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Rush Limbaugh: Don’t blame me for WABC’s declining ad sales
NY Daily News ^ | 5/5/13 | David Hinckley / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Posted on 05/05/2013 9:33:57 PM PDT by Nachum

Rush Limbaugh people are saying it’s not El Rushbo’s fault that ad sales have fallen at his flagship WABC — and he made it clear this weekend if the network’s boss keeps declaring it is, he just may pack up his megadittoes and leave.

In New York, that would very likely take him to WOR, which would create the biggest shakeup in city talk radio since WOR scooped up Bob Grant after WABC fired him in 1995.

Limbaugh’s contract with WABC expires at the end of the year.

Lew Dickey, the CEO of WABC parent company Cumulus, has said Limbaugh’s controversial comments have diminished ad revenue for the past year — and the slump remains a “residual hangover” for the station.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: limbaugh; rush; rushlimbaugh; sales; talkradio; talkredio; wabc; wor
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To: All

My Fave show next to Limbaugh is Allan Wiener Word Wide on 5110, 7490,9330 and occasionally 15420.

http://www.wbcq.com/

I wish Rush would used short wave and i wish Allan had access to the AM market


21 posted on 05/05/2013 10:32:30 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: mylife

18 years should give you a little edge on the method. He is good at that.

I do not always agree with him, but on most issues I do.


22 posted on 05/05/2013 10:33:01 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Davis sucks but Ben Ferguson sucks harder


23 posted on 05/05/2013 10:33:34 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: mylife

hee hee hee


24 posted on 05/05/2013 10:35:30 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: All

Allan aint everyone’s cup of tea, but I will say this for him.
He fought the FCC tooth and nail and he is the only man on in the USA that has a (Legal) pirates license.


25 posted on 05/05/2013 10:37:04 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: Texas Fossil

Ferguson sucks.


26 posted on 05/05/2013 10:37:47 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: lainie

Ping


27 posted on 05/05/2013 10:41:00 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: llevrok

I wonder if Cumulus wants to dump Levin too?


28 posted on 05/05/2013 10:44:37 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Texas Fossil

I listened to Mark Davis for many years. He had the drive time in the morning, as I am sure you already know. At one time I really liked to listen to him.

But then he bled over to the morning show and nearly ruined it, started hosting for Rush, got gigs on Fox and became an unbeleivable bore. Not to mention his very short stint at a national show.

At one point he called a 13 year old girl a tart and a trollop, yeah she did wrong...but it was a little strong. When people called in...he denied it. Dude...it’s on tape.

The only talking head I listen to is Levin..and not even on a regular basis.

I wish I could say Cumulus is worse than any other station..but I doubt that they are. :)


29 posted on 05/05/2013 10:50:32 PM PDT by berdie
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To: Texas Fossil

Mark is a good radio guy, but I think he is sloppy on fact checking and I find him pompous and tedious.

He is a good radio guy, but sloppy on philosophy


30 posted on 05/05/2013 10:52:11 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: berdie

Cumulus owns many stations. They have been dumping local hosts, firing the most conservative syndicated shows in favor of more moderate voices that are cheap.


31 posted on 05/05/2013 10:55:04 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: raccoonradio

Radio ping!


32 posted on 05/05/2013 10:58:43 PM PDT by nutmeg (Rest in Peace, FReeper Extraordinaire Doctor Raoul...)
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To: GeronL

Ferguson is always whining about Homo rights and School lunches.

A Nuke could be arcing in on us and he would be whining about
Tuesday tacos.

He just is not very engaging.
He may have the lonely mommy clubs ear but he bores me to tears.

Hal Jay Cracks me up though


33 posted on 05/05/2013 10:59:47 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: Biggirl; IMissPresidentReagan; Clint N. Suhks; advertising guy; PennsylvaniaMom; Fawn; ...

ping


34 posted on 05/05/2013 11:00:20 PM PDT by nutmeg (Rest in Peace, FReeper Extraordinaire Doctor Raoul...)
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To: GeronL

No doubt that they are doing that.

But most stations are doing the same thing. That is...unless they were preaching the required message to begin with.

I am very worried.


35 posted on 05/05/2013 11:02:31 PM PDT by berdie
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To: mylife

I love me some Hal Jay :)


36 posted on 05/05/2013 11:03:54 PM PDT by berdie
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To: mylife

I actually haven’t listened to talk radio in a while, probably sometime during the last campaign


37 posted on 05/05/2013 11:04:21 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: nutmeg

The best thing about radio is that it is hands free.

Its like FReepin when yer sleepin.

Nothing makes me happier than a baseball game with good commentary while I am busy doing something else.


38 posted on 05/05/2013 11:04:44 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: berdie

He’s a funny ol bastage.


39 posted on 05/05/2013 11:05:22 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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To: berdie

AM is not going away.

It just works to well.


40 posted on 05/05/2013 11:06:53 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1, Half Baked Ideas 50c)
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