List of Air America Radio affiliates
Air America programming is broadcasted by many terrestrial radio stations, XM Satellite Radio channel 167, and is streamed on the Internet through the web sites of local affiliates and airamerica.com.
Affiliate list
Conventional radio
| Eastern Time Zone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | U.S. Market Share Rank of City (Not station or programming)* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record |
Notes |
| New York City, New York | 1 | WWRL | 1600 AM | [1] | Flagship station, carries Ron Kuby, Rachel Maddow, and Richard Greene from Air America; produces its own morning show and local interest programming on weekend afternoons, also carries Alan Colmes, Al Sharpton, and Ed Schultz |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 147 | WLBY | 1290 AM | [2] | Owned by Clear Channel; Carries a majority AAR programming |
| Asheville, North Carolina | 161 | WPEK | 880 AM | [3] | Owned by Clear Channel; Carries a majority AAR programming |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey | 141 | WTAA | 1490 AM | [4] | Carries AAR programming |
| Bennington, Vermont | WBTN | 1370 AM | [5] | Carries only the Thom Hartman Show | |
| Brattleboro, Vermont | - | WKVT | 1490 AM | [6] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 43 | WCHL | 1360 AM | [7] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Charlottesville, Virginia | 231 | WVAX | 1450 AM | [8] | Carries a majority AAR programming |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 90 | WOIC | 1230 AM | [9] | Carries a majority AAR programming, but frequently pre-empts for sports. |
| Columbus, Ohio | 37 | WVKO | 1580AM | [10] | It carries Rachel Maddow, Richard Greene, Jon Elliot Rest of the line up is from Jones Radio |
| Detroit, Michigan | 9 | WDTW | 1310 AM | [11] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 67 | WTKG | 1230 AM | [12] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR programming, but also carries conservative Glenn Beck |
| Huntington, West Virginia | 156 | WCMI | 1340 AM | [13] | Carries a majority AAR programming with sports on the weekends. Station moved from WRVC in November 2006. WRVC switched to all-sports programming. |
| Ithaca, New York | 281 | WNYY | 1470 AM | [14] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Miami, Florida | 12 | WINZ | 940 AM | [15] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 23 | WPTT | 1360 AM | [16] | Carries conservative shows along with Thom Hartmann and Alan Colmes. |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 82 | WHMP | 1240 AM/1400 AM/1600 AM | [17] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| State College, Pennsylvania | 82 | WBLF | 970 AM | [18] | Carries only the Thom Hartmann Show. |
| Washington, D.C. | 8 | WWRC | 1260 AM | [19] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Central Time Zone | |||||
| Location | Rank* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record |
Notes |
| Chicago, Illinois | 3 | WCPT | 820 AM | [20] | Operates during daylight hours only. Carries AAR and other progressive programming. |
| Dallas, Texas | 5 | KMNY | 1360 AM | [21] | Carries the Thom Hartmann Show and much of AAR's weekend programming. |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 16 | KTNF | 950 AM | [22] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 96 | WXXM | 92.1 FM | [23] | First FM affiliate, Owned by Clear Channel. Was planning on switching to all-sports in January 2007. [24], but AAR will now stay. |
| Marion, Illinois | 235 | WINI | 1420 AM | [25] | Carries only the Thom Hartmann Show. |
| Mountain Time Zone | |||||
| Location | Rank* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record |
Notes |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 70 | KABQ | 1350 AM | [26] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR Programming. |
| Denver, Colorado | 22 | KKZN | 760 AM | [27] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Missoula, Montana | - | KMPT | 930 AM | [28] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 15 | KPHX | 1480 AM | [29] | Air America was formerly carried by KXXT AM 1010, but when James Crystal Radio sold the station to Communicom Broadcasting, the format was dropped. Listeners raised money, and Nova M Radio leased KPHX. KPHX is also the flagship of Nova M's own network, founded after Air America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | 236 | KTRC | 1260 AM | [30] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Sheridan, Wyoming | - | KYTI | HD 93.7-3 FM | [31] | Only available on HD radio. |
