Going national

Talking Points Memo picks up on the 'Obama Government Controlled Radio' stunt ...

Bulldog WPUP-FM, a classic rock station, is trying to hook listeners with the gimmick before changing formats Thursday night at 6 p.m.

"Yes, it is a stunt," the station's program director, Kevin Steele, told TPM.

And it's working.

"Our online streaming listeners have doubled in the last 24 hours," he said.