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'Rush Limbaugh Show' Broadcasts Five Minutes of Dead Air as Sponsors Continue to Flee

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'Rush Limbaugh Show' Broadcasts Five Minutes of Dead Air as Sponsors Continue to Flee - The Hollywood Reporter

Of the 86 ads aired during Thursday's New York broadcast, 77 were public service announcements and seven were from companies seeking to pull ads from the talk radio program.

The fallout over Rush Limbaugh’s controversial comments about a Georgetown University law student continues. After dozens of sponsors said they would no longer advertise on The Rush Limbaugh Show, Thursday’s New York broadcast included five minutes of silence and an advertising lineup consisting almost entirely of public service announcements.

The dead airtime was spread out over four instances during the three-hour broadcast. WABC 770 AM in New York was silent for two and a half minutes before the show, save for one ad, then again near the end of the show’s first hour. Hours two and three each contained one minute of silence each, reports Think Progress.

Well at least at one station, the lack of advertising dollars is having an effect.

Personally, I think the hoopla over Rush's comments are an over reaction, but his statements were certainly uncalled for.
 
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Rush Limbaugh will still be here next week, next year and until he gets tired of being on the radio.

This is a guppy-nibble on a blue whale. He's that big. Love him, hate him, ignore him, whatever... this whole "slut" thing is ultimately going to be trivial.
 
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'Rush Limbaugh Show' Broadcasts Five Minutes of Dead Air as Sponsors Continue to Flee - The Hollywood Reporter



Well at least at one station, the lack of advertising dollars is having an effect.

Personally, I think the hoopla over Rush's comments are an over reaction, but his statements were certainly uncalled for.

Did Think Progress listen to all 600 of the radio stations that the program is broadcast on?

Also, 5 minutes of ad time on WABC radio costs $14,000.
 
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He makes way too much money for too many people.
 
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Was this for the noon to 3 pm live show, or a later rebroadcast? And which New York station was it? In small markets, on late night rebroadcasts often only PSA's are played because advertisers usually don't buy air time since hardly anyone is listening. The silence can be explained by the fact that, again, on the overnight, programs are played without an actual operator doing the switches in the station, and sometimes a switch is required to avoid a brief silence. Since very few people are listening small stations put up with the dead air rather than hire an operator for the overnight.

I worked as a DJ at a local radio station once.
 
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He makes way too much money for too many people.

This is not the subject you are looking for.

That aside, I'm actually really surprised of all the things Rush has said this would be one to set off this kind of ****storm. Now I doubt he'll be driven off the air for this, but its amazing to see the kind of affect and attention its receiving from other media and people.
 
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Rush Limbaugh has rejected an advertiser’s apparent attempt to reunite with his show after the company initially dropped its ads from the program following his remarks about contraception advocate Sandra Fluke.

In an email to Sleep Train President Dale Carlsen (obtained by The Blaze), a representative of the show says that Limbaugh personally considered the company’s request, but denied it considering its public comments following the controversy.

Limbaugh Rejects Sleep Train After it Requests to be Advertiser Again | TheBlaze.com
 
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He makes way too much money for too many people.

Rush Limbaugh is not too many people. He is but one person. Perhaps his girth is confusing you? You may want to change that to "he makes way too much money for one person".
 
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This is not the subject you are looking for.

That aside, I'm actually really surprised of all the things Rush has said this would be one to set off this kind of ****storm. Now I doubt he'll be driven off the air for this, but its amazing to see the kind of affect and attention its receiving from other media and people.

There's a bit of a difference between what Rush has said before and what he said about the definition of a slut.

Previously, he's focused his commentary on public figures and politicians who sought their offices. And I think that Americans are pretty fine with them being targets because they know what they're getting into. Also, Americans all over the spectrum realize how full of crap politicians all over the spectrum really are, so vitriol thrown against them is fine.

But this Georgetown student isn't seeking office nor is she a public figure. She's just an advocate wanting to speak out on this issue to the legislators who will be deciding this issue. So it comes across as a bitter mean dickhead picking on a young woman who just wanted to speak up.

And if it's one thing Americans root for it's an underdog or someone who looks like they're being bullied, even if you disagree with their stance. And it comes across as if Rush was bullying this young woman.

That's the difference if you ask me.
 
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He makes way too much money for too many people.

Other people could make those people just as much money and not risk it by saying such incredibly stupid and inflammatory bull****.
 
