Utah-Based, National Audience
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Conspiracy Propagandist
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Active
Background
Liberty News Radio is a far-right talk radio station that primarily streams online but also on “AM/FM radio stations across the county.” The station was founded in 2009 by Sam Bushman, the CEO and National Operations Director of the Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association, an organization that believes sheriffs hold ultimate law enforcement authority within their respective counties.
Ideology
Liberty News Radio on its own does not have much of an ideology, but is made up of the shows that it airs and syndicates, including (but not limited to) the following shows:
CSC Talk Radio is a daily far right talk show that takes on “big government, mega-corporations and environmental extremists.” Hosted by Beth Ann, its episodes tend to lean into anti-government beliefs, with online materials professing that the current American government is composed of “tyrants” and that there must be a “restoration” of our “republic.”
Washington Watch airs every weekday and is carried on “DirecTV, nearly 100 Christian TV stations, various streaming channels as well as over 800 radio stations across the country.” The show is hosted by Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, a designated hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The show regularly features interviews with federal elected officials, lending credibility to other content on the show, including extreme policy stances and far right propaganda.
The Kate Dalley Show is a far right daily live show based out of Washington, Utah, where Kate moved 30 years ago from California. She is LDS and a registered Republican, “an avid election denier and climate sinner,” and the host of the last hour of the Alex Jones Show once a week.
The Jesse Lee Peterson Show is another far right weekday live show with the goal of “uniting the races with truth instead of dividing them with lies.” “Peterson has gained notoriety for his staunchly traditional political and religious views, which have been described as misogynistic, homophobic, and of a white nationalist nature.”
Liberty Roundtable is hosted by the founder of Liberty News Radio, Sam Bushman, “and friends.” The show is self-described as “a hard-hitting, constitutional, talk radio show.” It regularly highlights anti-immigrant news and analysis, and often features Scott Bradley, founder of Freedoms Rising Sun, as a guest.
Point of View is a daily radio talk show that began broadcasting in 1972. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the talk radio show “has thoroughly covered the full spectrum of issues and current events that affect faith, family, government, education, and our Constitutional freedoms.” Of course, this coverage is from a far-right viewpoint and includes anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ, and other areas of hate speech.
Liberty News Radio
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Utah Connections
The founder of Liberty News Radio and host of the Liberty Roundtable talk show, Sam Bushman, lives in American Fork, Utah.