List of Air America Radio affiliates
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This is a list of stations that were affiliated with Air America Radio at the time of its shutdown in January 2010.
Conventional radio
| Eastern Time Zone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | U.S. Market Share Rank of City (Not station or programming)[1] | Identifier | Station | Notes | |
| New York City, New York | 1 | WWRL | 1600 AM | Carried Ron Reagan, Rachel Maddow, and Richard Greene from Air America; produced its own morning show and local interest programming on weekend afternoons, as well as Alan Colmes, Al Sharpton, and Ed Schultz. Now an affiliate of Black Information Network. | |
| Asheville, North Carolina | 161 | WPEK | 880 AM | Owned by iHeartMedia; Carried AAR programming airing in daytime. Now ESPN | |
| Augusta, Georgia | 102 | WAAW | 94.7 FM | Now an Urban Gospel station. | |
| Bangor, Maine | WZON-FM | 103.1 FM | Carried Montel Across America and Ron Reagan Jr. Now an AAA-formatted station. | ||
| Bennington, Vermont | WBTN | 1370 AM | Carried only the Thom Hartman Show. Now a variety-formatted station. | ||
| Brattleboro, Vermont | - | WKVT | 1490 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a Country station. | |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 43 | WCHL | 1360 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a News/Talk station. | |
| Charlottesville, Virginia | 231 | WVAX | 1450 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a sports station affiliated with ESPN Radio. | |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 90 | WOIC | 1230 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming, but frequently preempted them for sports. Became a full-time sports station upon Air America's bankruptcy. Now AAA | |
| Daytona, Florida | 78 | WPUL | 1590 AM | Owned by Andala Enterprises, Inc. Carries Lionel. Now talk/gospel | |
| Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, Florida | ? | WNWF | 1120 AM | Owned by Andala Enterprises, Inc. Carries Thom Hartmann. Now adult standards | |
| Detroit, Michigan | 9 | WDTW | 1310 AM | Owned by Clear Channel Communications. Carried the majority of AAR programming. Later sold to Pedro Zamora and is now Spanish. | |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 67 | WTKG | 1230 AM | Owned by iHeartMedia. Carried the majority of AAR programming, but also carried conservative Glenn Beck. Continues with progressive talk. | |
| Huntington, West Virginia | 156 | WCMI | 1340 AM | Carried a majority AAR programming with sports on the weekends. Station moved from WRVC in November 2006. WRVC switched to all-sports programming. WCMI is also now all-sports, as an affiliate of ESPN Radio. | |
| Ithaca, New York | 281 | WNYY | 1470 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now airs an Oldies format. | |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 47(?) | WJSJ | 105.3 FM | Owned by Tama Radio Licenses of Jacksonville, Fl, Inc. Now simulcasts WKBX out of Kingsland, GA, as WYKB. | |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 82 | WHMP | 1240 AM/1400 AM/1600 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a news/talk station. | |
| State College, Pennsylvania | 82 | WBLF | 970 AM | Carried only the Thom Hartmann Show. Now a news/talk station. | |
| Tampa Bay, Florida | 18 | WTAN | 1340 AM | Carried only Lionel until June 21, 2009. Broadcasts a mix of talk audio and adult standards. | |
| Washington, D.C. | 8 | WZAA | 1050 AM | Leased by Air America from June 17, 2009, until bankruptcy and carried most of the AAR lineup. Now a Regional Mexican-formatted station. | |
| Central Time Zone | |||||
| Location | Rank [2] | Identifier | Station | Notes | |
