Wednesday, February 07, 2007

The End of a Rational Voice

Clear Channel’s the Bad Guy

Clear Channel's decision to end "The Voice" 1300 radio's format of providing Air America's progressive talk appears to be the end of rational radio in the New Haven area for a while.

1300 was a welcome change from the right-wing ranting of Rush and other conservative talking heads. Their programming, while more left in nature, presented a good variety of shows, with both Democratic and Republican listeners. I've enjoyed listening to and learning from over the last year.

Clear Channel, with their dismantling of all things local and anything different, is a perfect example of the corporate bully - more concerned with easy money than quality programming.

What a shame.

Councilman Curt Leng

Hamden, CT

203-887-4599