The midday hours on Conservative Talk radio stations in the Upper Midwest are no longer as uniform following the death of Rush Limbaugh earlier this year.
It appears more than half of the approximately four dozen stations in the region that had carried Limbaugh are now carrying the show’s official successor from iHeartMedia’s Premiere Networks, the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. That includes major iHeartMedia outlets such as KTLK (Minneapolis), WISN (Milwaukee), WMT (Cedar Rapids), WHO (Des Moines), KFAB (Omaha), and KFYR (Bismarck).
But not every affiliate chose to continue with the “EIB (Excellence In Broadcasting) Network” in the 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central timeslot. At least 15 regional stations chose other shows.
Dan Bongino picked up the largest number of stations, mostly in Wisconsin. Bongino’s affiliates include Midwest’s WTAQ (Green Bay), WSAU (Wausau), WHBL (Sheboygan), and KELO (Sioux Falls), Mid-West Family’s WIZM (La Crosse), and Cumulus’ WOSH (Oshkosh).
A few stations went in other directions. Midwest’s WDSM (Superior-Duluth) and WNMT (Nashwauk-Hibbing) are airing Markley, Van Camp, & Robbins, who also continue to air two hours later on Midwest’s KDAL (Duluth). Alpha’s KGLO (Mason City) also went with Markley, Van Camp, & Robbins.
Flag Family Media’s WZFG (Dilworth-Fargo) and KTGO (Tioga-Williston) chose Charlie Kirk based on listener feedback. NRG’s KXEL (Waterloo-Cedar Rapids) went with a familiar voice, Glenn Beck, running on a three-hour delay.
Replacements for Rush Limbaugh:
| KCPS Burlington, IA | Travis & Sexton |
| WMT Cedar Rapids, IA | Travis & Sexton |
| WOC Davenport, IA | Travis & Sexton |
| WHO Des Moines, IA | Travis & Sexton |
| WDBQ Dubuque, IA | unknown |
| KILR Estherville, IA | Travis & Sexton |
| KVFD Fort Dodge, IA | Travis & Sexton |
| KGLO Mason City, IA | Markley, Van Camp, & Robbins |
| KIWA Sheldon, IA | unknown |
| KSCJ Sioux City, IA | Travis & Sexton |
| KXEL Waterloo, IA | Glenn Beck |
| WCHT Escanaba, MI | Travis & Sexton |
| WMPL Houghton, MI | Travis & Sexton |
| WMIQ Iron Mountain, MI | Travis & Sexton |
| WAGN Menominee, MI | Travis & Sexton |
| WWWI/KLKS Brainerd, MN | Travis & Sexton |
| KKBJ Bemidji, MN | Dan Bongino |
| WDSM Duluth, MN | Markley, Van Camp, & Robbins |
| WNMT Hibbing, MN | Markley, Van Camp, & Robbins |
| KTLK Minneapolis | Travis & Sexton |
| KPRM Park Rapids, MN | Travis & Sexton |
| KNSI St. Cloud, MN | Travis & Sexton |
| KDJS Willmar, MN | Travis & Sexton |
| KRGI Grand Island, NE | Dan Bongino |
| KGFW Kearney, NE | Travis & Sexton |
| KLIN Lincoln, NE | Travis & Sexton |
| KBRL McCook, NE | Travis & Sexton |
| WJAG Norfolk, NE | Travis & Sexton |
| KODY North Platte, NE | Travis & Sexton |
| KFAB Omaha, NE | Travis & Sexton |
| KOLT Scottsbluff, NE | Travis & Sexton |
| KFYR Bismarck, ND | Travis & Sexton |
| WZFG Fargo, ND | Charlie Kirk |
| KRRZ Minot, ND | Travis & Sexton |
| KTGO Williston, ND | Charlie Kirk |
| KORN Mitchell, SD | Travis & Sexton |
| KOTA Rapid City, SD | Travis & Sexton |
| KELO Sioux Falls, SD | Dan Bongino |
| WERL Eagle River, WI | Dan Bongino |
| WMEQ Eau Claire, WI | Travis & Sexton |
| WTAQ Green Bay, WI | Dan Bongino |
| WIZM La Crosse, WI | Dan Bongino |
| WIBA Madison, WI | Travis & Sexton |
| WISN Milwaukee, WI | Travis & Sexton |
| WOSH Oshkosh, WI | Dan Bongino |
| WJMC Rice Lake, WI | Travis & Sexton |
| WHBL Sheboygan, WI | Dan Bongino |
| WSAU Wausau, WI | Dan Bongino |