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Report: Limbaugh & Hannity Being Dropped By Cumulus Media
(CBSMiami) – The nation’s second-biggest broadcaster plans to drop conservative firebrands Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from all of its stations by the end of the year, according to Politico.com. Limbaugh’s show is based in South Florida.
Cumulus Media made the decision after talks broke down with Clear Channel’s Premiere Networks which distributes Limbaugh’s show. The once dominant Rush Limbaugh Show went through advertising issues in the last few years after he turned his fire on college student Sandra Fluke.
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Limbaugh and Hannity have not commented on the story yet.
Cumulus declined to comment for this story: "Cumulus is not in a position to comment about negotiations with talent under contract, no matter what the rumor of the day might be," a spokesperson told POLITICO.
But in recent weeks, Cumulus has been quietly reaching out to radio talent agents and political insiders about new local and regional station hosts to fill some of the airtime that will be left vacant by Limbaugh and Hannity, industry sources said. Cumulus is also expected to move some of its existing talent -- which includes Mike Huckabee, Mark Levin, and Michael Savage -- into one of the slots..
For the heck of it, I listened to Limbaugh earlier this morning and he says its not going to happen.
I listened to the first hour just because of this new story and I didn't hear him say that.
You didn't listen very close then, because he definitely mentioned it in the first half hour. According to Ed Schultz, Limbaugh will be on Greta's show this evening.I listened to the first hour just because of this new story and I didn't hear him say that.
He made reference to it (without actually saying too much) in the first 10 minutes and assured his audience nothing would change other than he might be on more channels.
I listened and thought he was saying that this wasn't a big deal and his audience wouldn't really notice anything different.
LoL ...isn't that what I said?
I thought were agreeing with pb that he was saying Cumulus wouldn't drop him.
Darn. Sometimes the words you say do have consequences. Hee hee.
more from the original article at Politico
So it's not like Cumulus is going "liberal"
Advertising issues? Oh that... LOL.
I love how the article says "The once dominant Rush Limbaugh Show..." like his numbers have slipped and he's losing listeners left and right... Yes it's true that nobody used to come close to Limbaugh's listenership, and while that isn't true anymore it isn't because he has faded, it's because Sean Hannity has nearly caught him. See for yourself:
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Those 2 dominiate the airwaves and if Cumulus drops them, they will suffer financially for it.
Maybe they could switch gears and go liberal... The problem is, when you take the listenership of Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Alan Colmes and Al Sharpton combined, that's still only 12 million listeners per week, far short of 13 and 14 million + that Hannity and Limbaugh each draw.
Wait... wasn't Jerry Doyle Garibaldi on Babylon 5? He does talk radio now? What's his format?
He's more libertarian than conservative but his show is pretty good.
Advertising issues? Oh that... LOL.
I love how the article says "The once dominant Rush Limbaugh Show..." like his numbers have slipped and he's losing listeners left and right... Yes it's true that nobody used to come close to Limbaugh's listenership, and while that isn't true anymore it isn't because he has faded, it's because Sean Hannity has nearly caught him. See for yourself:
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Those 2 dominiate the airwaves and if Cumulus drops them, they will suffer financially for it.
Maybe they could switch gears and go liberal... The problem is, when you take the listenership of Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Alan Colmes and Al Sharpton combined, that's still only 12 million listeners per week, far short of 13 and 14 million + that Hannity and Limbaugh each draw.
one of AZ clear channel station stated Rush and SH are moving to one of Clearchannel stations in South Florida. Clear Channel owns several talk radio stations in South Florida including Miami's 610 WIOD AM and West Palm Beach's Rush Radio 94.7 and 1290 WJNO.
Darn. Sometimes the words you say do have consequences. Hee hee.
more from the original article at Politico
So it's not like Cumulus is going "liberal"
So he gets listeners, and that proves what exactly? That he's unbiased? :lamo
I think it demonstrates that they aren't concerned about performance, since the entertainment industry (and the value of advertisements therein) is measured in viewership.
Take that with the announcement though that Clear Channel stations are picking him up. Maybe they can't compete on ad prices with Clear Channel, so if the ad revenue goes there...well they're not making money are they?
When I listened to Rush in the early 90's, he had 25 million listeners daily. And the number of listeners mean all most nothing unless you are talking about the 25-54 demo, this is what advertisers pay money for. On occasion I listen to him and I am surprised to hear PSA's broadcast instead of real advertising.Advertising issues? Oh that... LOL.
I love how the article says "The once dominant Rush Limbaugh Show..." like his numbers have slipped and he's losing listeners left and right... Yes it's true that nobody used to come close to Limbaugh's listenership, and while that isn't true anymore it isn't because he has faded, it's because Sean Hannity has nearly caught him. See for yourself:
View attachment 67151159
Those 2 dominiate the airwaves and if Cumulus drops them, they will suffer financially for it.
Maybe they could switch gears and go liberal... The problem is, when you take the listenership of Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Alan Colmes and Al Sharpton combined, that's still only 12 million listeners per week, far short of 13 and 14 million + that Hannity and Limbaugh each draw.
Here's the deal... I bet...Darn. Sometimes the words you say do have consequences. Hee hee.
more from the original article at Politico
So it's not like Cumulus is going "liberal"
For the heck of it, I listened to Limbaugh earlier this morning and he says its not going to happen.
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