Growing up, I got into 1960’s and 1970’s album rock with stations like WNEW from New York and WOUR from Utica, NY. Then Rush Limbaugh came on the air in syndication, and opened the floodgates for the political talk radio format. I was hooked on the “gurgling cod” “caller abortions” “Animal rights updates” and so on! Later, I was able to listen to Howard Stern, then Opie and Anthony. I was in love with radio. Eventually I followed Michael Savage, Neal Boortz, and a whole host of others as my address changed, and the internet made all local shows go national. Over the years I stopped listening to Rush, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Howard Stern, and local rock stations. Why? Because the conservative talkers got too comfortable. They have big houses and expensive tastes. They are not going to take a stand on hard issues. I stopped listening to Stern because he became the male version of Ellen DeGeneres. He caters to his peer group, not to the blue collar workers or the white collar people with a blue collar mentality. Plus he has done everything to sabotage anyone that he feels is a threat namely Opie and Anthony. 1991 Howard Stern would despise 2021 Howard Stern.
Then the music stations took a nosedive. The local jocks were replaced by syndicated jocks that were not Howard Stern or Opie and Anthony. Then the music formats were changing as fast as I change my socks. Rock stations were all talk stations then rock stations were disco stations. Talk radio were sports stations. And on and on it went! Then the radio suits decided to kill rock and roll by formatting the stations to only play certain rock and roll. Its either modern rock, alternative rock and the dreaded classic rock. A band like Rush or Boston or the Rolling Stones could not get new tracks played because they are a “classic rock” band. The classic rock stations are prohibited to play new rock from these bands as the songs are not in the playlist. These stations can only play the same 200 songs. That’s why you hear “Pinball Wizard,” “Love Her Madly,” “Aqualung,” “Fool in the rain.” All day everyday. The other rock stations can’t play a new song from an old band as these stations need to be “hip” and play the newest rock that nobody is making. That’s why modern rock stations are playing 10 year old songs! In DC there is a “classic rock” station. DC is a big market. This station plays the same songs every other classic rock station has been playing for 20+ years, and the DJ’s all suck. The DJ’s sound like they want to do something else than spin records at that pitiful station. The station had an opening and I did not apply!
Why is this once great medium falling apart? Because now radio stations are corporately owned, corporately subsidized and government approved per Patrick Ryan. And he is right. Radio is a business. Stations are trying to make money. But; they don’t want to jeopardize the FCC license, bad publicity or losing sponsors. Same thing with the talent. Cumulus told its full time staff that they will be fired if they say that the 2020 election was stolen! Cumulus who also syndicated Michael Savage pulled him from New York and Washington DC. Two huge markets. Thy pulled him from stations that they own! And Savage had excellent ratings! No reason was given why Savage was pulled. So; its up to us. Again! All the talent here on Liberty News Radio is fighting to keep radio relevant. We discuss the issues that everyone else ignores. We do freeform radio on a talk format. How many shows that have guests just gives them the floor and lets them say whatever they want despite having a different view on a subject matter? As for bumpers, The Political Cesspool plays songs from the Doo Wop era of the early 1960’s that “Cousin” Brucie Morrow first played and still does as well as Wolfman Jack and Dick Clark While 75 Radio plays the songs that Scott Muni, Allison Steele, Dennis Elsas and other legends.
How bad is it in DC. Well ratings for morning drive time came out and conservative WMAL 105.9 didn’t make the top 10! Morning drive time is a station’s bread and butter. The only thing keeping WMAL afloat is the fact their listeners are the coveted 18-54 male demographic with lots of disposable income. I don’t feel sorry for WMAL/Cumulus when they pull Michael Savage and push Ben Shapiro!
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