Posts tagged Radio
Canadian Indie Rock Band Metric Gets Glenn Beck To Stop Using Their Music
Apr 15th
Glenn Beck was instructed to stop using a portion of a Metric song in his bumper music. Why? Because Metric didn’t want the “association” with Beck. Good for them!
Back in March, Thomas Horn, a Metric fan, informed the band that Glenn Beck was using a portion of their song Rock Me Now as bumper music during his radio show.
Well, surprise! Metric didn’t know that Beck was doing this and swiftly took corrective action. And, today, the band announced that Glenn Beck would no longer be using their music as bumper music.
In announcing this, Metric also published the email Metric’s vocalist Emily Haines More >
Kansas City Radio Station Discovers That Replacing Glenn Beck Is Good For Business
Apr 11th
By now, you might have heard that Fox News is canceling Glenn Beck’s television show. But, did you know that since the beginning of 2011, 8 radio stations have dropped Glenn Beck’s radio show their lineup? Buckley radio dropped Beck from five of its stations – WOR in New York City and four in Connecticut. Philadelphia’s WPHT, Madison’s WTDY and Milwaukee’s WISN also replaced Beck.
In addition to losing 8 stations, Kansas City’s KMBZ moved Glenn Beck from his desirable morning slot to the less desirable late evening slot. In Beck’s old slot, KMBZ moved in local talker Chris Merrill. After making this move, KMBZ discovered that replacing Beck is actually good More >
UPDATED: Milwaukee’s WISN Dropping Glenn Beck’s Radio Show
Apr 5th
Tim Cuprisin at OnWilwaukee.com reports that Milwaukee’s WISN-AM is dropping Glenn Beck’s radio show:
I’ve learned that WISN-AM (1130) is canceling Glenn Beck’s daily radio show as of April 18.
The controversial TV/radio talker had been airing in the 8 to 10 a.m. weekday slot, with the third hour of his syndicated show running from 9 to 10 p.m.
There’s no comment yet from WISN management, but the move is designed to accommodate Jay Weber’s local morning show, which will air from 6 to 10 a.m., starting April 18.
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Beck’s radio show is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks which, like WISN, is owned by Clear More >
Connecticut’s WDRC Drops Glenn Beck’s Radio Show From Lineup; Updated: WWCO, WSNG and WMMW Drop Beck As Well
Mar 23rd
Connecticut’s WDRC is dropping Glenn Beck’s radio show from their lineup:
WDRC-AM’s Brad Davis isn’t going solo on radio anymore. Beginning April 4 he is sharing the mic with fellow WDRC AM personality Mary Jones.
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Davis will still have his own show from 6 to 9 a.m. Jones, who aid off from the station a couple years ago and then brought back for a weekends-only show, will now be on daily from 10 to noon. Her show will replace conservative radio personality Glenn Beck’s syndicated program.
In addition to Hartford (WDRC), Glenn Beck’s radio show was dropped in 3 other cities – New York City, Philadelphia and Madison. New York’s WOR reportedly dropped More >
Report: Due To Low Ratings, Glenn Beck Loses Morning Time Slot On KMBZ
Mar 14th
Consistent with the recent news about Glenn Beck’s decline, Beck is reportedly losing his morning time slot on Kansas City’s KMBZ “due to declining ratings.” His show will be moved to the significantly less desirable late evening slot and local talker Chris Merrill will take over Beck’s current slot.
Bottom Line Communications reports:
Due to declining ratings, nationally syndicated talk show host Glenn Beck has lost his morning time slot on NewsRadio 980 KMBZ, and will be replaced by Chris Merrill from 9-11 a.m.
The change is effective Monday (3/14).
Beck’s show will now be extended for its full three hours and air from More >
Columbia College (Missouri) Removes Ads From Glenn Beck’s Radio Show
Mar 8th
We’ve recently started reaching out to Glenn Beck’s radio advertisers.
Columbia College (Missouri) was advertising on Glenn Beck’s radio show in Chicago, which is broadcast by Salem Communications’ AM 560 WIND.
As with television advertisers, participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to Columbia College. We kindly requested that they take the responsible action by refraining from financially supporting Glenn Beck’s vitriol.
In a statement sent to the StopBeck effort, Columbia College’s marketing communications partner confirmed they were removing ads from Glenn Beck’s radio program (emphasis added):
The previous media buying company did purchase time on the station on behalf of Columbia College. However, More >
UPDATED: WTDY/Madison Drops Glenn Beck’s Radio Show; Says Show Is “Unacceptable For Broadcast”
Feb 24th
A few weeks ago, Glenn Beck’s New York City radio affiliate dropped him from their lineup due to low ratings. And, he’s having just a bit of trouble finding another New York City station willing to pick him up.
Well, today it was announced that WTDY/Madison is dropping Glenn Beck:
PREMIERE’s GLENN BECK has exited the lineup at MID-WEST FAMILY Talk WTDY-A/MADISON. 1-2p host KURT BARON has moved to 10-11a and the station has added TALK RADIO NETWORK’s AMERICA’S NEWS NETWORK RADIO for 11a-noon and 1-2p.
So, now Glenn Beck’s radio show is off the air in New York City, Philadelphia and Madison, Wisconsin.
Onward!
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Update 2/25/11: WTDY More >
Five NYC Radio Stations Commit To Keeping Glenn Beck Off The Air
Feb 17th
In case you didn’t know, Glenn Beck is currently off the air in New York City’s radio market. Back in January, WOR announced that they were dropping Glenn Beck from their lineup due to his low ratings:
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.”
Consequently, Glenn Beck has been off the air in NYC More >
New York’s WOR Radio Station Drops Glenn Beck Due To Poor Ratings
Jan 4th
Glenn Beck’s sponsor shortage for his Fox News show isn’t his only problem. Today, one of New York City’s largest radio stations announced they were dropping Glenn Beck due to low ratings:
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.”
Not a great way to kick off the new year, if you ask me…
More >[Updated w/Audio] StopBeck’s Angelo on KGO Radio (Saturday, November 20)
Nov 19th
KGO’s Chrstine Mathias and Scott Lettieri will interview Angelo from the StopBeck effort on Saturday, November 20 at 8pm pacific time (10 central/11 eastern).
KGO is 50,000 watt station based out of San Francisco. So, if you’re on the west coast, you’ll probably be able to tune in on the radio. Their station is 810AM. Or, you can listen online at their site.
If you’re so inclined, please do tune in.
I’ll post audio after the interview.
Update 11/21: For those that missed it, here’s the audio:
