‘Savage Nation’ moves to KRLA
Incendiary talk-radio host Michael Savage, accused of being racist, homophobic and misogynistic by groups organizing boycotts of his new television show on cable’s MSNBC, moved earlier this week from KPLS-AM (830) to KRLA-AM (870). On KRLA, owned by Christian broadcaster Salem Communications Corp, “The Savage Nation” joins a lineup that also includes conservative commentators Michael Medved and Dennis Prager. Savage’s shows air weeknights from 5 to 8 p.m.
“We wouldn’t have put him on if we thought he would compromise what we believe in,” said Dave Armstrong, vice president and general manager of Salem-Los Angeles. He dismissed some of Savage’s more controversial comments as being several years old, and said the host is more moderate in the recent shows he’s heard.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the National Organization for Women have organized campaigns against Savage’s MSNBC show. Savage, who has the fifth-largest weekly audience in radio, retorts that his more outrageous comments are taken out of context or said in jest.
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