http://www.savewrko.com A Hub Politics / Radio Equalizer Project Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:41:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So much for Entercom's claim that it doesn't need Rush Limbaugh- just look at what El Rushbo just did for a composer who's been dead since 1977! An album by Waldo de los Rios, a long-forgotten Argentine composer, has rocketed up the charts today thanks to the airing of a ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/03/11/obliterating-entercoms-rush-excuses/ It's no secret that Howie Carr's career now depends on how fast he can successfully bolt WRKO's sinking ship. With Rush Limbaugh now gone, Howie hosts the only remaining program of significance on the station, especially from a sales standpoint. When he departs, it's officially over. There are at least ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/03/09/could-howie-leave-wrko-sooner-than-expected/ Thoughts on Day One of the big Boston talk radio switcheroo: --- WRKO/Entercom blew it on a number of fronts, but these three stand out the most: 1) Rather than point the finger at Clear Channel/Premiere for yanking away WRKO's marquee talent, Entercom used local media to make it appear it ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/03/08/day-one-what-a-mess/ In a breathtaking display of corporate PR infused into local news coverage, Entercom has successfully been able to portray Rush Limbaugh's move to a new Clear Channel-owned station as its own decision to cancel him. But that's a flat-out lie and everyone should know better. Clearly, local media outlets have allowed ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/03/03/boston-media-does-wrkos-bidding-on-rush-move/ Here's how I expect the Boston talk radio landscape to look from here forward: --- WRKO: watch as it limps along without Rush Limbaugh and is put to sleep when Howie somehow manages to exit the building for good. Until then, expect a slow and painful demise. Given the troubles at ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/03/02/rush-radio-1200-winners-and-losers/ WTKK's Don Imus and the Stoughton murder suspect - you be the judge: Bonus points if you can tell Imus from the perp. Suspect image: Boston Herald http://www.savewrko.com/2010/03/01/separated-at-birth/ Is Rush Limbaugh switching Boston stations much sooner than previously believed? During this morning's Matty In The Morning Show on KISS 108 FM, host Matt Siegel (below image) indicated that Limbaugh would be moving to his sister station at 1200 AM in just a month. Until now, it seemed shifting ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/03/01/kiss-108-rush-switching-stations-in-a-month/ Took a look at Obama's ridiculous seminar calling site and it immediately instructed me to phone Vay Cay Jay's program. But Vay Cay isn't actually there, of course, as WTKK's Lite Talk FM is in drivetime advice mode. Refreshing the page produced this result: Here's my "advice" to Obama: drop this ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/02/26/obamaradio-does-it-know-where-you-live/ As we'd anticipated last month, the latest batch of Boston ratings brought a huge surge for local talk stations. As nothing else could explain a January spike, we're safe in calling it the Scott Brown effect. Even sad-sack WTKK benefited, which ought to prove instructive to Greater Media's generally-clueless regime, ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/02/26/boston-ratings-the-scott-brown-effect-lifts-all-boats/ Based on what we know so far about the new Boston talk station run by Clear Channel, I'm convinced Rush Limbaugh is better off sticking with WRKO. The new outlet, WXKS 1200 AM, doesn't look terribly promising. That would leave El Rushbo to prop up a weak lineup. Key concerns: --- In ... http://www.savewrko.com/2010/02/19/should-rush-stick-with-wrko/