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| '''America's Trucking Network''' is a syndicated nightly radio broadcast heard across the United States. Targeted toward ], the variety program, hosted by Steve Sommers and Eric "]" Boulanger, covers numerous topics, mostly news and issues pertaining to truckers. | '''America's Trucking Network''' is a syndicated nightly radio broadcast heard across the United States. Targeted toward ], the variety program, hosted by Steve Sommers and Eric "]" Boulanger, covers numerous topics, mostly news and issues pertaining to truckers. | ||
| Topics discussed include weather, diesel prices, traffic, auto racing, political and legal news affecting the trucking industry, and general trucker chat. |
Topics discussed include weather, diesel prices, traffic, auto racing, political and legal news affecting the trucking industry, and general trucker chat. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The show was launched in 1984 by ], | |||
| The show was launched in 1984 by ], under the name "The Truckin' Bozo." The show had a network of approximately a dozen affiliates at any given time; however, almost all of these were ] stations that had very large coverage areas during the show's air time. | |||
| Due to health problems, Dale Sommers was forced to retire in 2003. His son, Steve Sommers, had been hosting the weekend edition of the program and was the natural successor to the weekday show. Dale Sommers would shortly thereafter take a daytime position at ], which had carried the program since 2001, taking the "Truckin' Bozo" title with him after several months of discussion with WLW. | Due to health problems, Dale Sommers was forced to retire in 2003. His son, Steve Sommers, had been hosting the weekend edition of the program and was the natural successor to the weekday show. Dale Sommers would shortly thereafter take a daytime position at ], which had carried the program since 2001, taking the "Truckin' Bozo" title with him after several months of discussion with WLW. | ||
| To fill in Steve Sommers's former weekend position, flagship station ] hired ], more commonly known by his alias of "Bubba Bo." Boulanger |
To fill in Steve Sommers's former weekend position, flagship station ] hired ], more commonly known by his alias of "Bubba Bo." Boulanger | ||
| ==Show information== | ==Show information== | ||
| America's Trucking Network airs five hours per night, live from 12 midnight to 5 AM Eastern Time. Steve Sommers hosts the show from early Monday through early Friday, while Bubba Bo hosts early Saturday and Sunday. | America's Trucking Network airs five hours per night, live from 12 midnight to 5 AM Eastern Time. Steve Sommers hosts the show from early Monday through early Friday, while Bubba Bo hosts early Saturday and Sunday. | ||
| The show is currently heard on three affiliates, all |
The show is currently heard on three affiliates,* ] 700, in ], is and has been the flagship of the network, and carries all five hours of the program, live, 7 days per week. | ||
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* ] 1130, in ], carries the last four hours of the program, live, 5 days per week. | ||
| * ] 1130, in ], carries the last four hours of the program, live, 7 days per week. | |||
| * ] XM 152, nationwide in the ]. Extreme carries all five hours of the program, live, 7 days per week. | * ] XM 152, nationwide in the ]. Extreme carries all five hours of the program, live, 7 days per week. | ||
| ⚫ | The show can also be heard via the Internet feeds of both WLW and KWKH. The show's satellite channel numbering has changed several times; With the Sirius-XM merger, WLW was dropped from the lineup, but America's Trucking Network was retained, moving to ]. It has always been carried in a live time slot. | ||
| Despite the low affiliate count, both WLW and KWKH are ] stations, resulting in the show reaching most of North America east of the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | The show can also be heard via the Internet feeds of both WLW and KWKH. The show's satellite channel numbering has changed several times; |
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| ==Confusion== | |||
| The show is often spelled "America's Truckin' Network" as an allusion to the former Truckin' Bozo title. | |||
| America's Trucking Network is not to be confused with the ] with ] and Gary McNamara. That show is a rival of America's Trucking Network which has many hours of repeat programming while America's Trucking Network has 99% live programming where very few holidays are repeats. | |||
| Steve Sommers (with 2 Ms) is not to be confused with another late-night host, sports talk host ] (with 1 M) of ]. | Steve Sommers (with 2 Ms) is not to be confused with another late-night host, sports talk host ] (with 1 M) of ]. | ||
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America's Trucking Network is a syndicated nightly radio broadcast heard across the United States. Targeted toward truckers, the variety program, hosted by Steve Sommers and Eric "Bubba Bo" Boulanger, covers numerous topics, mostly news and issues pertaining to truckers.
Topics discussed include weather, diesel prices, traffic, auto racing, political and legal news affecting the trucking industry, and general trucker chat.
History
The show was launched in 1984 by Dale Sommers, Due to health problems, Dale Sommers was forced to retire in 2003. His son, Steve Sommers, had been hosting the weekend edition of the program and was the natural successor to the weekday show. Dale Sommers would shortly thereafter take a daytime position at XM Satellite Radio, which had carried the program since 2001, taking the "Truckin' Bozo" title with him after several months of discussion with WLW.
To fill in Steve Sommers's former weekend position, flagship station WLW-AM hired Eric Boulanger, more commonly known by his alias of "Bubba Bo." Boulanger
Show information
America's Trucking Network airs five hours per night, live from 12 midnight to 5 AM Eastern Time. Steve Sommers hosts the show from early Monday through early Friday, while Bubba Bo hosts early Saturday and Sunday.
The show is currently heard on three affiliates,* WLW 700, in Cincinnati, Ohio, is and has been the flagship of the network, and carries all five hours of the program, live, 7 days per week.
- KWKH 1130, in Shreveport, Louisiana, carries the last four hours of the program, live, 5 days per week.
- Extreme Talk XM 152, nationwide in the United States. Extreme carries all five hours of the program, live, 7 days per week.
The show can also be heard via the Internet feeds of both WLW and KWKH. The show's satellite channel numbering has changed several times; With the Sirius-XM merger, WLW was dropped from the lineup, but America's Trucking Network was retained, moving to Extreme Talk. It has always been carried in a live time slot.
Steve Sommers (with 2 Ms) is not to be confused with another late-night host, sports talk host Steve Somers (with 1 M) of WFAN.
References
- Cincinnati Enquirer story on the Truckin' Bozo's departure
- Article from the Cincinnati Post (via Black Cincinnati blog) on Bubba Bo's initial firing.