Has LW talk radio moved from infancy to adolescence? [View All]

[Stinky The Clown]

There are a few other threads about Jerry Springer's having replaced Rachel on AAR's schedule. That got me to thinking ......

A few months ago, one of the local DC stations went with a "Progressive" format. In the lead-up to the change, the talk was about AAR coming to DC. The reality is different, however. They carry *some* of AAR's programming, but not all of it. In the morning, for example, we get Stephanie Miller instead of (then) Rachel Maddow or (now) Jerry Springer.

I'm curious what's going on in progressive talk radio in other markets. Is there more than AAR? Has the whole genre now progressed (no pun intended) to a point where the local stations have a choice and where AAR, as a complete entity, is now just a series of items (programs) on a Chinese menu? (This would be a good thing, not a bad thing.)

Can it be that the money barons see the profit and will carry our views to the half of the nation that appreciates them?