Red Apple Media’s Conservative Talk 770 WABC New York and 107.1 WLIR-FM Hampton Bays NY is adding Salem Radio Network’s Charlie Kirk Show for the 12-1pm timeslot.
The same hour of Kirk’s show currently airs on Salem’s “970 The Answer” WNYM Hackensack NJ. The 12-3pm timeslot had been held until recently by Curtis Sliwa and most recently had been split between Dominic Carter from 12:15 to 1:00 and Newsmax TV’s Greg Kelly from 1-3pm. Kelly will remain in the 1-3pm slot.
Kirk, who founded and serves as Executive Director of conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, launched his three hour show in October 2020 to pair with his podcast.
TALKRADIO 77 WABC, New York, along with 107.1 FM WLIR, Long Island, announced today that Salem Radio Network’s syndicated talker Charlie Kirk will join the stations’ lineup at Noon ET, beginning Monday, April 12th. 77 WABC is known as one of America’s top NewsTalk radio stations, launching the national careers of great hosts like Rush Limbaugh, and Mark Levin.
“I am thrilled and honored to take the same time and station where my friend and American hero Rush Limbaugh launched his national radio show in 1988,” said Kirk. “I am so impressed with what John Catsimatidis has done since he bought this great station and will commit to doing my part to keep this as one of the top talk stations in America.”
Kirk joined the Salem Radio Network in the Noon to 3pm time slot last October 5th and has continued to build in audience and stations. Kirk also hosts one of the Top 10 podcasts in the USA, wrote a NY Times Bestseller, and founded Turning Point USA which now counts over 250,000 young people as members.
“Charlie Kirk has proven to be one of the bright lights of the conservative movement,” said Catsimatidis. “He’s young, energetic, articulate, and proving to be a great radio talent.”
“We have built one of the strongest talk lineups in all of radio at 77 WABC and are delighted to add this great young star to our platform,” said President of Red Apple Media, Chad Lopez. “We know this will be a great move both for our listeners and advertisers.”
“I was fortunate to be the PD at WABC for 14 years. I am thrilled to see WABC once again affirm its status as one of the truly iconic talk stations in the nation, and so blessed to be able to add our newest star Charlie Kirk to their all-star lineup,” said Phil Boyce, Salem Sr. VP of Spoken Word at the Salem Radio Network.
