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, including: Americas Trucking Network is a syndicated nightly radio broadcast heard across the United States. ...

• Information and discussion of issues pertaining to truckers
• Weather
• Auto racing talk, specifically NASCAR
• Country music

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History

The show was launched in 1984 by Dale Sommers, 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 clear channel stations that had very large coverage areas during the show's air time. Dale Sommers, better known as The Truckin Bozo, is an American radio personality, best known for his long-running country music show geared toward truck drivers. ... Clear channel stations are AM radio stations that are designated as such so that only one or two 50,000 watt powerhouses operate at night on each designated frequency, covering a wide area via sky wave propagation. ...

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. Americas Trucking Network is a syndicated nightly radio broadcast heard across the United States. ... “XM” redirects here. ...

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 has been fired or laid off twice from the station: once when a guest set off the smoke alarms cooking steak and eggs in the lunch room inside the WLW studios, and again in January 2007 when Clear Channel made budget cuts across its entire radio operations. However, as of February 2007 he is back on the air thanks to the Idle Buster company paying his salary.^{[citation needed]} WLW-AM is a radio broadcast station based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

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, all currently or formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications. Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ...

• WLW 700, in Cincinnati, Ohio, is and has been the flagship of the network. WLW is the only station to carry all five hours of the program.
• WWVA 1170, in Wheeling, West Virginia, carries the last four hours of the program 7 days per week.
• KWKH 1130, in Shreveport, Louisiana, carries the last four hours of the program, weeknights only.
  • Please note that KWKH and WWVA are in the process of being sold to other companies, and thus this may jeopardize the continued syndication of the program.

The show can also be heard via WLW's satellite channel on XM, as well as the Internet feeds of both WLW and KWKH. WLW is a radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and is located at 700 AM. The station runs under the talk format and is the flagship station for Americas Trucking Network (formerly The Truckin Bozo), a popular nationwide, overnight program especially for truckers. ... “Cincinnati” redirects here. ... WWVA is an abbreviation which may refer to: WWVA (AM) AM 1170 in Wheeling, West Virginia WWVA-FM 105. ... Nickname: The Friendly City Location in Ohio County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: Settled 1769 Established 1806 Incorporated 1836  - Mayor Nick Sparachane  - City Manager Robert Herron  - Chief of Police Kevin Gessler, Sr. ... KWKH is a classic country music radio station serving Shreveport, Louisiana. ... : Port City , River City , Rachet City : The Next Great City of the South United States Louisiana Caddo 117. ...

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 Midnight Radio Network with Eric Harley, formerly the "Midnight Trucking Radio Network." That show is a rival of America's Trucking Network. The Midnight Radio Network is a talk radio program currently hosted by Eric Harley and Gary McNamara. ... Eric Harley is a host and producer of the Midnight Trucking Radio Network. ...

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. Steve Somers Steve Somers is an American radio host on the New York City sports radio station WFAN (660 AM). ... For other uses, see WFAN (disambiguation). ...

Sources and Links

• Cincinnati Enquirer story on the Truckin' Bozo's departure
• Article from the Cincinnati Post (via Black Cincinnati blog) on Bubba Bo's initial firing.
• Airtime information from WLW's Web site and program schedule