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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 07:46 AM
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Air America does Dallas
Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 07:47 AM by Fighting Irish
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/031105dnnatfranken.9f130.html

Air America's round-the-clock political talk will hit the air Monday in Austin and debut March 21 in the Dallas area, replacing the Spanish-language programming on KXEB-AM (910). Air America is already on in Corpus Christi.

In North Texas, Air America's success could be limited by the reach of the low-wattage station. Static nearly drowns out KXEB in some areas, but officials at Border Media Partners, the station's owners, said they were trying to strengthen the signal.

Air America executives, who called the expansion in Texas the high point for the network, said Mr. Franken will find an audience, even in President Bush's home state.

"We're providing an alternative for a minority that feels alienated," CEO Danny Goldberg said.

KXEB's signal is not the greatest, and it gets a bit fuzzy to the west in Fort Worth. You can see the predicted signal contours here:

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kxeb&is_unl=Y&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&sr=Y&s=C&sid=

KOKE (1600) in Austin picks up the format next week. Brownsville is another market that has been rumored as well. And Corpus Cristi just signed on a few weeks ago.

http://ltradio.blogspot.com/2005/03/air-america-does-dallas.html
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Bronco69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 07:52 AM
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1. YAY!
I've been waiting for AAR to come to Dallas! :-)
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Imalittleteapot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 08:09 AM
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2. Wohoo. Great news for DFW. n/t
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tx_dem41 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 08:46 AM
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3. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth...
...but this is a horrible frequency to be on. It will result in unfairly low ratings...and I fear a quick cancellation. Let's hope I'm wrong.

NOTE: I already get AAR on Sirius, so I guess I'm one of the lucky ones.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:11 AM
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4. That's why they should promote the hell out of this station
More money means more ability to boost the signal. I tried out the frequency in North Dallas earlier today, and it comes through just fine.

Sirius et al are cool, but for those of us who want to keep the airwaves free, this is a wonderful development.

Crispini deserves a lot of credit in this development, BTW. Kudos!
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tx_dem41 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:19 AM
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6. I agree and I will. And major KUDOS to Crispini! n/t
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:16 AM
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5. Thank you AAR!
I wonder what happened to 1190? That was the original frequency being speculated on.

I just checked out 910 and the signal seems pretty good here in Old East Dallas. It's actually better than 1190.

Perhaps outlaying areas have more of a problem. Let's hope the station can get a power boost.

But anything is better than being stuck near my computer to hear AAR!

:kick:
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:52 AM
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7. We saw this on the front page this morning at our local Starbucks,
and checked the frequency in the car.

Not super quality, but we even get it in Rowlett. And it is encouraging to see that they're trying to up the signal already.

We're getting a sticker for the car as soon as we can to help em advertise in case anyone doesn't know they're here. It could enlighten some folks.

FSC
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Sick_of_Rethuggery Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 10:04 AM
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22. I am printing out one of those stickers as a flyer...
and leaving around Plano today -- starting with the UTD campus!!
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:26 PM
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23. Don't forget these stickers
These may also come in handy - I'm still waiting for the Randi prototype to come in from Chicago:

http://www.griffincunningham.net/voteforjohnkerry/AARsticker/dfwmain.htm
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Sick_of_Rethuggery Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:03 PM
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24. It was one of those!
The sticker that I printed full page is from your site!

Thanks! :-)
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:54 AM
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8. 910? Well, that's a surprise.
And most of the kudos go to Horse with No Name, who did the absolutely faboo packet.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:11 AM
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9. Hey there!
Any word on merchandise, stickers, packs, etc. for us to buy or grab?

I think billboards right out of the starting gate would be a great idea, too. I'd love to see Randi Rhodes' face filling one instead of Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham.
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tx_dem41 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:43 AM
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11. Well kudos to Horse with No Name then!
And, to you too, Crispini.
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jburton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:16 AM
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10. I get it fine in far east Dallas
I just checked -- it comes in great here, and this is even on a little desktop clock-radio with no antenna.

Huzzah!
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bookman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 12:11 PM
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12. Jealous
Those of us in the Houston area are so jealous. Thankfully I have Sirius at home.

Enjoy the fresh outlook on talk radio.
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movie_girl99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 01:40 PM
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13. many thanks to crispini
Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 01:41 PM by movie_girl99
and anyone who was instrumental in sending the petition around.
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argyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:41 PM
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14. I can get it here in Denton.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 03:47 AM
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15. This isn't a bad thing and will get better
I can't find the link, but when I was doing the research I saw where they will be increasing the signal strength at 910 to 25,000 from the present 1,000.
This is a good thing.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 04:33 PM
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17. 25K is mad flava, recognize!
Thanks for the heads-up. Just over one week to go...!
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Maestro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 08:38 AM
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16. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I too have it on Sirius already but nice to know they will occupy an am station.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 06:46 PM
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18. I'll be tuning in...
... this is exciting!

Go AAR!
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HippieCowgirl Donating Member (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-14-05 12:35 PM
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19. Hooray!
I'll see if I can pick it up in Arlington. Give it a whirl on the drivetime home from work today.
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TexomaDem Donating Member (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 12:37 AM
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20. good reception here
along the Red River, I hope it wasn't just b'cuz of the cloud cover today.

5 days till AAR
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 09:22 AM
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25. Welcome to DU Texoma
Glad you get reception...no reception at my end of the Red River.:(
Where are you??Whitesboro??Sherman??Denison??

psst..I went to High School in Whitesboro,lol.
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TexomaDem Donating Member (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 04:09 PM
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26. thx
North of Whitesboro, couple of miles from the lake.
I'm guessing you're not in Grayson or Cooke, cuz I'm pickin it up perty good.

I moved here from Dallas/Denton Co. area a few years ago.
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cunningb Donating Member (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 03:25 PM
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21. Join our Dallas Air America Meetup Group and web page
Thanks to Daniel ( screen name unknown) for emailing me the bumberstickers- We've got a nice little group of AAR fans on our Dallas Meetup- you guys please join!!
http://airamericaradio.meetup.com/15/

I have many of the AAR newspaper articles and other stuff on my little web page :
http://www.griffincunningham.net/voteforjohnkerry/2004democracy.htm

Thanks to you all!!!
Nancy
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-05 11:07 PM
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27. got my radio button set
I CAN'T WAIT!
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