I moved from Los Angeles to Charlotte, NC, 18 months ago and was shocked to find how limited radio is here. I'm used to a wide smorgasbord of radio stations, four talk radio. In Charlotte there are two, but both only carry political talk shows part time. This actually has turned out to be a blessing since I had been getting more and more irritated with talk radio.
I don’t remember the details, but starting about 7 years ago there was a purge of available talk radio options across NC.
In the Triad area, stations like WSJS and FM 101.1 dumped popular hosts for lukewarm spittle known as sports talk. 101.1 then went under.
Levin, gone
Jason Lewis, gone (but then also left radio)
Savage, gone
WPTI srill offers Beck, Limbaugh, and Hannity, but doesn’t have any firebrands.
I upgraded to unlimited data and now stream Savage, Howie Carr, and others through the phone.