During which political eras did WMAL become important to conservative listeners?
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Benjamin Ward
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You know, it really took off during the Reagan era-that whole 1980s conservative wave. But let me ask you this: wasn't it even earlier, maybe in the late '60s and '70s, when the station started leaning hard into that mix of local news and national syndicated hosts? I mean, that's when you started hearing that shift, right? Or am I mixing up the timeline on when they picked up guys like Rush Limbaugh?
Nate Dawson
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I recall WMAL really found its footing as a conservative voice back in the late 1960s and through the 1970s, when it became a go-to for folks fed up with the liberal slant elsewhere. That Nixon era and the whole shift to the right made it a lifeline for listeners who wanted something different from the mainstream news.
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