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发帖数: 29846 | 1 December 20, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston
WVKO, a left-wing radio station in Columbus, Ohio, is going under. Even
after being the dutiful soldiers for team Obama the station can’t pay its
bills. And as the station goes down the tubes they are pointing fingers. At
Obama!
Talkers Magazine recently posted the announcement that WVKO, Ohio’s
Progressive Radio, will cease operations for 2013. The station will replace
the progressive shows with a new Gospel format.
“In a post at the station’s website, Richards spreads the blame around to
everyone from the Obama campaign to local advertisers,” Talkers says.
Boy did WVKO’s Richards “spread the blame,” too. On the station’s
website, it is a veritable whinefest.
It is with great sadness I must inform WVKO’s listeners that once again
, Progressive Talk will be silenced on the Columbus airwaves. Our one-year
lease on the station is about to expire, and at this time there is no way
that we can continue operating the station. So as of midnight on Sunday,
December 16th, the new operators will be airing a gospel format on WVKO.
Once again, we had a good run with the station, and we were happy to in some
small way contribute to the success that the Democrats enjoyed in November.
Unfortunately, it was not a two-way street, and lack of advertising support
from the Obama campaign all the way down to local races ensured that we
will be unable to continue into the new year. I put my time, money, heart
and soul into doing what I believed to be important for the country, but
those who benefited most from our efforts chose to spend their campaign
dollars elsewhere. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice….Well, we can
’t get fooled again. Also, a number of advertisers who supported the
station in the past chose to turn their backs on us this time. I can’t say
why, since they would not return our calls. I want to thank our advertisers,
supporters and you the listeners for everything, and i hope that
Progressive Talk can somehow return to Columbus in the future.
As conservative talk show host Tony Katz asks,
If a progressive talk station can’t get community support after
November, when will they ever get support? Or, as they advocate about birth
control and abortion, should radio just be free?
Nothing is ever free. Someone must pay to keep the lights on. WVKO
proves a key component of Capitalism – where there is no market support, no
product can be sold.
Obviously, “progressive radio” thinks it is above capitalism. |
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