| Chicago, Illinois | 3 | WCPT | 820 AM, 92.5 FM, 92.7 FM, 99.9 FM | Carried the Ron Reagan Show and Clout on weekdays and some AAM programming on weekends. Webstream carried AAM programming overnight. The 820 AM and 92.5 FM frequencies continue with progressive talk, while 92.7 FM and 99.9 FM broadcast a Polish-language ethnic format. The FM frequencies broadcast a Dance Hits format (as "Dance Factory") at night. | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 16 | KTNF | 950 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Continues with progressive talk. | |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 96 | WXXM | 92.1 FM | First FM affiliate, Owned by iHeartMedia. Was planning on switching to all-sports in January 2007, but eventually backed out after listener backlash.[3] Now adult hits | |
| Marion, Illinois | 235 | WINI | 1420 AM | Carried only the Thom Hartmann Show. Now an Oldies station. | |
| Mountain Time Zone | |||||
| Location | Rank [4] | Identifier | Station | Notes | |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 70 | KABQ | 1350 AM | Owned by iHeartMedia. Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now All-Podcast. | |
| Denver, Colorado | 22 | KKZN | 760 AM | Owned by iHeartMedia. Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a news/talk station. | |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | 236 | KTRC | 1260 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Continues with progressive talk. | |
| Sheridan, Wyoming | - | KYTI | HD 93.7-3 FM | Only available on HD radio. KYTI ceased broadcasting the HD3 signal with Air America's bankruptcy. | |
| Taos, New Mexico | - | KVOT | 1340 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Continues with progressive talk. | |
| Pacific Time Zone | |||||
| Location | Rank [5] | Identifier | Station | Notes | |
| Astoria, Oregon | - | KVAS | 1230 AM | Carried only Thom Hartmann. Now a classic hits-formatted station. | |
| Eureka, California | - | KGOE | 1480 AM | Carried only Thom Hartmann. Now an oldies-formatted station. | |
| Los Angeles, California | 2 | KTLK | 1150 AM | Owned by iHeartMedia. Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a conservative talk-formatted station. | |
| Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, California | 80 | KRXA | 540 AM | Carried some weekend programming from AAR. Now a religious station broadcasting in Spanish. | |
| North Bend, Oregon | - | KBBR | 1340 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Continues with progressive talk. | |
| Palm Springs, California | 137 | KPTR | 1340 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now Adult Standards | |
| Portland, Oregon | 24 | KPOJ | 620 AM | One of the first Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia)-owned affiliates. Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a sports talk-formatted station. | |
| Reno, Nevada | 124 | KJFK | 1230 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a Variety Hits-formatted station. | |
| San Francisco, California | 4 | KKGN | 960 AM | Owned by iHeartMedia. Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a business talk-formatted station, affiliated with Bloomberg Radio. | |
| San Luis Obispo, California | 173 | KYNS | 1340 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now an Alternative rock -formatted station. | |
| Santa Barbara, California | 207 | KIST | 1340 AM | Owned by Clear Channel and carried Thom Hartmann. Later sold to California Lutheran University and is now a public radio station affiliated with NPR. | |
| Seattle, Washington | 14 | KPTK | 1090 AM | The Ron Reagan Show was broadcast from the station. Later a sports-formatted station affiliated with CBS Sports Radio; now a conservative talk station. | |
| Spokane, Washington | 92 | KPTQ | 1280 AM | Owned by iHeartMedia. Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a Classic Hip Hop | |
| Victor Valley, California | 126 | KSZL | 1230 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a news/talk-formatted station. | |
| Alaska/Hawaii Time Zones | |||||
| Location | Rank [6] | Identifier | Station | Notes | |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 171 | KUDO | 1080 AM | Carried the majority of AAR programming. Now a talk-formatted station. | |
Former affiliates
| Location | Rank [7] | Identifier | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, Ohio | 73 | WJMP | 1520 AM | Dropped AAR for sports in June 2005. AAR moved to WARF in July 2005. Now Defunct |
