Re: Listeners bash WBAL for dropping Rush today

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:49:32 -0400 "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>
writes:
> Callers were giving WBAL's fill-in host, Ron Smith, heck via phone 
> calls and
> e-mails about the station pre-empting Limbaugh this afternoon 
> because of the
> developments in Maryland with the sniper case. This despite the fact 
> that
> Rush has affiliates north (York), south (DC) and west (Hagerstown?) 
> that
> have signals reaching the markets. I never thought listeners would 
> be
> complaining about local programming during a fluid-news situation...

It's like pre-empting soap opera's on TV....they need their fix...I'd go
into a rant here but I don't think it's necessary.
df