[chaosagent]

It probably wouldn't have been Medved's syndicator's rules anyway. They would love to have Medved on two stations at once. More exposure.

It would be the syndicator's and stations that carry Rush. They are not going to take the chance that Medved will be subbing for Rush, and at the same time on his own show at their biggest rival station across town. They don't want you to listen to the competition.

It would be like Ronald McDonald doing commercials for Burger King.

And, yes. It is very possible that this also came from Rush, as he is known for being VERY protective of his stations. Even to the point of turning down big bucks to stay with smaller stations who had been with him since the beginning, like here in Houston

And it's not because Rush is insecure.

I was in the broadcast business for over 20 years. And I can tell you that this is how it's done. It's the same way with local talent in a market.

I saw this recently when a local anchor was the MC for a city Veterans Day shindig. He gave the opening speech, introduced President and Barbara Bush. He was all over the place. But if you watched the coverage on the other stations, he wasn't there, he didn't even exist.

This is a real cut-throat business and stations would literally kill themselves before they gave any promotion to a competitor.

[soccermom]

My point is, if it were a syndication issue, even on the EIB's part, Medved would have known that. It very clearly was Rush's call and that's fine. Call it "protectiveness" if you don't want to call it insecurity. What you label it is really not relevant to me. All I was trying to do was explain to someone who Medved is and suddenly, I'm labeled as an irrational Rush-hater.