Boston's WRKO-AM 680 to Debut The Grace Curley Show

[rocket21]

Looks like the YouTube blackout is over (for now). Grace's show (as well as Howie's) has returned to YouTube's live streaming this week.

 

[rocket21]

The YouTube blackout resumed soon thereafter; Grace's show is now streaming on Rumble: Grace Curley Show

 

[Kemosabe]

Interesting to see Curley's show picked up by a WHMP, a non-Howie affiliate. Howie mentioned yesterday that his show is now on a station in the southwest (New Mexico?). Should be interesting to see if they continue to pick up new affiliates with the shifting talk landscape.

Apparently her program didn't last long on WHMP.

From the WHMP website: You told us, we listened.

 

[Wimmmex]

Apparently her program didn't last long on WHMP.
From the WHMP website: You told us, we listened.

All liberal hosts? Sound like an editorial decision was made on the future of the station.

Isn't Thom Hartman syndicated by Russia Today? Quite different than Grace Curley!

Thom Hartmann Sticking with RT despite Resignations over Putin's Actions in Ukraine

 

[nowradioguy]

Apparently her program didn't last long on WHMP.

From the WHMP website: You told us, we listened.

It’s Northampton, for goodness’ sakes, a very liberal stronghold, what else could you expect?

 

[Kemosabe]

It’s Northampton, for goodness’ sakes, a very liberal stronghold, what else could you expect?

I should think the addition of Grace Curley was not a local decision.

 

[rocket21]

I suspect WHMP's line up will have about as much success as Air America.

 

[nowradioguy]

I should think the addition of Grace Curley was not a local decision.

Then was the deletion of Grace Curley also not a local decision?

 

[nowradioguy]

I suspect WHMP's line up will have about as much success as Air America.

It's a small market in very liberal territory, not far from the five colleges. It MAY have more of a chance than if it were Boston.

 

[davideduardo]

I suspect WHMP's line up will have about as much success as Air America.

Air America did not fail because it was liberal; it failed because the hosts were too intense and almost totally un-entertaining.

 

[raccoonradio]

WHMP is on several freqs including 1240 Greenfield as is owned by Saga. Saga has some
stations running Howie and/or Grace.They also
own 1490/106.9 WINQ Brattleboro VT which simulcasts country WINQ Winchester NH; that 1490 had also been progtalk for years as WKVT

 

[Methuselah]

It’s Northampton, for goodness’ sakes, a very liberal stronghold, what else could you expect?

First thought that entered my pea-brain.

 

[Kemosabe]

Then was the deletion of Grace Curley also not a local decision?

It was a locally influenced decision. The considerable audience blowback drifted all the way from Northampton to Michigan, whence the approval to restore Thom Hartmann to his previous time slot was vouchsafed.

 

[Kemosabe]

It's a small market in very liberal territory, not far from the five colleges. It MAY have more of a chance than if it were Boston.

Not only is Northampton not far from the five colleges, it is home to one of them. (The gates of Smith are a few blocks from City Hall and a short walk from WHMP.)

 

[nowradioguy]

Not only is Northampton not far from the five colleges, it is home to one of them. (The gates of Smith are a few blocks from City Hall and a short walk from WHMP.)

I'd've known that if I could've remembered the names of the five colleges.

 

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WHMP has been successful with a mostly liberal lineup for eons after Air America stopped being a thing. Plus they're increasing local news coverage. They'll be fine.

 

[vmorrison99]

Do they still carry Lars Larson. I could never figure how he fit in.

 

[Delete My Account]

According to the schedule they still carry Larson and Bohannon in overnights. There just aren't that many left leaning shows without airing repeats, so they had to air something in those slots.