ATTENTION:
BOSTON, NEW YORK CITY, NEWARK, HARTFORD, WASHINGTON DC AND OTHER EAST COAST LOCALES
Thank you for showing an interest in boycotting Rush Limbaugh sponsors. This mission comes on the heels of his recent slanderous tirade that targeted college student Sandra Fluke, who was brave enough to testify in front of congress regarding contraceptive legislation. If you are interested in seeing a clip of Rush in action (brace yourself!), click here.
Because so much of the sponsorship of the Rush Limbaugh radio show is done on the local level, we need to focus on those advertisers as we move our boycott efforts forward. This requires (insert gag here) actually listening to the show and jotting down company names. Warning: Leading physicians recommend limiting these exposures to less than 20 minutes (snark, snark).
Please post your comments regarding sponsorship below and feel free to remain anonymous. If you would be so kind, put the date, time and company name. I can enter company contact information at a later time.
Thank you again for your support of this cause.
On the second half of his "show" today in Boston, there were ads or Quicken Loans (who had said they pulled them - but apparently not!), Tax Resolution Services, LegalZoom.com and Redwing shoes.
ReplyDeleteand for everyone that leaves there are 10 more lining up
Delete. . . who will be demanding cut-rate prices for the risk they are taking in supporting Limbaugh's show.
DeleteI will be contacting Quicken Loans and LegalZoom, who both claimed to have pulled their sponsorship.
ReplyDeleteRedwing Shoes contact information:
RED WING SHOE COMPANY
314 MAIN ST.
RED WING, MN 55066
1-800-RED-WING
1-800-733-9464
customer.service@redwingshoe.com
I'll take one for the team. I'll listen to the Washington DC radio station on Monday.
ReplyDeleteToday (Monday) at 1:45/1:57/2:04 on Boston's WXKS Rush Limbaugh show:
ReplyDeleteInsperity
Lear Capital
Life Lock
Allstate
Good Feet Store
Chapstick lipshield 365
More bad news - FORD! Wow. 2:45pm WXKS Boston. :(
ReplyDeleteI am so sad to hear about Ford being a sponsor. My husband and I love our Ford Escape Hybrid and are/were? planning on purchasing our next hybrid from Ford as well. We even own stock in their company... aaarrrhhhggg !!!
DeleteThis is the exact correct way to approach this. I am afraid that many of the sponsors who are announcing today that they are "suspending" their ads will end up coming back after the current furor dies down.
ReplyDeleteI'm willing to help. Contact me at my e-mail on Google:
tonyod1263@gmail.com
National Advertisers on The Rush Limbaugh Show
ReplyDelete(including time of ad and contact info)
Date: Monday, March 5, 2012
Station: WMAL AM 630 (Washington, D.C.)
Amberen (weight control pill for women): 12:25 PM, 12:45 PM
Contact info: (800) 339-0095, www.amberen.com
Lear Capital: 12:25 PM, 1:20 PM, 1:45 PM, 2:15 PM
Contact info: (800) 957-4653, www.learcapital.com
NBC (ad for shows The Voice and Smash): 12:45 PM, 1:55 PM
Contact info: www.nbc.com
O’Reilly Auto Parts: 12:25 PM, 1:30 PM
Contact info: www.oreillyauto.com
Network Capital Funding Corporation: 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM
Contact info: 800-700-8068, www.networkcapital.net
Winning Our Future [pro-Newt Gingrich ad]: 12:45 PM, 1:55 PM
Contact info: www.timetochoose.com
Salvation Army: 12:30 PM
Contact info: 1-800-SATRUCK, www.satruck.org
VisitFlorida.com: 12:30 PM
Constant Contact (email marketing): 12:30 PM
Constantcontact.com
American Bullion
Contact info: (800) 789-4399, www.americanbullion.com
Incomeathome.com: 12:55 PM
Stamps.com [Postage stamps, with special offer for Rush Limbaugh listeners]: 12:55 PM
Regal Assets [precious metal dealers]: 12:55 PM
Contact info: (800) 675-0072, www.regalgoldcoins.com
Insperity [business solutions]: 1:45 PM
Contact info: 800-465-3800, www.insperity.com
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: 1:45 PM
Contact info: 877-4-AID-VET, www.va.gov
Vitacost.com [grocery shopping]: 1:19 PM
