Broward may cancel deal with radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh

Sun-Sentinel ^ | 6/13/07 | Scott Wyman

[Patriot28]

Rush Limbaugh has long been a thorn in the side of liberals, but now, because of him, some Democratic politicians don't even want to join with a local radio station to broadcast hurricane information.

Radio station WIOD, AM 610, has been the official channel for emergency information from Broward County government for the past year. The County Commission, all Democrats, balked at renewing the deal Tuesday, unable to stomach the station also being home to Limbaugh's talk show.

Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want to support a station that's out of step with area politics. Ritter, a Democratic stalwart in the state Legislature before being elected to county office, cited talk shows hosted by Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and WIOD's partnership with Fox News.

The deal with WIOD would ensure that news conferences are broadcast start to finish live from the county Emergency Operations Center in Plantation. Emergency managers became concerned during hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 that radio and television stations preempted their announcements in favor of news out of Miami

[Patriot28]

This is exactly mean, petty, and extremely partisan crap you can expect out of the local governments in S. Florida. This is like all the frivolous code violation citations written against homeowners who displayed republican yard signs before the 2004 election.

[Obie Wan]

You see how marxism operates. Forget freedom of speech,these people ain’t interested !!!

[The Iceman Cometh]

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

[FremontLives]

These people are playing with fire. Don’t they remember that Bush and the GOP cause Hurricanes?!

[kevinm13]

Liberals hate it when the light is upon them and the truth is exposed. That is why they don’t like Rush Limbaugh and why Rush Limbaugh continues to enjoy excellent ratings.

Go Rush Go!

[CaptRon]

Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want to support a station that's out of step with area politics.

My way or the highway, eh Commissioner?

Of course it's President Bush who has taken away all of our freedoms, or so I'm told by the Commissioner's fellow travelers.

[SJSAMPLE]

The reason they can't find the Halliburton Weather Dominator (tm) is because the signal is dispersed across the country, hidden in the AM broadcast and mixed in with Rushbo's signal.

It's positively the last place the liberals would look.

[xcamel]

"Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want to support a station that's out of step with area politics."

So, just like NOLA, public safety is not a priority when it interferes with the liberal agenda...

[Abathar]

I agree its completely wrong, but think about this. If it was a local radio station that was located in a staunch Republican area that carried Air America and all the ultra liberal programming out there, would people feel the same if the local Republican government did the same thing?

To be honest I d@mn well wouldn’t tune into that station to have to wait to listen for emergency news between hours of nothing but Bush and Republican bashing, a lot of liberals feel the same way with Rush. I don’t agree with them, but put yourselves in their shoes.

[Jazzman1]

The RATs sure know how to get that ‘FAIRNESS DOCTRINE’ implemented w/o having to vote on it.

[Calm_Cool_and_Elected]

The deal with WIOD would ensure that news conferences are broadcast start to finish live from the county Emergency Operations Center in Plantation. Emergency managers became concerned during hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 that radio and television stations preempted their announcements in favor of news out of Miami

How will this guarantee that next time it will be any different?

[Hell to pay]

Petty politics over safety.

[kidd]

Democrats putting ideological purity ahead of saving lives. WIOD has the strongest radio signal in the area and is the most capable of serving the needs of the public.

[Liberty Valance]

If these hacks would actually listen to Rush they’d know he’s up to date on the latest hurricaine info and enjoys talking about it. But noooooooooooo, they’d rather listen to Randi Rhoades tell them how all hurricane’s are Bush’s fault. Seems to me they’d want the station with the greatest listenership to also be the one with the most hurricane info. Idiots.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want to support a station that's out of step with area politics. Ritter, a Democratic stalwart in the state Legislature before being elected to county office, cited talk shows hosted by Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and WIOD's partnership with Fox News.

At least she's being honest, usually they come out with some BS that the station supports racism or some other bogus excuse.

[Red in Blue PA]

Do we have freedom of speech or do we not?

I am confused.

[Abathar]

I didn’t know they were the most powerful station out there, that does make a difference.

[Krankor]

Her email:

sritter@broward.org.

[Huck]

Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want to support a station that's out of step with area politics.

It's beyond petty. It's chilling. Granted, it's a small time crank, but it demonstrates a mindset on the left that leads to authoritarianism.

[Thrownatbirth]

Those South FL Dems are a piece of work. The story’s gone national and now Rush will enjoy the ratings boost.