List of former progressive talk radio stations
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| Area | Arbitron market | Station | Dates | Notes |
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| Phoenix, AZ | 15 | KXXT 1010AM | Station dropped AAR in early 2006 after being sold. AAR eventually moved to KPHX | |
| Little Rock, AK | 85 | KDXE 1380AM | 3/06-3/07 | Carried a majority AAR programming and was leased by Nova M Radio. Switched to ESPN radio in March 2007 after lease ended. [1] |
| Fresno, CA | 66 | KFPT 790AM | -4/07 | Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped progressive talk in April 2007 upon sale of station. [2] |
| Quincy, CA | KPCO | 1370AM | Formerly carried Ed Schultz | |
| Sacramento, CA | 26 | KCTC 1320AM | -2/07 | Moved to KCTC from KSAC. Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped AAR in Feb. 2007. |
| Sacramento, CA | 26 | KSAC 1240AM | Switched to gospel music | |
| San Diego, CA | 17 | KLSD | 2004-11/12/07 | Owned by Clear Channel. Switched to sports on Nov. 12, 2007. |
| Santa Cruz, CA | KOMY 1340AM | -1/07 | Carries a majority AAR programming. Station was reportedly planning on dropping Air America in November 2006. Dropped AAR in January '07 for oldies music. [3] | |
| New Haven, CT | 107 | WAVZ 1300AM | -2/07 | Owned by Clear Channel. Carried a majority AAR programming. Flipped to ESPN radio in Feb. 2007. |
| Key West, FL | 291 | WKIZ 1500AM | Once carried AAR programming. Now a Spanish language music format. | |
| Sarasota, FL | 74 | WSRQ 1450AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Used to air the Jerry Springer Show. | |
| Atlanta, GA | 10 | WMLB 1690AM | -2/07 | Air America's Atlanta area affiliate dropped all but Al Franken's show on June 11 2006, after the station was sold to JW Broadcasting.[1] AAR programming ended when Franken ended his show in Feb. 2007.
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| Honolulu, HI | KUMU 1500AM | Flipped to Sporting News Radio | ||
| Lihue, HI | - | KQNG | Island of Kauai. Only carried The Al Franken Show. | |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | WNTD 950AM | Station owners dropped AAR in April 2004 after a payment dispute. [4] | |
| Davenport, IA | 143 | WKBF | 1270AM | Programming terminated effective December 5, 2006. Switched to Christian programming following sale of station. [5]. |
| Iowa City, IA | - | KXIC | 800AM | Carried only Thom Hartmann and Randi Rhodes, both no longer on schedule as of Feb. 2007.
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| Baton Rouge, LA | 77 | WPYR | 1380AM [6] | Switched to Hallelujah Gospel music in late 2007. |
| Lafayette, LA | 103 | KEUN | 1490AM | Switched to primarily conservative talk around August 2007 |
| New Orleans, LA | 47 | WSMB | 1350AM | Dropped AAR in November 2006. [7]. |
| Portland, ME | 167 | WLVP | 870AM | Station dropped AAR on June 1, 2007 for ESPN Radio. |
| Petoskey, MI | 192 | WWKK | 750AM | Station sold. AAR programming moved to sister stations WJML and WLDR. |
| Duluth, MN | 204 | KQDS | 1490AM | Switched to Oldies in Feb. 2007 [8] |
| Ely, MN | - | WELY | 1450AM | switched to sports |
| St. Louis, MO | WGNU | website | Switched to gospel music | |
| St. Louis, MO | KRFT | website | Switched to sports | |
| Lake Tahoe, NV | - | KTHO | 590AM | Station dropped AAR and returned to local programming in August 2005. [9] |
| Boston, MA | 11 | WKOX & WXKS | 1200 AM & 1430AM | Owned by Clear Channel; flipped to Radio Rumba on December 20, 2006 [10] |
| Missoula, MT | KKNS | 105.9FM | Switched to Jack FM in March 2006. [11] | |
| Buffalo, NY | 52 | WHLD | 1270AM | Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped the format in December 2006. [12] |
