tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post4457404254860659654..comments2023-10-23T16:12:01.685-05:00Comments on LTR - Watching Alternative Media for Five Years: Dropped in D.C.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-66276148403039430122009-02-03T12:52:00.000-06:002009-02-03T12:52:00.000-06:00I can back up what Eric said. You couldn't pick up...I can back up what Eric said. You couldn't pick up a signal from that station if you were sitting on top of the transmission tower. I would have happily listened to my local affiliate rather than Internet, satellite, and podcast if I could. But there's no way. They'd have a better broadcast with a bullhorn.Aaron B. Pryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726153935610177515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-78937967803312665552009-02-02T22:00:00.000-06:002009-02-02T22:00:00.000-06:00I'm as open to conspiracy theories as anybody, but...I'm as open to conspiracy theories as anybody, but I don't buy the "management wanted the station to fail" excuse in this case or in most every other case. Managements may be incompetent or more interested in other stations with better signals, but I haven't known any who "wanted" any of their stations to fail. Managements want to make as much money as possible and that's difficult to do with aNYLeftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617605999507417742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-8934922636577006792009-02-02T19:38:00.000-06:002009-02-02T19:38:00.000-06:00I guess I should not be surprised that we have los...I guess I should not be surprised that we have lost our only progressive talk voice in the nation's capitol, but it was a station destined for failure.<BR/><BR/>The signal for Obama 1260 was so weak that you could be driving in the District of Columbia and it sounded like the station was in Omaha. There was no promotion for the station, but the terrible signal was the real killer. At night...EricinMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514244169919026651noreply@blogger.com