Air America Beats Rush Limbaugh

[WillyBrandt]

(Posted in LBN, but want folks to know what's going on!)

Air America beat Rush Limbaugh in New York!

Arbitrend Spring Phase 1 Numbers

25-54 year olds
WLIB 3.4 share in April (AA's flagship station in NYC, 10a-3p, includes O'Franken Factor and Unfiltered)
WABC 3.2 share (Rush Limbaugh's station in NYC)

Other stats:
#1 provider of streaming audio on the Internet
6.5 million distinct streams
average listening time 51 minutes

WPOJ (Portland affiliate) nearly quintupled the 'cume' (cumulative total of listeners)

(source: Al Franken read this stuff on his show this morning)

ALSO: On Majority Report Weblog, there's a hint that the numbers are very good

http://liberalmediaconspiracy.blogspot.com/2004_05_23_liberalmediaconspiracy_archive.html

[Supormom]

I can feel the momentum building!

:toast:

[Eric J in MN]

1. that's good news, but

That's good news, but I saw a biography of Rush Limbaugh on MSNBC which said that even when Rush Limbaugh was at his peak and broadcasting from New York City, he wasn't popular in New York City.

[Rosco T.]

2. Don't matter....

the numbers still say HE WAS BEAT IN THE RATINGS..
no way he can spin it...

[Eric J in MN]

3. Who was number one in New York City radio? (nt)

nt

[Kahuna]

4. If Randi Rhodes beats Hannity, there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth

Hannity will holler like Cab Calloway.

[NewJeffCT]

24. Hannity will write it off

As him & Rush barely losing in a liberal bastion like NYC.

Of course, radio takes time to build momemtum, so in a year from now, I expect the spread to be even greater.

[southpaw]

28. Hiedy Hiedy Hiedy Ho!!!

[Southsideirish]

5. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia ! Allay-aayy-lull-yuh!!!

I'm happy!!

[AgadorSparticus]

6. i'm not too surprised. the RW have a bad habit of exaggerating their

positives and distorting our negatives to monumental proportions. they SHOULD be scared....we're COMING for them!! bwahahahahaha! :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Columbia]

7. Did anyone hear this on the radio?

Or have a better link? Also, aren't the ratings supposed to come out in July?

[Bush_Sucks]

9. Yes...I also would like to see a better link

[Eric J in MN]

19. I can also vouch that Al Franken read good ratings news at the

I can also vouch that Al Franken read good ratings news at the start of today's show.

[NYCGirl]

11. Heard Franken talking about it today (eom)

NT

[Columbia]

13. What did he say?

[NYCGirl]

14. Franken quoted all the numbers above...

and seemed pretty pleased about beating Limbaugh in NYC.

[Columbia]

15. Where did he get the numbers from?

[NYCGirl]

16. From the Arbitron reports received by the station. (eom)

NT

[Columbia]

18. I'm surprised no one posted anything here when it was broadcast

[kaitykaity]

21. Hear an mp3 of what he said here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1661541

[Cannikin]

23. Congrats, AA!!! And Mega dittos!

[Cannikin]

26. kick

[mzmolly]

8. Great!!!! Were makin progress folks!

Yeehaw!

[Eloriel]

10. That is GREAT news! n/t

[minkyboodle]

12. kick for Al and Janeane

my two favorite AAR personalities

[Tom Kitten]

17. Ratings Quintleped for KPOJ in Portland!

Granted a liberal oasis but I've been hearing all kinds of ads , they even advertise on air for more help! Plus Oregon is a battleground state, I hate to add...Kerry is coming back here tomorrow!

[Killarney]

20. Awesome!

[dusty64]

22. This is VERY

good news.

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. Congrats Air America!

See what happens when you piss off BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS???? Hehe! Prepare for listening to the repubs WHINE :cry:, make excuses, poo-poo the ratings.....radio will NOW be called "Liberal." :eyes:

[redqueen]

27. But! But! But!

They're not paying the staff!

And their station is having construction in the same building!

And ... and some management changed...

They're tanking!

Doomed! Doomed, I Say!




/sarcasm off

Sweet. Thanks for posting. :)

[hippiegranny]

29. sure wish AAR would come to Phoenix

we are soon to be the 5th largest city ... we need AAR!!