Progressive Talk Radio/Stations by Rank
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| Location | Rank* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record | Notes | Owner |
| New York City, New York | 1 | WLIB | 1190 AM | [1] | WLIB was the first flagship station of AAR. Owners dropped AAR on Sept. 1, 2006. [2] and switched to Gospel. AAR Flagship moved to WWRL | Inner City Broadcasting |
| New York City, New York | 1 | WWRL | 1600 AM | [3] | Access.1 Communications | |
| Los Angeles, California | 2 | KTLK | 1150 AM | [4] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Los Angeles, California | 2 | KPFK | 90.7 FM | [5] | Democracy Now! | Pacifica Foundation |
| Chicago, Illinois | 3 | WTND | 950 AM | [6] | Station owners dropped AAR in April 2004 after a payment dispute. [7] Station now plays a multi-cultural lineup. | Multicultural Broadcasting |
| Chicago, Illinois | 3 | WCPT | 850 AM | [8] | Operates during daylight hours only. Carries a majority AAR programming. | Newsweb Corporation |
| San Francisco, California | 4 | KQKE | 960 AM | [9] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Berkeley, California | 4 | KPFA | 94.1 FM | [10] | Community radio, broadcasts Democracy Now. | Pacifica Foundation |
| Dallas, Texas | 5 | KXEB | 910 AM | [11] | Dropped Air America on Oct. 1, 2006 for Catholic radio. [12] Community is trying to find a new station. Website Blog | Guadalupe Radio Network |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 7 | WHAT | 1340 AM | [13] | Station dropped AAR in September of 2005.[14] | Urban Radio Broadcasting |
| Washington, D.C. | 8 | WWRC | 1260 AM | [15] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Detroit, Michigan | 9 | WDTW | 1310 AM | [16] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 10 | WMLB | 1690 AM | [17] | Ownership changed hands in May 2006 to JW Broadcasting; Air America syndicated programming terminated (except for the Al Franken Show) 11-June-2006. Future status of a market affiliate unknown. Petition | JW Broadcasting |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 11 | WKOX & WXKS | 1200 AM & 1430 AM | [18] [19] | Changed to Radio Rumba on December 20, 2006 [20] The community has a website and mailing list devoted to finding another station in Boston. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Miami, Florida | 12 | WINZ | 940 AM | [21] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Seattle, Washington | 14 | KPTK | 1090 AM | [22] | Carries a mix of AAR, Jones and Nova M programming. | CBS Radio |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 15 | KXXT | 1010 AM | [23] | 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. | Communicom Broadcasting |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 15 | KPHX | 1480 AM | [24] | Continental Broadcasting | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 16 | KTNF | 950 AM | [25] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Janet Robert - Locally owned |
| San Diego, California | 17 | KLSD | 1360 AM | [26] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 20 | KRFT | 1190 FM | [27] | The station broadcasts heavy hitters Don Imus, Neal Boortz, Al Franken and Randi Rhodes. No website yet for the station that I can find. | All Sports Radio |
| Denver, Colorado | 22 | KKZN | 760 AM | [28] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Portland, Oregon | 23 | KPOJ | 620 AM | [29] | KPOJ was the first Clear Channel affiliate. Carries a majority AAR programming, including Thom Hartmann who broadcasts nationally out of their station. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 24 | WPTT | 1360 AM | [30] | Carries Thom Hartmann. | Renda Broadcasting |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 24 | WURP | 1550 AM | [31] | Carries the Young Turks morning show Mon. - Fri. and AAR on Saturday afternoons. | IcBc Holdings |
| San Bernardino, California | 25 | KCAA | 1050 AM | [32] | Imus In The Morning, features commentary by Jim Hightower | Broadcasting Management Services |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 26 | WTAM | 1100 AM | [33] | Dropped the Jerry Springer Show, its only AAR programming, in March 2006. | Jacor Broadcasting |
| Sacramento, California | 27 | KSAC | 1240 AM | [34] | Used to carry a majority AAR programming. Now only broadcasts Thom Hartmann. | Diamond Broadcasting |
| Sacramento, California | 27 | KCTC | 1320 AM | [35] | Moved to KCTC from KSAC. Carries a majority AAR programming. | Entercom Communications |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 28 | WSAI | 1360 AM | [36] | Moved to 1360 WSAI from 1530 WCKY. WSAI dropped format in December 2006. [37] Petition | Clear Channel Communications |
| San Antonio, Texas | 29 | KRPT | 92.5 FM | [38] | Broadcasts out of Devine, TX. Switched to country music. | Clear Channel Broadcasting |
| San Antonio, Texas | 29 | KTXX | 103.1 FM | [39] | Fringe signal in San Antonio. Carries a majority AAR programming. | Border Media Partners |
