled last week in a financial dispute with the owner of its Chicago and Los Angeles stations, will broadcast over WNTD-950 AM in Chicago for the last time on April 30, the CHICAGO TRIBUNE is reporting in fresh runs. TRIB reporter John Cook: "The network also said it will remain off the air for the time being in Los Angeles, where it was yanked off its station there, KBLA-1580, last week by owner Multicultural News Radio. "The announcement settles an acrimonious legal and public relations battle between Air America and Multicultural. It also means that Air America must seek new homes in the nation’s second and third-largest markets less than three weeks into its short life." Guess that cheque didn’t clear after all... |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #14 Trust me on this one, M4D is a pro I've been tracking his weirdness from day 3... I still don't know who it is. At one point he was a multipersonality, say 5 or so.... then he became pure mucki. It ain't me babe. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-21 6:24:04 PM |
| #13 Mucky is on step! he is now muhamad4doo! Our little Mucky has converted to Islam on the thread.... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-04-21 6:10:25 PM |
| #12 Shipman, that explanation seems rather, ummmm, Clintonian... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-04-21 5:44:03 PM |
| #11 Actually WCRN I belive they are seperate entities. One can make the hiakoo and the other can't. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-21 5:29:33 PM |
| #10 Holy s*&t, Mucky/Halfempty! You da MAN!!!!! LOL (I still say its you shipman) |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2004-04-21 3:39:48 PM |
| #9 More folks hear about Air America through the media attention than actually listen to the show. It is cheaper to keep the media hype going to promote the agenda than waste real money on actual broadcast time and content. Works for me. |
| Posted by: john 2004-04-21 2:35:50 PM |
| #8 OOPs link to check here. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-04-21 1:11:46 PM |
| #7 Here's Sacred Cow Burgers's illustration of ARR's rubber check. Along with a portion of the Butcher's earlier comments: Seems that the Leftists are sticking to their tried-and-true formula: spend money they don't have and file lawsuits when they don't get their way. It just seemed fitting to depict Air America's rubber check as a packet of condoms. After all, Albert Liu (owner of Multicultural Radio Broadcasting) is probably feeling pretty screwed right about now. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-04-21 1:10:35 PM |
| #6 Those broke-ass Air Ameria types are gonna screw up my summer's political entertainment, aren't they? |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-04-21 12:47:15 PM |
| #5 I listened to the O'Franken Factor on XM radio on Monday. He had McCain in the studio and G. Gordon Liddy on the phone. Franken and Liddy were supposed to talk about guns, but Al being Al and G being G, they got distracted by stuff from Liddy's days in "the joint", mostly the definition of a "knockabout" (a ne'er do well non-violent criminal.) It was funny and unintentionally informative. Liddy said, "Bill O'Reilly can kiss my ass." The McCain interview was dull. They were bound and determined not to disagree with each other. Franken has a co-host whose sole function seems to be to keep him on schedule and make sure he spouts the party line periodically. I think she kicks him under the table. Franken is not vicious enough for them, he doesn't have the mean heart to do raw propaganda and actually listens instead of interrupting and spewing. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-04-21 12:21:38 PM |
| #4 Is there an element of this project that is simply nostalgia for college. I'm sure that many of the headliners were college DJ's and remember the experience with fondness because it was social interaction for them without worrying about hygiene or facing rejection. If so, this attitude is reflected in the poor quality of the product. I know that we should be happy that their endeavor is therapeutic for them, but I doubt that it will end up paying the bills. I base this statement only on the observation that ESPN has not yet dedicated a separate channel to highlight great performances in the Special Olympics. Air America as a business venture is kind of like MTV airing endless hours of Kayoke. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-21 11:59:03 AM |
| #3 Shipman: That's our mucky! He's giving 'em fits, lol. I wonder if Garafolo knows she looks like Special Ed in that helmet? "Yay! Yay! It's great!" |
| Posted by: Cthulhu Akbar 2004-04-21 11:50:11 AM |
| #2 Not much radio but Mucky is gaslighting the blog like mad. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-21 11:36:36 AM |
| #1 Bouncing Checks, Check Bouncers, and the Bouncing Check Bouncers Who Write Them. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-04-21 11:34:57 AM |