WRDU Moving to Conservative Talk
Today TBJ is reporting that WPTF has “lost the contract” to carry the Rush Limbaugh program beyond December 31. Because Curtis Media also owns 101.1 FM and 850 AM, the show will not be going to either of those stations, given the “lost” language. Speculation is that ClearChannel is getting ready to convert one of its FM stations, like 93.9 or 106.1 to talk radio, most likely conservative talk. Clearchannel did recently launch www.rushradio945.com for its new format coming (January 1) on a Greensboro station, so it makes it interesting that Curtis Media has bought the URL www.rushradio1061.com, most likely in a blocking move since ClearChannel, not Curtis owns 106.1.
NOTE: 11/3/2009 – this move was, indeed announced late Monday afternoon. WRDU will carry Glenn Beck at 9am, Rush Limbaugh at Noon, and Sean Hannity at 3pm.
(Please feel free to comment, but spare us pro/anti-Rush rhetoric . The point of the post is the impact on local radio.)
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