[kenth]

Air America is armed with $30 million in investor cash and a $30 million credit line being used to lease AM stations in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with more stations promised.

What's funny is their promotion that they are going to compete with conservative radio. If that were true, they would have done it without the fanfare and 30 million investment. This is nothing more than a 60 million dollar John Kerry ad.

They can't compete, not because they aren't allowed, but because they fail at honest discussion. Listeners won't remain listeners for long. I just wonder how long they can Salon themselves.

[dts32041]

"Air America is armed with $30 million in investor cash and a $30 million credit line being used to lease AM stations in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with more stations promised."

Their investment is about good Ole Rush in about a year, with salary and all his other side lines.

Wonder what they would do if Rush in a free market move bought them out?

[GraceCoolidge]

What strikes me about the liberal radio endeavor is how much they have to rely on "former SNL writer" Al Franken, "actress" Garofalo, "liberal activist" Kennedy, rapper Chuck D. (or whatever his name is), etc. None of the commentators they are promoting seem to have developed credentials as a radio person, commentator, analyst, etc. They all seem to be staking their budding radio careers on a resume line to the effect of "I hate President Bush." I don't recall anything about Sean Hannity being a comedian or Rush Limbaugh being a rap star or Bill O'Reilly making a lot of movies. They had to make it in commentary on the strength of their ability in that particular arena. The liberal commentators have to have some kind of "profile" first to make people tune in, I guess. Of course, I'm not at all convinced Ted Danson knows that much about marine biology either....

[bannie]

Many have tried...they can't stand on their own.