Ratings
In Arbitron's Winter 2006 ratings book, the most recent available as of May 2006, ratings at Air America stations nationwide average about a 1.2 share in markets for which Arbitron reports results four times a year. Some of the network's highest ratings come from station KPOJ in Portland, Oregon, where the station ranks second among AM stations and sixth overall. Other markets with previously high ratings include Seattle and Madison, Wisconsin: however, Air America's Madison affiliate announced on November 10th, 2006 it would switch to all sports programming by the end of the year[23][24]. A spokesperson for Clear Channel in Madison later announced that the station would remain an Air America affiliate.[citation needed]
[edit] Affiliates
Main article: List of Air America Radio affiliates
As of April 2007, Air America programming was carried on 60 terrestrial broadcast stations (40 broadcasting a majority AAR programming).[25]. AAR counts any station that carries their programming as an affiliate, similar to syndicates like ESPN Radio.
Several progressive talk stations, carrying some Air America programming, have changed to formats like oldies, sports talk, or even conservative talk (such as the AAR station in Columbus, OH). Clear Channel's WKOX and WXKS in Boston changed to "Rumba", a Spanish-language music format; Akron's WARF went to sports, and WTWK in Plattsburgh, NY, dropped progressive talk for the Greenstone Media women's talk network. |
