Let's have a moment of silence....
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:05 am
New York City Losing Its Last Commercial Progressive Talk Radio Station
When WWRL 1600 AM turns into a Spanish-language music and talk radio station next week, New York City will lose its only remaining commercial progressive talk radio outlet.
Station employees first learned about the news in mid-December, with low advertising revenues blamed for the change, according to the New York Amsterdam News.
“It was a business decision,” John Campanario, host of the LGBT talk forum Out And About and a digital marketing executive for the station, told GBM News. "The antics of people like [right-wing talk show hosts] Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have put advertisers off talk radio, across the spectrum. This is happening nationally.”
Old Pudfark sez: " Yup it is happening nationally....and it's happening here, so say's a recent lamented soul.. "
When WWRL 1600 AM turns into a Spanish-language music and talk radio station next week, New York City will lose its only remaining commercial progressive talk radio outlet.
Station employees first learned about the news in mid-December, with low advertising revenues blamed for the change, according to the New York Amsterdam News.
“It was a business decision,” John Campanario, host of the LGBT talk forum Out And About and a digital marketing executive for the station, told GBM News. "The antics of people like [right-wing talk show hosts] Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have put advertisers off talk radio, across the spectrum. This is happening nationally.”
Old Pudfark sez: " Yup it is happening nationally....and it's happening here, so say's a recent lamented soul.. "
Though, they generally hire it or cajole it out....no personal involvement and deniability thingy...historically speaking. 