George Noory about to beat Rush Limbaugh in raitings?

[Queen]

George Noory to rank above Rush Limbaugh? I just herd on Alex Jones show from 2/3/11 that George Noory and Coast to Coast am is very close to being Number 1 world wide topping even Rush Limbaugh.  He has surpassed the number or synicates that Art Bell had.

George Noory & Alex Jones: Egypt Conflict Could be "Shot Heard Around The World" to Start WW3 - 1/3

[Lena]

I wonder what kind of cretins listen to a dumb fat sack like Limbaugh anyway.

[MV/Liberace!]

I wonder what kind of cretins listen to a dumb fat sack like Limbaugh anyway.

15 million of them do weekly.



if it hadn't been for rush limbaugh, i'd never have found art bell.  without rush, there was nothing to get people to turn to the AM dial.  AM was dead until rush singlehandedly saved it.

[James G.]

I once supported Rush Limbaugh, until I realized that he is only a talker in life. Sure, he gets great ratings. But the common person can be ignorant, and lack direction for themselves. They seek others to tell them what to think. They seek others to mold their own views. Because, unlike me, they can't do it for themselves.

Limbaugh talks. Talk. It is not the talker that matters in the struggle for life as some of us endure. And his trashing of the truly disabled people -- not the numerous fakers -- proves to me how little this man knows of life. Real life.

Limbaugh has never lost a limb. He has no idea how difficult and challenging your life can be when you lose a leg. None at all. And yet, he feels compelled in his great American spirit -- supposed toughness -- to slam people like me. I worked 25 years in corporate and professional jobs and paid dearly into the Social-Security Disability system. That's why we do. God forbid, for example, if we ever sustain a limb loss.

Limbaugh conducts himself like a pompous ass. He's put himself about human nature, and insults the human experience by claiming his "talent is on loan from God." Hardly. To those that have truly lived and endured, he represents those who talk big -- but can't carry it out once they're faced with real adversity.

Limbaugh exalts himself. And I've learned that those who exalt themselves will eventually be humbled. And have to face themselves and examine who and what they're made of.

I'm not surprised millions listen to Rush. I'm not surprised millions of people stick their heads in the television, either. Which I don't anymore. Nor ever will. The television-head mentality represents those who can't see or envision for themselves, and are willing to let others do that for them.

And people like Limbaugh are right there -- as is our country's tendency these days -- to take advantage of that.

[GuerrillaUnReal]

I once scored some great hillbilly heroin off of Limbaugh but I personally never listen to the hypocrite.

Also how can this be? I thought Noory was down to three million listeners. Every time I hear about C2C's numbers, they always change.

[TaoOfLuxLisbon]

Radio has changed the way they do ratings, now with a more accurate "people meter". So that could change the dynamic.

[James G.]

Every night, though, I hear Fox-Sports Radio claim to have the largest syndicated late-night talk radio program (J.T. The Brick And Tomm Looney). Does the Fox network mean it's the biggest because they have more affiliates?, or the largest audience share?

I've heard Coast To Coast AM -- Premiere Radio Networks -- claim to the largest as well.

It's odd to me, when I sought out radio surveys online, such companies who conduct those surveys seem to deal with music-radio only. Are they're any reputable survey companies dealing with talk-radio?

[anagrammy]

James G.--you are dead on with your comments on Rush.  He exalts himself and knows nothing about real life because he doesn't live it.  No family, fat, sick, ugly, on painkillers, little blue pills and no doubt pays for sex so he can get "the best."  The man is a mean-spirited, vile and disconnected narcissist who looks at the world through shit-colored glasses. 

Besides, self-promotion like that always means deep seated insecurities, right Onan?

Anagrammy

[DoYouThinkItWasAngels]

Wikipedia says: He dated Kathryn Rogers, a party planner from Florida, for three years before he married her on June 5, 2010.

[Marc.Knight]

James G.--you are dead on with your comments on Rush.  He exalts himself and knows nothing about real life because he doesn't live it.  No family, fat, sick, ugly, on painkillers, little blue pills and no doubt pays for sex so he can get "the best."  The man is a mean-spirited, vile and disconnected narcissist who looks at the world through shit-colored glasses.  

Besides, self-promotion like that always means deep seated insecurities, right Onan?

Anagrammy

...and his favorite cigar is Partagas Black Label.

[TaoOfLuxLisbon]

I think he's on wife number 4 or 5 now.

[MV/Liberace!]

...knows nothing about real life because he doesn't live it. 

i'm not sure what this means.

The man is a mean-spirited, vile and disconnected narcissist...

rush just does not strike me as a narcissist.  oreilly does.  michael moore does.  rush doesn't.  i guess perception is everything.  perhaps your judgement of him as an individual is tainted by your differing political beliefs? maybe?


rush has always come across to me as a normal guy who is immensely talented and found a way to successfully market his talents.  that simple.  i met his mom millie a couple times before she died.  nicest woman in the world.  i've met his brother david in the store a couple times, and he has always been VERY polite (asks questions about YOU, listens to what you're talking about, not self-important, etc.).  the other limbaughs i've interacted with were all fine people, too.  i haven't met rush, but i did pull up next to him at a stoplight one night, haha.  i suspect he's similar to his brother in many ways.


the whole "arrogance" thing rush is always pegged with is a deliberate put-on.  for instance... when a caller says, "it's a pleasure to be on the show with you, rush." and rush responds, "i know."  haha, or any number of other examples.  it's a gag.  i never understood how people could fail to catch that.

