On June 1, 2011, without much fanfare Michael Eric Dyson, Al Sharpton, Gospel programming, Tom Joyner and a lot of other folks found themselves tossed on their heads at Boston's historic Wild-AM station with the flip of a switch in China. 1090 AM, "Where Information Is Power, made real the subtext to this blog when Chinese-related programming under a lease agreement between Radio One and China Radio International began running without 
them. As a result, all news/talk, Classic Soul and Gospel programming that was heard on WILD were silenced, ending the station's 38 year legacy of serving Boston's African-American community. While China invests hundreds of billions in Africa they're slowly squelching the voice of African America. Black pundits and leaders, afraid of the Original Black Buddha's wisdom because of their ties to the Christian ideal, find out what's going on the hard way. Ouch!Host: We'll be right back after the commercial break. (Silence.....)
"Radio one, the Washington, D.C.-based corporate owner of WILD, has leased 1090 AM to China Radio International, a Beijing-based Chinese government-sponsored media aimed at fostering better understanding between the people of China and the rest of the world.
“It’s a sad day in the city of Boston,” says lifelong Roxbury resident Kim Janey..WILD was a local, black-owned station from 1973, when it was acquired by the late Kendall Nash, until 1999, when his widow Bernadine Nash sold the station to Radio one. Ask anyRoxbury native who grew up in the ‘70s, ‘80s or ‘90s, and you’ll get an ear-ful about what for many was the prime source for R&B..
China Radio International’s foray into the Boston market is part of a $6.6 billion initiative undertaken by the Beijing government to burnish China’s image in the international community..“The people who are now determining what’s news for us ain’t necessarily us,” Depass says. “In fact, they’re not even in this country. We now have robot stations where there’s no one in the studio.” Article
R.I.P