| Columbus, Ohio | 37 | WTPG | 1230 AM | [40] | Carried a majority AAR programming. Will switch to conservative talk on January 7, 2007. [41] Website | Clear Channel Communications |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 38 | WHJJ | [920 AM] | [42] | Station dropped AAR in September of 2005.[43] | Clear Channel Communications |
| Austin, Texas | 42 | KOKE | 1600 AM | [44] | Carries a majority AAR Programming. | Border Media Partners |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 43 | WCHL | 1360 AM | [45] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 46 | WJNO | 1290 AM | [46] | Carries only the Randi Rhodes Show. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 49 | WWTQ | 680 AM | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Entercom Communications | |
| Buffalo, New York | 52 | WWKB | 1520 AM | [47] | The other station in Buffalo was WHLD, which swiched to Gospel in December, 2006. | Entercom Communications |
| Rochester, New York | 54 | WROC | 950 AM | [48] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Entercom Communications |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 57 | WSMB | 1350 AM | [49] | Dropped AAR in November 2006. [50]. | Entercom Communications |
| Tucson, Arizona | 61 | KJLL | 1330 AM | [51] | Broadcasts Stephanie Miller and Imus, but also Bill O'Reily. | Hudson Communications |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 63 | KUMU | 1500 AM | [52] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Visionary Related Entertainment |
| Fresno, California | 66 | KFPT | 790 AM | [53] | Carries a majority AAR programming | CBS Radio |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 67 | WTKG | 1230 AM | [54] | Carries a majority AAR programming, but also carries conservative Glenn Beck | Clear Channel Communications |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 70 | KABQ | 1350 AM | [55] | Carries a majority AAR Programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Akron, Ohio | 74 | WJMP | 1520 AM | [56] | WJMP dropped AAR for sports in June 2005. [57]. AAR moved to WARF in July 2005, and carries a majority AAR programming; Dropped Al Franken as of Dec. 11, 2006 | Media-Com |
| Akron, Ohio | 74 | WARF | 1350 AM | [58] | Clear Channel Communications | |
| Sarasota, Florida | 74 | WSRQ | 1450 AM | [59] | Used to air the Jerry Springer Show. | Clear Channel Communications |
| El Paso, Texas | 76 | KHRO | 1650 AM | [60] | Entravision Holdings | |
| Santa Cruz, California | 80 | KOMY | 1340 AM | [61] | Carries a majority AAR programming. Station was reportedly planning on dropping Air America in November 2006. | Zwerling Broadcasting System |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 82 | WHMP | 1240 AM/1400 AM/1600 AM | [62] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Saga Communications |
| State College, Pennsylvania | 82 | WBLF | [970 AM] | [63] | Carries only the Thom Hartmann Show. | Magnum Broadcasting |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 83 | WYNK | 1380 AM | [64] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 85 | KDXE | 1380 AM | [65] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Nova M Radio |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 88 | WLTQ | 730 AM | [66] | Switched back to conservative talk radio in September 2005.[67] | Citicasters Licenses |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 90 | WOIC | 1230 AM | [68] | Because of its sports programming, WOIC's ratings have surpassed conservative rivals WISW and WVOC at times, especially during football season. Carries a majority AAR programming. | Urban Radio Broadcasting |
| Spokane, Washington | 92 | KPTQ | 1280 AM | [69] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 96 | WXXM | 92.1 FM | [70] | First FM affiliate. Was planning on switching to all-sports in January 2007. [71], but AAR will now stay. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 103 | KEUN | 1490 AM | [72] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Tri-Parish Broadcasting |
| Chattanooga, TN | 106 | WDOD | 1310 AM | [73] | After 11 months, WDOD dropped AAR in favor of hits of the 1950s to 1970s in August 2006. [74] | Wdod of Chattanooga |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 107 | WAVZ | 1300 AM | [75] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Youngstown, Ohio | 117 | WANR | 1570 AM | [76] | Dropped AAR in early 2006. | Beacon Broadcasting |
| Reno, Nevada | 124 | KJFK | 1230 AM | [77] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Americom Las Vegas |
| Victor Valley, California | 126 | KSZL | 1230 AM | [78] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Dos Costas Communications |
| Palm Springs, California | 137 | KPTR | 1340 AM | [79] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | RR Broadcasting Services |
| Plattsburgh, New York | 138 | WTWK | [80] | [81] | 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. | Radio Broadcasting Services |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 139 | KCCT | 1150 AM | [82] | Radio Kcct | |
