Limbaugh broadcasts dead air during commercial breaks

[Freeper]

Justice wanted
 
Limbaugh broadcasts dead air during commercial breaks

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/08/limbaugh-broadcasts-dead-air-during-commercial-breaks/


The exodus of advertisers fleeing from Rush Limbaugh may finally be taking a toll on his radio show.

Liberal watchdog group Media Matters noticed that on at least two occasions on Thursday, Limbaugh’s flagship station in New York, WABC, broadcast several minutes of dead air during commercial breaks.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002402054

Keep telling yourselves that Rush is toast, it will be just like for 8 years how you convinced yourself that Bush was toast.

From the link,

AdAge determined that nearly half of the 69 commercial spots during Thursday’s show had been replaced with public service announcements.

Granted I didn't hear every second of the show or the commercials, but I didn't notice any less actual ads. I'm guessing if what they claim is true, then it has to be a local radio station problem, not a national one.

I love how much pain they receive from one man on the radio. 

[JohnnyReb]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002402054

Keep telling yourselves that Rush is toast, it will be just like for 8 years how you convinced yourself that Bush was toast.

From the link,

Granted I didn't hear every second of the show or the commercials, but I didn't notice any less actual ads. I'm guessing if what they claim is true, then it has to be a local radio station problem, not a national one.

I love how much pain they receive from one man on the radio. 

The liberal leftist have hundreds of on air commentators but it's the few on the right that have to be taken off the air. Something must be wrong with the lefts message.

[diesel driver]

The liberal leftist have hundreds of on air commentators but it's the few on the right that have to be taken off the air. Something must be wrong with the lefts message.

No, just the left.

[DLR Pyro]

Justice wanted
 
Limbaugh broadcasts dead air during commercial breaks

http://www.rawstory.com/r...during-commercial-breaks/


The exodus of advertisers fleeing from Rush Limbaugh may finally be taking a toll on his radio show.

Liberal watchdog group Media Matters noticed that on at least two occasions on Thursday, Limbaugh’s flagship station in New York, WABC, broadcast several minutes of dead air during commercial breaks.

It's just a matter of time before all these stations are pleading for air America to regroup and fill the massive void left in the wake of Rush's demise...

[Ballygrl]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/limbaugh-drops-company-that-suspended-ads-from-show-over-fluke-remarks/

Limbaugh Rejects Company That Suspended Ads From Show Over Fluke Remarks

Posted on March 8, 2012 at 5:41pm by Jonathon M. Seidl Jonathon M. Seidl

Rush Limbaugh has rejected an advertiser’s apparent attempt to reunite with his show after the company initially dropped its ads from the program following his remarks about contraception advocate Sandra Fluke.

The company, Sleep Train, calls itself “the No. 1 Bedding Specialist on the West Coast, and most recognized mattress retailer in the region.”

In an email to Sleep Train President Dale Carlsen (obtained by The Blaze), a representative of the show says that Limbaugh personally considered the company’s request, but denied it considering its public comments following the controversy.

“Thank you for your requests last week and this week to restart your voiced endorsement in local markets of The Rush Limbaugh Show,” the email begins. “Rush received your requests personally.”

“Unfortunately, your public comments were not well received by our audience, and did not accurately portray either Rush Limbaugh’s character or the intent of his remarks. Thus, we regret to inform you that Rush will be unable to endorse Sleep Train in the future.

“Rush appreciates your long friendship and your past support, and we wish you good luck in the future.”

Last Friday, Sleep Train was vocal in its rejection of Limbaugh.

“As a diverse company, Sleep Train does not condone such negative comments directed toward any person,” the company said in a statement. “We have currently pulled our ads with Rush Limbaugh.”

According to the Washington Post, which tells the story of how the advertiser and Limbaugh started their relationship, Sleep Train had been an advertiser with Limbaugh for over 25 years. Last week, the Post noted how the company had only suspended its ads, not fully dropped the conservative commentator as a retail spokesperson. And while that may have left the door open for a reunion, that has now been rejected by Limbaugh.

“It’s a business decision, and it’s theirs alone to make,” Limbaugh said Monday morning regarding companies who had pulled ads. “They‘ve decided that they don’t want you anymore or your business.” On Wednesday, he also noted the media was misleading the public about the number of advertisers who had dropped the show.

“We’ll replace them,” he assured his audience.

The Blaze contacted Sleep Train for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.

This is a breaking story. Updates will be added.

[Ballygrl]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/everythings-cool-limbaugh-says-media-reports-about-his-advertisers-are-misleading/

‘Everything’s Cool’: Limbaugh Says Media Reports About His Advertisers Are Misleading

The radio show host continued: the “official” list of businesses that have pulled their advertisements from the Limbaugh program is, simply put, misleading. While Think Progress and Media Matters are claiming 30+ businesses have fled the Limbaugh program, they are silent about the fact that most of the advertisers are small companies picked up by any one of the 600 stations carrying the Rush Limbaugh show.

Which is to say, although there are some national advertisers on “the list,” the majority of companies making a statement about pulling their ads from Limbaugh are small, privately owned business that make up a very small fraction of the total number of businesses advertising on the 600 stations running radio show.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/limbaugh-drops-company-that-suspended-ads-from-show-over-fluke-remarks/

Limbaugh Rejects Company That Suspended Ads From Show Over Fluke Remarks
 

Oops!  They made their beds, now they have to lie in them!

