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A Texas forum for Franken – albeit faint
Air America Radio picks up KXEB, but will left-leaning listeners be able to hear?
11:03 AM CST on Friday, March 11, 2005
By COLLEEN McCAIN NELSON / The Dallas Morning News
Democrats, long drowned out in Dallas by conservative radio hosts, are finding their voice.
But some may strain to hear it.
Air America Radio, the left-leaning network, is taking on Texas.
Its round-the-clock political talk will hit the air Monday in Austin and debut March 21 in the Dallas area, replacing the Spanish-language programming on KXEB-AM (910). Air America is already on in Corpus Christi.
In North Texas, Air America's success could be limited by the reach of the low-wattage station. Static nearly drowns out KXEB in some areas, but officials at Border Media Partners, the station's owners, said they were trying to strengthen the signal.
Air America executives, who called the expansion in Texas the high point for the network, said Mr. Franken will find an audience, even in President Bush's home state.
"We're providing an alternative for a minority that feels alienated," CEO Danny Goldberg said.
Comedian-turned-commentator Al Franken provides the star power for the network, which has signed up 51 stations in less than a year. In North Texas, his afternoon show will battle conservatives Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly – a competition Mr. Franken relishes.
"We don't lie. Rush lies all the time. ... He's ridiculous on so many levels," said Mr. Franken, who will be in Austin for his first show on KOKE-AM (1600).
Others aren't convinced that listeners will turn the radio dial to the left.
"You're in Bush country, you're a liberal, and you have a bad signal. That's a lot going against you," said Jeff Hillery, program director for KLIF-AM (570).
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source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/031105dnnatfranken.9f130.html
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