Posted on 08/10/2006 4:45:34 PM PDT by new yorker 77
NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The liberal radio network Air America is moving to a weaker AM signal in New York due to down ratings and shaky finances, the New York Post reported.
The talk radio network failed to renew its two-year lease with the owners of WLIB (1190 AM), forcing left-wingers such as Al Franken to broadcast from WWRL (1600 AM) -- which has a weaker signal -- beginning Sept. 1, the newspaper said.
"Air America" executives had previously run into trouble at WLIB after the station's owners -- Pierre Sutton and his father, former Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton -- discovered the network's financial situation.
Negative publicity involving loans from a Bronx charity to Air America when the network was starting up, helped make the relationship between the two sides more precarious, the newspaper said.
WLIB may be leased next month to Clear Channel's Randy Michaels, who has reportedly shown interest in originating a talk-show network from the station.
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I had the misfortune to tune in to AA a couple of times today. Other than their top of the hour news summaries, there seemed to be little or no discussion of today's events.
I've seen conch shells with more listeners.
Just a very capsulized version of why you have that static.Obviously, the folks who bought WOWO to move the license then sold it.They would never abide its current lineup:
In September 1994, in a move unprecedented in the broadcasting industry, Inner City Broadcasting purchased WOWO for the sole purpose of reducing its power and redirecting its signal.
As a result, WLIB was finally able to power up to 50,000 watts daytime/30,000 watts night, and be heard full-time in the entire New York market.
On March 31, 2004, WLIB became an affiliate of Air America, a liberal talk network.
Thanks, I never knew that!
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