I had the thought last night, "Who the hell advertises on Rush anyway?" I find his rhetoric worrying and frequently flirting with sedition. But after all, someone must think he’s worth something. So I went and looked, and today I girded my loins and listened to the entire show, and noted down whose ads played. I also made notes of who had banner ads on the radio station’s show page.
I know nothing about broadcasting and ad agencies. But I did find the information interesting. I listened online to WIBC’s broadcast, which is done from Indianapolis, Indiana.
I haven’t decided what I’m going to do with the information yet, but now you have it too.
On the right-wing radio station’s page:
Merrill Lynch
CarX
Salvation Army
Shepherd Community Center (local)
United Way
Donate Life Indiana (encourages organ donation)
Advertisers on Rush’s show:
Total Transformation behavior therapy program
ad from Small Step.gov
creditfairy.org. (a PSA)
PSA on credit card use
Quaker State
Godby Home Services (Indianapolis area HVAC maintenance)
The Scooter Store (powered wheelchairs)
IHSAA.org (Indiana high school basketball)
PSA on energy from Ad Council and DoE.
Encouraging organ donation (Refers to web page, so likely to Donate Life Indiana)
Debt relief organization
Royal Spa (local spa maker)
Autismspeaks.org
Food pyramid PSA from USDA
legalzoom.com
Stamps.com with special discount for Rush listeners
PSA on drunk driving from RAD.
PSA on fatherhood.
AdoptUSkids.org
"Conservatives for Patient’s Rights" cprights.org
Oreck
Napa Auto Parts
ADA ad on diabetes testing
Identity theft protection, special discount for Rush listeners.
BG Products (automotive fluids)
Americans for the Arts.org
He also gave shoutouts to the Heritage Foundation at the end of the show.