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Is ESPN dropping sports to take flight?

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From Roby Brock's Talk Business Blog, Grant Merril reported Thursday...

"Rumors are running rampant throughout central Arkansas that the left-leaning Air America Network will soon find an affiliate on the Little Rock radio airwaves. Air America’s most prominent on-air personality is comedian and political pundit Al Franken.

A call to the Illinois based Nova-M Radio confirms that they are in the process of coming to the capitol city, however the spokesperson would not confirm as to what frequency.

All speculation right now points to KDXE 1380 AM, the area’s ESPN affiliate. The station’s morning show anchored by Today’s THV sports personality Wess Moore was dismissed a few weeks back, and sources close to the station indicate changes are afoot.

Nova M, a company started by Air America founders Sheldon and Anita Drobny is apparently obtaining network affiliates by purchasing or leasing radio stations across the nation. According to a recent article from the Society of Professional Journalists, the couple hopes to control between twenty and twenty five stations in the coming year.

KDXE-AM is currently owned by the Austin, Texas-based Simmons Media Group which owns a number of sports stations across the country including KSUD 730 AM in West Memphis. Calls to the corporate headquarters were not returned."

Check out the <a href=http://www.talkbusiness.net/Weblogs/WeblogItemDetail.aspx?WebLogItemID=9547c711-0418-44b7-ae4a-b58ed70762e7&WeblogID=2c1ca2ae-06e6-4883-9e3a-554f31d9db55> link</a>.

I wonder if it filps will they keep the Travs games?
 
> AIR AMERICA IN LITTLE ROCK?! I WOULD LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
>

i listen to Air America here in Memphis allot
I love Fraken.
You may hate Randy Rhodes at first if you dont love her right away. Eventually you may find much to your suprise you have fallen in love with her.
 
> > AIR AMERICA IN LITTLE ROCK?! I WOULD LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
> >
>
> i listen to Air America here in Memphis allot
> I love Fraken.
> You may hate Randy Rhodes at first if you dont love her
> right away. Eventually you may find much to your suprise
> you have fallen in love with her.


or you may be like the rest of us in memphis and know it's not worth listening to...look at their #s
.............they cant be here much longer..
 
> or you may be like the rest of us in memphis and know it's
> not worth listening to...look at their #s
> .............they cant be here much longer..

Air American replaced Music of Your Life in Memphis and lost about 60% of the audience in just two books.

How long can a network survive if it has to pay the affilites to carry it?

Or buy or lease the stations?

AAR's backer's are letting political emotions get the better of their business sense...but then, it's their money...for a little while, anyway.



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> > > AIR AMERICA IN LITTLE ROCK?! I WOULD LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
> > >
> >
> > i listen to Air America here in Memphis allot
> > I love Fraken.
> > You may hate Randy Rhodes at first if you dont love her
> > right away. Eventually you may find much to your suprise
> > you have fallen in love with her.
>
>
> or you may be like the rest of us in memphis and know it's
> not worth listening to...look at their #s
> .............they cant be here much longer..
>
It's not for you, I dont want to listen to what you like, Thats why I want an alternative to the regualr Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity stuff you like. I absolutly care nothing about her numbers, I listen to podcasts that only like 20 people listen to. Its 2006 so Im gonna act like it.
 
>
> >
> It's not for you, I dont want to listen to what you like,
> Thats why I want an alternative to the regualr Rush Limbaugh
> and Sean Hannity stuff you like. I absolutly care nothing
> about her numbers, I listen to podcasts that only like 20
> people listen to. Its 2006 so Im gonna act like it.


not trying to bash you personally,sorry if you took it that way...

"Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity stuff you like"

dont listen to them either though i may lean more to their side ,they too,only show one side.
 
> > AIR AMERICA IN LITTLE ROCK?! I WOULD LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
> >
>
> i listen to Air America here in Memphis allot
> I love Fraken.
> You may hate Randy Rhodes at first if you dont love her
> right away. Eventually you may find much to your suprise
> you have fallen in love with her.
>

First, I've been listening to Randi Rhodes over the Internet since she was a local down in West Palm Beach. Her show is like Jim Rome's: it's an acquired taste, but after a while, you'll grow to love it.

If Air America in Little Rock comes true, I'll be so jealous of you guys. Hope it works out.<P ID="signature">______________
"...and the countdown continues until the neanderthals that govern college football do something about their pathetic postseason."--Tim Brando, Sporting News Radio</P>
 
Frankly, I am saddened by this. The closest ESPN radio signal is 96.3 out of Mena, and the signal stops at Benton. Yes, I know there's an internet, but when I'm driving, I obviously can't listen.If ESPN leaves 1380, I hope another station can pick it up (and not 92.7). Perhaps Citadel will decide they no longer need four or five stations simulcasting KARN, and they could pick it up.
 
Is ESPN dropping sports to take flight? Answer: YES

It's official. They are switching Monday, and they will keep the Travs.
 
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