As Mark at VuDeja pointed out, Air America Radio is on the air. Their programming hasn’t started officially at this time, but an excerpt from the audio book version of “Lying Liars” (Chapter 13, on Bill O’Reilly). You have to sign up in order to listen to more than the sample; when you sign up, they give you:

Top 6 Reasons to join us:

1. John Ashcroft will know where to find you.
2. All our annoying pop-up ads are invisible.
3. Because they shut down the Dennis Kucinich dating chat room.
4. Our spam is vegetarian.
5. You like making up passwords.
6. You were banned from the Fox News website for having your own opinion.

I had a few problems signing up–a few server errors, and it took about a half hour before the confirmation-code email arrived, but after signing up, you can access the streaming audio (Real Audio, though their FAQ suggests Windows Media, Quicktime, and other media formats may be forthcoming). You can get the basic information, but a lot isn’t there yet (like the blogs), and searching around, I got a lot more server errors–probably a mix between this being a new site, and enthusiastic listeners bombarding the site.

They also mention that their two main shows (by Franken and Rhodes) are rebroadcast after 11pm, or 11 hours after their first broadcast. They also mention an audio archive, which appears to be at least a one-week record of their shows–or at least I hope so, as the timing of my schedule makes it likely that I will be asleep during the inaugural broadcast and working through the repeat.

More as it comes in–such as what time zone the scheduling is based on (they don’t seem to say!), and how the streaming stands up.