Posted on 08/07/2016 9:17:26 AM PDT by AuntB
There was a time when people like Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, and Erick Erickson were powerful voices within the Conservative movement. That was BT or Before Trump, when most American Conservatives were asleep at the wheel and operating on status quo neo-conservative autopilot, completely unaware that the maverick radio voices we hailed as rebels, were actually globalist shills-for-hire.
The silent majority was silent because we were napping, however, Trump has awakened the slumbering giant and were hip to the globalist trick played upon us by so-called radio conservatives, politicians, media, and pundits, who subtly pepper falsehoods like, amnesty is good, trade is fine, debt is just part of life, and nation building is patriotic throughout their schtick.
Yes, the slumber is over and the alt right is gleefully humming a tune commonly blasted at Trump rallies.
Were not gonna take it .Anymore.
One result of this awakening, is the downfall of several once powerful radio voices men whose egos are so immense and selfish that the very essence of their global schtick TRUMPED ethics, honesty, and common sense.
They all have one thing in common they each made the same mistake on the way to Irrelvence Island.
They joined NeverTrump.
Glenn Beck
Crazy Glenn Beck spent over half a million of his own dollars to try and get Ted Cruz elected. However, in the end all the money, fasting, and nazi-namecalling added up to a big fat zero. Cruz failed, NeverTrump never mattered, and Becks media empire crumbled (like a plate of crushed Cheetos).
Ben Shapiro
Once revered as the future voice of conservatism, Ben Shapiro was a beacon of hope within the conservative movement. However, everything changed for Ben when he decided to go NeverTrump and throw his career out the window to defend proven liar, Michelle Fields (see stories here, here, and here).
Erick Erickson
The moment Erick Erickson started bashing Trump two things happened. Firstly, he started resembling a thumb and secondly his career fell apart. Erickson went from being hailed as a powerful voice of conservatism to huffing and puffing all over Twitter, bitching about Trump with fellow NeverTrump dropkick Rick Wilson (another talentless hack who looks like a thumb).
Mark Levin
During the GOP primary we discovered that Mark Levin will support anyone as long as they promise to buy his dumb books. Levin went on a screaming-mimmy tirade for the last 3 months of Ted Cruzs race to loserville, bashing Trump and proudly stating he was NeverTrump. Since then, Levins ratings have tanked.
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewit looks like a cross between Phil Donahue, George McFly, and Justin Bieber. His claim to fame was trying to trip Tump up with a gotcha question about some preposterously unknown faction of the Iraqi Army. Since then hes spent his time on the radio looking for ways to help Hillary and losing listeners.
Honorable mentions go to Rush Limbaugh and Dana Loesch. Rush has never gone full dumbo and declared himself NeverTrump, although his actions have us wondering. On the other hand, dopey Dana claims shes not a NeverTrumper (she is) however, she warns us that mean Trump supporters may push her there.
I listened to Rush the other day. His show sucked. He spent the first 23 minute segment of the first AND second hours talking about the same useless point and kept repeating himself over and over...
(”Repeating a thing doesn’t improve it.” Inman in the movie Cold Mountain)
It was so stupid I don’t even remember what it was. Besides that, he discusses Trump campaign and the polls, taking Trump’s side, but always pointing out how he isn’t necessarily FOR Trump, just reporting what is happening.
He still can’t upset his conservative puppet masters, even though Trump is now the nominee.
I have no use for this Bull$hit artist. I can’t believe I listened to him all those years.
I wonder about that too.
There is only one way to find out I suppose, and I dont want to find out.
Jeff kuhner is a fake and a fraud, last election he supported every rino on the face of the earth, he's a cruz guy, he was excellent when he first came to Boston, when he moved to noontime he became a clown.
Program | Format | Network | Broadcast Time | Weekly Listeners (in millions) |
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The Rush Limbaugh Show | Conservative talk | Premiere | Midday | 13.25+ |
The Savage Nation | Conservative talk | Westwood One | East Coast PM Drive | 13.20+ |
Morning Edition | Public news | NPR | AM Drive | 12.6 |
The Sean Hannity Show | Conservative talk | Premiere | PM Drive | 12.5 |
All Things Considered | Public news/talk | NPR | PM Drive | 12.5 |
Delilah | Adult contemporary | Premiere | Evenings | 8.8[15] |
Marketplace | Public news | APM | PM Drive | 8.7[16][17] |
The Dave Ramsey Show | Financial talk | Self-syndicated | Midday | 8.25+ |
The Glenn Beck Program | Conservative talk | Premiere | West Coast AM Drive | 7+ |
The Mark Levin Show | Conservative talk | Westwood One | West Coast PM Drive | 7+ |
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show | Top 40/morning zoo | Premiere | East Coast AM Drive | 5.5[18] |
Fresh Air | Public news/talk | NPR | Midday | 4.5[19] |
A Prairie Home Companion | Public old-time radio | APM | Weekends | 3.5[20] |
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! | Public panel game show | NPR | Weekends | 3.2[21] |
Country Music Greats Radio Show | Classic country | Syndication Networks, Inc. | Twice weekly | 3.2[22] |
Coast to Coast AM | Talk | Premiere | Overnights | 2.75+ |
The Hugh Hewitt Show | Conservative talk | Salem | East Coast AM Drive[23] | 2.25+[24] |
The Lia Show | Mainstream country | Westwood One | Evenings | 2+[25] |
The Thom Hartmann Program | Progressive talk | Westwood One | Midday | 2+ |
The Kim Komando Show | Specialty | Compass/WestStar | Weekends | 1.5+ |
I hadn't realized Savage had climbed so high!
