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Limbaugh crowned No. 1 in talk radio again. Hannity #2, Savage #3. Where's Franken?
UPI ^ | 12/10/2005 12:45:00 PM -0500 | UPI

Posted on 12/10/2005 10:42:51 AM PST by rface

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Talkers magazine reports conservative hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are the most popular radio hosts in the United States.

More than 13.75 million people listen to Limbaugh per week while Hannity draws more then 12.5 million weekly listeners, Talkers reported.

Michael Savage is third with more than 8 million listeners a week.

There is tie for fourth place between shock jock Howard Stern -- soon due to move to Sirius Satellite Radio -- and Dr. Laura Schlessinger with more than 7.75 million weekly listeners, the New York Daily News reported Saturday.

Laura Ingraham filled out the Top 5 with more than 5 million.

Talkers said it used Arbitron data and "other reliable indicators" for its semiannual rankings report.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drlaura; hannity; ingraham; limbaugh; radio; savage; talkradio; topten
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To: rface

41 posted on 12/10/2005 10:55:40 AM PST by AndrewC (Darwinian logic -- It is just-so if it is just-so)
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To: rface
Limbaugh wears the crown as Fanken sits on the throne. (toilet for those of you in Rio Linda)
42 posted on 12/10/2005 10:55:41 AM PST by fish hawk (creatio ex nihilo)
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To: voteconstitutionparty

O'reilly is tied at number seven.


43 posted on 12/10/2005 10:55:52 AM PST by SubMareener (Become a monthly donor! Free FreeRepublic.com from Quarterly FReepathons!)
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To: antonico

I think Limbaugh's numbers fluctuate with election seasons.


44 posted on 12/10/2005 10:55:56 AM PST by rface ("...the most schizoid freeper I've ever seen" - New Bloomfield, Missouri)
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To: rface

Laura Ingraham at Number Five! Alright!


46 posted on 12/10/2005 10:57:09 AM PST by Rummyfan
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To: dropzone
Hannity said that they just added their 500th station/network with Armed Forces Radio - AFRTS .
47 posted on 12/10/2005 10:57:30 AM PST by demlosers
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To: rface

"Michael Savage is third with more than 8 million listeners a week."

Yoo Hooooooo!!!! Go Michael!


48 posted on 12/10/2005 10:57:31 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: antonico

I think thats in respective to the time of the year involving elections or such. But, with the last Ratings Rush might be alittle lower than normal.

Anyway, the more variety the better. Free Market. Rush will always be at the top, because he is Middle of the Road.


49 posted on 12/10/2005 10:57:41 AM PST by Liberfighter (A half truth is a whole lie)
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To: rface

gotta love it any time libs get their butts kicked...


50 posted on 12/10/2005 10:57:44 AM PST by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: hsalaw

I've heard it and yes it's funny...but not as funny as
They're Coming to Take me Away or In My Yugo---remember them?

BTW- has anyone done a parody on Cindy Sheehan? I have some great lyrics sung to the tune of Copacabana (Manilow).


51 posted on 12/10/2005 10:57:57 AM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: rface

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Sean Hannity
3. Michael Savage
4. Howard Stern (tie) Dr. Laura Schlessinger
5. Laura Ingraham

(No significant detectable ratings) Al Franken


52 posted on 12/10/2005 10:58:01 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: varmintxer

Hannity is not checking his facts adn forgets he can't debate well.


53 posted on 12/10/2005 10:58:13 AM PST by bmwcyle (Evolution is a myth -- Libertarians just won't evolve into Conservatives.)
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To: rface

I really enjoy Tony Snow. Wonder why he wasn't higher?


54 posted on 12/10/2005 10:58:13 AM PST by badpacifist (Schadenfreude)
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To: rface
Bennett deserves to move up - a fine reasonable and very bright commentator on our times.

Sorry to see Hugh Hewitt isn't on the list...another reasonable, educated and bright guy - out of the Reagan administration. Excellent interviews.

55 posted on 12/10/2005 10:58:29 AM PST by HardStarboard (Read Stephen Hayes "Spooked White House" - Weekly Standard. It explains a an awful lot.)
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To: saveliberty

Tony Snow tied with Franken. Can't be! :(


56 posted on 12/10/2005 10:58:40 AM PST by maggief
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To: bnelson44

Sorry, I must have had my eyes closed when I passed through the thread.


57 posted on 12/10/2005 10:59:15 AM PST by AndrewC (Darwinian logic -- It is just-so if it is just-so)
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To: Hank Rearden

Rush's show could be cut to one hour and be lots more enjoyable.

Every few months I try to listen to him, but always get frustrated and turn him off.

I used to listen to him religiously back when he was breaking new stories. Now he teases you for an hour with a story that has been discussed on the internet for over a day. And he treats that old story like it was just ripped off the AP wire service.


58 posted on 12/10/2005 10:59:19 AM PST by Mr. Brightside
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To: No Blue States

If you find commercial breaks as aggravating as I do, its worth the investment to get an ipod and a subscription rush 24/7. You'll be able to listen to him on your own schedule, in parts or in one commercial free 108 minute dosage.

This may also acct for rush's numbers going down, as many people are moving to his subscriber side. These people won't be measured by the numbers reflected here. It may also lift other hosts numbers as people can now listen to others during their usual rush timeslot as they finished listening to yesterday's show early.


59 posted on 12/10/2005 10:59:24 AM PST by DancesWithBolsheviks (No controlling legal authority.)
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To: eleni121
Memo to Rush: Do more parodies!

I love them too. Did you hear the one that was set to the tune of the Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah - 'What's it to you?' It was hysterical, even more so because the choir was great and you had all of those beautiful voices singing such a funny song.

60 posted on 12/10/2005 11:00:01 AM PST by radiohead (Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking guts, you coward.)
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