Well, I am just beside myself. An avid Air America listener, I learned today that KXXT, 1010am out of Phoenix, Arizona has been told that they have until January 31, 2006 to GET OUT.
Now, I've known for some time now that the station had been sold. I also knew that a Christian Radio Station bought them, making this the NINTH Christian radio station in Phoenix alone (gag). The thing is, the local personalities have been very confident, as they had been told that the format wouldn't change. Until recently.
Well, Surprise Surprise....
I'm very concerned that this is the latest tactic of the radical rightwing mo-fo's. I am thinking that Air America is SO successful that instead of allowing the "free speech" to continue on, there is a big push to buy out the stations that Air America belongs to, thus putting a big FAT muzzle on free speech.
Listening today, there have been many (if not all) callers wanting to know that they can do. There was talk of beginning a publically owned station to put Air America onto (think of the Green Bay Packers and how they're owned by the people) but no one really seems to have any idea what to do to get it started (me being one of them!).
Another person called in and said that he'd started a petition to save KXXT. If you want to go to his site, www.donkey9.com to sign it, that would be cool.
Or, if you have any ideas about what we can do to save our only source of TRUTH, I would be oh so grateful. I listen to this station from 6am to 6-8pm every day during the work week. I don't know what I'm going to do without it! (well, I'll stream it of course, but I'm surely gonna miss my local people)
To be honest, I'm really pissed off at this beligerant behavior from the radicals. To think that they can't even handle a FRACTION of the AM airwaves to the liberal side...it just makes me sick. Of course, it's also a sign to all of us that Air America Radio is HUGE and it's making a difference in our favor...so much so that the rightie muthafuckas can't handle it. If it didn't piss me off so much that I'm not gonna be able to get it on my radio, I'd be happy to know that much! :-(
Anyway, if anyone has any ideas of what we can do out here in Sunny Arizona, I would really appreciate the feedback. Frankly, I fear that there is a very DARK cloud looming in the horizon.
Thanks for your time and Happy New Year!
StT