[Ballygrl]

I knew that was going to happen, and you know Carbonite is going to want back in, and since the owner of Carbonite is affiliated with MoveOn.org? no way will Rush let them advertise again.

[Bondai]

There are companies standing in line to advertise on Rush's show...suck on that DUmmies.

[Duke Nukum]

I doubt there was dead air. I've driven through areas with small market radio stations and when they can't fill the time they run whatever Rush runs for the local affiliates who can't fill the time.

Plus, this is the Hilary Clinton criminal front group, Media Matters, and, like panhandlers, they lie.

[GOBUCKS]

the No. 1 Bedding Specialist on the West Coast

They're in San Francisco.

I want nothing to do with bedding that has been anywhere near San Francisco.

Eeeeww.

[obumazombie]

Oops!  They made their beds, now they have to lie in them!

When you lay down with dogs, you wake up with flukeworms on your sleep train.

[VivisMom]

I listened to Rush for the better part of his show Wednesday, and there was no dead air and no "extra" PSAs that I heard. And I was listening to the lone right-wing radio station in uber-liberal Baltimore. Suck it, DUmbasses.

[JohnnyReb]

That wasn't dead air. That was a recording of a speech Obama made explaining his lack of a birth certificate and school records.

[Ballygrl]

Been listening to Rush, in the car for the 1st half hour and now at home, I'm hearing commercials.

[ScubaGuy]

Sanity from Fat Che's Little Brother of all people.

This was a local issue at WABC in NY.

Star Member Fat Che's Little Brother
16. More likely than not this was an automation failure at WABC.

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Last edited Thu Mar 8, 2012, 02:25 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
I used to be a local board-operator for the Limbaugh show on WOND (which dropped the show more than a month ago I'm proud to say) and I know how the show is structured.

An hour of Limbaugh's show ends at :58:50. A station's "Legal ID" (the top of hour identification required by the FCC, including call sign and city of license) plays at :59:50. The one minute gap is there for local stations to play an ad or other local material. (Some stations will do 60 seconds of local headlines and weather leading into the network news at the top of the hour, for example.)

During most local breaks, the network will feed either PSA's or other filler material during that time in case a station forgets to go to their local spots or (as is starting to happen with Limbaugh now) has nothing it can air at that time. This is not the case at :58:50, however. At :58:50 the network goes silent for one minute so if a station doesn't cut away for local material, then there is silence.

The silence is there because from the top of the hour until about :05:00 the network runs "closed circuit" feeds. If a station has paid (!!) to have Limbaugh or his announcer do liners with the station's name or call-sign they'll often be fed in this spot. They also feed produced promotional spots that stations can tag with the time the show airs locally and their name or call letters. If there's any time left they'll fill with "comedy" bits and songs that have featured in the show or with filler music. Then there's another minute of silence until :06:00 when the theme music comes up, with Rush speaking at :06:20.

The minute of silence on each side is to make sure that none of the closed circuit material airs on any station by mistake, and so a station recording the feed for the closed circuit material can easily find the material by fast forwarding a tape or looking for the huge dead spots in the waveform.

As much as I would love to attribute this to a lack of sponsors that's probably not the case. Someone at WABC responsible for programming the automation computer probably forgot to put a spot in that place, or the sound file that should have played there was damaged. Then at :58:50 the trigger tone from ABC Network News for the Legal ID reset the system and put everything back to normal.

[jendf]

I figured it had to be just a local station issue. I've been listening to him on iHeart Radio and there has been no dead air.

[BlueStateSaint]

I figured it had to be just a local station issue. I've been listening to him on iHeart Radio and there has been no dead air.

Our local station--WGY 810 AM--has had no "dead air."  They continue merrily with Rush, and Hannity follows.

[micmac]

No dead air on WBAP in Dallas/Ft Worth.   The DU - bags have to keep their spirits up about this even though Rush as not missed a beat.

[delilahmused]

I use Tune In Radio on my iPhone so I listen to Rush on a lot of different stations around the country. Haven't heard dead air yet.

Cindie

[Chris_]

I'm too busy working to listen to the radio, never mind listening to someone I don't agree with.  You won't catch me wasting my time listening to Mike Malloy or some other liberal loser.  What do these liberals do during the day?

[Ballygrl]

Carbonite is back to advertising on Rush's show!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm actually shocked he took them back.

How come the boycotts on the left never work?

[Evil_Conservative]

Gosh you people are dumb.

I've heard no dead air since the "slut" comments on Rush.  Can't you DUmbasses go get a job and find something else to occupy your time?

[obumazombie]

Gosh you people are dumb.

I've heard no dead air since the "slut" comments on Rush.  Can't you DUmbasses go get a job and find something else to occupy your time?

Occupy a shower, occupy some clean clothes, occupy some respectable footwear, put them to work, then occupy an employers place of business waiting for an interview. Lather, rinse, repeat.

[miskie]

I'm starting to wonder if these 'dead  air' reports are coming from people monitoring his show as it is streamed, and not over the air ?

Because if an advertiser will be aired out of market because of streaming, the ad will be blocked from broadcast. Also, since Rush is nationally syndicated, it would not surprise me at all to learn that the stream leaves regular intervals blank for local advertisements, station identification, etc. etc.