Reply #46: I'm mad as hell and I don't want to take it anymore [View All]

[ladym55]

First, progressive radio is GREAT!! I LOVE Stephanie Miller, Randi Rhodes, and Rachel Maddow. I also listen to Thom Hartmann. They are smart and informed as are their listeners.

That being said ... I am SICK and tired of Clear Channel and the other corporate types making it impossible to listen to progressive radio. I know the Mic in Madison had to fight to keep their high-rated channel on the air. I live in Akron, Ohio, and our progressive station disappeared not long after Ted Strickland and Sherrod Brown swept into office in 2006. The replacement has ratings SO low, it doesn't even show up in the ratings book. Tell me that it was about making money. In the words of Rachel Maddow, BULL PUCKEY!

Somehow the stranglehold of these few corporate owners who only want their conservative propaganda spewed forth needs to be stopped. There is most definitely an audience for progressive radio. It IS entertaining AND informative. The hosts ACTUALLY SPEND TIME RESEARCHING THE NEWS OF THE DAY!!! They don't pull things out of their collective a$$es a la Limbaugh, Hannity, and their ilk.

In the meantime, I will continue to stream the Mic in the morning, Nova M in the afternoon, and download my Stephcasts for my daily commute.

WE WON THE DAMNED ELECTION IN A LANDSLIDE. IT'S TIME WE STARTED GETTING OUR VOICES HEARD. :grr: