Reply #15: Suspicions [View All]

[krkaufman]

> ... XM ... part owned by Clear Channel"

This was my suspicion. NO ONE can honestly claim that Alan Colmes is anything but a patsy for the right-wing message. I began to wonder if XM's ownership wasn't trying to slip in a couple of their own syndicated talk show hosts, in order to boost their popularity by piggybacking on AAR's popularity.

I was looking into getting XM, but seeing the bastardized "America Left" lineup (expecting Air America Radio) turned me off. I'm thrilled to see Sirius offering the real thing. (Right? I can't find the actual Sirius programming lineup for AAR/Channel 125.) To be fair, Portland's KPOJ is also running a modified lineup, from that of the "flagship station", WLIB/New York. This may be what happens across the board, as new stations come online. Do the affiliates get to pick-and-choose what programming they'll include?

Back to XM... Someone needs to talk to Air America Radio and let them know that they're hurting themselves by saying that XM carries AAR. People will hear Ed Schultz or Alan Colmes once, and turn away from AAR. 'nuff said about Colmes... but I listened to Schultz, once, through Portland and thought I was listening to Rush (voice sounded like Rush). P'raps I didn't get him enough of a chance, but my brain couldn't take his voice/style.