INDIANAPOLIS, April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmis
Communications and Premiere Networks announced today a decision to
end their partnership in Indianapolis. As a result, WIBC 93.1 FM,
Indianapolis' News/Talk station,
will not renew its contract to air The Rush Limbaugh Show.
"Premiere has been a great partner, and Rush has been an iconic
part of WIBC's heritage and success," said Charlie Morgan, SVP/Market Manager for
Emmis-Indianapolis. "WIBC has a strong line-up of live and local
personalities delivering great radio, and we will continue to be
Indianapolis' home for listeners
with a passion for conservative values and principles."
"We've had a wonderful partnership with Emmis for many years,
including a long history of ratings success for The
Rush Limbaugh Show in Indianapolis," stated Julie Talbott, President of Premiere
Networks.
Limbaugh's show currently airs from 12-3
pm weekdays on WIBC, and the program's last day on the
station will be July 3. No
replacement was immediately named.
WIBC is home to conservative, local talent Tony Katz, Greg
Garrison, Chicks on the Right and Abdul at Large as well as
syndicated talk host Dana
Loesch.
About WIBC
With a rich heritage of award-winning talk,
local and national news coverage as well as community service, 93
WIBC is Indiana's broadcast leader
and home to FOX NEWS, Indiana
University Basketball and the Indianapolis 500. WIBC features the
largest, most experienced local news team in the state, providing
news on the hour, morning, noon and night, along with morning
traffic every ten minutes.
Emmis Communications – Great Media, Great People, Great
Service®
Emmis Radio LLC (NASDAQ: EMMS) is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Emmis Communications Corporation, a diversified media
company, principally focused on radio broadcasting. Emmis
operates the 9th largest radio portfolio in the United States based on total listeners.
Emmis Communications owns 19 FM and 4
AM radio stations in New
York, Los Angeles,
St. Louis, Austin (Emmis Communications has a 50.1%
controlling interest in its radio stations located there),
Indianapolis and Terre Haute, IN.
About Premiere Networks
Premiere Networks, a
subsidiary of iHeartMedia, syndicates 90 radio programs and
services to more than 5,500 radio affiliations and
reaches 245 million listeners monthly. Premiere offers the best in
talk, entertainment and sports programming featuring the following
personalities: Rush Limbaugh,
Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Delilah, Steve Harvey, George
Noory, John Boy and Billy, Sean
Hannity, Elvis Duran, Dan
Patrick, Nikki Sixx, Kane, Mario
Lopez, Bobby Bones,
Cody Alan, Johnjay and Rich,
Jay Mohr, Rich Eisen and others. For more
information, please visit www.PremiereNetworks.com.
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