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Could Rush radio happen in big markets?

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dustintv

With the thread on FM talk radio just imagine if CC starts Rush radio in places like Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco etc. Major stations like WLS, WABC, and WBAP would be devastated if CC nabbed BOTH Rush and Hannity away to air and would have to seek alternatives.
 
CC Couldnt Snag Rush or Hannity from WBAP or WLS,
Because Citadel owns Both Rush And Hannity if im not mistaken...
and Citadel owns WBAP and WLS and WABC...
 
Rush is with Premiere/Clear Channel, and Hannity is dual syndication with Citadel and Premiere. So for WBAP and WLS, he's through Citadel.

I don't see this trending much at all. If Rush is on a heritage stick, it's probably in CC's best interest to keep him there. Sometimes these signals have such a loyal audience that they won't follow the personalities when they're ejected from the station, because they trust the station's decisions to the point where they believe if the station fires a personality, that person must not be worth listening to anymore.
 
livingfruitvirus said:
del_griffith said:
Tell that to KDKA.
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KDKA? The #2 station in Pittsburgh?
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Yup, KDKA. A great station that has sustained and remained dominant even after having Limbaugh taken away.

As the winter approaches, you will see them return to their familiar #1 spot.
 
If Rush radio happens, it could actually help the station he leaves, if that station develops compelling locally based personalities for the slots the old national warhorses leave. Worked well for KSTP (although they still haven't caught CBS O&O WCCO, which has been pretty much live and local from the get-go), and WBAL and KDKA did fine as well, just to name a few. KDKA will suffer a lot more from the sad, untimely passing of Fred Honsberger than they ever did from losing Rush, unless they take care in picking his replacement.

Traditional talk acts, which skew heavily to the 45 + white male audience, don't seem to pull that core over to FM, and don't pull in younger listeners if they make the move from AM to FM. Conversely, AM heritage talkers survive the loss of some of their old national signature hosts quite well, and sometimes they'll pull in new listeners when they replace them with new younger hosts with a fresh approach.
 
Bob1370 said:
If Rush radio happens, it could actually help the station he leaves, if that station develops compelling locally based personalities for the slots the old national warhorses leave. Worked well for KSTP (although they still haven't caught CBS O&O WCCO, which has been pretty much live and local from the get-go), and WBAL and KDKA did fine as well, just to name a few. KDKA will suffer a lot more from the sad, untimely passing of Fred Honsberger than they ever did from losing Rush, unless they take care in picking his replacement.

Traditional talk acts, which skew heavily to the 45 + white male audience, don't seem to pull that core over to FM, and don't pull in younger listeners if they make the move from AM to FM. Conversely, AM heritage talkers survive the loss of some of their old national signature hosts quite well, and sometimes they'll pull in new listeners when they replace them with new younger hosts with a fresh approach.
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I agree that the loss of Rush on some stations creates a real opportunity for the effected stations. When implemented correctly, local will win everytime over nationally syndicated programming, including winning over Rush.
 
Could be that health is an issue; his chest pains may have also been caused by stress, high blood pressure or even indigestion. We don't know enough about what happened and why. If you have chest pains, you automatically get a first-class ticket to the ICU. Even if it's not a heart attack, it takes them 2 to 3 days worth of tests to confirm that. No chances are taken.

However, let's assume that he's ok. The "Rush Radio" moniker is fine for now - but it's hardly a solid, long-term positioner. In this regard, I agree with Jerry - stations are indeed putting all their eggs in one basket. It's a gamble, that's for sure.
 
I don't see a national roll-out of "Rush Radio", but its a positioner that will work for this particular launch, rather than a more generic "News/Talk". You know when you go there you get Rush and other hosts that have the same slant. Rush isn't going to be pulled from WLS, I doubt CC is going to blow up one of its music stations in Chicago.
 
I suspect this is quite serious. If it had been no big deal Premiere Radio Network would have released a statement that he's fine and it be have been due to stress.

He has been seen by the best physicians in the nation & I'm sure more are going to review his case before they proceed. In my opinion, he may have a had heart attack. His cigar smoking habit/addiction over the years may have seriously damaged his arteries. Also, being a political talk show host is not good for the heart.. Studies have shown that just listening to political talk adversely affects the heart, blod pressure, etc. - I suspect being a participant is much worse.

He may be forced to take an extended repite or even have to retire much to the dismay of Premiere Networks.
 
josh said:
I suspect this is quite serious. If it had been no big deal Premiere Radio Network would have released a statement that he's fine and it be have been due to stress.

He has been seen by the best physicians in the nation & I'm sure more are going to review his case before they proceed. In my opinion, he may have a had heart attack. His cigar smoking habit/addiction over the years may have seriously damaged his arteries. Also, being a political talk show host is not good for the heart.. Studies have shown that just listening to political talk adversely affects the heart, blod pressure, etc. - I suspect being a participant is much worse.

He may be forced to take an extended repite or even have to retire much to the dismay of Premiere Networks.
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Could be - or perhaps not. Not much to tell people until test results are in and family members are advised. I'll say this, it's not nothing (if that makes any sense); otherwise this would all be over by now. Interesting how they're having Walter Williams handle this on the air - basically a brief blurb that Rush is ok and "resting comfortably" at the beginning of each segment.

If he had a heart attack, it's far more likely that his diet (a.k.a. his "addiction" to food) over the years would have caused this than cigars. Far more likely.
 
word has it on an industry message board that this whole thing is a stunt designed to pump up Rush's rates for some new network thing he's doing, that's why the hospital and the radio network atr laying low..
when it's revealed to be a lie, they don't want their hands dirty
 
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