| Taos, New Mexico | - | KVOT | 1340 AM | [32] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Pacific Time Zone | |||||
| Location | Rank* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record |
Notes |
| Astoria, Oregon | - | KKEE | 1230 AM | [33] | Carries only Thom Hartmann. |
| Eureka, California | - | KGOE | 1480 AM | [34] | Carries only Thom Hartmann |
| Los Angeles, California | 2 | KTLK | 1150 AM | [35] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, California | 80 | KRXA | 540 AM | [36] | Carries Thom Hartmann and some weekend programming from AAR. |
| North Bend, Oregon | - | KBBR | 1340 AM | [37] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Palm Springs, California | 137 | KPTR | 1340 AM | [38] | Carries a majority AAR programming |
| Portland, Oregon | 24 | KPOJ | 620 AM | [39] | One of first Clear Channel affiliates. Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Reno, Nevada | 124 | KJFK | 1230 AM | [40] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| San Francisco, California | 4 | KKGN | 960 AM | [41] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| San Luis Obispo, California | 173 | KYNS | 1340 AM | [42] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Santa Barbara, California | 207 | KIST | 1340 AM | [43] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carries Thom Hartmann. |
| Seattle, Washington | 14 | KPTK | 1090 AM | [44] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Spokane, Washington | 92 | KPTQ | 1280 AM | [45] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Victor Valley, California | 126 | KSZL | 1230 AM | [46] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Alaska/Hawaii Time Zones | |||||
| Location | Rank* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record |
Notes |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 171 | KUDO | 1080 AM | [47] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
(*) Rank - Market size ranking as defined by Arbitron
Other outlets
| Location | Identifier | Station | Notes | |
| Satellite | United States Canada |
XM Satellite Radio | XM167 | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Internet | worldwide | Air America Radio | Live internet feed | (requires Real Player or Windows Media Player) |
Former affiliates
| Location | Rank* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record |
Notes |
| Akron, Ohio | 73 | WJMP | 1520 AM | [48] | Dropped AAR for sports in June 2005. [49]. AAR moved to WARF in July 2005. |
| Akron, Ohio | 73 | WARF | 1350 AM | [50] | Owned by Clear Channel; Switched to All Sports March 30, 2007[51] |
| Albany, Oregon | - | KTHH | 990 AM | [52] | Switched to country. |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 10 | WMLB | 1690 AM | [53] | Air America's Atlanta area affiliate dropped all but Al Franken's show on June 11 2006, after the station was sold to JW Broadcasting.[1] AAR programming ended when Franken ended his show in Feb. 2007. |
| Austin, Texas | 42 | KOKE | 1600 AM | [54] | Station was sold and began broadcasting Tejano music as of October 17th, 2007. |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 77 | WPYR | 1380 AM | [55] | Switched to Hallelujah Gospel music in late 2007. |
| Binghamton, New York | 179 | WYOS | 1360 AM | [56] | [57] The Nov. 13, 2006 edition of North East Radio Watch reports that WYOS has switched from Air America to ESPN sports. |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 11 | WKOX & WXKS |
1200 AM & 1430 AM |
[58] [59] | Owned by Clear Channel; flipped to Radio Rumba on December 20, 2006 [60] |
| Brainerd, Minnesota | - | WWWI | 1270 AM | [61] | Carried only the Al Franken Show. |
| Buffalo, New York | 52 | WHLD | 1270 AM | [62] | Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped the format in December 2006. [63] |
| Buffalo, New York | 52 | WWKB | 1520 AM | [64] | Carries only the Randi Rhodes Show and Lionel. Dropped in April 2008 after Rhodes moved to Nova M. |
| Burlington, Vermont | 136 | WTWK
1070 |
[65] | Moved from the stronger 24-hour signal of WVAA 1390 to the daytime-only signal of WTWK in August 2006. Carries a majority AAR programming.
