CONTRACT DISPUTE TAKES AIR AMERICA OFF THE AIR.Byline: - Fred Shuster Two weeks after debuting to much fanfare, Air America, the new liberal talk-radio network heard locally on KBLA-AM (1580), shut down its programming Wednesday in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Chicago in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a contractual dispute with station owners. According to news reports, Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, which owns KBLA in Santa Monica and the Chicago affiliate and brokers air time to the new network, pulled the plug after Air America allegedly bounced a check for $1 million. Evan Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , chairman of Air America Radio Air America Radio is a talk radio network and program syndication service in the United States. The network started programming on March 31, 2004 and features discussion and information programs with hosts reflecting liberal and progressive points of view. , said in a statement that the allegation wasn't true, adding that Multicultural Radio violated its contract by switching off programming. KCAA-AM (1050), an Inland Empire affiliate, was not affected by the shutdown. Although nobody could say when the network would return to KBLA, a staffer there said the problem would be resolved soon and Air America could be back on the air as soon as today. Spanish music was played Wednesday in place of the talk format. The network, spearheaded by comics Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo, also broadcasts on stations in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; Minneapolis; Portland, Ore.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; over XM Satellite Radio and on its Web site (airamericaradio.com). |
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