Is it true? It sounds right.<\/p>\n
Hannity has a peculiar contract because he was originally syndicated by ABC Radio, not Clear Channel. When Citadel acquired ABC, he had an opt out clause that would let him move the Syndication to Clear Channel’s Premiere to be with his buddy Rush Limbaugh. After the year, he did opt out – Premiere handles the syndication now for Hannity, however there is some kind of revenue split from the former ABC stations. When Cumulus took over Citadel, that baggage came long.<\/p>\n
According to Jerry del Colliano, Hannity has told the Dickey brothers who run Cumulus to go pound sand and he is leaving their stations. Jerry reports that Sean says Cumulus treats their employees like shit – sub-human. I’ve seen nothing to contradict that.<\/p>\n
At least in the past, Limbaugh and Hannity were sold together – if you wanted Rush, you had to take Hannity. Where does this leave Rush?<\/p>\n
That gaping hole in WGN middays is looking more and more significant. The big problem though with that theory is the Chicago Cubs games – because Wrigley Field is in a residential neighborhood, many of the home games are still played in the afternoon which creates a scheduling conflict. Tribune (who owns WGN) no longer owns the Cubs, so if Rush & Hannity wind up there, baseball probably has to move somewhere else.<\/p>\n
The war drums are pounding, the fat lady is warming up, the priming powder is being loaded into the cannon…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is it true? It sounds right. Hannity has a peculiar contract because he was originally syndicated by ABC Radio, not Clear Channel. When Citadel acquired ABC, he had an opt out clause that would let him move the Syndication to … Continue reading