| Akron, Ohio | 73 | WARF | 1350 AM | Owned by Clear Channel; Switched to All Sports March 30, 2007,[8] In which is still being used as of 2020 |
| Albany, Oregon | - | KTHH | 990 AM | Switched to country. Now comedy radio |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 147 | WLBY | 1290 AM | Owned by Clear Channel; No longer carries any Air America programming. Changed to a "business talk" format in March 2009. Now News/Talk |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 10 | WMLB | 1690 AM | Air America's Atlanta area affiliate dropped all but Al Franken's show on June 11, 2006, after the station was sold to JW Broadcasting.[9] AAR programming ended when Franken ended his show in Feb. 2007. Now Defunct |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey | 141 | WTAA | 1490 AM | Switched to Mexican regional format in October 2008. Now Sports Talk |
| Austin, Texas | 42 | KOKE | 1600 AM | Station was sold to Encino Broadcasting LLC. It began broadcasting Tejano music as of October 17, 2007 and still airing as of 2020. |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 77 | WPYR | 1380 AM | Switched to Hallelujah Gospel music in late 2007 and still airing as of 2020. |
| Binghamton, New York | 179 | WYOS | 1360 AM | The Nov. 13, 2006 edition of North East Radio Watch reports that WYOS has switched from Air America to ESPN sports. Now CBS sports radio |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 11 | WKOX & WXKS |
1200 AM & 1430 AM | Owned by Clear Channel; flipped to Radio Rumba on December 20, 2006 [10] 1200 AM, now WXKS, planned to switch to conservative talk on March 8, 2010, according to Clear Channel. WKOX & WXKS has now switched call letters with News/Talk and Spanish formats respectively now separately |
| Brainerd, Minnesota | - | WWWI | 1270 AM | Carried only the Al Franken Show. |
| Buffalo, New York | 52 | WHLD | 1270 AM | Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped the format in December 2006. Now CBS Sports Radio |
| Buffalo, New York | 52 | WWKB | 1520 AM | Carries only the Randi Rhodes Show and Lionel. Dropped in April 2008 after Rhodes moved to Nova M. Now ESPN Radio |
| Burlington, Vermont/Plattsburgh, New York | 136 | WTWK
1070 |
Moved from the stronger 24-hour signal of WVAA 1390 to the daytime-only signal of WTWK in August 2006. Carries a majority AAR programming.
Replaced by EVE 1070 women talk radio on Monday, March 3., 2007. Now Classic rap | |
| Charleston, South Carolina | WLTQ | 730 AM | Flipped to standards in September 2005 as "WLTQ - The Music Of Your Life" Now Christian | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 106 | WDOD | 1310 AM | After 11 months, WDOD dropped AAR in favor of hits of the 1950s to 1970s in August 2006.[11] Now Defunct |
| Chicago, Illinois | 3 | WNTD | 950 AM | Station owners dropped AAR in April 2004 after a payment dispute.[12] Now Christian |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 28 | WSAI | 1360 AM | Owned by Clear Channel; Moved to 1360 WSAI from 1530 WCKY. WSAI dropped format in December 2006.[13] Now Christian |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WTAM | 1100 AM | Dropped the Jerry Springer Show, its only AAR programming, in March 2006. | |
| Columbus, Ohio | 38 | WTPG | 1230 AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Carried a majority AAR programming. Switched to mostly conservative talk programming on January 7, 2007. Programs include Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Quinn & Rose, Laura Ingraham, Jim Rome, Gary Sullivan, and Dave Ramsey.[14] Now classic hip hop |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 139 | KCCT | 1150 AM | No longer airing any AAR programming. Now classic hits |
| Dallas, Texas | KXEB | 910 AM | Station sold. Dropped Air America on Oct. 1, 2006 for Catholic-oriented format,[15] Which is Still being used as of 2020 | |
| Davenport, Iowa | 143 | WKBF | 1270 AM | Programming terminated effective December 5, 2006. Switched to Christian programming following sale of station.[16] |
