Air America in Central Wisconsin?

It could become a reality.

Just last week the first meeting of the Central Wisconsin Air America Club took place in Stevens Point and a core group was formed to help bring Progressive talk radio to our area. It is an off-shoot from the effort going forward in Milwaukee right now which is being led by our old buddy "Classwarrior" from the DU boards. Locally it is being organized by long-time central Wisconsin radio personality , Joe Roppe. The format will include normal Air America Programming PLUS LOCAL PROGRAMMING FOR PROGRESSIVES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

The business plan is pretty straight forward, the founders of AAR will purchase stations as they become available in the target areas BUT THERE MUST BE LOCAL OWNERSHIP ALSO! To accomplish this, they're utilizing the "buy a pixel" technique that has worked on the web before. Here's how it works.

On the website http://www.progressivetalkstevenspoint.com/, there will be a pixel page. (It's not completed yet.) Each pixel is worth $1.00 but to get a link to an ad (good for two years ) for your organization or county party web site or ....whatever...you need to buy a 10 x 10 block for $100.00. All the money from pixel purchase will be made by paypal and go directly to the broadcasting company...there will be no local treasurer involved. This is the identical business plan being utilized in Milwaukee.

There will be events scheduled over the summer and fall to promote the "pixel site" and I'll keep you informed as things go along.

(pssssst.....the juiciest rumor on the local radio front is that a broker representing "unknown parties" has already made inquiries in Point, Rapids and Marshfield.....)

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