'Blue' radio to debut in Memphis

Ed Hicks

Jerry Springer is not coming to Memphis radio -- at least not yet --
but Al Franken is. Franken, the former Saturday Night Live comedian
who made a splash last year with his book about Fox News, will be
featured on a new AM format starting Friday.


Entercom Memphis will change the call letters of radio station
WJCE-680AM on Friday, and will launch a liberal talk radio format
under the name Progressive Talk 680 WWTQ-AM, broadcasting the Air
America Radio network.

Operations manager Jerry Dean says the station will go with the Air
America format for the first few months, but hopes to add a live
morning show thereafter. The station has not decided who will host
that show, Dean says.

The station's new format will offer current political topics, social
activists, occasional comical twists and "a creative approach to
liberal talk by the best artists available," he says. It also will
offer local news, weather and traffic.

Air America is heard on 47 stations from Los Angeles to Washington,
D.C. The network's appearance on WWTQ-AM will mark its debut in the
South. Dean says it's about time.

"Shelby County is a blue county in a red state," Dean says. "65% of
Shelby County voters went for Senator Kerry. Plus, it's different. And
when you can bring a format that hasn't been done before, that's half
the battle."

Entercom Memphis is a division of Entercom Communications Corp., which
is based in Bala Cynwyd, Penn., near Philadelphia. The company is the
fourth-largest radio broadcaster in the nation.

Entercom is not the only broadcast company that's trying a progressive
format. In Cincinnati, arguably the nation's most conservative major
city, Clear Channel Radio has launched a progressive format on
WCKY-AM, offering Jerry Springer, who once served as mayor of
Cincinnati.

Springer's talk show is not yet syndicated. Dean says Progressive Talk
680 WWTQ-AM has no plans to offer it.

The station's scheduled lineup kicks off at 5 a.m. with "Morning
Sedition" and ends at midnight with "The Mike Malloy Show." Franken
will be on the air from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The other programs currently on the schedule include "Unfiltered,"
"The Randi Jones Show" and "The Majority Report."

WWTQ-AM's signal reaches Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Missouri, making it the most powerful AM signal in the region,
according to Entercom.

Besides Memphis, Entercom operates stations in Boston; Seattle; Kansas
City; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; New Orleans; Denver; Portland, Ore.;
Sacramento, Calif.; Norfolk, Va.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Providence, R.I.;
Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, N.C.; Rochester, Minn.; Madison,
Wis.; Wichita, Kan.; Wilkes Barre/Scranton, Penn.; and
Gainesville/Ocala, Fla.

DaviD,
..
The One Big LIE is in the use of the Word "Progressive"
..
This is a DISTORTION of the Truth for clearly Air America is
Ultra-Liberal and Al Franken and other Air America Hosts are
all Elitist.
..
Do Not Disrespect all those Good Honest MODERATE Forward Looking
American's : republican, democrat and independent. Who Are In-Fact
True Progressives by Falsely using the Word Progressive and linking
it to Air America and the likes of Al Franken.
..
Blessed by God with Life and Progressive by Nature thru Living ~ RHF
[Just an Old Retired Blue Collar Union Member - Dosvedanya T=ADovarisch]
.. =20
=2E

Yes, there are a few nuts, kooks snd queers who live the South that will
listen to **** like that.

Won't last long............... No Advertising !

David wrote:

'Blue' radio to debut in Memphis

Ed Hicks

Jerry Springer is not coming to Memphis radio -- at least not yet --
but Al Franken is. Franken, the former Saturday Night Live comedian
who made a splash last year with his book about Fox News, will be
featured on a new AM format starting Friday.


Entercom Memphis will change the call letters of radio station
WJCE-680AM on Friday, and will launch a liberal talk radio format
under the name Progressive Talk 680 WWTQ-AM, broadcasting the Air
America Radio network.

Operations manager Jerry Dean says the station will go with the Air
America format for the first few months, but hopes to add a live
morning show thereafter. The station has not decided who will host
that show, Dean says.

The station's new format will offer current political topics, social
activists, occasional comical twists and "a creative approach to
liberal talk by the best artists available," he says. It also will
offer local news, weather and traffic.

Air America is heard on 47 stations from Los Angeles to Washington,
D.C. The network's appearance on WWTQ-AM will mark its debut in the
South. Dean says it's about time.

"Shelby County is a blue county in a red state," Dean says. "65% of
Shelby County voters went for Senator Kerry. Plus, it's different. And
when you can bring a format that hasn't been done before, that's half
the battle."

Entercom Memphis is a division of Entercom Communications Corp., which
is based in Bala Cynwyd, Penn., near Philadelphia. The company is the
fourth-largest radio broadcaster in the nation.

Entercom is not the only broadcast company that's trying a progressive
format. In Cincinnati, arguably the nation's most conservative major
city, Clear Channel Radio has launched a progressive format on
WCKY-AM, offering Jerry Springer, who once served as mayor of
Cincinnati.