Replaced by EVE 1070 women talk radio on Monday, March 3rd., 2007. | |
| Chicago, Illinois | 3 | WTND | 950 AM | [66] | Station owners dropped AAR in April 2004 after a payment dispute. [67] |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 28 | WSAI | 1360 AM | [68] | Owned by Clear Channel; Moved to 1360 WSAI from 1530 WCKY. WSAI dropped format in December 2006. [69] |
| Charleston, South Carolina | WLTQ | 730 AM | [70] | Flipped to standards in September 2005 as "WLTQ - The Music Of Your Life" [71] | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 106 | WDOD | 1310 AM | [72] | After 11 months, WDOD dropped AAR in favor of hits of the 1950s to 1970s in August 2006. [73] |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WTAM | 1100 AM | [74] | Dropped the Jerry Springer Show, its only AAR programming, in March 2006. | |
| Columbus, Ohio | 38 | WTPG | 1230 AM | [75] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carried a majority AAR programming. Switched to mostly conservative talk programming on January 7, 2007. Programs include Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Quinn & Rose, Laura Ingraham, Jim Rome, Gary Sullivan, and Dave Ramsey. [76] |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 139 | KCCT | 1150 AM | [77] | No longer airing any AAR programming. |
| Dallas, Texas | KXEB | 910 AM | [78] | Station sold. Dropped Air America on Oct. 1, 2006 for Catholic-oriented format. [79] | |
| Davenport, Iowa | 143 | WKBF | 1270 AM | [80] | Programming terminated effective December 5, 2006. Switched to Christian programming following sale of station. [81]. |
| Duluth, Minnesota | 204 | KQDS | 1490 AM | [82] | Switched to Oldies in Feb. 2007 [83] |
| El Paso, Texas | 76 | KHRO | 1650 AM | [84] | Switched to oldies in April 2007. [85] |
| Ely, Minnesota | - | WELY | 1450 AM | [86] | |
| Eugene, Oregon | 150 | KOPT | 1600 AM | [87] | Carried a majority AAR programming. Flipped to OPB Radio and changed calls to KOPB on February 20, 2008. |
| Fresno, California | 66 | KFPT | 790 AM | [88] | Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped AAR in April 2007. [89] |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 63 | KUMU | [90] | [91] | Carries a majority AAR programming. |
| Iowa City, Iowa | - | KXIC | 800 AM | [92] | Carried only Thom Hartmann and Randi Rhodes, both no longer on schedule as of Feb. 2007. |
| Key West, Florida | 291 | WKIZ | 1500 AM | [93] | Once carried AAR programming. Now a Spanish language music format. |
| Kihei, Hawaii | - | KAOI | 1110 AM | [94] | Island of Maui. Carried only one hour of Al Franken, dropped as of Feb. 2007. |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 103 | KEUN | 1490 AM | [95] | Switched to primarily conservative talk around August 2007 |
| Lake Tahoe, Nevada | - | KTHO | 590 AM | [96] | Station dropped AAR and returned to local programming in August 2005. [97] |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 85 | KDXE | 1380 AM | [98] | Carried a majority AAR programming and was leased by Nova M Radio. Switched to ESPN radio in March 2007 after lease ended. [99] |
| Lihue, Hawaii | - | KQNG | 570 AM | [100] | Island of Kauai. Only carried The Al Franken Show. |
| Medford-Ashland, Oregon | 210 | KEZX | 730 AM | [101] | Carried only Thom Hartmann. Flipped to Fox Sports Radio on February 4, 2008. |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 49 | WSMB | 680 AM | Switched to Fox Sports Sept 1st, 2007 per Radio Online. WSMB call sign moved from New Orleans to Memphis (formerly WWTQ) following hurricane Katrina, which is why WSMB appears twice in this list | |
| Missoula, Montana | KKNS | 105.9 FM | [102] | Switched to Jack FM in March 2006. [103] | |
