Many Rush advertisers have decamped - great news...but Rush is free to spew across the nation on our airwaves.
There is a great diary on the rec list right now:
Former Radio Exec Tells You How To Fight Limbaugh Effectively!
See diary by ipsos (hat tip to lineatus)
How to get your local station to cancel Rush, part 2
As a former radio program director I can assure you that in today's highly competitive radio markets that stations will get nervous if you tell them that you will target anyone who sponsors anything on their air-not just Rushbo.
And that you will tune out.
Limbaugh has a list of stations that carry his show.
Though I hate to send you there - he has a very nice
PRINTER FRIENDLY LIST of RADIO STATIONS
Most listings have links to the stations directly.
Find stations in your listening area.
Email and call.
Check to see who is Program Director (PD)- make sure he or she gets a personal email.
Send one to General Manager too.
I sent emails to the station in my area - and made a point mentioning:
"I have changed the preset buttons in my car-and will no longer listen to your station as long as he is on it."
A lot of people listen to radio in their cars-you may not even be aware that you have tuned in to a station that carries Rush. The station in my area has a rock format. So when you may be stuck in traffic, looking for some music, unknowingly you may tune in to a Rush carrier.
Many radio stations now have facebook pages. Pay them a visit.
Some run polls on their webpages.
The station nearest to me in Albany NY is running a poll:
In light of his comments this week, do you think Rush Limbaugh is anti-woman?
Yes
47.16 %
No
52.84 %
See how many misogynists there are in my area.
I'm not surprised.
Please take the time to check and see what is befouling your local airwaves.
UPDATE:
Show some love to "The View" -lots of women across America watch it, and Sandra Fluke talks about his non apology and talks about Clear Channel:
Sandra Fluke on Rush Limbaugh's Apology: "It Doesn't Change Anything."
Fluke points out that other on-air right-wingers have supported Rush's remarks and suggests that viewers see the list compiled at Media Matters.
Limbaugh's Misogynistic Attacks Defended By Right-Wing Media.
Some of their spew equals or tops Rush's initial remarks. See the tweets from Fox Todd Starnes.