via today's Portland Press Herald:
PORTLAND — At least two more local businesses have told a local radio station not to run their ads during Rush Limbaugh's time slot because of controversial comments he made about a female law school student who urged federal lawmakers to support health care coverage of contraception.
Michael Major, the owner of Cunningham Security in Yarmouth, said he asked WGAN not to run his company's ads during the show, which runs from noon to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. He said he received about a half-dozen emails and a phone call Tuesday soon after the ad aired.
"The tone was 'If you're a responsible Maine business you will take a stand against this type of speech.' And one of them actually went as far to say 'If you don't take a stand you will probably find yourself losing customers,' " Major said.
Major buys a number of ads each month that air between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at WGAN. He said he did not choose specific time slots for airing them.
RSVP Discount Beverage in Portlandsaid on its Facebook page that it was "in the process of having ads moved due to the recent controversy." A call seeking comment was not returned.
They join Downeast Energy, which told WGAN Monday that it did not want its ads running during the show, citing Limbaugh's pattern of making inflammatory statements that do not align with the company's values.
This brings
the number of advertisers to 40 who've now dropped this odious show. I've added contact links for each if you'd like to express your appreciation.