Posted on 11/28/2016 9:28:28 AM PST by Gamecock
The atheist radio program “Freethought Radio” has been axed in Madison, Wis., the victim of a format change.
In its place? Twenty-four hours a day of Christmas music.
It’s like getting run over by reindeer.
“The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s radio show has been unceremoniously yanked off the air locally,” says the group’s press release, released Nov. 11.
According to its website, the nonprofit group has more than 23,500 members and acts as a voice for free thought — atheism, agnosticism, skepticism.
The radio program, which has been around for a decade and is hosted by husband-and-wife team Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker, was canceled by the Madison radio station formerly known as Progressive Talk The Mic 92.1.
Gaylor says in the statement that the couple learned the news in the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper “that Progressive Talk had been banished forthwith on 92.1 FM and replaced with around-the-clock Christmas music!
“It’s not exactly the appropriate vehicle for Freethought Radio now.”
The Mic, also known as 92.1 WXXM-FM, is now called 92.1 Best FM, and is broadcasting holiday music all day.
“We’re excited to spread cheer throughout the community with popular holiday music on WXXM,” Keith Bratel, market president for iHeartMedia Madison, said in a statement.
The State Journal reported last week that Christmas music began playing on the day after the election on the formerly left-leaning, all-talk radio station.
“The sudden switch came as Democrats were still absorbing Donald Trump’s stunning presidential election victory just hours earlier, when many were hoping to find solace in like-minded hosts and guests,” the newspaper wrote.
A few of the station’s radio hosts, thrown for a loop by the format change, will continue to stream their shows online.
Gaylor and Barker, co-presidents of the Madison-based state/church watchdog group, won’t go off the air.
Their show also broadcasts in Janesville, Wis., and in cities in Michigan, Missouri, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Texas and Alberta, Canada. With a “stay tuned” to their Madison listeners, they’re looking for a way to continue there, too.
No word on what the radio station will play after the holidays.
Indeed, many things do come to pass.
“The Mic, also known as 92.1 WXXM-FM, is now called 92.1 Best FM, and is broadcasting holiday music all day.”
Will they continue to broadcast “holiday” music all day even after Christmas?
No, this is an old story, the station has already dropped Christmas music and is now playing a “Greatest Hists” format:
Earlier this month (NET NEWS 11/9), iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk WXXM (92.1 THE MIC)/MADISON, WI dropped its liberal talk format and flipped to an all-CHRISTMAS Music stunt as “MADISON’s HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 92.1 BEST FM.” TODAY (11/23), the station stopped stunting and flipped to Classic Hits as “REWIND 92.1, MADISON’s Greatest Hits station.”
REWIND 92.1 will broadcast MADISON’s Greatest Hits from artists including THE EAGLES, ELTON JOHN, MICHAEL JACKSON, FLEETWOOD MAC and others. The station will announce its full programming lineup at a later date.
- See more at: http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/160098/wxxm-madison-stops-christmas-stunting-flips-to-cla#sthash.ZCjsGOsT.6h87d60m.dpuf
Love it! So much ‘Winning’ in the U.S. since November 9th... Life is good. :-)
America gettin’ great again.
Going to sound kind of weird in June.
“REWIND 92.1 will broadcast MADISON’s Greatest Hits from artists including THE EAGLES, ELTON JOHN, MICHAEL JACKSON, FLEETWOOD MAC...”
Ah, so the radio station will be playing songs by, and sending money to the Eagles for songs that were written by Don Henley who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democrats?
While they are at it, they can send money to Elton John and his husband, the Fleetwood Mac Democrats and the Jackson Estate.
How miserable, and completely lacking in self awareness, does one have to be to hate and attack something you don’t believe exists? The end Madeline Murray O’Hare came to should be a cautionary tale for them. People who hate God tend to die very badly.
Some people want to pour as much cold water as possible on others’ faith. Not questioning things that seem wrong to them, but just pouring cold water on it.
This must be the beginning of the “WINNING” Mr. Trump was speaking of.
It’s been so long, the feeling is long forgotten.
LORD, we give thanks!
This story is only about 3 weeks old.
YES!!!
A lot of folks around here keep their Christmas lights up all year, so why not!
And?
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