Article: LIBERALS ON ATTACK DESPITE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, AIR AMERICA BRINGS A LEFT-LEANING SPIN TO TALK RADIO.(U)

Byline: David Kronke Staff Writer

Air America, the fledgling liberal talk-radio network, knows it's in for a bumpy ride.

Network CEO Mark Walsh, the entrepreneur who made his fortune in online trade magazines, already plans to sink some $30 million into Air America over the next three years before hopefully turning a profit. And last Wednesday's inaugural show - at least in the Los Angeles area - seemed to prove the point that turning radio listeners on to liberal talk shows won't be easy.

Instead of ``The O'Franken Factor,'' the series featuring comic Al Franken that was supposed to launch the liberal talk-show network, listeners heard dead ...

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