Rush Limbaugh rushing out of Cumulus Media to WOR
New York radio observers have been expecting for the past year that Limbaugh and probably Hannity would leave WABC, which is owned by Cumulus, for rival WOR.
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Rush Limbaugh’s contentious and seemingly inevitable divorce from Cumulus Media and WABC has moved another step closer to reality, according to a published report Sunday and Sean Hannity may be leaving with him.
New York radio observers have been expecting for the past year that Limbaugh and probably Hannity would leave WABC, which is owned by Cumulus, for rival WOR.
WOR was purchased last year by Clear Channel, which owns Premiere Networks, which syndicates the Limbaugh and Hannity shows.
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“Cumulus prefers to use its own talent, and Clear Channel is happy to bring Premiere talent http://www.nflfalconsofficial.com/Nike-Tony-Gonzalez-Jersey.html in house,” said Robert Unmacht of iN3 Partners, a media group.
Politico reported Sunday that talks between Premiere and Cumulus had broken down over the cost of renewal rights for the conservative hosts, who have the two most popular radio talk shows in the country and have anchored WABC afternoons for more than a decade.
Their Cumulus deals reportedly expire at the end of the year.
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Sean Hannity may also leave Robert Alford Kids Jersey WABC for WOR, according to a report.
This report follows an indirect, but sharp exchange this spring between Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey and Limbaugh over Limbaugh’s value to Cumulus stations.
Noting that advertisers had left Limbaugh’s show after his controversial remarks about birth control advocate Sandra Fluke, Dickey said Rush had cost Cumulus millions of dollars.
Limbaugh fired back that Dickey was blaming Rush for the shortcomings of his ad sales department.
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Politico’s report suggested that if Cumulus http://www.nflfalconsofficial.com/Nike-Steven-Jackson-Jersey.html does not renew Limbaugh and Hannity, that could leave their shows unavailable in some 40 cities. Many of those have a Clear Channel outlet that would be happy to have new brand name hosts. show has focused on Mike Huckabee and WABC evening hosts Mark Levin and Michael Savage, who signed with Cumulus last year.
While Cumulus has noted that Savage has strong ratings, he has also made some controversial remarks that could present their Desmond Trufant Authentic Jersey own challenge in ad sales.
A Limbaugh spokesman could not be reached for comment Sunday and a Cumulus spokesman said, “Cumulus is not in a position to comment about negotiations with talent under contract, no matter what the rumor of the day might be.”
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