Rush gone from WRKO

[A Joseph Ross]

It may be that for Rush or for the syndicator, but why would a local 
station want to carry someone whose ratings tank?  Could the syndicator 
make it THAT much worth the station's while?


On 5/20/2015 3:28 PM, billohno@gmail.com wrote:
> It's all about market clearance even if the numbers tank
>
> Bill O'
>
> Sent from my mobile. Please pardon the brevity.
>
>> On May 20, 2015, at 3:10 PM, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> How embarrassing would it be for Mr. Limbaugh to be pulling a .1 share on some station in Fitchburg or Plymouth?
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>> On Wed, 20 May 2015, billohno@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> I agree. The syndicator can't go long without clearing a market such as
>>> Boston. Perhaps a (rimshot) FM?
>>> Bill O'Neill
>>> Sent from my mobile. Please pardon the brevity.
>>> On May 20, 2015, at 2:21 PM, Jibguy@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>       Not so.  Agreements can be, and usually are quite secretive.  If
>>>       no Boston station takes Rush on sydicator's terms, how fast do
>>>       you think syndicator might actually offer to PAY a Boston
>>>       station to air Rush?   Rush, not on the air in BOSTON is a major
>>>       disaster for Rush/syndicator.  Just that statement would make
>>>       stations all over the USA wonder... why keep this guy?
>>>   
>>>   
>>> In a message dated 5/20/2015 10:00:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> 011010001@interpring.com writes:
>>>
>>>       On Wed, 20 May 2015, Jibguy@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>       > Syndicator might realize what a lemon Rush has turned
>>>       into, and will waive
>>>       > all fees just to stay in Boston.
>>>
>>>       If Premiere (Limbaugh's syndicator) did that, they'd have
>>>       to do it for all
>>>       the other markets, and they'd lose a wad of money.
>>>
>>>       Rob
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