Will Air America Radio have a Chicago affiliate anytime soon?

[LaPera]

I read that AAR would have a Chicago affiliate on March 31st (one year anniversary) then on April 1st (Jerry Springer). Then perhaps, at the beginning of the week (today)...But still no Chicago affiliate.

Does anyone know?

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. I don't know...

Franken just announced 2 new affiliates, and neither was Chicago

[expatriot]

5. where are they? nt

[Reverend_Smitty]

6. I wanna say...

Davenport IA, and Quad Cities. I know the first one is correct

[madrchsod]

10. they are both the same

quad cities is the "name" of all the cities along the river. it`s going to be interesting to see how it does down there. i`m just on the edge of the daytime signal-

[Reverend_Smitty]

11. oh...

well then I don't know what the other one is

[XNASA]

2. Sand to the beach.

We don't need AAR in Chicago.

I can think of dozens of other cities that need AAR before Chicago does. We're so blue, it would only serve to taint our blueness.

[expatriot]

4. If the signal is strong enough, you can shoot out into rural Illinois

and even Indiana... And think of the truckers, and the visitors and etc etc etc

[LaPera]

13. Your correct...didn't think of it but you are right...Chicago is important

for many, many reasons.

[DelawareValleyDem]

8. It can't hurt

Third largest city and metropolitan area in the country. Huge potential audience

[LaPera]

9. Well that would mean 90 percent of AAR is in Blue areas, get rid of them?

San Francisco, New York City, Los Angles, Seattle, Portland, OR, Boston, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Honolulu, Providence, Philadelphia, New Haven, Detroit, Albuquerque, Reno, etc. etc. all blue.

Chicago is absolutely necessary, the third largest market in the US...it will bring in more revenue for AAR and will sew the rest of the county together, east & west coast, north & south border of the US.

Chicago is incredibly important, if a national network truly wants to compete in the national market place.

[XNASA]

15. No. It doesn't mean that.

Chicago is Talk Radio central. It's very competitive here. Chicagoans take their talk radio very seriously.

If AAR wants to be successful in Chicago, they had better ramp it up, or stay away.

[LSK]

12. try driving around suburbs

Its not as blue as you think.

[XNASA]

16. Certainly, DuPage County is horrible.

But down in South Cook, where I live, it's very blue.

[LSK]

3. theres rumors of 850 AM

Keep an eye on the Illinois section for more updates. There is a thread about it there.

[Zinfandel]

14. Not much there but more rumors, "air america returning on the 31st"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=150&topic_id=6261&mesg_id=6261

[madrchsod]

7. don`t care anymore

i only listen to am radio from ten till two-b&b 670am. sports and more! the only good thing on chicago am radio. plus none of the signals they could buy would reach past dekalb,so why bother if the signal doesn`t get into most of fat denny district.

[RetroLounge]

17. Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Milwaukee.

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease....

We are blue but our radio is 100% red...

RL