AAR trouble in Chicago, according to the Tribune

[apnu]

Sorry if this is a dupe...

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Air America again to be off in Chicago

By John Cook
Tribune Staff Reporter
Published April 21, 2004

It was on, then it was off, then it was on again, and now it will be off again.

Air America Radio, the recently launched liberal talk-radio network that became embroiled last week in a financial dispute with the owner of its Chicago and Los Angeles stations, will cease broadcasting over WNTD-950 AM in Chicago April 30, the network announced Tuesday.

The network also said it will remain off the air for the time being in Los Angeles, where it was yanked from KBLA-1580 AM last week by station owner Multicultural News Radio.

The announcement, which settles an acrimonious legal and public relations battle between Air America and Multicultural, means the network must seek new homes in the nation's second- and third-largest markets just 2 1/2 weeks into its life.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/chi-0404210256apr2...
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Annoyingly enough, the article is scant on details, and is mostly old news to DU.

[Robbien]

1. Duplicate.

There are a half dozen threads on this.