With the sale of “IQ 106.9” WWIQ Philadelphia closing shortly, CBS Conservative Talk 1210 WPHT will make room in what had been a mostly local lineup for Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity beginning on Monday, October 28.
Limbaugh will air live in his 12-3pm daypart, while Hannity will air tape delayed from 9pm to 12am. To make room on the lineup for the new additions, the existing programming on the station will be truncated. Morning host Chris Stigall will lose the 9am hour and air 530-9am. Dom Giordano will slide from 10am-2pm to 9am-12pm. Afternoon host Dick Morris will lose the 2pm hour, and Rich Zeoli drops the 10pm hour from his now 6-9pm show. The station had been featuring a loop of guest hosts in the 10pm-1am slot, which will no longer be necessary with the addition of Hannity.
WWIQ launched in 2012 by taking Limbaugh away from WPHT and bringing Glenn Beck and Hannity back to the Philadelphia market after being dropped from WPHT in late 2010. Its change to Christian AC will leave wPHT and Salem’s 990 WNTP as the only Talk stations in the market.
The CBS Press Release follows:
Talk Radio 1210 WPHT announced today the return of Rush Limbaugh to its weekday talk line-up. Effective Monday, Oct. 28, The Rush Limbaugh Show will join the station in the Monday through Friday, 12:00Noon to 3:00PM timeperiod. Audiences can hear WPHT on-air at 1210AM, on-line at http://www.cbsphilly.com and through the Radio.com app for a variety of mobile devices.
A titan of talk radio, Limbaugh debuted on 1210AM in July 2000 and remained on the station until June 2012. The Rush Limbaugh Show is heard by up to 20 million people each week and he is the most listened to radio personality in America. The program recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in national syndication.
Simultaneously, WPHT announced Sean Hannity will also return to the station’s line-up, effective Monday, Oct. 28. The Sean Hannity Show, America’s second most-listened-to radio talk show with nearly 13 million weekly listeners*, will be broadcast from 9:00PM-12:00Midnight.
Senior Vice President/Market Manager CBS RADIO Philadelphia Marc Rayfield said, “We couldn’t be more pleased to bring Rush and Sean home to WPHT. They are leaders in the format and the standard by which talk radio is measured. Rush will be the lead-in for Dick Morris who has been developing a strong program the past six months.”
Rayfield added, “When combining Rush, Sean and the Philadelphia Phillies, we have the single best talk radio station in the country. WPHT has never been better!”
Effective October 28, the line-up will be as follows:
5:30-9:00AM Chris Stigall
9:00-12:00Noon Dom Giordano
12:00Noon – 3:00PM Rush Limbaugh
3:00–6:00PM Dick Morris with Gary R’nel
6:00–9:00PM Rich Zeoli
9:00PM–12:00Midnight Sean Hannity
12:00Midnight–5:30AM Coast to Coast
WPHT-AM is owned and operated by CBS RADIO, one of the largest major market radio operators in the United States. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO operates 126 radio stations across 27 markets, including all of the Top 10. CBS RADIO also owns and operates WOGL-FM, WIP-FM, CBS Sports Radio and KYW-AM in Philadelphia. The stations are available online at http://www.cbsphilly.com and http://www.wogl.com and through the Radio.com app for a variety of mobile devices.
