Youth Audiences Help Rush Limbaugh's Ratings Grow! Wednesday January 12, 5:37 pm ET
New York City Adults 18-49 Years Old, Up More Than 50% in Arbitron
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Rush Limbaugh received a great birthday gift today from his New York City listeners -- Arbitron, the official monitoring service of broadcast radio, reports that listening Adults 18-49 years old grew more than 50 percent over the last year. As the ratings roll out nationally from city to city, New York's WABC-AM numbers are out first, demonstrating the following overall gains for The Rush Limbaugh Show: Adults 18-34 are up 25 percent, Persons 12+ are up 35 percent, and Adults 25-54 are up 47 percent. (source: Arbitron MSA, Fall '03 to Fall '04) In New York, The Rush Limbaugh Show is the number one rated talk radio program from noon to 3pm. Nationally, Rush Limbaugh is heard on approximately 600 radio stations, attracting nearly 20 million weekly listeners, which makes him the most-listened-to talk radio personality.
Known as the media pundit who reshaped the political landscape with his entertaining and informative brand of conservatism, Mr. Limbaugh is also widely credited with resuscitating AM radio by many industry experts.
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