I don’t have that much of an issue with WBAI. At least they are honest about where they stand, unlike the mainstream media. They are proud communists, not closet socialists. Even though they don’t pretend to be neutral, they are often more objective than the network news, NYT, WaPost, etc. A couple of years ago I heard a story on WBAI about the Tea Party movement. While the station obviously did not share the Tea Party’s philosophy, the story completely debunked any notion that Tea Party members were violent, racist, etc. — the same stereotype that the mainstream media perpetuates to this day. I will take Amy Goodman over Soledad O’Brien, Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, et al. any day. I would much rather see CNN go.
I would tune in for 2 things, Max Schmid’s show where he would play old Jean Shepard shows... and then sometimes the Grateful Dead hour.