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The more I have to listen to Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee, etc. as part of my work, the more I start thinking about my Red Radio idea. A station like WILD (1090 AM), WNTN (1550 AM) or WJIB (740 AM) would be ideal; these are daytime-only stations with urban (or inner suburban) transmitter sites that cover the market pretty well yet are unlikely to command much value in the eyes of commercial broadcasters. It's a pity none of them is for sale.

There's a station in the Dover, NH market that is off the air and could be had for a song, but that market is too small (and seems to be solidly Republican to boot). Red Radio is only going to make noise if it's done in a major market like Boston.

Spooky stuff

I was thinking about possible call signs for a Red Radio station, and most of the ones I thought of were obviously in use. But WCPU seemed promising; it's not assigned to any AM, FM, or TV station according to the FCC Web site. However, it didn't take me long to find out that it is assigned to a cargo ship called the Liberty Spirit. A quick Google search found me a site that displays the ship's current position and another with a picture of the ship.

I didn't know one could track ships so precisely from a couch in one's living room. Technology never ceases to amaze.