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2004-04-16 Home Front: Culture Wars

Air ~~Anti-~~America restored in Chicago

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Posted by Steve White 2004-04-16 11:43:18 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Doing it in the courts. Yep. That's a "liberal." Setting up a network for a bunch of rank amateurs and assuming that the audience will come without having to... I dunno... earn it? Yep, that's the modern "liberal", too.

Posted by eLarson 2004-04-16 11:55:13 AM|| 2004-04-16 11:55:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm glad that Judge Diamond has the time to take up the cause for these liberals. Why don't they have to go through the same red tape that the rest of the businesses in US do in order to get their case heard?

But Air America executives said they were withholding payments for the Los Angeles station because Liu had been "double-dipping," or reselling airtime that the network had bought and paid for, prior to the network's launch a little more than two weeks ago.

SPIN-ALERT: No way. There's no chance that they or anyone else would "withhold" their FIRST PAYMENT for a service because of this ~~convienent~~ "cause" or any other. Certainly they can't expect to default on a contract without making ONE payment and demand to remain on the air!

Liu should make a HUGE stink about this. He ought to get on every network and expose them for what they are. I find this story and Air Anti-American Radio's various responses to be repugnant and outrageous. Yesterday this story was funny, but hearing the response from AA-AR makes me want to vomit.

What a bunch of tools. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.

Posted by Unmutual 2004-04-16 12:42:35 PM|| 2004-04-16 12:42:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 One obvious question....why in the world is a judge in NY hearing a case regarding Chicago and LA (unless Liu's home office is in NY)? And, I love Neal Boortz's rant about this (see boortz.com)...it's amazing that lib radio has to PAY to get airtime and not compete in the free market. According to Neal, neither he, Rush or Hannity pay to be heard (plenty of sponsors pay for their airtime).

Posted by BA 2004-04-16 1:43:55 PM|| 2004-04-16 1:43:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 A point not made her is that the talk radio (Rush, Sean, Bill) doesnât pay stations to play their show itâs the other way around. The get the product and then sell commercial slots. If Nair America has to pay station to play their product, how are they making money? If they are not a money making company then they are nothing more than an expensive political ad. This has to be some violation of the election reform law?

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-04-16 2:10:53 PM|| 2004-04-16 2:10:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 BA, I didn't see your post, sorry for the dupe effort.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-04-16 2:11:46 PM|| 2004-04-16 2:11:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 unfortunatly peple on the blog keep saying it still not on in chicago so evryone wondering whats going on.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-04-16 2:14:08 PM|| [http://www.lettuceladies.com/meet.html] 2004-04-16 2:14:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 No prob, CS! You're right, though...not only do Sean/Rush/Savage/Boortz, etc. NOT pay to be heard (like Airhead America does), but they get paid to be heard!

Posted by BA 2004-04-16 2:21:42 PM|| 2004-04-16 2:21:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Didn't frankenSTEIN say his first order of bussines was to get sued? This entire "dust up" smells more of ginned up PR than anything.

Posted by Dave 2004-04-16 2:30:17 PM|| 2004-04-16 2:30:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 they figure out why its still not on. they having hard time opening the door.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-04-16 4:06:46 PM|| [http://www.lettuceladies.com/meet.html] 2004-04-16 4:06:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 If memory serves me right-- and it doesn't always -- it was on 950 AM. I took quick listen to see if they, too, were raising money for Leukemia and Lymphoma. We all know that the Left has a monopoly on compassion... well if they were they were doing it in Chinese today.

Of course I may have mis-remembered the Chicago freq.

Posted by eLarson 2004-04-16 4:21:48 PM|| 2004-04-16 4:21:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 What's the real deal here Mucki? I've heard they're having streaming problems, but I'm not sure if it's related to the money war. I'm hoping you can sum it up in a 5-7-5.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-16 4:37:36 PM|| 2004-04-16 4:37:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 how cruel
haiku

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-16 5:44:55 PM|| 2004-04-16 5:44:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 streeming not working
they got the dor unlock though
it purdy mess up

im had to leave today that place cuz im getting headache there from frustration. hopefuly they get it together next wek and we can all have fun making hiakus again. dubya posting there and he making purdy good hiakus. sunshine jim purdy good to.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-04-16 6:15:17 PM|| [http://www.lettuceladies.com/meet.html] 2004-04-16 6:15:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 p.s. evryone have a godd night. im going sleep this headache off. the long posting over here earlier today not help either. tell .com i say hi.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-04-16 6:19:01 PM|| [http://www.lettuceladies.com/meet.html] 2004-04-16 6:19:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Didn't frankenSTEIN say his first order of bussines was to get sued? This entire "dust up" smells more of ginned up PR than anything.

S'what I've been saying for two days. Two of their biggest markets, which they'll be broadcasting again in soon. Publicity from the media. Most of blogdom is talking about it. Not costing them a cent except for lawyers.

Posted by Pappy 2004-04-16 11:31:19 PM|| 2004-04-16 11:31:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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