The top three in Fort Wayne radio these days: 1. Oldies rock, 2. Country, 3. Talk, which is a change (hat tip to Nathan, whose noticing of it called my attention to it). But talk fatigue isn't just happening here. This is the one year in four in Indiana in which we have no elections at any level, and people are probably taking a needed break from politics. People here and in the rest of the nation will probably jump back in next year. Once upon a time, we had a pretty good mix of talk shows across the political spectrum in Fort Wayne. Now, it's hard to find anything but conservatives. I'm not particularly eager to hear Air America's liberal ranting, but a little diversity wouldn't hurt.
Our taste for rock music (at least one slice of it) seems to go against the national norm. Maybe it's true that rock 'n' roll will never die, but it's getting real sick on the radio. Programmers don't know quite what to do with it. It's kind of a scary thought, by the way, that one day there will be "oldies" stations playing all rap from the aging X and Y generations' pasts.
Another lack of Fort Wayne radio is a full-time Spanish-language station, which we'll probably have as soon as the Hispanic population reaches a critical mass. I listen to one from Indianapolis -- Radio Latina, 107.1 FM -- when I visit my mother and sister there. I listen to the Fort on the Saturday morning drive out of town (highlights of the week from Bob and Tom), then pick up an old-timey country station in Marion when that fades out, then to Radio Latino for the last part of the trip. It makes for an interesting two and a half hours.
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Fort Wayne talk radio can't hold a candle to
what I listen to on the
internet now. Anyone want to buy some am/fm
radios?
What do you listen to on the internet? I may try it.
I like WOWO. I would really like to listen to some Libertarian shows. I may want to listen to some liberal talk shows to hear another opinion.
The only honest-to-God libertarian I know of on the radio is Neal Boortz (whose blog you can find in my blog roll). I hear him occasionally when I vist Indianapolis, and he's pretty good. Based on what Dave wrote, I think it's worth looking for his show on the Internet.
Somehow, hearing the bloodthirsty, warfare/welfare-state-cheerleader Boortz being described as an "honest-to-God libertarian" reminds me of that "defining deviancy down" phrase that Bill "The Gambler" Bennett came up with some years ago. When Boortz can talk the way he does and still be hailed as a true libertarian, it's clear that "libertarian" has been defined down into the "GOP of twenty years ago" ballpark.
In many ways I think the Libertarian Party is the GOP of 20 or 30 years ago Bartleby. I would have to say that describes me pretty well. I have been described as a disgruntled Republican by more then one person who I have discussed politics with.
I am more for States rights then The Republicans of twenty years ago. I am for far less Federal government. I want to see a lot of government authority transferred from the Federal government back to the fifty staes. I also want to see more authority transferred from the fifty states to local government.
I am tend to believe that you cannot legislate morality; the Republicans think legislating morailty is a great idea.
The Republican Party of today is another LARGE government political party. They increase spending at every level every year...
GOP stands for Grand Old Spending Party today...
I believe everyone who is in favor of smaller government, the rights of the fifty states, and in personal liberty has to become a Libertarian. The Republican Party of today stands for large government and is transferring more power to the Federal government every year.