Rush Limbaugh Ad Boycott Cost Cumulus Radio 'Millions,' CEO Says
Source: Huffington Post
The head of one of the biggest radio companies in the country said Monday that the advertiser boycott of Rush Limbaugh cost him "millions" in 2012.
Lew Dickey, the CEO of Cumulus, was speaking to financial analysts about his companies' results. The boycott -- which saw scores of advertisers leave after Limbaugh called law student Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" because of her birth-control advocacy -- had "hit us pretty hard."
Dickey said that Cumulus had lost "a couple of million bucks in the first quarter and a couple of million bucks in quarter two." He claimed that the losses accounted for one percent of the 3.5 percent loss in revenue that Cumulus suffered over this period.
It's the first time any sort of monetary figure has been given about the impact of the boycott. Cumulus is also a relatively small player where Limbaugh is concerned, airing his show on just 38 stations around the country. Dickey's comments could mean that companies that have a bigger stake in Limbaugh's show were hit harder.
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hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Ian David
(69,059 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Rushiepoo 100 million huh.
Who f**king cares, take that effing asshole off!
Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)AllyCat
(16,140 posts)bayareaboy
(793 posts)"you get what you pay for"
The same goes for wingnut wannabe kings of the RePUG party. if all you supply is BS, you really shouldn't expect much back. I talk for free, how about you?
Just take the jerk off the air...end of problem.
penndragon69
(788 posts)right out of the FAT ASS for his stupidity!