Vows fight to keep progressive radio on air.....

[a kennedy]

The crowd at the High Noon Saloon hit its 399-person capacity at 7:20 p.m.

The draw was not the usual touring band or local act, but a rally where listeners and advertisers of The Mic 92.1 vowed to continue fighting Clear Channel's recent decision to replace its progressive talk station with Fox Sports Radio.

"From up here, this doesn't look like a dead format," said Aldous Tyler of the Madison Pagan Unity Council as he addressed the crowd.

Tyler said the nation's eyes were on Madison as it took on a media conglomerate over an unpopular programming change.

"This has ripples," he said. "We win, this goes everywhere."

Tom Hamer, who does door security at the bar, said 490 people in all turned out over the course of Tuesday night to listen to Air America co-founder Terry Kelly, former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, local business owners and media reformers denounce Clear Channel's move.

http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/index.php?ntid=111035&ntpid=0

[DainBramaged]

1. Fox pays more, Democracy trumped again by Murdock

No hope. If the advertisers want the change, we lose. And I am positive contracts have been signed.

Fuck Fox.

[LTR]

3. Clear Channel owns FOX Sports Radio

News Corp. actually doesn't have much to do with it. Same with FOX News Radio. CC basically borrows the name and does their own thing.

I do think the CC regional manager has it in for the format. He just oversaw the dumping of the format in Cincy, and there's some vague rumors regarding WTPG in Columbus.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

2. The future is on your computer

Only internet-based broadcasting offers real freedom of unfettered expression, coupled with a level of interactivty neither terrestrial radio nor satellite radio will ever achieve.

Give a listen sometime! http://www.headonradionetwork.com

I think you'll be glad you did!