Imus was a really bad, bad move. He is driving away listeners in droves. Once that dial is moved, you have a tough time moving it back.
I set my radio to 660 Sports Radio during the morning commute (Imus’ old station), because I just can’t listen to that program. At lunch time or evening drive, I hop in the car, and something other than WABC is on the radio. Usually I will flip over to Rush at noontime, but not listening to Hannity has been a real pleasure.
Now it is for me with the nationals Rush Limbaugh and internet streaming-wise on my computer, WABC’s Mark Levin. They still do brillent when it comes to talk radio. Otherwise I do local talkradio.
Imus is jarring and off-the-deep-end. Hannity whines and is still not well-rooted in his conservative ideology to be worth much time. Others just don’t even rate listening to at all.
WLS-AM 890 in Chicago actually has a great lineup, which includes Rush and mostly home-grown talent and is a station I need to tune into each day. Unfortunately, they are part of the Citadel group and as of late Friday, they were announcing big layoffs and a possible format change.
As near as I can tell, Citadel has mismanaged their purchase of ABC Radio, at least as to how it impacts WLS.
I hope this gets straightened out soon. I’m really glad for the internet radio access to their talents, as well as Rush, all live.