| Davenport, Iowa | 143 | WKBF | 1270 AM | [83] | Programming terminated effective December 5, 2006. Currently playing Christmas music, will switch to Christian programming in 2007. [84]. | Quad Cities Media |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 147 | WLBY | 1290 AM | [85] | Carries a majority AAR programming | Clear Channel Communications |
| Eugene, Oregon | 150 | KOPT | 1600 AM | [86] | Carries a majority AAR programming, plus Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller from the Jones Radio Network. | Churchill Media |
| Huntington, West Virginia | 156 | WCMI | 1340 AM | [87] | Carries a majority AAR programming with sports on the weekends. Also carries Ed Schultz. Station moved from WRVC in November 2006. WRVC switched to all-sports programming. | Kindred Communications |
| Asheville, North Carolina | 161 | WPEK | 880 AM | [88] | Carries a majority AAR programming | Clear Channel Communications |
| Portland, Maine | 167 | WLVP | 870 AM | [89] | AAR shut down June 1, 2007 | Nassau Broadcasting |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 171 | KUDO | 1080 AM | [90] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Ibew Local 1547 |
| San Luis Obispo, California | 173 | KYNS | 1340 AM | [91] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Mapleton Communications |
| Binghamton, New York | 179 | WYOS | 1360 AM | [92] | [93] The Nov. 13, 2006 edition of North East Radio Watch reports that WYOS has switched from Air America to ESPN sports. | Citadel Broadcasting |
| Petoskey, Michigan | 192 | WWKK | 750 AM | [94] | Carries a majority AAR programming. Their sister station, WJML, carries conservative talk. | Stone Communications |
| Duluth, Minnesota | 204 | KQDS | 1490 AM | [95] | Ownership is either Red Rock Radio Corp or Red River Broadcasting, but the answer depend on where you look. | Red River Broadcasting |
| Santa Barbara, California | 207 | KIST | 1340 AM | [96] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Clear Channel Communications |
| Charlottesville, Virginia | 231 | WVAX | 1450 AM | [97] | Carries a majority AAR programming | Saga Communications |
| Marion, Illinois | 235 | WINI | 1420 AM | [98] | Carries only the Thom Hartmann Show. | Radio Station Wini |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | 236 | KTRC | 1260 AM | [99] | Agm Nevada | |
| Montpelier/Barre/St Johnsbury, Vermont | 266 | WDEV | 550 AM/96.1 FM | [100] | Has no AAR programming on schedule, but was listed on Wikipedia. | Radio Vermont |
| Ithaca, New York | 281 | WNYY | 1470 AM | [101] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Saga Communications |
| Key West, Florida | 291 | WKIZ | 1500 AM | [102] | Has no AAR programming on schedule | Seattle Streaming Radio |
[edit] Unranked areas
| Location | Rank* | Identifier | Station | Radio-Locator Record | Notes | Owner |
| Internet | Global | AAR | Live internet feed | (requires Real Player or Windows Media Player) | AAR | |
| Satellite | National | XM | Ch. 167 | Now features the full Air America lineup after Ed Schultz and Alan Colmes were moved to other XM stations. | XM | |
| Albany, Oregon | KTHH | 990 AM | [103] | Switched to country. | Citicasters Licenses | |
| Bennington, Vermont | WBTN | 1370 AM | [104] | Carries only the Thom Hartman Show | Southern Vermont College | |
| Brainerd, Minnesota | WWWI | 1270 AM | [105] | Carries only the Al Franken Show. | Tower Broadcasting Corporation | |
| Brattleboro, Vermont | WKVT | 1490 AM | [106] | Carries a majority AAR programming. | Saga Communications of New England | |
| Ely, Minnesota | WELY | 1450 AM | [107] | No Progressive Talk on Schedule that I recognize... | Bois Forte Tribal Council | |
| Eureka, California | KGOE | 1480 AM | [108] | Carries Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann | Bicoastal Media | |
| Iowa City, Iowa | KXIC | 800 AM | [109] | Carries only Thom Hartmann and Randi Rhodes. | Citicasters Licenses | |
| Kihei, Hawaii | KAOI | 1110 AM | [110] | Island of Maui. Carries only one hour of Al Franken. | Visionary Related Entertainment | |
| Lake Tahoe, Nevada | KTHO | 590 AM | [111] | Station dropped AAR and returned to local programming in August 2005. [112] | Paradise Broadcasting | |
| Lihue, Hawaii | KQNG | 570 AM | [113] | Island of Kauai. Carries only the Al Franken Show. | Visionary Related Entertainment | |
| Missoula, Montana | KKNS | 105.9 FM | [114] | Switched to Jack FM in March 2006. [115] Website | Simmons-Slc | |
| Monterey, California | KRXA | 540 AM | [116] | Carries Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz & others | Krfa-AM (locally owned) | |
| North Bend, Oregon | KBBR | 1340 AM | [117] | Carries a majority AAR programming. Population 9,544 in 2000, so no Arbitron ranking. | Bicoastal Cb | |
| Sheridan, Wyoming | KYTI | 93.7 FM, HD-3 | [118] | Population 15,804 as of the 2000 Census, thus too small for an Arbitron ranking. AAR only available on HD radio. | Lovcom | |
| Taos, New Mexico | KVOT | 1340 AM | [119] | Population 4,700 as of the 2000 Census, thus too small for an Arbitron ranking. Carries majority AAR programming. | Dmc Broadcasting | |
