Rush Limbaugh Is Out of National Advertisers for Next Two Weeks

Mar 14, 2012

It’s been close to two weeks since Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a "slut" and the controversy isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The company that produces Limbaugh’s show issued a memo asking affiliate radio stations to refrain from running any national adds for the next two weeks. The suspension applies to local affiliates’ national ads, or what the industry calls "barter ads." [Think Progress explains:](http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/12/443195/breaking-rush-limbaugh-syndicator-suspends-national-ads-for-two-weeks/) "Rush Limbaugh is normally provided to affiliates in exchange for running several minutes of national advertisements provided by Premiere each hour. These spots are how Premiere makes its money off of Rush Limbaugh and other shows it syndicates."