Liberal talk invading Corpus Christi!

[MattNC]

next week, per Randi Rhodes at the end of her show yesterday. The likely station appears to be KEYS.

http://www.1440keys.com/

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=KEYS&service=AM

Glad to see a foothold established in W's home state.

[WestHoustonDem]

1. I heard that yesterday. Houston is jealous!

[bookman]

6. Very jealous!

I'd really like to be able to tune to AAR instead of the variety of cons we have on the air.

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. Houston needs AAR

How do we get them to listen to us??????

[Warpy]

2. I know a lot of Texas lefties

and they're some of the strongest, most committed folks out there.

I'm glad to see they're getting a little backup on the airwaves.

[Spiffarino]

3. Yee-Haw!!

We have AAR in at least two cities in North Carolina - Chapel Hill and here in my beloved Asheville.

Be afraid, freeps. Be very afraid.

[BamaLefty]

4. Next Up... south Alabama

I wish...

[ClintonTyree]

5. Liberal radio in "the body of Christ"................

it's about time Christ returned to his roots, he's been an unwilling spokesperson for the rabid right for too long. ;)

[Castilleja]

7. Wow! Seriously?

I live there, and that would be quite something, since there is only rightwing radio right now. If this is true, that makes my week!

[WolverineDG]

8. CC getting AAR??

I've got friends there. They'll be happy to hear that!

dg

[alarimer]

9. I hope this is true

One of the other stations now has a 30 local talk show called Progressive Forum (I do not think it is related to the one on Pacifica). One week they were very anti-development in regards to Padre Island. It was cool.

[Castilleja]

11. Alarimer, what station is this on?

I would love to check it out.

[alarimer]

12. 94.7 KBSO

At 9 am on Saturdays. I usually end up missing it because I over sleep but I catch it when I can.

[Castilleja]

13. Thanks! N/T

[2bfree]

10. GET OUT!!!!!!!!

I hope this isn't some sort of sick joke. I'm here in Aransas county which has to be one of the bluest places around, I would love to get AAR here!

[natureman]

14. WOW! YES! WHOOOOP!!!!!!!

I can't believe that I live here in South Texas and we got 12" of
snow on Christmas and now we are getting a progressive radio station.
How refreshing.

[sonias]

15. Here is the announcement from our progressive friends in CC

Saturday night at the Premier Party for the Progressive Forum radio show on KBSO 94.7 FM Texas Radio John Kelley, Host and Zee Zepeda, Producer announced that Progressive Media Group and Davila Broadcasting would be bringing Air America to Corpus Christi airwaves on Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 at 6:00 AM. Air America Radio will be aired on KCCT 1150 AM Radio Corpus Christi, the first station in Texas to carry it, joining 46 other stations around the U.S. Air America known as the progressive counterpoint to the Rush Limbaugh Show and his imitators features the Al Franken Show, the Randy Rhodes Show, Morning Sedition with Marc Maron and Mark Riley, the Majority Report with Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder, the Mike Malloy Show, The Revolution Starts Now with Steve Earle and others. The show will air 24 hours a day on KCCT 1150 AM Radio Corpus Christi. Progressive Forum produced by the Progressive Media Group is a local progressive interview and talk show currently on KBSO 94.7 FM Texas Radio at 9:00 AM Saturday Mornings. The Progressive Forum will be simulcast on both stations beginning February 12th.

For More Information contact
The Progressive Media Group
Zee Zepeda
361--779-4693
John Kelley
361-790-3868 use 361 from a land line
Davila Broadcasting
Manuel Davila
361-289-0999

For More Information on Air America
go to http://www.airamericaradio.com/
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Congratulations to John Kelly, Zee Zepeda and all the hardworking progressives in Corpus Christi. You make us proud!!

Sonia

[MattNC]

16. updated info

http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_3513683,00.html

One week from today, KCCT/1150-AM will become the first station in Texas to stream Air America, a New York satellite network that features left-of-center perspectives from personalities such as Al Franken, Mike Malloy, Steve Earle and Janeane Garofalo.

Air America, currently broadcast on 46 stations nationally, will replace 1150 AM's oldies format. Owned and managed by Manuel Davila, Air America Radio 1150 AM will continue to air Aviators games in the evenings.

Starting Feb. 12, 1150 AM will simulcast The Progressive Forum, John Kelley's morning talk show that airs on KBSO 94.7 FM. In about six months, director of sales and marketing Zee Zepeda plans to preempt Air America for local morning and afternoon shows. Kelley will helm the morning program; the afternoon host has not been chosen.

[alarimer]

22. it sucks that they'll preempt stuff.

I don't think I'll listen to local crap

[bluestateguy]

18. While I am happy for Corpus

I have to say that Austin would seem to be the more fertile grounds for a liberal radio network, at least for a first penetration into Texas.

But I harbor no ill will toward our Corpus DUers. Congratulations.

[WolverineDG]

19. Well,

I think once the bigger cities see that this change in format is bringing in the big bucks (& it will), it might not be too long before Austin/SA/Houston/Dallas get AAR or other progressive talk.
:)

dg

[cloud75]

20. the rio grande valley needs aar too..

we are blue all the way but we are losing ground cameron county(brownsville area) went red in 04. what can we do?

[sonias]

21. totally agree cloud75

South Texas is one of our blue strongholds, and we need to keep it. My family lives in the valley but I'm not familiar with potential radio stations that might carry aar. While I know we lost ground in Cameron, I also think we just didn't get our voters out. Cameron should be blue, bu$h barely won. It was something like 300 votes.

Sonia

[Castilleja]

23. It's the 16th, has anyone actually heard this radio

yet? I have not, wonder what is up?

[WolverineDG]

24. According to an email

I received from a friend who lives in Corpus, there are still some technical things to be straightened out before AAR goes live. They were always shooting for a late Feb. premiere. I guess someone just jumped the gun a bit.

Haven't heard anything since. bummer, because I'll be in CC tomorrow & Friday (any DUers wanna hook up? let me know by noon Thrusday because I'll be computerless until I get home). I was hoping to be able to listen to AAR w/o dragging my satellite radio stuff around.

dg

[alarimer]

25. That radio is vey low-powered

So my guess is that they are replacing the transmitter. I was listening to the other station 94.7 and the DJ (Pudge) was talking to an engineer and asked him if he was the one bringing AAR and the guy said yes. Then Pudge proceeded to ask him his political affiliation! The guy sort of declined to answer. IT was funny. This is the same radio station that a few years ago (3 or so), when Steve Earle's CD Jerusalem came out and he got a lot of flack for John Walker's Blues, procceded to play not one but two Steve Earle songs (although not that one) after some idiot called in and asked them to ban Earle because of that song! So they have some guts. And this radio station seems to be a real family-run organization (definitely not Clear Channel). So I hope they can make it with Air America.

[Castilleja]

26. Thanks for the info...

I just had not heard anything and was wondering if someone changed their mind or ?? I keep hopefully tuning in, but no such luck so far. I'll keep an ear out then!

[alarimer]

27. It just came on this weekend

Better late than never. I was driving around today listening to the reruns of Al Franken and Majority Report. So it seems to be up and running finally.

[Castilleja]

28. I heard it!

Finally. Cool, got it saved on my presets.