| Duluth, Minnesota | 204 | KQDS | 1490 AM | Switched to Oldies in Feb. 2007 [17] Now sports |
| El Paso, Texas | 76 | KHRO | 1650 AM | Switched to oldies in April 2007.[18] Now classic hits |
| Ely, Minnesota | WELY | 1450 AM | Now Variety | |
| Eugene, Oregon | 150 | KOPT | 1600 AM | Carried a majority AAR programming. Flipped to OPB Radio and changed calls to KOPB on February 20, 2008. Still a member of OPB radio as of 2020 |
| Fresno, California | 66 | KFPT | 790 AM | Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped AAR in April 2007.[19] Now sports radio |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 63 | KHKA | Carries a majority AAR programming. Now CBS Sports Radio | |
| Iowa City, Iowa | KXIC | 800 AM | Carried only Thom Hartmann and Randi Rhodes, both no longer on schedule as of Feb. 2007. | |
| Key West, Florida | 291 | WKIZ | 1500 AM | Once carried AAR programming. Now a Defunct. |
| Kihei, Hawaii | KAOI | 1110 AM | Island of Maui. Carried only one hour of Al Franken, dropped as of Feb. 2007. | |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 103 | KEUN | 1490 AM | Switched to primarily conservative talk around August 2007. Now News/Talk/Information |
| Lake Tahoe, Nevada | KTHO | 590 AM | Station dropped AAR and returned to local programming in August 2005.[20] Now Classic Hits | |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 85 | KDXE | 1380 AM | Carried a majority AAR programming and was leased by Nova M Radio. Switched to ESPN radio in March 2007 after lease ended. Now Gospel |
| Lihue, Hawaii | KQNG | 570 AM | Island of Kauai. Only carried The Al Franken Show. Now country | |
| Medford-Ashland, Oregon | 210 | KEZX | 730 AM | Carried only Thom Hartmann. Flipped to Fox Sports Radio on February 4, 2008. Still with fox sports radio as of 2020 |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 49 | WSMB | 680 AM | Switched to Fox Sports Sept 1st, 2007 per Radio Online. WSMB call sign moved from New Orleans to Memphis (formerly WWTQ) following Hurricane Katrina, which is why WSMB appears twice in this list. This Memphis station is now ESPN radio |
| Miami, Florida | 12 | WINZ | 940 AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Converted to sports talk in April 2009. The reason stated on the WINZ website was that the progressive talk format was causing the station to lose money and that sports talk is more profitable.[citation needed] Former host Nicole Sandler pointed out that the station had a weak signal at night and made no marketing effort.[21] Still using sports talk as of 2020 |
| Missoula, Montana | KKNS | 105.9 FM | Switched to Jack FM in March 2006.[22] Now KFGM with a variety format | |
| Montpelier/Barre/St. Johnsbury, Vermont | WDEV | 550 AM/96.1 FM | Has no AAR programming on schedule. Now Variety | |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 107 | WAVZ | 1300 AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Carried a majority AAR programming. Flipped to ESPN radio in Feb. 2007. Still with ESPN radio in 2020 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 47 | WSMB | 1350 AM | Dropped AAR in November 2006.[23] Now WWWL with classic R&B |
| New York City, New York | 1 | WLIB | 1190 AM | First flagship station.[24] Owners (Inner City Broadcasting Corporation) dropped AAR on Sept. 1, 2006 and switched to gospel. AAR moved to WWRL[25] Still using gospel as of 2020 |
| Petoskey, Michigan | 192 | WWKK | 750 AM | Station sold. AAR programming moved to sister stations WJML and WLDR. |
