cancellation <\/a>of Michael Savage\u2019s syndicated talk show, which has been airing from 9 p.m. to midnight. According to the new schedule, as of January 2, the morning show hosted by Howell and Stevens will air one hour later \u2014 from 6 to 10 a.m. With Sirott and Murciano on from 10 a.m. to noon, Limbaugh's syndicated show will air on tape delay from noon to 3 p.m., and Dahl\u2019s show will air one hour later \u2014 from 3 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\nDahl said he was pleased by the later hours for his show.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the last two years, I have been heading home in 6 p.m. rush-hour traffic, and I\u2019ve felt like I was leaving the field in the middle of the game,\u201d he said. \u201cNow we can compete head to head against the other shows in the 3 to 7 p.m. afternoon-drive slot \u2014 the way the radio gods intended it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levin\u2019s syndicated show will move back to 9 p.m. to midnight. WLS has not announced plans for the 5 a.m. hour or the two-hour block from 7 to 9 p.m. on nights when it\u2019s not airing Chicago Bulls basketball or Chicago White Sox baseball.<\/p>\n
The latest Nielsen Audio survey shows WLS tied for 20th place with a 2.2 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 452,400.<\/p>\n