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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLimbaugh Loses First Station Over Sandra Fluke Smears
Limbaugh Loses First Station Over Sandra Fluke Smears
March 05, 2012 4:37 pm ET by Media Matters staff
Since Rush Limbaugh began his misogynistic attacks on Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, several companies have announced that they have pulled advertising from program -- a flow that has not ceased since his supposed "apology" on Saturday.
Now Limbaugh appears to have lost his first radio station over those smears, with the Hilo, Hawaii-based KPUA AM 670 announcing that they will no longer air his show. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that Chris Leonard, President and General Manager of New West Broadcasting Corp., today released the following statement:
"We have always encouraged spirited discussion about national and local issues on KPUA and from time to time those discussions may be deemed by some to be objectionable. We are strong believers in the first amendment and have recognized Mr. Limbaugh's right to express opinions that often times differ from our own, but it has never been our goal to allow our station to be used for personal attacks and intolerance. The most recent incident has crossed a line of decency and a standard that we expect of programming on KPUA whether it is locally produced or a syndicated program like the Rush Limbaugh show.
While much of the national debate regarding this issue is now being framed in political terms, the decision for us is one of decency and responsibility. Regardless of one's political views on the issue being discussed, we feel the delivery was degrading and the continued comments over several days to be egregious. As a result, we are discontinuing the Rush Limbaugh program on KPUA effective immediately."
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201203050016
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Limbaugh Loses First Station Over Sandra Fluke Smears (Original Post)
jefferson_dem
Mar 2012
OP
He's literally endangering the lives of the female soldiers, it's outrageous that they haven'tpulled
Happyhippychick
Mar 2012
#4
spanone
(135,873 posts)1. let the dominoes fall.....
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)2. Let's see if he gets off the Armed Forces Radio
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)4. He's literally endangering the lives of the female soldiers, it's outrageous that they haven'tpulled
Him yet
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. Maika'i no, E KPUA!
(very fine, indeed!)
Now the half dozen or so Big Island dittoheads will have to tune in KHVH from Honolulu.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)5. Good - hope they all drop him. n/t