Sniff.

[whometense]

No more AAR in Boston.

http://www.1200rumba.com/index.html

Wow, this sucks. I went to listen to Big Eddie in the car this afternoon, and found spanish talk instead.

:cry:

[Luftmensch067]

1. It sucks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn, what am I gonna do with no streaming audio at home?!?!

They simply have to find another station for Boston. That is all.

[rox63]

2. Yeah, this blows big-time

My car radio is back on NPR for now. I hope another station picks up the progressive talk format soon.

[whometense]

4. I had to set my alarm to WGBH.

I pretty much hate the Young Turks but they were still better than NPR. Sad.

[TayTay]

3. I will miss Stephanie Miller

I can get the streaming audio for her show on the WWAC station from DC. You sign up and subscribe and the audio feed is free. But it's not the same.

I guess I really ought to install that Sirius radio in the car now. Sigh!

[whometense]

5. Me too.

She's by far my favorite since Morning Sedition was so rudely cancelled.

Anyone else see this as payback for the November election? Maybe I'm being :tinfoilhat:ish, but it seems to me that this is not a coincidence. AAR bankruptcy, sure, but you can't tell me progressive talk didn't have huge potential in Boston - if they had had an audible signal and tried doing a little advertising.

[Luftmensch067]

6. Found this over at Air America Place

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Save_progressive_radio_boston/

Some people are speculating, as well, that in the summer when the 1430 signal gets strengthened there may be a chance progressive radio might make a comeback on that station...

[whometense]

7. Thanks!!

Just finished a post wondering what action could be taken.
http://toughenough.org/2006/12/progressive-talk-in-boston-dead-dead.html

I'll add that link!

[Luftmensch067]

8. Nice post! n/t

[whometense]

9. Thank you. :-)

I'm really po'd about this - joined the Yahoo group. There's a kos diary here:http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/12/21/203316/66 It's old, but maybe someone can write an updated one.

And a link to a good website here: http://ltradio.blogspot.com/

http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2006/12/19/two_am_stations_make_switch_to_latino_music/?p1=MEWell_Pos5

"Boston's Progressive Talk" flips to "Rumba" on Thursday

After weeks of speculation, Clear Channel stations WKOX (1200AM) and WXKS (1430AM) will switch from "Boston's Progressive Talk" to "La Nueva Rumba," both simulcasting a "tropical" format of primarily Spanish-language announcers and music, ranging from salsa, merengue, and bachata to the contemporary sound of reggaeton. The move will come Thursday at noon.

WKOX plans to boost its power to 50,000 watts by August. (The station currently operates at around 10,000 watts during the day.) After the upgrade, the two stations will separate , with WXKS getting its own, as yet undetermined format. Station management may look at returning the progressive talk format to WXKS when the power upgrade goes into effect, if no other station has picked it up.

Management hopes that the two stations will fare better than the similar-sounding "Mega" stations, WAMG-AM (890) and WLLH-AM (1400) which gave up on the "tropical" format and were sold.

The two stations began airing the progressive talk format, consisting of Ed Schultz and shows from Air America Radio, on October 4, 2004.

As mentioned in comments for this post, former listeners of the two simulcast stations have started a Yahoo! Group, and one supporter has reserved a domain name, Bostonprogressivetalk.net, which will be active within a few days.

Labels: Air America Radio, Radio Stations, WXKS/WKOX

[Luftmensch067]

10. I joined, too

and in 15 minutes I'll be off work for a WEEK, so I'll have time to help foment a rebellion!

[whometense]

11. excellent!