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Posted: Monday, March 5th, 2012 10:22 AM HST
KPUA cancels Rush Limbaugh radio show in Hilo
By 67AM KPUA News
Hilo, Hawaii March 5, 2012: New West Broadcasting announced today that it is discontinuing the Rush Limbaugh program on KPUA AM 670 in Hilo, Hawaii effective immediately.
Chris Leonard, President and General Manager of New West released the following statement this morning:
We have always encouraged spirited discussion about national and local issues on KPUA and from time to time those discussions may be deemed by some to be objectionable. We are strong believers in the first amendment and have recognized Mr. Limbaugh's right to express opinions that often times differ from our own, but
it has never been our goal to allow our station to be used for personal attacks and intolerance. The most recent incident has crossed a line of decency and a standard that we expect of programming on KPUA whether it is locally produced or a syndicated program like the Rush Limbaugh show.
While much of the national debate regarding this issue is now being framed in political terms, the decision for us is one of decency and responsibility. Regardless of one's political views on the issue being discussed, we feel the delivery was degrading and the continued comments over several days to be egregious. As a result, we are discontinuing the Rush Limbaugh program on KPUA effective immediately.
http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=24843
treestar
(82,383 posts)He has to lose his frggin' audience! And to cancel it, he must not have one.
dmr
(28,364 posts)Kber
(5,043 posts)Can't you feel the air getting a bit cleaner?
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)..Aloha!
(apologies if I completely messed that up, but seeing as how I have only just recently fallen in love with that State I hope I can be forgiven for my haole enthusiasm...)
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)KPUA did the right and decent thing! Good on them!
lpbk2713
(42,775 posts)Excellent, KPUA.
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)Any American who objects to Rush using our public airwaves to solicit pornography should contact the FCC, and ask that their local station which aired Rush's call for pornography be fined.
http://leftleaningliberallady.blogspot.com/2012/03/list-of-rush-limbaugh-show-sponsors.html
lastlib
(23,388 posts)WOO-HOOO!!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)FourScore
(9,704 posts)I bet he gets pulled.
longship
(40,416 posts)It keeps dripping and dripping and dripping. Hopefully it will soon be a flood.