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Rush Limbaugh's move to WOR could be the start of major shift in New York talk radio
New York Daily News ^ | August 26, 2013

Posted on 08/26/2013 5:01:11 PM PDT by SMGFan

Rush Limbaugh's now-official move to WOR (710 AM) on Jan. 1 could be the first in a series of dominoes that reshape New York talk radio.

That will be especially true if Sean Hannity joins him and gives WOR the afternoon combo — Rush from noon-3 p.m. and Hannity from 3-6 p.m. — that propelled WABC to the top of city talk radio and has kept it there this whole century.

Widespread reports have Hannity wanting to get away from Cumulus, which owns WABC. Hannity’s current syndication deal is through Premiere, which is a division of Clear Channel, which owns WOR. His Premiere deal expires at the end of the year, but it would be no stretch to see him reupping and joining 710. Clear Channel bought WOR a year ago and has been more or less marking time there, with ratings it no doubt wants to improve. While Limbaugh and Hannity’s listenership has flattened out in the last few years, they still host the two most popular radio talk shows in the country.

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As long as Rush is "here" it doesn't matter where "here" is.
1 posted on 08/26/2013 5:01:11 PM PDT by SMGFan
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While Limbaugh’s listenership has flattened out in the last few years, they still host the two most popular radio talk shows in the country.

With all the free advertisement Comrade Barry has been giving Rush expect another spike in listeners.

2 posted on 08/26/2013 5:07:39 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Don't assume Shahanshah Obama will allow another election.)
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To: SMGFan

Even though I am in Asia, I can hear RUSH every day, thanks to my DAR.FM recording service. It is a really great service that records ANY and all radio programs that you ask it to do.
I am listening to Monday’s Rush as I type this. It is 8 AM, Tuesday here. Check it out at www.dar.fm


3 posted on 08/26/2013 5:14:50 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: SMGFan

Rush on WOR? Yay!!!! I grew up listening to Bob and Ray and Jean Shepard and Bob Grant on that station so it’s all good. Seriously, I’m not a fan of Joan Hamburg so it’s even better.

I miss my mom getting us up and listening to John Gambling reading school closings. That was magical.


4 posted on 08/26/2013 5:20:10 PM PDT by Gefn (More Cowbell)
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To: SMGFan

That would be great if Levin moves over too, keep the triumverate in place!


5 posted on 08/26/2013 5:27:39 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: SMGFan

And they should bring back STEVE MALZBERG!


6 posted on 08/26/2013 5:31:48 PM PDT by FES0844
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To: SMGFan

Now Cumulus is free to put Huck on WABC and show us how he can crush Rush ;-)

How Hannity gets anywhere near the top ratings is a mystery to me.


7 posted on 08/26/2013 5:33:26 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Gefn

What’s going to happen to Joan Hamburg? For out-of-towners, she’s a 78-year old yenta who has been pushed all around the clock on WOR, most recently bumped to the noon spot against Rush. She mostly talks about restaurants, travel, stuff like that. Not too political. When Rush moves to WOR, he’ll take her spot. I kind of feel sorry for her. She’s been on WOR for about 40 years.


8 posted on 08/26/2013 5:35:23 PM PDT by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: Gefn

Bob Grant, the man who started it all.

Levine thinks he’s funny with the :”get off my phone!” shtick.

Bob was doing that back in the ‘70’s, when Levine wasn’t even an itch in his ol man’s pants.

(Well, maybe Levine is older than I think, but he was just a babe in the woods back then.)

WOR picked up Bob when ABC got weak shaky knees (and folded like a “cheap camera”) after Bob said something that was 100% true. Forget what it was, but WOR has always been eating ABC’s lunch. After the faggots at Disney bought the channel, it was only a matter of time till they cut Grant off at the knees.

“Pusillanimous Pipsqueaks,” all. Gavones and gagazoets. The “march of the gavones.”

Grant was ahead of his time.


9 posted on 08/26/2013 5:41:11 PM PDT by ConradofMontferrat ( According to mudslimz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
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To: SMGFan

It’s still a very interesting turn of events. WABC has been the king of talk radio in NYC for decades. At one time they had the top ratings in NYC in every show except for the 6-10 slot in the morning. Those were the days when they had former mayor Ed Koch on in the late mornings until noon, Rush Limbaugh from 12-3, Bob Grant from 3-7, Jay Diamond during the evenings, and Curtis Sliwa (and later a young Sean Hannity) on the overnights. That was an unbelievable talk radio lineup.


10 posted on 08/26/2013 5:48:20 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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“hey, can I get Larry Glick on this thing?”


11 posted on 08/26/2013 5:48:26 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate." George F. Will)
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WOR was a great station back in the day. Talk radio as we know it was born there. Long John Nebel was the prototype for Art Bell. Shepherd wasn’t political, but he proved that you could be a success just talking for 45 minutes straight. They normally had 15 minutes of news each hour, instead of the 5 minute potty break we have now.


12 posted on 08/26/2013 5:50:19 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: duckworth

Have you seen the New York Message Board? I just took a peek, it’s very busy right now about this subject. There is a thread that Savage may fill one of the slots.

I don’t see anything about Joan Hamburg. Maybe she’s going to retire or go to a weekend slot.

I don’t know if I can post a link to the board but its the first one in google.


13 posted on 08/26/2013 5:53:03 PM PDT by Gefn (More Cowbell)
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To: duckworth
Joan Hamburg? For out-of-towners, she’s a 78-year old yenta who has been pushed all around the clock on WOR, most recently bumped to the noon spot against Rush. She mostly talks about restaurants, travel, stuff like that.

She hasn't paid for a meal in over 40 years.

14 posted on 08/26/2013 5:57:46 PM PDT by Salvey
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hey, can I get Larry Glick on this thing?

Just a minute, lemme check (whistles)...yup, you can.

15 posted on 08/26/2013 5:58:33 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Gefn

Yeah, loved Shep on WOR. Mom used to listen to Dorothy Killgalon (sp) she once said they had stopped making waffle ice cream cones, Mom sent her some I remember listening and sure enough she got the cones and nibbled on some, thanking my Mom. It was a big deal at the time for Mom!


16 posted on 08/26/2013 6:06:43 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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To: AlexW

People can also tune in to the many stations on the internet that carry his show. I’m in the habit of doing that now and avoiding static from my radios.


17 posted on 08/26/2013 6:14:06 PM PDT by driftless2
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To: SMGFan

WABC is 50 kW station, WOR is down in the mud, low power, smaller range.


18 posted on 08/26/2013 6:16:36 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: Alberta's Child
At one time they had the top ratings in NYC in every show except for the 6-10 slot in the morning.

He didn't win his time slot (due to WOR's venerable "Rambling with Gambling"), but Dave Dawson was underappreciated, and maybe too subtle for NYC tastes.

Callers would try to bait him. One of my favorites was when some pro-abort called, and said "What if the doctor said your wife would die if she didn't get an abortion?", Dawson drily shot back "I'd get another doctor." More than once he would draw out the callers and more than once he got them so boiled that they called him a half-breed (Dawson was part Native American Indian). Then, he pointed out to the world what hypocrites they were.
19 posted on 08/26/2013 6:17:41 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There's no salvation in politics.)
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To: Leo Carpathian
WABC is 50 kW station, WOR is down in the mud, low power, smaller range.

No. WOR is also a 50,000 watt station, and is at a lower frequency so its signal travels just fine. I don't know where you live, but in eastern CT, WOR comes in as well or better than WABC. Both stations are great legacy stations dating back to the early 20s.
20 posted on 08/26/2013 6:22:54 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There's no salvation in politics.)
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