WOR 710 Announces All New Programming Line-Up For 2014
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America鈥檚 Top Talk Talent Rush Limbaugh And Sean Hannity Lead New WOR Line-Up
The 鈥淓lliot In The Morning鈥 Show Comes To WOR
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New York, NY 鈥 December 9, 2013 鈥 Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced today an all-new 2014 programming line-up for New York鈥檚 News/Talk station WOR 710 AM.
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Iconic radio talk show hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, the top two radio talk show hosts in the country, will be heard on WOR beginning January 1 in mid-day, with Limbaugh broadcasting from noon to 3 p.m. and Hannity from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.听 Syndicated by Clear Channel鈥檚 Premiere Networks, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are the top-ranking Talk format radio hosts in New York with persons 12+(Source: Nielsen Audio, PPM, November 2013, P 12+.)
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鈥淩ush and Sean have provided us a great opportunity to bring this unbeatable, one-two combination to WOR as the heart of our lineup in New York,鈥 said Tom Schurr, President of Major Markets for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment.听 鈥淭alk format listeners are extremely loyal and dedicated to their favorite personalities; this new lineup enables us to both give them what they've told us they want to hear and to invest in a format we are deeply committed to.鈥
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listeners will also be able to enjoy the highly successful morning show 鈥淓lliot in the Morning鈥 as part of the new line-up beginning on January 13.听 Elliot Segal and his team, currently heard on Washington DC鈥檚 WWDC 鈥 DC101 鈥 and Richmond鈥檚 WRXL, will bring their entertaining morning show to WOR in the new year, discussing sports, music, culture, news and entertainment topics weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.听 鈥淓lliot in the Morning鈥 will now be broadcasted from New York City and will continue to be heard on DC101 and WRXL.
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鈥淚'm excited to be coming back to New York, to a station with such a legendary history,鈥 said Segal.听听 鈥淲e have built something very special in Washington, DC and Richmond and I'm beyond thrilled that the show will continue airing on DC/101 and XL-102. Now, WOR will be home to Elliot In The Morning and I couldn't be more anxious to get going.鈥
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New WOR 2014 Line-up Includes:
Elliot in the Morning 6 a.m. 鈥 10 a.m.
Mark Simone 10 a.m. 鈥 Noon
Rush Limbaugh Noon 鈥 3 p.m.
Sean Hannity 3p.m. 鈥 6 p.m.
Andy Dean 6 p.m. 鈥 9 p.m.
Dave Ramsey 9 p.m. 鈥 Midnight
The Joan Hamburg Show (Saturdays & Sundays) 10 a.m. - Noon
In addition, as announced last month, WOR will also become the flagship radio station of the New York Mets beginning 2014.听 The station will broadcast The Mets鈥 Spring Training, regular season and post-season games as well as the team鈥檚 pre- and post-game shows.听 Beyond broadcasting the games on WOR, the alliance includes Mets-related programming and promotion through all of Clear Channel's multi-platform media assets, including radio, digital, outdoor and its music/entertainment events.
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鈥淭his is an incredibly exciting time for WOR,鈥 said Joe Puglise, President and Market Manager for New York City at Clear Channel.听 鈥淏ringing America鈥檚 top two talk show hosts to our lineup, the entertaining Elliot Segal and his team to the mornings and becoming the flagship station for the Mets will allow us to create unprecedented marketing opportunities for our partners and unbeatable programming for our listeners.鈥
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Clear Channel Media and Entertainment is the largest owner of News Talk stations in the country and acquired WOR in August 2012. WOR is New York鈥檚 oldest radio station and one of the country鈥檚 top rated talk stations.听 Founded in 1922, it was one of the first radio stations in America to use directional antenna to increase the scope and range of its broadcast; was the first AM radio station in New York to broadcast with HD radio technology; and is one of the best radio broadcast signals in the U.S.听 Fans can listen to WOR 710 AM on-air, on the station鈥檚 website , as well as on , Clear Channel鈥檚 all-in-one digital radio service.