Glenn Beck dropped by New York's WOR radio station over poor ratings, replaced by Mike Gallagher

[Ian David]

Glenn Beck may be one of the hottest talk show hosts in the country, but he apparently left New York's WOR cold.

WOR (710 AM), one of the city's two biggest talk radio stations, said this morning it is dropping Beck's syndicated show as of Jan. 17 and replacing him with a familiar New York name: Mike Gallagher.

"The reason is ratings," said WOR program director Scott Lakefield. "Somewhat to our surprise, the show wasn't getting what we wanted."

Beck, whose style is sometimes off-center and who hosted a well-publicized national rally in D.C. last year, has been seen as one of the rising conservative radio and TV talk stars.

The trade magazine Talkers ranked him No. 3 on its "Heavy Hundred" list last year, trailing only Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.

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Did you listen to Glenn Beck on WOR in NYC?

Yes, he's entertaining and informative. 29%
No, he's poison to my ears. 62%
I don't listen to radio. 9%

[Parche]

1. so from one dooshbag to another dooshbag?

gallagher is so ignorant, not as much as beck tho

[SpiralHawk]

2. "We are sick and tired of right-wing hate & propaganda." - American Listeners & Viewers

"You can take all the republicon right-wing fear, hate, and spin on radio and TV, and stick it where the Sun don't shine. Ptooooey."

- American Listeners & Viewers

[RKP5637]

4. +1000 +++ n/t

[gratuitous]

3. Ratings? A commie plot!

Get 'em, Glenn!

I could be wrong, but aren't the syndicates that package shows like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh actually paying stations to carry them? Why would ratings be a concern, when the revenue stream comes from the show itself rather than the advertising?

[DeathMonkey]

9. Re: Ratings? A commie plot!

Yep your wrong. A station buys a syndicated program and then has to sell enough ads to cover the cost of the buy.

[gratuitous]

10. Found it! Limbaugh's syndicator doesn't pay stations to carry him

But for a lot of small market stations, the syndicator provides Rush for free:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-mann/limbaughs-dirty-little-se_b_185965.html

I knew I remembered something along those lines. As this article states:

It's a very sweet deal for local radio station owners, explained Bill Exline a respected radio broker (he helped people buy and sell local stations). "Not only does the local station get three hours of free programming," Exline explained, "but that's one less local talk-show host on staff they need. It makes small- and medium-market radio properties more profitable and attractive by cutting down staff expenses."

Who woulda guessed that Boss Limbaugh is a stinkin' socialist?

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. It's like getting an asshole transplant.

You still wind up with one after all.

[TwentyFive]

8. Unlike right wingers and republicans...an Asshole is a very useful thing

[global1]

6. I Think It's Nice That He Visited New York's WOR Radio Station......nt

[AsahinaKimi]

7. Maybe this will be the year that more stations will decide to

Drop Glenn Beck. One can only hope.