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Next week, when WWRL 1600 AM flips its format from progressive talk to Spanish-language music and talk, New York will have no left-leaning commercial talk station for the first time in decades — an ironic development just as an unabashedly liberal mayor and City Council are set to take office. It’s not as if liberal voices will vanish — noncommercial stations like WBAI and WNYC are still alive and kicking — but they can’t replace the local flavor and crackling energy of commercial radio, where shows move more quickly to accommodate the ads. The changeover at WWRL comes as a...

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...

Larry Elder announced that he is now on NYC radio. He can be heard on WWRL 1600 AM from 6 to 9 PM Eastern Time (of course), Monday through Friday. If you haven't heard him, you're in for a treat. Larry may be the most underrated of the nationally syndicated radio talk show hosts.

NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT Hello everyone, and thanks for your wonderful show of support since my announcement on Tuesday. I can't tell you how much your e-mails have meant to me and my family. I can now tell you that starting on Monday I will be joining WWRL Radio, 1600 on the AM dial. Karen Hunter and I will be co-hosting the WWRL Morning Show Monday -Friday from 6-10AM. Karen has been at the station for a couple of years already. In addition, she is a college Professor and a former columnist for the New York Daily News. She is a...