Randi Rhodes temporarily timeshifed on WJNO & moving to new station
May 11, 2009 Category :media| politics| terrestrial radio 1
When Randi Rhodes returned to the air today, now syndicated by Clear Channel’s Premiere division, she didn’t get her old timeslot back at her old hometown WJNO. Sean Hannity replaced her when her relationship with now-defunct syndicator Nova-M radio blew up.
Hannity’s numbers in her old timeslot at the station where she actually originated her show are beating her, according to John Hunt, market manager for Clear Channel West Palm Beach. So Rhodes will return, timeshifted to 6-9 PM, where uber-reactionary Mark Levin was previously heard.
But Rhodes will be live again starting June 1 on another Clear Channel AM station, according to Hunt, who won’t make the formal announcement for a couple of weeks. This new station will have a better signal than WJNO, Hunt added.
South Florida progressive radio took a hit when 940 WINZ, Miami flipped to The Sports Animal 940. Clear Channel owns one other AM facility in Palm Beach County, 1230 WBZT now programming business and variety talk. WBZT’s signal is superior to WJNO‘s.