According to CNN, the station, titled POTUS '08, will give 24 hour coverage of the elections. It will broadcast shows produced by XM radio, as well as those produced by other publications and well-known journalists.
"We want this to be a town square where people can come to hear the candidates, listen to the debates, get the news, and gather opinions from all sides," said Kevin Straley, senior vice president of news, talk, and sports programming, XM Satellite Radio. "You can hear diverse views across the political spectrum, including voices you don't typically hear on traditional media. There's an enormous amount of interest in this particular election, and people across the country can tune in anytime, wherever they are, as the campaign unfolds."
On Sunday's, the station will broadcast audio of the following shows: "FOX News Sunday" "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" and CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," among others.
The station is channel 130 on XM radio.
Find out more information at www.xmradio.com/potus.
3 comments:
What a great resource for the American public! It's a shame that I would have never heard about it if I hadn't read this blog. This station should be publicized more. Then maybe it would become popular and we could take more steps towards a more democratic media. Thanks for this information, I might have to check it out!
Wow, that is great. I also have never seen it until I stumbled upon your blog, which seems strange. This is a great idea and people should know about it. Or maybe people already know and I just need to open my eyes more. Whatever it is though, our country needs to know about this station.
This is definitely new to my ears too. I've heard of special TV or radio broadcasts that go on air for a few days non-stop, but to have a whole radio station devoted to the elections seems over-the-top, yet so very useful. This will inevitably mean more information on the candidates, hence better informed choices for the American public.
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