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In reply to the discussion: *WHY* is Rush Limbaugh still on the air? [View all]melm00se
(4,992 posts)7. because people
(not people here) tune into his show.
Listeners = ratings = ad revenue
Until/unless listeners drop (and not just "bump in the road" drop but a steady, across multiple "books", drop), stations will continue to carry him.
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Because Hee Haw was a great show featuring musical greats like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard?
Erose999
Apr 2012
#8
I've said it before, so I will say it again: Trayvon Martin's murder saved Limbaugh's fall. nt
LaydeeBug
Apr 2012
#5
dunno. i remember reading something that implied his audience and advertising revenues weren't
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#26