Actually, he spread at a unique time in history. It was when most people weren't political.... (Reply #69)

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:21 PM

69. Actually, he spread at a unique time in history. It was when most people weren't political....

Station managers were told "Here's a free show to fill three hours every day with a built in loyal audience." After they were the local station to air it they were trapped. If they personally wanted to drop the show they were met with terroristic threats by that gun happy audience. As in, "we know where you live" kinda personal threats.

Of course, this was back before the big guys bought up all the little WKRP type operations all over the country.

(I'm old enough to remember when they had cool DJs.)

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69 replies	Author	Time	Post
Time Magazine Affirms - Rush Limbaugh Is In Trouble [View all]	TexasTowelie	Feb 2015	OP
bull. The stations that allow the drug addict to spew his garbage don't care. It is part of	still_one	Feb 2015	#1
Most of the radio stations airing Limbaugh	Jenoch	Feb 2015	#3
Unless Limbaugh purchases the time outright.	PSPS	Feb 2015	#6
I agree.	nikto	Feb 2015	#19
That model is prohibitively expensive. It can run into the	stevenleser	Feb 2015	#36
What's a few million a month when you get billions back?	PSPS	Feb 2015	#46
He doesn't get billions back. No one is footing the bill for him. Even if we accept your premise	stevenleser	Feb 2015	#55
I never said "he" makes billions.	PSPS	Feb 2015	#60
Rupert does it.	Dont call me Shirley	Feb 2015	#59
They Don't Own TV Networks and Newspapers to Make a Profit on those Businesses	AndyTiedye	Feb 2015	#64
Propaganda is their business. On paper it looks like they're losing money, but in reality not.	Dont call me Shirley	Feb 2015	#68
I'm not much for conspiracy theories	JohnnyRingo	Feb 2015	#43
Actually, it's not a theory at all	PSPS	Feb 2015	#47
What you are talking about is what most businesses do in the beginning	stevenleser	Feb 2015	#56
His radio show was FREE when it first came out....	Spitfire of ATJ	Feb 2015	#48
Yes, see my #56 nt	stevenleser	Feb 2015	#57
Actually, he spread at a unique time in history. It was when most people weren't political....	Spitfire of ATJ	Feb 2015	#69
Most of the stations are owned by a select few	quakerboy	Feb 2015	#12
What is your experiemce in broadcasting?	Jenoch	Feb 2015	#20
Im happy for you	quakerboy	Feb 2015	#22
San Francisco is a perfect example. Essentially liberal talk radio is gone from San Francisco. A	still_one	Feb 2015	#24
Many liberals do not like talk radio	FrodosPet	Feb 2015	#37
Excellent point. I could never stomach Air America	RufusTFirefly	Feb 2015	#41
I think you're right about that.	PSPS	Feb 2015	#51
And many do	quakerboy	Feb 2015	#67
The only reason liberal talk radio has not	Jenoch	Feb 2015	#63
The agenda is little more than increased profits for shareholders.	LanternWaste	Feb 2015	#25
That seems a bit pollyanna	quakerboy	Feb 2015	#27
Correlation does not equal causation. Certain media are simply in decline	stevenleser	Feb 2015	#38
when there is a rapid and large change in audience immediately following a	quakerboy	Feb 2015	#66
It's to promote the Right Wing....	Spitfire of ATJ	Feb 2015	#52
True	JohnnyRingo	Feb 2015	#42
Bain Capital, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners? Of course there is no agenda!	LiberalAndProud	Feb 2015	#14
Yes, people out there should know that there's yet another obscuring name change to Iheartmedia	cascadiance	Feb 2015	#34
On most stations (which are owned by mega-corps like Comcast, Clear Channel, etc) it IS an agenda	nikto	Feb 2015	#18
You mean he didn't pull himself up by his bootstraps?	nxylas	Feb 2015	#31
That feels mighty good...	Fumesucker	Feb 2015	#2
OxyRush is a slimy weasel. He'll adapt.	lpbk2713	Feb 2015	#4
I thought Rush was subsidized by the masters he serves.	jalan48	Feb 2015	#5
You're right.	PSPS	Feb 2015	#7
I fall in the middle...	sendero	Feb 2015	#50
Hard-core listeners	PSPS	Feb 2015	#54
Perhaps...	sendero	Feb 2015	#58
If they don't get that bang for their buck, they'll stop backing him.	MADem	Feb 2015	#8
I see Rush as part of the propaganda network.	jalan48	Feb 2015	#11
Everyone I know who listens to radio is within 20 years of a hundred--except for the NPR crowd.	MADem	Feb 2015	#13
I quit listening to NPR during the run-up to the Iraq War.	jalan48	Feb 2015	#15
Let's hope the internet survives	erronis	Feb 2015	#40
When Bob Edwards was gone, so was I	rurallib	Feb 2015	#45
Bob Edwards Weekend is still ongoing.	alp227	Feb 2015	#62
Our local stations don't carry it	rurallib	Feb 2015	#65
Like a high-priced superstar athlete, he's locked-in at over $30 Million/year, regardless of ratings	nikto	Feb 2015	#21
No such thing as "locked in" in the media world. There are out clauses in every contract	stevenleser	Feb 2015	#39
Flush rush	blkmusclmachine	Feb 2015	#9
Limbaugh's job is to get people angry.	The Wizard	Feb 2015	#10
Anger is also addictive and will keep people coming back for more	Fumesucker	Feb 2015	#28
Hate radio is like Hydra	Midnight Writer	Feb 2015	#16
That's why the protest needs to be spread.	Arugula Latte	Feb 2015	#53
awwwww	Vestigial_Sister	Feb 2015	#17
Great news. Thank you TT!!	RiverLover	Feb 2015	#23
Gee. He might one day run out of listeners or sponsors, and have to retire to his mansion?	Orsino	Feb 2015	#26
We need to spread the protest to all the rightwing radio hatemongers.	Arugula Latte	Feb 2015	#29
KamaAina Affirms - Rush Limbaugh Is Trouble	KamaAina	Feb 2015	#30
Flush Rimjob.....	concreteblue	Feb 2015	#32
It is a source of	Doc Holliday	Feb 2015	#33
How sad. Another attack of anal warts spreading to his brain?	Tierra_y_Libertad	Feb 2015	#35
Who's the Father?	charles d	Feb 2015	#44
K and R no text..	Stuart G	Feb 2015	#49
MEGA-DITTOS!!!	KansDem	Feb 2015	#61

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