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kpete

(72,903 posts) Tue May 8, 2012, 09:48 AM May 2012

Sock It To Em: CUMULUS LOST MILLIONS ON RUSH LIMBAUGH BOYCOTT [View all]

CUMULUS LOST MILLIONS ON RUSH LIMBAUGH BOYCOTT

5-7-2012
It's the first time anyone actually gave a dollar amount regarding the Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke incident. Monday evening Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey said the advertiser boycott cost his company "a couple million" dollars in ad revenue in the first quarter and "a couple million" in the second quarter. He said things look like they will be back to normal in June. Cumulus carries Rush Limbaugh 38 markets and blames 1% of the 3.5% drop in revenue for the quarter on the Rush boycott. Dickey said Cumulus was "hit pretty hard by this."

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2451234&spid=24698

If Rush cost Cumulus four or five million in two quarters, and Limbaugh is on only 38 stations, how much has Premiere likely lost? Rush is on about 600 stations altogether.

Remember how Rush characterized this? He said business was up as much as 60 percent on his stations as a result of his attacks on Sandra Fluke!
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=211863.0

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Sock It To Em: CUMULUS LOST MILLIONS ON RUSH LIMBAUGH BOYCOTT [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

I'm convinced that the only reason rush still has a single radio station is because madokie May 2012 #1

Got out my calculator DontTreadOnMe May 2012 #2

We gotta keep the pressure on, folks! lastlib May 2012 #3

Isn't it about time for Rush to stick his foot in his mouth again? groundloop May 2012 #4

He hired a crisis management company ca3799 May 2012 #8

Aha! I remember hearing or reading something about it. Not much, though. calimary May 2012 #32

It must have been a lowest-bidder crisis management firm jmowreader May 2012 #38

Rush lives with his foot in his mouth. madashelltoo May 2012 #10

No the birth defect is Smilo May 2012 #17

That is Called... Oldtimeralso May 2012 #37

Yeah, proof that we the people do have some power in the markets. jwirr May 2012 #5

obviously not enough.... a kennedy May 2012 #7

I'm with you- how do we get him off the air? Tumbulu May 2012 #11

His career should be over. Should being the operative word. shcrane71 May 2012 #22

It's worse than that: He's been on Armed Forces Radio. CBHagman May 2012 #27

ARMED FORCES RADIO redwhiteblue May 2012 #31

+1 freshwest May 2012 #25

wow fishwax May 2012 #6

The republicans love the smell of fresh bullshit... Hubert Flottz May 2012 #9

This is what solidarity can do. Zorra May 2012 #12

That's too bad. Fuddnik May 2012 #13

That works out to a lot of Oxycontin. lpbk2713 May 2012 #14

If they took it all out of his paychecks, would he even notice? n/t Orsino May 2012 #15

Any loss The Wizard May 2012 #16

"He said things look like they will be back to normal in June" crazylikafox May 2012 #18

Translation:: Hello Hucklenutz... KharmaTrain May 2012 #19

"things look like they will be back to normal in June" progressoid May 2012 #20

Did the advertisers come back? Arugula Latte May 2012 #21

I believe even MediaMatters has indicated that the boycott shcrane71 May 2012 #23

good Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #24

I think they won't sorefeet May 2012 #26

Does anyone know if Angie's List is still advertising on Limpballs? Danascot May 2012 #28

The guy shoveling Rush's bloviate is named Lew Dickey? SmileyRose May 2012 #29

Fuck Rush Limbaugh! Major Hogwash May 2012 #30

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #33

K & R Lifelong Protester May 2012 #34

I hope (S)Cumulus will go bankrupt and sell off all their stations including my local beloved KGO alp227 May 2012 #35

It's time women know their power and use it. /nt October May 2012 #36

Not sure if the inquiry into Rush's activities... AynRandCollectedSS May 2012 #39

He is so done. BlueIris May 2012 #40

Encouragement. Quantess May 2012 #41