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Rashomon - The Air America Version

Local radio station KSAC has dumped Air America. My first reaction?,I thought that they were already gone, arent they?

So, let's read the reaction of the loss of the progressive flamethrower from this market, from two different viewpoints.
First up, Mike Malloy - who broadcasts on the Progressive Channel:

"I got the call from (KSAC general manager) Paula Nelson today -- she told me it broke her heart to have to make the change," Malloy says.

"It's not a ratings thing -- we have plenty of listeners," Malloy says. "KSAC is experiencing what most other liberal talk show format stations are experiencing - it's not a lack of audience, it's a lack of business support"

"If you listen to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity, you'll hear (plenty) of national ads," he says. "If you listen to someone like me or Randi Rhodes, there's a complete lack of those types of sponsors."

It's a problem plaguing liberal talk radio in markets across the United States, he adds, noting that stations in San Francisco and San Diego have been forced to make similar changes.

Yes, all around the country is a booming business in Hip-Hop Gospel, because you guessed it, thats what KSAC is changing its format to.

"Progressive" talk radio, to Hip-hop Gospel. Why just the other day I was driving down the road and I just could not get a hip-hop gospel radio station to come in. It really set me to thinking, this town really could use a hip-hop gospel station. Clearly, Im not the only guy who was thinking that.

Well, what do you know! Businesses, who are portrayed regularly as evil, no good corporate blood suckers, don't want to advertise on stations that try to make money selling that opinion, Who knew? Next thing you know, you'll tell me that the DNC won't advertise on Limbaughs show.

But wait, theres more! and here's where it gets fun. We see more evidence of the "Liberal Reality Distortion Field" in action. Remember that station manager, who had her heart broken when she had to make the change, Paula Nelson?

We look at the end of the post and we see a link to another blog. What does that blog say?

"KSAC (1240 AM) station manager Paula Nelson says that, frankly, she's happy her station made the switch today from progressive talk radio to gospel.

Oh, and it's not just any ol' gospel - it's hip-hop gospel. Think anything from Yolanda Adams to the Rooftop MCs.

"It's got all the good beats and an inspirational, positive message, too," Nelson says of the new format, which went into effect late Saturday night. The call letters officially switched today.

And, right about now, Nelson says, she could use some positive.

"I was ready for this change - I just wasn't having fun anymore," Nelson says. "The whole political thing has gotten nasty, dirty and contentious."

And it didn't help that major political companies didn't support the station during its four years as a liberal talk radio station, she says.

"There are all these Sacramento Democratic organizations that haven't spent a dime on (advertising) for our station," Nelson says. "To them I say, 'You did this - you were complicit, you shut us down.'

"If you're not sending us the marketing dollars, then you're part of the problem."

You know, you can hardly tell the difference between what Mike said Paula said and what Paula said. Fun, upbeat positive thoughts set to music has actually beaten the voice of constipation, defeat and negativity. Who would've guessed?

I'm telling ya, the more things go on like this, the more I think McCain is going to win 49 states.

Posted @ April 01, 2008 12:27 PM | Current Affairs

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