1490 KQDS-AM was Duluth, Minnesota's and Superior, Wisconsin's channel for Ed Schultz, Al Franken, Sam Seder, and many more well-loved Progressive voices, carried on a paltry 1000 Watt signal that made the ratings it managed to earn truly impressive. The owner of the the only Progressive Talk outlet (in a city that votes heavily Democratic each and every election) terribly neglected it, not even deigning to put up the most rudimentary website-- its fans put together a MySpace page so they had an online gathering point.

"When it was shut down, there was no warning," Barb said, "an advertiser told me she went in to renew her ads just the week before without a word said to her" about the upcoming format flip.

The proud Progressive and Liberal folk of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin weren't about to let that be the end of their sole oasis in a market that boasts several conservative talk stations. They are gathering support to flip another station in their market to carry the radio they demand. Time to roll up your sleeves and get in there with them. Go to www.NonStopRadio.com and click on "Duluth". This will take you to their petition and online mail list, where you can find out how best you can help them in their fight to bring back Duluth's Progressive Talk.

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