Athens GA station declares itself ‘Obama government-controlled radio’

A radio station in Athens, Ga., is drumming up publicity by calling itself “Obama Government-Controlled Radio” and playing Hawaiian pop, songs like “Superfly” and “Disco Inferno” and clips from President Obama’s campaign speeches.

Between songs listeners hear messages such as, “Why let highly paid consultants pick the music when you can let the government do it for you?”

Bulldog WPUP (103.7 FM), a classic rock station, has nothing to lose. It’s changing formats in just a little less than an hour.

“Yes, it is a stunt,” the station’s program director, Kevin Steele, told TPM. “Our online streaming listeners have doubled in the last 24 hours.”

WPUP, incidentally, is owned by Cox Radio, a facet of Cox Enterprises — which owns the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com.

http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2009/10/01/athens-station-declares-itself-‘obama-government-controlled-radio’/