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Beck gone from WOR

I have been unimpressed with Beck's radio show for some time. He seems to be giving all of his attention to the Fox TV gig. The radio show is boring.
 
WOR is not the best station to be on for a host to have good ratings.
Beck would have done much better on WABC, they know how to sell their personalities with exciting jingles etc.
WOR "sounds" like 1960's radio .
 
liradioisbad said:
First it was his removal from the 50k blowtorch in Philly and now this. That's not good for him.
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And on the same day (1/17). Sounds like the price of Beck's radio clearance is going above what affiliates are willing to pay.
 
The term ******b** has been thrown around a lot lately. One more time it seems to fit.


As a former employee of Buckley Radio, I am glad Rick Buckley made a good decision.
 
travisl5678 said:
could he move to WABC?
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I doubt it. WABC is getting Joe Crummey ready for national syndication via Citadel. Salem's WNYM is better possibility, since Beck is already on several Salem outlets.

Premiere can't be happy about losing Beck on two 50 kW blasters, first WPHT Philadelphia, now WOR New York. :)
 
Will Mike Gallagher be live and local on WOR, or simply his new New York affiliate? Gallagher has knowledge of NY area issues, having once done AM drive on WABC. However, I don't think he lives in the NY area and hasn't in years. I think his show is owned by Salem. Gallagher currently airs on Salem's WNYM. ???
 
Gallagher's national show is late mornings 9-12 EST so how can he do it local on WOR ?

"However, I don't think he lives in the NY area and hasn't in years." --- Read the following from newsystocks.com


Jerry Crowley, Vice President & General Manager of WOR-AM, added, "Mike is a superb broadcaster with a real sensitivity for the issues surrounding New York. Since he will be broadcasting from our studios at 'ground zero' much of the time, Mike will have the unique advantage of commenting on our local issues that have National implications. The Gallagher show will air between the newly extended time frame of The John Gambling show 6-10a and the Joan Hamburg show 12n-2p."

Gallagher, who splits his residence between New York and Dallas, added, "To join the WOR team is a real privilege. I'm excited to begin working towards the kind of ratings and revenue growth worthy of a legendary station like WOR."
 
I think that what this shows is that Beck is not a radio host who can do a show like Limbaugh or Hannity, unarguably the top two talkers in the nation. Glenn Beck got on many stations because he is syndicated by Premiere, which is owned by Clear Channel. I used to like Beck's show but it has really deteriorated over the years, especially since he has been on TV. I much prefer Laura Ingraham to Beck, and she actually understands conservatism.

I think it ultimately comes down to that Beck's show is not worth how much Premiere pays him for it and how much they charge affiliates to carry it. Beck has not spiked the ratings of Salem's KRLA in Los Angeles or WWRC in DC or WIND in Chicago since joining the stations. And he obviously did not help WOR in the ratings.

That being said, the choice of Gallagher to replace Beck is weird because I feel as though there are better hosts out there, but he is not half bad. Gallagher did have trouble for a while even getting cleared on Salem's stations live despite being syndicated by them.
 
@newhampshiredude------"Glenn Beck got on many stations because he is syndicated by Premiere, which is owned by Clear Channel."

Sean hannity got on many stations because he is syndicated by Citadel, or by Premiere which is owned by Clear Channel. I 'never' liked Hannity show, he’s boring not intelligent never an original thought, talks to the same guests over and over. Coulter, Gingrich, Rove. It’s old and boring.
 
oldiesfan6479 said:
If Gallagher's live show does run 9-noon ET, why is WOR not clearing the first hour?
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WOR wants to be more local as well so they are extending John Gambling's show till 10.
 
scott5 said:
@newhampshiredude------"Glenn Beck got on many stations because he is syndicated by Premiere, which is owned by Clear Channel."

Sean hannity got on many stations because he is syndicated by Citadel, or by Premiere which is owned by Clear Channel. I 'never' liked Hannity show, he’s boring not intelligent never an original thought, talks to the same guests over and over. Coulter, Gingrich, Rove. It’s old and boring.
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Scott5,

Yeah I am not a huge Hannity fan either, so I will agree with that. I heard some people call Beck the next Rush which I think is wrong. Rush has a great talk show that does not require or rely on guests like Hannity. I still feel like Hannity has been able to be successful with his cable news on radio approach on stations that don't air Limbaugh. I feel like there are less stations where their major host is Beck than stations where their major host is Hannity.
 
@newhampshiredude-- Its a well known fact that on those stations where Hannity does not follow Rush his ratings are not that good, Hannity is the biggest beneficiary from Rush's show, he can not attract an audience on his own he can 'keep' an audience who were already there (listening to Rush).
 
newhampshiredude said:
I think it ultimately comes down to that Beck's show is not worth how much Premiere pays him for it and how much they charge affiliates to carry it. Beck has not spiked the ratings of Salem's KRLA in Los Angeles or WWRC in DC or WIND in Chicago since joining the stations. And he obviously did not help WOR in the ratings.
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Does Premiere charge stations to carry Beck now?

scott5 said:
@newhampshiredude-- Its a well known fact that on those stations where Hannity does not follow Rush his ratings are not that good, Hannity is the biggest beneficiary from Rush's show, he can not attract an audience on his own he can 'keep' an audience who were already there (listening to Rush).
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Hannity still does well on WSB Atlanta last I heard, where he follows Clark Howard on a one hour delay.
 
He has done nothing for WXKS-AM 1200 near Boston. Come to think of it, Rush and Hannity haven't helped much either.
 
Oh, and another thing: I just lost 15 minutes I'll never get back listening to Beck's rant on Media Matters. This is insane drivel. WOR moved just in time.
 
livingfruitvirus said:
newhampshiredude said:
I think it ultimately comes down to that Beck's show is not worth how much Premiere pays him for it and how much they charge affiliates to carry it. Beck has not spiked the ratings of Salem's KRLA in Los Angeles or WWRC in DC or WIND in Chicago since joining the stations. And he obviously did not help WOR in the ratings.
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Does Premiere charge stations to carry Beck now?

scott5 said:
@newhampshiredude-- Its a well known fact that on those stations where Hannity does not follow Rush his ratings are not that good, Hannity is the biggest beneficiary from Rush's show, he can not attract an audience on his own he can 'keep' an audience who were already there (listening to Rush).
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Hannity still does well on WSB Atlanta last I heard, where he follows Clark Howard on a one hour delay.
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That was my point. WSB and some other stations air Hannity but not Rush and still do well. I can't think of many examples where Beck is the major host in the lineup and gets really high ratings. When I think of KRLA in LA, WOR in NY, and many other stations where Beck is the only of the major 3 talkers (Hannity, Limbaugh, and, according to some, Beck) in the lineup, he is not burning up the ratings (the reason WOR dropped him).

Hannity's show is #2 because he follows Rush on a lot of stations and he really needs those listeners. However, his show does stand alone more than Beck's does. I can only think of one station in a top market that performs well with Beck as its only big host...KTAR-FM in Phoenix, which has local programming the rest of the day. Michael Savage's show can also stand alone, but not Beck's show. That's why I have never put Beck in the same league as Limbaugh. Hannity is debatable, but there are better talkers than Hannity like Laura Ingraham and Savage who just don't have the same level of clearances Hannity gets due to his relationship with Premiere and Citadel.
 
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