[awguy]

George Noory to rank above Rush Limbaugh? I just herd on Alex Jones show from 2/3/11 that George Noory and Coast to Coast am is very close to being Number 1 world wide topping even Rush Limbaugh.  He has surpassed the number or synicates that Art Bell had.

George Noory & Alex Jones: Egypt Conflict Could be "Shot Heard Around The World" to Start WW3 - 1/3

The thing about Alex Jones is... he's an idiot. I heard the Noory interview as well and my jaw dropped to the floor when Alex was talking about the ratings for Coast to Coast. Don't confuse "Number of Listeners" with "Number of Affiliates". Coast to Coast has the second number of affiliates behind Rush. But Rush is light years ahead in number of listeners, mainly because he's on during the day. Roughly 16 million people tune to Rush Limbaugh at some point during the week. Compared to C2C which only draws 3 million (some would suggest it's as low as 2.5). Jones said C2C had 16 million NIGHTLY... and he said it more than once.

To put the C2C ratings in prospective. Let's assume it's the above mentioned 3 million listeners a week... divide that by 7 days.  And Coast to Coast on any given night, only has 400,000 listeners. That's less than the population of the city I live in. Not very impressive for a show that claims to be right behind Rush Limbaugh. When Art was on, he reportedly had 15 million a week. Regardless of what Art's numbers actually were, the ratings under George Noory have dropped significantly.

Why do so many affiliates stay on board? Because quite frankly, what else are you gong to put on? Coast to Coast will never come anywhere close to the number of listeners Limbaugh has. Remember, it's the middle of the night. 95% of people are asleep. So although they may have a large percentage of the people who ARE up, The total number of listeners is very low.

Here is Wikpedia's list of the most listened to radio shows, Coast to Coast is way down the list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio_programs

[Silent]

Here is Wikpedia's list of the most listened to radio shows, Coast to Coast is way down the list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio_programs

LOL right behind Car Talk.  No offense to Car Talk.

[onan]

rush just does not strike me as a narcissist.  oreilly does.  michael moore does.  rush doesn't.  i guess perception is everything.  perhaps your judgement of him as an individual is tainted by your differing political beliefs? maybe?

Oreilly does fit the definition of narcissist, Moore, not even close, perhaps neurotically self defensive but not a narcissist. Rush kinda hard to peg that, definately believes that he doesn't have to follow the rules... a narcissistic trait. Likes to speak and not be challenged... definately a narcissistic trait. Apparent difficulty with empathy... absolutely narcicisstic. However his constant references to talent on loan, one hand behind his back are more likely a form of reverse braggadocia. I get the feeling inside he has little love for himself.

That being said everyone has some narcicissim the trait does not preclude a healthy thought process. Rush is far from my list of favorite people but I gotta give him a pass on being evil. Douchebag you betcha.

[TaoOfLuxLisbon]

You have to be a narcissist to be on the radio. To think anyone wants to listen to you is pretty egotisitical.

I'm fine with him just being called a fat, loudmouth, hypocritical, drug-riddled DB.

[shermdawg54]

George Noory to rank above Rush Limbaugh? I just herd on Alex Jones show from 2/3/11 that George Noory and Coast to Coast am is very close to being Number 1 world wide topping even Rush Limbaugh.  He has surpassed the number or synicates that Art Bell had.

George Noory & Alex Jones: Egypt Conflict Could be "Shot Heard Around The World" to Start WW3 - 1/3

Just another example of the sheep following the flock(is it flock or herd? Oh, nevermind, I digress) to drink from the stream of mediocrity. We know the truth,(most of us) and that truth is thatthe majority of people like a good fairy tale before they go back to sleep, which is a state that many stay in...A constant snooze. The man has taken over every aspect of our lives. I, for one, awakened from this sleep around the time that I started listening to Art...The American dream is truly a nightmare. A wise man once said "think for yourself, question authority," and while I live by this creed, the more jaded and cynical I become. Is there truly nobody left out there to throw our support behind? Are we really this fucked? It appears so. If ignorance is bliss, consider me a blissless human being. Oh, the humanity...

[somatichypermutation]

George Noory to rank above Rush Limbaugh? I just herd on Alex Jones show from 2/3/11 that George Noory and Coast to Coast am is very close to being Number 1 world wide topping even Rush Limbaugh.  He has surpassed the number or synicates that Art Bell had.