Springer's talk show is not yet syndicated. Dean says Progressive Talk
680 WWTQ-AM has no plans to offer it.

The station's scheduled lineup kicks off at 5 a.m. with "Morning
Sedition" and ends at midnight with "The Mike Malloy Show." Franken
will be on the air from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The other programs currently on the schedule include "Unfiltered,"
"The Randi Jones Show" and "The Majority Report."

WWTQ-AM's signal reaches Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Missouri, making it the most powerful AM signal in the region,
according to Entercom.

Besides Memphis, Entercom operates stations in Boston; Seattle; Kansas
City; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; New Orleans; Denver; Portland, Ore.;
Sacramento, Calif.; Norfolk, Va.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Providence, R.I.;
Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, N.C.; Rochester, Minn.; Madison,
Wis.; Wichita, Kan.; Wilkes Barre/Scranton, Penn.; and
Gainesville/Ocala, Fla.

wrote in message ...

"Shelby County is a blue county in a red state," Dean says. "65% of
Shelby County voters went for Senator Kerry. Plus, it's different. And
when you can bring a format that hasn't been done before, that's half
the battle."

Just because a few Southern Democrats voted for Kerry does not mean that a
liberal talk radio format will last long in the conservative South. I don't
think this will last very long at all.


--
Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc

I am an old Southern boy and I never listen to them libs and democraps
stupid bull****.I may be dumb,but I am not stupid.Jim White,on his radio
(Jim White retired a few years ago) talk show out of KMOX,St.Louis used
to always say,YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID! And Jim White is right too.
cuhulin

wrote in message ...
Yes, there are a few nuts, kooks snd queers who live the South that will
listen to **** like that.

Why should they? Boring, boring, boring. I had the misfortune to pick up
Al Franken once and listened for 5 minutes. All I heard were his laughing
at his sick attempts at humor.

Won't last long............... No Advertising !

Who would support (pay) for such drivel? Only rich activists (Soros, etc.).

David wrote:

Not going to repeat that .....

HankG

Tom Sevart wrote:
Just because a few Southern Democrats voted for Kerry does not mean that a
liberal talk radio format will last long in the conservative South. I don't
think this will last very long at all.

Don't be so sure, Tom. At least 40% of the people in the South
lack the good sense to be a "red" person. That's more than enough
money to keep Franken(stein) and (hot)Air America turning up,
like a bad penny, for years to come.

You are full of ****!
cuhulin

On 29 Jan 2005 18:08:35 -0800, "RHF"
wrote:

DaviD,
.
The One Big LIE is in the use of the Word "Progressive"
.
This is a DISTORTION of the Truth for clearly Air America is
Ultra-Liberal and Al Franken and other Air America Hosts are
all Elitist.
.
Do Not Disrespect all those Good Honest MODERATE Forward Looking
American's : republican, democrat and independent. Who Are In-Fact
True Progressives by Falsely using the Word Progressive and linking
it to Air America and the likes of Al Franken.
.
Blessed by God with Life and Progressive by Nature thru Living ~ RHF
[Just an Old Retired Blue Collar Union Member - Dosvedanya T*ovarisch]
.
.

The basic principles of progressivism a

Social safety net
Those that work hard and play by the rules should receive a decent
standard of living, as well as freedom, security, and opportunity.
Democracy
Minimize concentrations of political, corporate, and media power so
that individuals have a stronger voice in their government. Publicly
finance elections to reduce the influence of wealth in the political
process. Improve public education, especially in civics and history so
that more citizens can take part in the political process. Bring
corporations under stakeholder control, not just stockholder control.
Larger role for government
Government provides public services that the private sector cannot or
is not doing effectively, or ethically. Government should promote and,
if possible, provide greater democracy, more freedom, a better
environment, broader prosperity, better health, greater fulfillment in
life, less violence, and the building and maintaining of public
infrastructure.
Ethical business sector
In the course of making money by providing products and services,
businesses should not adversely affect the public good, as defined by
the above values.
Foreign policy
The same values governing domestic policy should apply to foreign
policy whenever possible.

wikipedia

In article ,
Tom Betz wrote:

Quoth "HankG" in
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wrote in message
...
Yes, there are a few nuts, kooks snd queers who live the South
that will listen to **** like that.

Why should they? Boring, boring, boring.

People are often bored by that which they do not comprehend.

Typical elitist, snobbish liberal take on anyone they disagree with.
"They don't agree with me because they are to stupid to understand
complex ideas."

Typical fare from Tom Betz, the talking ass of RRS.
----------------------
Hope is not a part of the Air America broadcasts.

Freedom means marching backward according to Air America.

Whether or not one agrees with the point of view expressed it was not
entertaining. Air america has sucked every time I tuned them in. Lame
humor and a rehash of tired, unrealistic, unworkable liberal ideas is
not entertaining in my view.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California