Free Speech Now Curtailed On U.S. Conservative Talk Radio. If Hosts Do Not Comply They Will Be Fired

Protesters gather near the Washington Monument to protest against the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by Congress in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021. (Stephanie Keith/Reuters) 

National Review: Talk-Radio Owner Threatens to Fire Hosts Who Dispute Election Results 

A media company that employs right wing talk-radio hosts, including Mark Levin, Dan Bongino, and Ben Shapiro, circulated a memo after the pro-Trump riots on Capitol Hill telling hosts to dial down allegations of election fraud, or else face termination. Cumulus Media sent the internal memo to employees on Wednesday, according to Inside Music Media. 

The Atlanta-based company owns 416 radio stations throughout the country, many using a talk-radio format with local and national right-wing personalities. 

“We need to help induce national calm NOW,” Cumulus’s executive vice president of content Brian Philips wrote in the memo. The company “will not tolerate any suggestion that the election has not ended. The election has been resolved and there are no alternate acceptable ‘paths.’” 

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Update: Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric (Washington Post) 

WNU Editor: My gut tells me that Cumulus Media has been warned by the powers that be in Washington and by surrogates from the incoming Biden administration that if this is not stopped immediately, they will review the FCC rules that permits them to operate on the radio waves. 

Cumulus Media has already gotten rid of Dr. Michael Savage, so their warnings of firing their hosts should be treated as very real. Rush Limbaugh is on some Cumulus Media stations. Will he now curtail his speech? The repercussions over this demand to not talk about the election will be far reaching.

On a side note. Since leaving radio Doctor Savage's podcasts have become one of the most popular podcasts on the web. Link here.

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