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I think Sleep Train realized that it is a thunderously stupid mistake to pull or suspend ads from a show that gets over 20 million listeners a week. If anyone is going to boycott Sleep Train it would be loyal listeners angry over the fact that Sleep Train caved to a bunch of PC tards.The PC tards claiming to boycott the products don't even listen to Limbaugh and most likely do not even bother buying the products of Limbaugh's sponsors in the first place.This calling a "I want to mooch off others for my birth control" advocate a hoe is non issue. (which is a more accurate that simply referring her to a birth control advocate)These rabid anti-Limbaugh nuts are just trying to what ever they can to try to take him out.

Limbaugh should replace every single sponsor who dropped or "suspended" ads with their major competitors and make them sign contracts with huge penalties for pulling or suspending ads.
 
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Rush Limbaugh is not too many people. He is but one person. Perhaps his girth is confusing you? You may want to change that to "he makes way too much money for one person".

A lot of people make money off of Rush Limbaugh. If they didn't, he wouldn't have a show in the first place.
 
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Previously, he's focused his commentary on public figures and politicians who sought their offices.

what a flimsy excuse for a line in the sand.

A person appearing before congress to impact change isn't significantly different then a person deciding to represent others in office to impact change.
 
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what a flimsy excuse for a line in the sand.

A person appearing before congress to impact change isn't significantly different then a person deciding to represent others in office to impact change.

Even so, it appears that that's where the line in the sand is.
 
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Meanwhile, Rush dominates radio airways like no one else. Second place is not even on the horizon.
 
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The sponsors will come back. There are far too many nutjobs in this country that listen to him (see this board) for the sponsors to stay away.

It's embarrassing, yes, but true.
 
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Even so, it appears that that's where the line in the sand is.

and that is an idiotic line in the sand.
 
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There's a bit of a difference between what Rush has said before and what he said about the definition of a slut.

Previously, he's focused his commentary on public figures and politicians who sought their offices. And I think that Americans are pretty fine with them being targets because they know what they're getting into. Also, Americans all over the spectrum realize how full of crap politicians all over the spectrum really are, so vitriol thrown against them is fine.

But this Georgetown student isn't seeking office nor is she a public figure. She's just an advocate wanting to speak out on this issue to the legislators who will be deciding this issue. So it comes across as a bitter mean dickhead picking on a young woman who just wanted to speak up.

And if it's one thing Americans root for it's an underdog or someone who looks like they're being bullied, even if you disagree with their stance. And it comes across as if Rush was bullying this young woman.

That's the difference if you ask me.

Dude...shes a paid political operative with a history of activism within numerous political groups. The only difference is until now, she had been small potatoes politically.
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and that is an idiotic line in the sand.

What an idiotic comparison. Public office and running for VP, while having a TV show (reality) on Fox News, and books vs a meeting with the Speaker of the House on TV.

Yeah, close one. Are you being serious with that comparison?
 
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What an idiotic comparison. Public office and running for VP, while having a TV show (reality) on Fox News, and books vs a meeting with the Speaker of the House on TV.

Yeah, close one. Are you being serious with that comparison?

yes, I am . the minute she decided to petition congress, the significant difference between her, Rush, and any politician went away.

individuals in a civilized society should not call other people sluts, drawing the line in the sand based on how often they work with the govenrment to enact change is a ridiculous set of criteria.
 
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Meanwhile, Rush dominates radio airways like no one else. Second place is not even on the horizon.

Yawn good for him Brittany Spears has also dominated.......
 
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yes, I am . the minute she decided to petition congress, the significant difference between her, Rush, and any politician went away.

individuals in a civilized society should not call other people sluts, drawing the line in the sand based on how often they work with the govenrment to enact change is a ridiculous set of criteria.

LOL you're funny, bro. Though, I agree. Pundits shouldn't be calling any politician or person a slut for no reason.

Now... a comedian on an HBO show? Wtf else would you expect?
 
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The sponsors will come back. There are far too many nutjobs in this country that listen to him (see this board) for the sponsors to stay away.

It's embarrassing, yes, but true.

And yet you counter with the human genetic mutations known as Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz, and Lawrence O'Donnell.

You hate Rush because he tears your talking points to absolute shreds and wins every debate. I don't like his style either, but the man is 10 steps ahead of liberals on every front.
 
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LOL you're funny, bro. Though, I agree. Pundits shouldn't be calling any politician or person a slut for no reason.

Now... a comedian on an HBO show? Wtf else would you expect?

LOL, yeah, you're right. It's a comedy show.....based 99 percent purely on politics with political guests and celebrities who talk politics.

Nice try.
 
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Yawn good for him Brittany Spears has also dominated.......

Your boss, and your boss's boss, and his boss, listen to Rush.
 
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