I am asking both Obama and Hillary: Here in Ohio, please don’t feed the Clear Channel Beast.
We have one progressive station in the whole state: WVKO 1580 AM here in Columbus. If there have been any ads there for Democratic candidates, I have not heard them yet.
But there have already been Democratic Presidential ads on at least two local right-wing Clear Channel stations (that I know of).
Why? Why would you pay for your own swift boat? Why would you fund 30-second ads that then fund 24/7 Democrat-bashing?
And why are you throwing your money away? Hate radio is as dead as it is ubiquitous--kept alive only by force feeding on a fed-up public.
All four formerly progressive stations that Clear Channel killed last year in Ohio have tanked. Now we have five right-wing stations in Columbus alone, and their demographic is stretched thin.
And even if they had listeners, they are not going to vote Democratic--especially when they are swallowing an unceasing stream of Repulican pap.
So please support the stations that support you. Please advertise on stations that your potential voters listen to, like these.
And if you have money to throw away, consider buying one of the Clear Channel stations that will be coming up for sale in Cincinnati.