Rush seems to me to be more NeverHillary than pro-Trump. I turned him off for good after he suggested Trump was talking about the election being rigged so he could “use it as an excuse if he loses”. No more Rush for me after that.
Vote Trump 2016
I have posted this many times since 2008. I am still totally ticked at Rush's “intellectual dishonest”. I will never forget.
Your Wiki list is based on old data. It looks like they used data from 2014.
It is difficult to find more current ratings. They tend to release them by station, since the ratings impact local rates.
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from http://www.talkers.com
Friday, August 5, 2016
Cumulus Media has a 4.1% revenue decrease for the 2nd quarter.
Westwood One is down 13.8% for the 2nd quarter.
BTO,,,
You got Me!
Stephen Moore is the good guy.
Stephen Hayes is the bad guy.
Thank you! I wondered where they were getting it. Much appreciated.
They are both open borders/amnesty guys.
Rush Limbaugh and Premiere Networks Reach Agreement on Extension. There was little doubt from most industry observers that talk radio superstar Rush Limbaugh and iHeartMedia’s Premiere Networks would come to terms on an agreement to continue syndicating Limbaugh’s show. Not surprisingly, today’s announcement from Premiere did not mention the terms of this new deal, but simply called it a “long-term, multi-platform agreement.” Eight years ago, Limbaugh and Premiere announced a partnership agreement that was widely reported to have been worth $400 million. The conventional wisdom is that changes in the radio industry and the backlash from the infamous “Sandra Fluke incident” have negatively affected Limbaugh’s ability to earn the type of ad dollars that would justify that kind of money this time around. At the top of today’s program, however, Limbaugh told his listeners that the deal is for four years and he gets no regular salary but, presumably, a percentage of sales. He said, “I have to make my numbers.” In the press release,Premiere stated, “Ad revenue for ‘The Rush Limbaugh Show’ has also increased by 20% over last year, and the show continues to be the number one program in talk radio.” Limbaugh celebrated his 28th anniversary in national syndication on Monday. He said in the prepared statement, “After 28 fulfilling years, I seriously considered moving on to something else, but Rich [Bressler] and Bob [Pittman] were very persuasive. I’m thrilled to be continuing. And I really want to be on the air if the Russians find Hillary’s emails.”
Last year, here in the Boston market, Rush was kicked off 50kw WRKO and wound up at 5kw WKOX, which is having trouble filling its ad minutes (actually, I don't think they are even bothering). They run the same set of PSAs and promos over and over to fill up the breaks.
From Nielsen:
Subscriber Format MAY 16 JUN 16 JUL 16 WBZ-AM News Talk Information 5.6 5.0 5.2 WBUR-FM News Talk Information 3.4 3.6 4.0 WGBH-FM News Talk Information 2.9 2.6 3.4 WRKO-AM News Talk Information 2.0 2.1 2.0 WKOX-AM News Talk Information 0.2 0.2 0.1 WXKS-AM News Talk Information 0.1 * *
WBZ is straight news during the day, talk at night. WBUR and WGBH are the local NPR outlets. WXKS is business talk (Bloomberg). WMEX is also talk, but not listed for some reason.
WRKO, WKOX, and WMEX all run a 12-3 talk show, Jeff Kuhner, Rush Limbaugh, and Sandy Shack, respectively
BTO ,
I KILL ME!
just a note that others Be hating
Rush,,
Good!
I new Trump would bring out the Roaches, but this is really going to be one hell of a Fight to get back to sanity.
It wasn’t hard to tell Rush hated Trump and loved hisself some Ted
But he walked a very thin ridge and survived while the rest perished
The audience simply doesn’t have the patience for more talk and no results.
Rush likes whomever the Establishment globalists pay him to like.
Limbaugh laughed at working class America when NAFTA passed. He made fun of blue collar America, Trumps America. For Rush to really get behind Trump Rush would have to be man enough to admit Free Trade is a disaster. But Rush will never do that. He is not a nationalist at all and a globalist through and through.
Oh yeah. No one is going to give up easily. This month Trumps been observing. Noting enemies. Leaving the lights off so they’ll come out to the kitchen floor. When he turns the light on they’ll freak
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