A radio station based in suburban Kansas City is facing criticism for airing Russian state-sponsored programming during the Ukrainian war
Peter Schartel, who runs a small radio company in Liberty, Mo., poses on March 17, 2022, The suburban Kansas City radio station, KCXL, is facing criticism for airing Russian state-sponsored programming in the midst of the Ukrainian war. Schartel says he is standing up for free speech and alternative viewpointsLIBERTY, Mo.
Its content prompted the National Association of Broadcasters to issue an unusual statement on March 1 calling on broadcasters to stop carrying state-sponsored programming with ties to Russia or its agents. Schartel acknowledged that he initially accepted the Radio Sputnik contract because he was struggling to keep KCXL afloat. The station operates out of a dilapidated, cluttered building. He said he stopped taking a salary months ago, though he does nearly all the work.
Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University, said all radio station owners in the U.S. have a right to air whatever content they want. The deal that brought Radio Sputnik to the small Missouri station was brokered by RM Broadcasting, based in Florida, which is run by Anthony Ferolito. He signed a similar deal in 2017 with Way Broadcasting, which agreed to lease WZHF-AM's airtime in Washington, D.C., to RM Broadcasting.
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