[lbo-talk] Air America to lose NYC outlet

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Apr 28 14:54:58 PDT 2006


<http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002424337>

Air America to Lose NY Flagship

Katy Bachman

APRIL 27, 2006

Air America Radio will lose its New York flagship station, WLIB-AM, on Aug. 31. While the left-leaning radio network's original lease for the Inner City station ran out March 31, AAR managed to get an extension which only lasts until Aug. 31, according to an informed source.

Through an agreement with ICBC, WLIB will be operated as a joint venture and programmed by P1, a company run by former Clear Channel and Jacor Communications executive Randy Michaels. Michaels is expected to program a progressive-talk format, but replace AAR's network programming with more local programming. A likely addition to the new lineup: Ed Schultz, the left-of-center talker syndicated by P1.

"To be clear, Air America will not go silent on the New York City airwaves. We do not, however, comment on hypothetical speculation," said an AAR spokesperson.



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list