(From the "Stars & Stripes"...)
American Forces Radio this week began airing “The Ed Schultz Show,” nearly two months after the controversial host was originally scheduled to hit the airwaves.
The first hour of Schultz’s daily show, along with the first hour of the Al Franken radio show and the Sean Hannity show, will be broadcast Monday through Friday over the network’s Voice Channel. The decision to add the shows is designed to “provide a balance of popular political viewpoints,” AFR officials said in a statement.
American Forces Radio and Television Services director Mel Russell said all three shows have substantial U.S. audiences, and that officials try to reflect that popularity in their programming decisions.
But Russell said not everyone may be able to hear the new shows.
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http://www.stripes.com/articleprint.asp?section=104&article=33556
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American Forces Radio this week began airing “The Ed Schultz Show,” nearly two months after the controversial host was originally scheduled to hit the airwaves.
The first hour of Schultz’s daily show, along with the first hour of the Al Franken radio show and the Sean Hannity show, will be broadcast Monday through Friday over the network’s Voice Channel. The decision to add the shows is designed to “provide a balance of popular political viewpoints,” AFR officials said in a statement.
American Forces Radio and Television Services director Mel Russell said all three shows have substantial U.S. audiences, and that officials try to reflect that popularity in their programming decisions.
But Russell said not everyone may be able to hear the new shows.
(Read this article at the following link
http://www.stripes.com/articleprint.asp?section=104&article=33556
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