Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Premiere Sends Wake-Up Call To Cluster

Popular progressive talker Randi Rhodes is coming back to the airwaves. Rhodes recently announced that she has signed a deal with Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, to syndicate her show. Randi had a huge fan base when she was with Air America, and before she departed the recently cratered Nova-M network.

Who is Premiere Radio Networks? Well, they are the very same outfit which syndicates the Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and John Boy & Billy shows.

Which raises some questions: is there now a realistic chance to actually hear some progressive programming on Curtis Media's High Country Radio "cluster" of stations? If not, then why not? Premiere is not lacking in experience--and it has a clear track record that even High Country Radio cannot deny.
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Premiere Radio Networks Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere Radio is the number one radio network in the country...
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If High Country Radio carried Randi, people would listen. And they could finally open up some clearly under served market segments. Will they catch on?

1 comment:

BillO said...

I for one hope High Country Radio starts to carry some progressive talkers. Watauga is a progressive county--look at the election results. Hello?