Posted on 10/29/2005 8:07:39 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Rush Limbaugh's rule over liberal
talkers is confirmed by the Arbitron Summer 2005 ratings survey of the
top 25 radio markets. Individually, in each market, and as an aggregate total
for the market group, Mr. Limbaugh beats liberal talkers Mr. Al Franken, Mr.
Ed Schultz, and Mr. Jerry Springer in the all-encompassing sex/age category of
Persons 12+. For the key target demographic of Adults 25-54 in the
top 10 market grouping, Mr. Limbaugh beats Mr. Franken by a three to one
margin. Mr. Limbaugh also enjoys a seven to one margin against Mr. Schultz
and Mr. Springer in the same market grouping category. In the aggregate total
of the top 25 market grouping for Adults 25-54, Mr. Limbaugh again beats
Mr. Franken by a three to one margin, Mr. Schultz by a five to one margin, and
finally, Mr. Springer by an eight to one margin.
Mr. Limbaugh's audience is also 1.5 times greater than the combined
audience of all three liberal talkers in the top 10 market grouping with
Adults 25-54 and more than 1.5 times greater in the top 25 market grouping.
Host Top 10 Market Top 10 Market
Avg. Quarter Hour Avg. Quarter Hour
Total Total
(Persons 12+) (Adults 25-54)
Rush Limbaugh 678,900 223,000
Al Franken 141,500 87,000
Ed Schultz 63,100 33,200
Jerry Springer 51,600 33,100
Host Top 25 Market Top 25 Market
Avg. Quarter Hour Avg. Quarter Hour
Total Total
(Persons 12+) (Adults 25-54)
Rush Limbaugh 1,183,200 435,100
Al Franken 237,200 138,500
Ed Schultz 169,100 88,900
Jerry Springer 91,100 52,300*Source: Arbitron Summer 2005, Metro Survey Area, Exact Air Times
Known as the media pundit who reshaped the political landscape with his entertaining and informative brand of conservatism, Mr. Limbaugh is also widely credited with resuscitating AM radio by many industry experts. With nearly 20 million weekly listeners, The Rush Limbaugh Show is nationally syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks on nearly 600 stations.
He reigns over them and "rains" on them.
It's not hard to be great when your competition (and I use the term loosely) sucks.
It's hard not to notice that the Liberal talkers listeners drop off once they get older.
Al Franken already had his decade.
The Rush Limbaugh Show is nationally syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks on nearly 600 stations.
How many of those 600 stations does he own? All of them?
What makes Rush's performance even more impressive is that the Top 10 markets are, by definition, big cities, which of course tend to be liberal. Rush's domination in smaller cities and rural areas is surely even greater.
Rush would be great even if his competition was good. How in the world they would compare springer and his filthy show to a professional, serious show on country and world matters is beyond me. There IS no comparison. Springer's show is outrageously disgusting and for people to come on there and do, say and act the way they do is beyond the pale. Springer encourages that kind of behavior and all I can say is thank GOD I can think for myself and never go to that channel. Rush is the epitome of greatness and truth. Too bad a lot of politicians don't pattern themselves after him also some of the hollywood slime as well. They might learn something.
he never had a decade. What a dufus he was and still is.
None. Premiere Radio Network is owned by Clear Channel, which owns and operates more than 1200 radio stations in the US.
Yeah but - try to listen to Rush or any conservative talk-radio while travelling cross country. He needs to dump Clear Channel Communications Properties - CCCP just as American needs to dump WalMartSux
Yeah but - try to listen to Rush or any conservative talk-radio while travelling cross country. He needs to dump Clear Channel Communications Properties - CCCP just as American needs to dump WalMartSux
Since Rush is carried on over 600 stations and the rest of these liberal pukes are on about 50-60 stations, if you did a total national comparison it's about 100-1 in terms of audience reached. If you then factor in the amount of brain power that listens to both sides, the number cannot be calculated, since division by zero is impossible.
Wouldn't you love to listen to an hour long debate, with each person getting 10 minutes segments, on any political subject, between Rush and al franken.
Can we forward this via email to the other 3 morons? Just for fun?
The leftys claim Rush's stats have been dropping, and they probably have, but they imply that it's becaue of the Frankens etal. Rush's audience has more likely been cannibalized by Hannity and Oreilly etc. And yet Rush is still killing the chimps.
And who own's Clear Channel?
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