''Keepin' It Real with Al Sharpton'' is a daily national
talk radio program by New York City area
civil rights activist
Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range fro ...
Rev.
Al Sharpton.
While his show is based at New York City's
WWRL, ''Keepin It Real with Al Sharpton'' has also been broadcast on
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
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since August 13, 2007.
[Radio One: The Urban Radio Specialist "Syndication One News/Talk Radio Network to Broadcast on XM Satellite Radio Beginning August 13th" http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070727005481&newsLang=en]
The show is broadcast weekday evenings, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York City. It also airs in 40 media markets and is syndicated by
Reach Media, a subsidiary of Urban One.
In June 2005, Sharpton signed a contract with Matrix Media to produce and host a live two-hour daily talk program, which did not air. In November 2005, Sharpton signed with
Radio One to host the program which began airing on January 30, 2006.
References
American radio programs
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