Here is an amusing look at why Air America will never succeed. I listen to it from time to time, and it is nothing but hate-filled diatribes with hosts that only believe the facts in their heads. What I heard was spewing invectiveness, utterly worthless in my opinion. No wonder these guys aren't getting anywhere.
And this comes from that bastion of the Left Coast, the LA Times: Why the Liberals Can't Keep Air America From Spiraling In
The liberal Air America Radio, just past its first birthday, has probably enjoyed more free publicity than any enterprise in recent history. But don't believe the hype: Air America's left-wing answer to conservative talk radio is failing, just as previous efforts to find liberal Rush Limbaughs have failed.Wait a second, you say, didn't I read that Air America has expanded to more than 50 markets? That's true, but let's put things in perspective: Conservative pundit and former Reagan official William J. Bennett's morning talk show, launched at the same time as Air America, reaches nearly 124 markets, including 18 of the top 20, joining the growing ranks of successful right-of-center talk programs (Limbaugh is still the ratings leader, drawing more than 15 million listeners a week).
The reason their ratings are so low is they only appeal to one small demographic, that of the militant left-wing hatemongers. Anybody else has since grown up and moved on to either NPR or Conservative talk-radio.
But as long as there are rich Liberals, there will be venture capital to keep Air America alive, because right now it's on life support and it should have "DO NOT REVIVE" tattooed on it.
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