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A year ago, almost to the week, Ernst Stavro Blofeld — scratch that [checks notes] — George Soros bought a massive stake in a failing radio company, Audacy. Even though it had filed for bankruptcy, Audacy was the second-largest radio network in the U.S., and its stations hosted conservative shows from Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson, and Mark Levin.
MycolleaguesVictoriaTaftandStephenGreenwrotesomeexcellentcoverageofthesituationlastyear.Sorosboughta40%stakeinAudacyfor50centsonthedollarinadealthattheFederalCommunicationsCommissionunderDemocratcontrolfast-tracked. I’llhavemoreonthatinaminute.
Butfirstthingsfirst:naturally,theconcernwasthatSoroswouldusethesestationsasoutletsforpropaganda,includingalargeswathofconservativeLatin-Americanstations.WhatdidhappenatoneCaliforniastationafterSoros’minionsboughtthatmassive,super-cheapstakeinAudacyisevenmorealarming.
FoxNewsreports(emphasisadded):
Agroupbacked[by]Soros,afar-leftkingmaker,purchasedastakeinmorethan200AudacyradiostationsacrossAmericalastyear.AmongthemwastheSanFrancisco-basedKCBS740A
