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warrior1

(12,325 posts) Tue Mar 6, 2012, 01:35 PM Mar 2012

26 and counting.

http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/06/438817/four-more-advertisers-ditching-rush-limbaugh/

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26 and counting. (Original Post) warrior1 Mar 2012 OP

Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully more stations drop him. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #1

The national advertisers pay for the locals to carry/syndicate the show. DCKit Mar 2012 #3

how many advertisers cindyperry2010 Mar 2012 #2

I am looking forward to the time the the only advertising you hear on LimpBalls show is Vincardog Mar 2012 #4

Great! Lil Missy Mar 2012 #5

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)

1. Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully more stations drop him.

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 01:36 PM

Mar 2012

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

3. The national advertisers pay for the locals to carry/syndicate the show.

Reply to shcrane71 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 02:17 PM

Mar 2012

In most areas, I doubt local advertisers would be willing to take the risk of picking up the slack - it would polarize issues on the local level and harm their businesses.