 Democracy Radio helped to develop new radio shows concurrently with the rise of another similar venture, Air America Radio, which created an entire radio network of left-leaning talk shows.As the goal of Democracy Radio was to help grow the format and to develop new talk shows, the company encouraged Air America's success.On November 4, 2005, Athans announced on the company's website that he would be joining the management team of Air America, effectively shutting down Democracy Radio.