The Political Environment: WTMJ Is "Newsradio 620" And More

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Charlie Sykes' donations undermine the station's nameplate, even though the talker himself isn't marketed as a news person.

Anonymous said...: radio stations are licensed to broadcast in the public interest. they do not do so when they act as a propaganda outlet for a particular party or politician. for example, when sykes "interviewed" walker, who stated the obvious falsehood that "collective bargaining remains intact," did sykes in any way question or challenge that statement?; March 15, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Jake formerly of the LP said...: Better question, how much is Steve Wexler and co. making off of WisGOP ads, access and other favors? Time to find some TMJ advertisers, and organize a lil' boycott action until that station gets in line.

And ol' Charlie better hope there's no NFL lockout that goes into the season, or else he'll see a ratings tank even larger than he has coming.; March 15, 2011 at 7:26 PM
enoughalready said...: WBBM (780 AM) does a great job at providing news radio, and has even been at the front of reporting on the developing Wisconsin story. I even prefer listening to Chicago weather and traffic over anything WTMJ-AM has to offer (other than sporting events).; March 17, 2011 at 6:35 AM