Air America goes off the air in NYC; flagship station down

It took some time, but finally, the dreaded Air America Radio has now lost its flagship station in New York. At long last, Al Franken's scandalous station is going under! MediaWeek (via Michelle Malkin) has more:

Air America Radio will lose its New York flagship station, WLIB-AM, on Aug. 31. While the left-leaning radio network’s original lease for the Inner City station ran out March 31, AAR managed to get an extension which only lasts until Aug. 31, according to an informed source.

Through an agreement with ICBC, WLIB will be operated as a joint venture and programmed by P1, a company run by former Clear Channel and Jacor Communications executive Randy Michaels. Michaels is expected to program a progressive-talk format, but replace AAR’s network programming with more local programming. A likely addition to the new lineup: Ed Schultz, the left-of-center talker syndicated by P1.

“To be clear, Air America will not go silent on the New York City airwaves. We do not, however, comment on hypothetical speculation,” said an AAR spokesperson.

You do not comment on hypothetics because it's just too embarrassing by now, lefty spokesperson. Send us all a postcard from the garage radio station you'll be confined to broadcasting from (that is, if you're ever able to afford one).

Also available at Cao's Blog, Church and State, Jo's Cafe, Woman Honor Thyself. Others glad to see AAR going off the air include Pajamas Media, Marathon Pundit (plus, another one), Right Minded, Right Wing News, Left Wing = Hate, Hillbilly White Trash, Right Voices.