Broward County Florida To Radio Station: "If You Want To Be Hurricane Radio Station, Fire Limbaugh"

[romantico]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 4:09pm

As much as I dislike Rush, I have to go with the radio station on this one.You don't play politics with ER radio, and you shouldn't try to dictate what shows a radio station can broadcast using ER radio policies. Free speech and all. Besides, the entire purpose of emergency radio is to reach as many people as possible, thus you usually go with one of the more popular radio stations, and sadly in this day and age, it is usually one of the hate radio stations.

If it truly wants to be Broward County's official hurricane radio station, here's what WIOD (610 AM) needs to do:

Fire Rush Limbaugh.

At least that's the stand taken by Commissioner Stacy Ritter, who was able to prevent the county from renewing its hurricane information partnership with WIOD because the station carries the conservative icon's syndicated show.

Ritter pointed out that the majority of the nine county commissioners -- all of whom are Democrats -- are at the opposite end of the political spectrum from Limbaugh and other conservative hosts carried by WIOD.

With Ritter in opposition and four commissioners absent, there were insufficient votes to renew the deal.

'We don't have to do business with them,' Ritter declared.

Responding to Tuesday's tempest, Limbaugh told his legions of 'dittohead' listeners on Wednesday: ``They are politicizing the delivery of emergency news...I guess these people are making the weather a partisan issue.'

http://www.miamiherald.com/466/story/138174.html