kˈeɪkˈɑː sˌiːˌiːˈoʊ fɹˈɛd lˈʌndɡɹən kənsˈɪdɚd bɹˈɪŋɪŋ bˈæk ɪmjˈuːz ɪn ɐ lˈaɪv tˈaɪm slˈɑːt zˈiəɹoʊ θɹˈiː:zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tə zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪks:zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɔnðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst, æt ðə tˈaɪm hˈɛld baɪ bɹˈʌðɚ stˈɛɹ bˌʌt fˈaʊnd ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiːz tˈɜːmz, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɹˈaɪts fˈiːz, ʌnɐksˈɛptəbəl, ænd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə pˈɪk ˌʌp ðə ʃˈoʊ ɐɡˈɛn; ɪmjˈuːz wʊd ˈɛɹ ˌɔn kˈæbk ˈoʊnli ʌntˈɪl kˈeɪkˈɑː dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚ dˈɛnɪs bˈækstɚɹ ˈɪŋkt ɐ dˈiːl wɪð ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ slˈæʃ sˈɪɾədˌɛl bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ tə bɹˈɪŋ ɪmjˈuːz bˈæk tə kˈeɪkˈɑː stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ θˈɜːzdeɪ, sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
KCAA CEO Fred Lundgren considered bringing back Imus in a live time slot (03:00 to 06:00 on the West Coast), at the time held by Brother Stair) but found ABC's terms, which included rights fees, unacceptable, and refused to pick up the show again; Imus would air on KABC only until KCAA general manager Dennis Baxter inked a deal with ABC Radio/Citadel Broadcasting to bring Imus back to KCAA starting Thursday, September 1, 2008.