kalikshama -> RE: According to Clear Channel, women's health is "indecent" ... but not penis pills and sex shops (7/31/2013 10:32:16 AM)
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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl Seems latest rumor is that Cumulus is firing Rush and Hannity.... http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/07/cumulus-planning-to-drop-rush-limbaugh-sean-hannity-169371.html?hp=f2 It's not a done deal yet: From Forbes on Monday: In Standoff With Cumulus, Rush Limbaugh Won't Blink First There have been a lot of claims and counter-claims in the last few months about the value that Rush Limbaugh brings to the radio stations that air his talk show and the amount of money he did or didn’t cost them by making himself the target of a broad boycott last year. The next few days should give a good indication of who, if anyone, was bluffing. Cumulus Media is reportedly on the verge of telling Premiere Networks that it won’t continue to carry either Limbaugh or fellow conservative talker Sean Hannity past the end of the year. Cumulus is the second-largest radio broadcaster in the U.S. after Clear Channel; Premiere is Clear Channel’s syndication arm. Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey has been setting the stage for a tough renegotiation for months, publicly saying that the ongoing boycott, which started after Limbaugh called reproductive rights activist Sandra Fluke a “slut,” was still costing his stations millions of dollars in lost ad revenues as recently as the first quarter of 2013. Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/07/29/in-standoff-with-cumulus-rush-limbaugh-wont-blink-first/ ---------------- From WSJ yesterday: Cumulus Media Hints It Will Discuss Limbaugh and Hannity Soon When Cumulus Media held its second-quarter earnings call this morning, interest may have been more intense and diverse than usual. In addition to net income and revenue, listeners wanted to hear about the broadcast company’s plans regarding hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. But the only comment from the country’s second-largest broadcaster was that it will not comment specifically, or at least not yet. Numerous reports have suggested lately that the company plans to drop the two hosts when their contracts expire for reasons ranging from cost control to a desire to avoid the controversy the hosts sometimes generate. Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/07/30/cumulus-media-hints-it-will-discuss-limbaugh-and-hannity-soon/
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