Where Could COMMERCIAL Progressive Talk Go In Denver (Even If Combined With Hot Talk)

Where Could COMMERCIAL Liberal Talk Radio Go In Denver (Even If Combined With Hot Talk) now that the former is off AM 760 ??

I'm thinking 1430.....

Why ?? Simple. The station's prime age group is rapidly dying off (And the music isn't far behind). Add to that that 99.5 can barely get the audience that 97.3 & 103.5 (Which could be combined into one station IMO) do daily with no problem at all & 105.9 is just getting beaten over the head by KIMN (And vice versa) & here's what I believe *could* happen in the not-so-distant future.....

AM 1430 - Flips from Adult Standards to a Progressive Talk station
FM 105.9 - Flips from Hot AC to Hot Talk (With some edgy Progressive Talk mixed in & KEEPING the KALC calls & Alice moniker)
FM 99.5 - Flips from Classic Rock to Hot AC (I'm sure they'll think of something to call it image wise)

How would the programming work you ask ?? Somewhat simple.....

AM 1430 would pick up the more serious Progressive Talk programming (Ed Schultz, Alan Colmes, Michael Smerconish, Thom Hartmann (If he doesn't go to KGNU or KCFR) etc.) mixed in with some local shows

FM 105.9 would pick up shows like Howard Stern, Stephanie Miller, Jim Rome (Unless he remains on 104.3 The Fan) & would also feature some LOCALLY produced shows as well

Weekend programming on both stations would consist of show repeats & (Mostly) brokered programming

FM 99.5 would pick up the current KALC programming lock, stock & barrel

Thoughts ??

Cheers & 73

Pat

Howard Stern on terrestrial radio in 2014? In what alternate time-line?

Michael Smerconish a "progressive" host? Have you ever listened to the show? Not as rabid as some but far from progressive. And he's not on terrestrial radio any more, either.

AM is dying. Right-wing talk is dying. And you're talking about bringing back progressive talk?

1) Howard Stern's show is syndicated by Cumulus. As such, it could go on live at 4:00 AM

2). OK on Smerconish. But there's other programming still out there (His name was just off the top of my head)

3). IN COMBINATION with another alternative talk format (Such as Hot Talk) - YES !!! Who knows, it could work IF DONE RIGHT !!!

Cheers & 73

Pat

JeeperOne said:

1) Howard Stern's show is syndicated by Cumulus. As such, it could go on live at 4:00 AM

2). OK on Smerconish. But there's other programming still out there (His name was just off the top of my head)

3). IN COMBINATION with another alternative talk format (Such as Hot Talk) - YES !!! Who knows, it could work IF DONE RIGHT !!!

Cheers & 73

Pat

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Howard's radio show is not in syndication. It airs on Sirius/XM exclusively.

Hot talk and liberal talk mixing? Are you smoking some of that Colorado green? Hey, it's legal now.

The liberals would shut the entire thing down the first time one of the hot talk hosts said something non-PC. And there's no such animal as a liberal "hot talk" host. Those two things are mutually exclusive. Leykis tried, and look where he is now.

Ravens said:

Hot talk and liberal talk mixing? Are you smoking some of that Colorado green? Hey, it's legal now.

The liberals would shut the entire thing down the first time one of the hot talk hosts said something non-PC. And there's no such animal as a liberal "hot talk" host. Those two things are mutually exclusive. Leykis tried, and look where he is now.

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With all due respect, sir, apparently you have never listened to Stephanie Miller. Or heard Senator Al Franken (DFL-MN) when he got warmed up doing talk radio.