Washington Times: 1:19 PM
John Deere: 1:19 PM
Contact info: www.deere.com
Buffalo Wild Wings: 1:30 PM
Contact info: www.buffalowildwings.com
Grainger [managing inventory]: 1:30 PM
Contact info: www.grainger.com/keepstock
Icontact.com [marketing]: 1:45 PM
American Petroleum Institute: 1:55 PM
Contact info: www.voteforenergy.org
Barracuda Networks [data protection – save emails]: 2:15 PM
Contact info: www.barracuda.com/archiver
United HealthCare: 2:15 PM
Contact info: www.uhc.com
LOCAL (D.C.) ADVERTISERS ON THE RUSH LIMBAUGH SHOW
ReplyDelete(including time of ad)
Date: March 5, 2012
Station: WMAL AM 630
Goodwill: 12:25 PM
Contact info: www.dcgoodwill.org
Doors and Windows Direct: 12:25 PM, 1:30 PM
Contact info: (877) 301-DOOR, www.doorsandwindowsdirect.com
Deck Helmet [home improvement; resurfacing deck]: 12:55 PM, 2:00 PM
Contact info: 800-522-4356, www.deckhelmet.com
Frank Prindle [home seller]: 12:55 PM
Contact info: 703-399-4538, myguaranteesell.com
Ric Edelman [financial adviser]: 1:20 PM
Contact info: www.ricedelman.com
Snell Heating & Air: 1:30 PM
Contact info: 703-450-6300
Ackerman Security Systems: 2:15 PM
Contact info: 888-999-1070, www.ackermansecurity.com
Names, websites, contact info, times . . . perfect. This is how it's done, people!
DeleteSorry, could you delete my last post? This one has better contact information. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe key is to put on the pressure through the local advertisers.
There are very few local advertising availabilities on The Rush Limbaugh Show and they sell at a premium. Below is a list of companies that advertised on The Rush Limbaugh Show on WMAL AM 360 (Washington, D.C.) on March 5, 2012. Here's what to do:
Call the advertiser, be polite.
Write a letter to the advertiser, be polite.
Copy the station and the FCC with the advertiser letter.
Politely call the General Manager of the station,tell the GM what you are doing and why, tell them you have contacted the advertiser and copied the FCC.
If the local advertiser uses an agency, contact the agency, as well. Just ask the local business, if they use an agency.
It won’t take many letters and phone calls to get their attention and remind the station that the letters need to be placed in the station’s public file. (the public file is an FCC requirement)
Local stations don’t get many local avails in Rush’s show and many pay a huge fee to Premiere to run the show. If they start losing business, they will raise hell with Premiere.
Station: www.wmal.com
4400 Jenifer Street NW, Washington DC 20015
Switchboard: 202-686-3100
Goodwill of Greater Washington
2200 South Dakota Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018
Tel: (202) 636-4225
Doors and Windows Direct
5640-D Sunnyside Ave Beltsville, MD 20705
(877) 301-DOOR
www.doorsandwindowsdirect.com
Deck Helmet [home improvement; resurfacing deck]:
4938 Hampden Ln
Bethesda, MD 800-522-4356, www.deckhelmet.com
Frank Prindle [home seller]:
Frank Prindle & Associates & RE/MAX Allegiance
120 South Royal Street Alexandria, VA 22314
703-399-4538, myguaranteesell.com
Ric Edelman [financial adviser]
Edelman Financial
4000 Legato Road 9th Floor Fairfax, VA 22033 www.ricedelman.com
(888) 752-6742
Snell Heating & Air
45681 Oakbrook Ct # 101
Sterling, VA 20166
(703) 450-6300
Ackerman Security Systems
6824 Industrial Drive
Beltsville, MD 20705 (888) 999-1070
www.ackermansecurity.com
I have contacted every WMAL sponsor except Frank Prindle. Goodwill said that their ad was a mistake and have called their ad company to make sure it never happens again. It seems Rush had an opening.....
ReplyDeleteOthers need also to contact these companies.
I listened to The Rush Limbaugh Show this afternoon (3/6/2012 @ 12:00PM - 3:00PM EST) on Gainesville, GA Radio Station WDUN-AM (freq 550) and heard a Wal-Mart advertisement.
ReplyDeletePlease add Wal-Mart to your list of sponsors.
Thank you so much for your efforts to get this disgusting and degrading show off the air.
Respectfully,
Maria Kelley
Clarkesville, GA