| Binghamton, NY | 179 | WYOS | 1360AM | [13] The Nov. 13, 2006 edition of North East Radio Watch reports that WYOS has switched from Air America to ESPN sports. |
| New York, NY | 1 | WLIB | 1190AM | First flagship station. Owners dropped AAR on Sept. 1, 2006. [14] and switched to gospel. AAR moved to WWRL |
| Akron, OH | 73 | WJMP | 1520AM | Dropped AAR for sports in June 2005. [15]. AAR moved to WARF in July 2005. |
| Akron, OH | 73 | WARF | 1350AM | Owned by Clear Channel; Switched to All Sports March 30, 2007[16] |
| Cincinnati, OH | 28 | WSAI | 1360AM | Owned by Clear Channel; Moved to 1360 WSAI from 1530 WCKY. WSAI dropped format in December 2006. [17] |
| Cleveland, OH | WTAM | 1100AM | Dropped the Jerry Springer Show, its only AAR programming, in March 2006. | |
| Columbus, OH | 38 | WTPG | 1230AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Carried a majority AAR programming. Switched to mostly conservative talk programming on January 7, 2007. Programs include Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Quinn & Rose, Laura Ingraham, Jim Rome, Gary Sullivan, and Dave Ramsey. [18] |
| Warren, OH | WANR | 1570AM | Changed formats to Christian programming following an ownership dispute in April 2005 [2]A few weeks later, the group seeking to switch the station's format was able to purchase the station, and the Air America programming was discontinued permanently. | |
| Albany, OR | - | KTHH | 990AM | Switched to country. |
| Eugene, OR | KOPT | 1450AM | Purchased by Oregon Public Broadcasting | |
| Medford, OR | KEZX | 730AM | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 6 | WHAT | 1340AM | Only carried Al Franken and Randi Rhodes. Station dropped both shows in September of 2005.[19] |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 23 | WURP | 1550AM | Carried the Young Turks morning show Mon. - Fri. and AAR on Saturday afternoons. Dropped AAR programming on April 15 2007 for business radio following station sale. [20] |
| Providence, RI | WHJJ | 920AM | October 15, 2004. Carried only Franken and Rhodes. Station dropped AAR in September of 2005.[21] | |
| Charleston, SC | 59 | WLTQ | 730AM | Flipped to adult standards in September 2005 as "WLTQ - The Music Of Your Life" [22] |
| Chattanooga, TN | 106 | WDOD | 1310AM | After 11 months, WDOD dropped AAR in favor of hits of the 1950s to 1970s in August 2006. [23] |
| Memphis, TN | 49 | WSMB | 680AM | Switched to Fox Sports Sept 1st, 2007 per Radio Online. WSMB call sign moved from New Orleans to Memphis (formerly WWTQ) following hurricane Katrina, which is why WSMB appears twice in this list |
| Austin, TX | 42 | KOKE | 1600AM | Station was sold and began broadcasting Tejano music as of October 17th, 2007. |
| Dallas, TX | KXEB | 910AM | Station sold. Dropped Air America on Oct. 1, 2006 for Catholic-oriented format. [24] | |
| San Antonio, TX | KRPT | 92.5FM | Switched to country music. | |
| San Antonio, TX | 30 | KTXX | 103.1FM | Fringe signal in San Antonio. Carries a majority AAR programming. Switched to Spanish language programming in December 2006 [25] |
KPTQ, Spokane Washington switched from Progressive Talk to Country Music around first week of April, 2012.
External links
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- LTR, master list of compiled stations
- Air America's own list of stations
- Daily Kos' dKosopedia listing of stations
- NonStop Radio clearinghouse for grassroots efforts to promote progressive radio
- Wikipedia list of Air America Radio affiliates
- Left Space list of stations
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