| Petoskey, Michigan | 192 | WJML | 1110 AM | Carries Ed Schultz and Alan Colmes - which are not A/A. Simulcasts with WLDR Traverse City. |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 6 | WHAT | 1340 AM | Only carried Al Franken and Randi Rhodes. Station dropped both shows in September 2005.[26] Now Spanish |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 15 | KPHX | 1480 AM | Station dropped AAR and switched to an Adult standards music format in January, 2009. Progressive talk format continued on KNUV until March 5, 2009. Now Spanish Christian |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 15 | KXXT | 1010 AM | Station dropped AAR in early 2006 after being sold. AAR eventually moved to KPHX. Now Christian |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 23 | WURP | 1550 AM | Carried the Young Turks morning show Mon. - Fri. and AAR on Saturday afternoons. Dropped AAR programming on April 15, 2007, for business radio following station sale.[27] Now jazz |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 23 | WPTT | 1360 AM | Carried conservative shows along with Thom Hartmann and Alan Colmes. Now Gospel WGBN |
| Portland, Maine | 167 | WLVP | 870 AM | Station dropped AAR on June 1, 2007, for ESPN Radio. Now oldies |
| Providence, Rhode Island | WHJJ | 920 AM | Carried only Franken and Rhodes. Station dropped AAR in September 2005. | |
| Rochester, New York | 54 | WROC | 950 AM | Dropped AAR Sept 2 2008 for an ESPN Radio. Still with ESPN radio as of 2020 |
| Sacramento, California | 27 | KCVV | 1240 AM | Carries This Is America with Jon Elliott and majority of AAR weekend programing. Dropped AAR for a gospel format. |
| Sacramento, California | 26 | KCTC | 1320 AM | Owned by Entercom.Moved to KCTC from KSAC. Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped AAR for ESPN Radio in February 2007. |
| San Antonio, Texas | KRPT | 92.5 FM | Switched to country music. | |
| San Antonio, Texas | 30 | KHHL | 103.1 FM | Fringe signal in San Antonio. Carries a majority AAR programming. Switched to Spanish language programming in December 2006 |
| San Bernardino, California | 27 | KCAA | 1050 AM | Carried one hour each of Franken and Rhodes. Dropped affiliation effective April 2007. |
| San Diego, California | 17 | KLSD | 1360 AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Switched to sports on Nov. 12, 2007. This left San Diego with 5 conservative AM talk stations (AM540, KOGO, KFMB, KCBQ, and AM1700) and 3 sports talk stations airing in the market. |
| Sarasota, Florida | 74 | WSRQ | 1450 AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Used to air the Jerry Springer Show. |
| Santa Cruz, California | KOMY | 1340 AM | Dropped AAR in January '07 for oldies music.[28] | |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 20 | KQQZ | 1190 AM | Fringe signal in St. Louis. Only carried Rhodes' shows. |
| Tucson, Arizona | 61 | KJLL | 1330 AM | Carried only the Randi Rhodes Show. |
| Traverse City, Michigan | 192 | WLDR | 1210 AM | Simulcasts with WJML Petoskey - Ed Schultz and Alan Colmes, but no A/A programs. |
| Washington, D.C. | 8 | WWRC | 1260 AM | Owned by Clear Channel. Changed to financial advice programming February 2009. |
| Warren, Ohio | WANR | 1570 AM | Changed formats to Christian programming following an ownership dispute in April 2005 [29] A few weeks later, the group seeking to switch the station's format was able to purchase the station, and the Air America programming was discontinued permanently. | |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 46 | WJNO | 1290 AM | Owned by Clear Channel Carried only the Randi Rhodes Show. |
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- ↑ Simon, Clea (December 20, 2006). "Two AM stations make switch to Latino music". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ "8/23/2006 - WDOD Radio Switches from Air America to Music Format - Happenings - Chattanoogan.com". Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2006.
- ↑ "Radio Network Ordered Back On in Chicago". The New York Times. April 16, 2004.
- ↑ Riggsbee, Robert (December 7, 2006). "Clear Channel drops liberal talk for 'advice' format on WSAI".
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- ↑ Garvin, Glenn (April 14, 2009). "On WINZ, progressive talk is gone, but DJ still sounding off". The Miami Herald. [dead link] Alt URL Earlier online title: "WINZ progressive talk is gone, but not Nicole Sandler"
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- ↑ Liberal Talk Mutes a Radio Station's Caribbean Voice, By NANCY RAMSEY, Published: May 11, 2004 N.Y. Times
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