Posted on 08/07/2009 12:24:44 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Yikes. Shortly after 4 p.m., smack in the middle of Queen's "Bicycle Race," the voice of Erich "Mancow" Muller, host of The Mancow Show, a nationally syndicated repository of far-right loonbaggery, popped up on 101.5 FM, which has been known as The Pole, aka "Stripper Radio," since dumping the acclaimed Indie 101.5 format last week. (This blog from earlier today should get you up to speed.) Mancow's question: "Did you really think we were serious?"
Errrr, no -- but Max Media, the owner of 101.5, is actually serious about FM-talk radio. Hence, the transition from The Pole to The Truth, which will feature such ultra-conservatives as Michael Savage, whose program is airing at this writing, Rusty Humphries and Phil Valentine, in addition to Phil Hendrie, whose program is less easy to pigeonhole (and about as entertaining to hear). This lineup could make The Truth the single most irritating spot on the Denver dial no matter one's ideological slant, in part because localism doesn't seem to be part of the mix.
Welcome to the brave new radio world. If we asked nicely, would you please bring back the stripper music?
a lot of lesser rated stations cannot afford to do local programming, duh
...and for those who still wanted rock, they’re still online
>>We’re just moving our shows off the radio, and all things considered, it’s a much easier way to get the music you want. I’m genuinely excited about what’s to come - a localized radio station free of FCC regulation and no longer forced to adjust the playlist to get ratings. This is a dream come true...Simply put, Colorado finally has a local station to serve its needs. We may not be in the air via an FM signal anymore, but we are on the air via wi-fi. THIS IS FREEDOM everybody! The FCC doesn’t look over content on the internet!!! This means if I want to play the uncensored version of “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails, I can!
It's far from that. Even though Mancow is generally "on the right," he does have a liberal outlook on many issues, particularly those involving personal behavior. He's very much a maverick, I'd say.
Acclaimed, but apparently not listened to.
The listeners of the previous format were probably very liberal so this is very distressing news. “You Can’t Handle
The Truth”!
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