George Noory & Alex Jones: Egypt Conflict Could be "Shot Heard Around The World" to Start WW3 - 1/3

Radio ratings are pretty awful.  There is no way to really know how many listen.  That said, Art, George, and Howard all have pretty crappy internet pull which could indicate they are grossly over-rated from a listener and power standpoint: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/howardstern.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/coasttocoastam.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rushlimbaugh.com

Stern is the worst of the three.  If they were really driving huge radio ratings, wouldn't you expect bigger internet presence?

Here is Drudge and HuffPo as a comparison, which crushes these guys: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/drudgereport.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/huffingtonpost.com

[Juan]

Talk radio skews to older audiences, so I would not expect Internet presence to have anything to do with radio ratings.  The very idea that a midnight radio show would have more listeners than one that begins at noon in the east and 9AM in the west is as absurd and Jones' other ideas.

[Sardondi]

Is there something I'm missing here? Or don't you folks realize this entire thread is based on a laughably false premise? Somebody "heard" (on Alex Jones no less!?) that George was just about to overtake Rush Limbaugh! Please. And I just heard on Jerry Springer that Obama is very close to conceding the election to Romney.

It's a pure metric: Limbaugh has about 4-5 times the daily listeners as C2C. The lowest reliable figure I can find for Limbaugh shows he's pulling 14.5 million listeners in a 5-day broadcast week. Coast, in 7 days of broadcasting (which ordinarily includes 5 days of George Noory), pulls 3.5 million...and that's generous. What brought this thread back from its well-deserved final rest?

[PB the Deplorable]

Is there something I'm missing here? Or don't you folks realize this entire thread is based on a laughably false premise? Somebody "heard" (on Alex Jones no less!?) that George was just about to overtake Rush Limbaugh!...

George gets to that by counting affiliates, not listeners.  Which is another way of lying.

[MV/Liberace!]

rush is the only reason stations carry george at night. 


george is included in a package of premiere's shows which affiliates must sign up for in order to get rush.  if rush died tomorrow, noory's career would as well.

[Marc.Knight]

rush is the only reason stations carry george at night. 


george is included in a package of premiere's shows which affiliates must sign up for in order to get rush.  if rush died tomorrow, noory's career would as well.

Noory probably sends truckloads of turmeric to Rush's house - gratis.

[somatichypermutation]

Talk radio skews to older audiences, so I would not expect Internet presence to have anything to do with radio ratings.  The very idea that a midnight radio show would have more listeners than one that begins at noon in the east and 9AM in the west is as absurd and Jones' other ideas.

I base this on some very good analysis done about Stern's website when he moved to Sirius and did not pull subscribers to the sat radio world like he had planned.  His website traffic tanked to, to Rush and George levels.  Just sayin'

[shermdawg54]

Is there something I'm missing here? Or don't you folks realize this entire thread is based on a laughably false premise? Somebody "heard" (on Alex Jones no less!?) that George was just about to overtake Rush Limbaugh! Please. And I just heard on Jerry Springer that Obama is very close to conceding the election to Romney.

It's a pure metric: Limbaugh has about 4-5 times the daily listeners as C2C. The lowest reliable figure I can find for Limbaugh shows he's pulling 14.5 million listeners in a 5-day broadcast week. Coast, in 7 days of broadcasting (which ordinarily includes 5 days of George Noory), pulls 3.5 million...and that's generous. What brought this thread back from its well-deserved final rest?

Sorry. It was the sherm smoking newcomer.

[Sardondi]

Sorry. It was the sherm smoking newcomer.

Heh. That's pretty good.

[Eddie Coyle]

I base this on some very good analysis done about Stern's website when he moved to Sirius and did not pull subscribers to the sat radio world like he had planned.  His website traffic tanked to, to Rush and George levels.  Just sayin'

Stern's "revolution" is one of the all time flops in radio. Ironically, it probably keeps him there in the satellite realm because he fears ever seeing a ratings book again after what's happened at Sirius. Major dropoffs in subscribers, ad revenue. His fan sites, once loaded with see no evil sycophants are now overrun by dissenters. It's quite amusing/amazing, because these many of these people were still defending him(as of 2011) vociferously, but even they have caved and admitted that the King of All Media might as well be...Imus mowdays.

[MV/Liberace!]

       Stern's "revolution" is one of the all time flops in radio. Ironically, it probably keeps him there in the satellite realm because he fears ever seeing a ratings book again after what's happened at Sirius. Major dropoffs in subscribers, ad revenue. His fan sites, once loaded with see no evil sycophants are now overrun by dissenters. It's quite amusing/amazing, because these many of these people were still defending him(as of 2011) vociferously, but even they have caved and admitted that the King of All Media might as well be...Imus mowdays.

i think part of the problem stems from the fact that he works an average of like 2 hours per month.

[Eddie Coyle]

i think part of the problem stems from the fact that he works an average of like 2 hours per month.

Hey, c'mon Hamptons Howie nearly worked 12 days last summer! And those 12 days were spent plugging America's Got Talent.
     
       I still think he was a radio genius from 1990-2000 or so...but it's so over.
     

[MV/Liberace!]

       I still think he was a radio genius from 1990-2000 or so...but it's so over.
     

agreed.