| Montpelier/Barre/St Johnsbury, Vermont | WDEV | 550 AM/96.1 FM | [104] | Has no AAR programming on schedule | |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 107 | WAVZ | 1300 AM | [105] | Owned by Clear Channel. Carried a majority AAR programming. Flipped to ESPN radio in Feb. 2007. |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 47 | WSMB | 1350 AM | [106] | Dropped AAR in November 2006. [107]. |
| New York City, New York | 1 | WLIB | 1190 AM | [108] | First flagship station. Owners dropped AAR on Sept. 1, 2006. [109] and switched to gospel. AAR moved to WWRL |
| Petoskey, Michigan | 192 | WWKK | 750 AM | [110] | Station sold. AAR programming moved to sister stations WJML and WLDR. |
| Petoskey, Michigan | 192 | WJML | 1110 AM | [111] | Carries Ed Schultz and Alan Colmes - which are not A/A. Simulcasts with WLDR Traverse City. |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 6 | WHAT | 1340 AM | [112] | Only carried Al Franken and Randi Rhodes. Station dropped both shows in September 2005.[113] |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 15 | KXXT | 1010 AM | [114] | Station dropped AAR in early 2006 after being sold. AAR eventually moved to KPHX |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 23 | WURP | 1550 AM | [115] | Carried the Young Turks morning show Mon. - Fri. and AAR on Saturday afternoons. Dropped AAR programming on April 15 2007 for business radio following station sale. [116] |
| Portland, Maine | 167 | WLVP | 870 AM | [117] | Station dropped AAR on June 1, 2007 for ESPN Radio. |
| Providence, Rhode Island | WHJJ | 920 AM | [118] | Carried only Franken and Rhodes. Station dropped AAR in September 2005.[119] | |
| Rochester, New York | 54 | WROC | 950 AM | [120] | Dropped AAR Sept 2 2008 for a ESPN Radio. |
| Sacramento,California | 27 | KSAC | 1240 AM | [121] | Carries This is America with John Elliot and majority of AAR weekend programing. Dropped AAR for a gospel format. |
| Sacramento, California | 26 | KCTC | 1320 AM | [122] | Moved to KCTC from KSAC. Carried a majority AAR programming. Dropped AAR in Feb. 2007. |
| San Antonio, Texas | KRPT | 92.5 FM | [123] | Switched to country music. | |
| San Antonio, Texas | 30 | KTXX | 103.1 FM | [124] | Fringe signal in San Antonio. Carries a majority AAR programming. Switched to Spanish language programming in December 2006 [125] |
| San Bernardino, California | 27 | KCAA | 1050 AM | [126] | Carried one hour each of Franken and Rhodes. Dropped affiliation effective April 2007. |
| San Diego, California | 17 | KLSD | 1360 AM | [127] | Owned by Clear Channel. Switched to sports on Nov. 12, 2007. This left San Diego with 5 conservative AM talk stations (AM540, KOGO, KFMB, KCBQ, and AM1700) and 3 sports talk stations airing in the market. |
| Sarasota, Florida | 74 | WSRQ | 1450 AM | [128] | Owned by Clear Channel. Used to air the Jerry Springer Show. |
| Santa Cruz, California | KOMY | 1340 AM | [129] | Carries a majority AAR programming. Station was reportedly planning on dropping Air America in November 2006. Dropped AAR in January '07 for oldies music. [130] | |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 20 | KRFT | 1190 AM | [131] | Fringe signal in St. Louis. Only carried Rhodes' shows.
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| Tucson, Arizona | 61 | KJLL | 1330 AM | [132] | Carried only the Randi Rhodes Show.
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| Traverse City, Michigan | 192 | WLDR | 1210 AM | [133] | Simulcasts with WJML Petoskey - Ed Schultz and Alan Colmes, but no A/A programs. |
| Warren, Ohio | WANR | 1570 AM | [134] | Changed formats to Christian programming following an ownership dispute in April 2005 [2]A few weeks later, the group seeking to switch the station's format was able to purchase the station, and the Air America programming was discontinued permanently. | |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 46 | WJNO | 1290 AM | [135] | Owned by Clear Channel Carried only the Randi Rhodes Show. |