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Blog for Iowa has a post up about how conservative talk dominates Iowa's airwaves. They took a look at all of the stations that air Rush Limbaugh in the state and here is what they found...
We were astonished to learn that on some of these stations, virtually the entire day (and evening) of programming is devoted to conservative talk. Only one station as far as could be determined, broadcasts anything remotely resembling the opposing point of view, the Mason City station, KGLO, which runs a radio replay of Face the Nation once a week. As if five days a week is not enough conservative talk, several stations run "best ofs" on the weekends (Best of Sean Hannity, for example).Here is the list of radio stations they compiled...
BFIA would also like to correct our Dec. 17 post, Our Second Priority: Media Reform, which erroneously claimed that WHO-Radio in Des Moines, a 50,000 watt station, broadcasts eight and one-half hours per day of conservative talk, 5 days a week. The correct number is thirteen and a half hours per day. See the program schedule below.
Burlington Talk Radio KCPSIf you live near any of these stations, contact them and ask them to air some opposing viewpoints. Suggest Thom Hartman, Ed Schultz, or Stephanie Miller as possible shows they could air.
KCPS 1150
205 S. Gear Avenue
W. Burlington, Iowa 52655
Phone (319) 754-6698
E-mail kcps@aol.com
Glenn Beck, 9-11a; Limbaugh 11a-2p;Dennis Miller 2-5p; O'reilly 5-6p; Michael Savage 7-9p;
Cedar Rapids WMT 600
600 Old Marion Road
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone: 319-365-0600
Toll free: 800-332-5401
*600 on your US Cellular Phone
johnlaton@clearchannel.com
Limbaugh 1p-4p; Jim Bohannon 9p-12a
WOC Quad Cities
1420 AM
563-344-7025
news@woc1420.com
Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 6-9p;Dennis Miller 9-12a;
Des Moines WHO Radio
1040 AM
2141 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: 515-245-8900
vanharden@clearchannel.com, Program Director
joelmccrea@clearchannel.com, General Manager
Jan Mickelson,9a-11:30;Limbaugh 1-4p;Steve Deace 4-7p;Michael Medved 9-10p;Michael Reagan 10p-1a; Jim Bohannon 4-5a.
Dubuque WDBQ(no website)
1490 AM
5490 Saratoga Road Dubuque
Phone: (563) 557-1040
Limbaugh 11a-2p
Estherville KILR
1070 AM (no website)
Phone: 712-362-2644
Limbaugh 11a-2p
Mason City KGLO
AM 1300
341 S Yorktown Pike
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 423-1300
Tim Fleming, tfleming@kglo.threeeagles.com
Brian Fancher, bfancher@kglo.threeeagles.com
Limbaugh 1p-4p M-F
Sheldon KIWA (has advertiser list on website!)
1550 AM
411 9th Street
Sheldon, IA 51201
Phone: 712-324-5377
E-mail: Walt Pruiksma, Station Mgr., at walt@kiwaradio.com (good luck...there is a picture on the website of Walt with Bush)
E-mail: Wayne Barahona, Program Director, at wayne@kiwaradio.com
Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 2-5p; L & H Saturdays also
Sioux City KSCJ
1360
2000 Indian Hills Dr
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 239-2100
sarthur@powelliowa.com
Limbaugh, 11a-2p; Hannity, O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Dennis Miller, Bohannon
Waterloo KXEL
AM 1540
514 Jefferson Street
Waterloo, IA 50701
General Manager: Tim Mathews tim@radiogroup.net
Phone: 319-234-2200 or 800-584-7024
Coverage Area: Waterloo-Cedar Falls-Cedar Rapids-Iowa City
5-6a Jim Bohannon; 8-11a Glenn Beck; 11a-2p Limbaugh; 2-5p Hannity
4 comments:
No point, if the liberal radio hosts brought in money they'd be on the air already. How about we give a round of applause for the free market, the original American way!
I agree though perhaps for different reasons. So long as none of the conservative radio hosts, or their liberal counterparts pass themselves off as "impartial" or "merely reporting the news" I don't care if a station plays them 24/7/365. I don't have to listen to them if I don't want.
It may come as a shock, but radio stations are not debating societies or educational outlets. Broadcasters have free speech rights just like everyone else and should be able to spew out whatever illinformed trash they want to convey their particular view point.
If you want an opposing viewpoint pony up for a broadcast license and get to work.
First and foremost, I think radio stations want to make money. Since a ton of stations are playing only conservative talk, don't you think there's a market for something else?
These stations are just playing it safe and don't want to take a risk.
I suppose the Republican counter to would be that there is a liberal talk radio station called NPR.
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