Pressure from advertisers and politicians have mounted on the radio host since he referred to the Rutgers female basketball players as “nappy-headed hos” last week.

MSNBC dropped its simulcast of the “Imus in the Morning” radio program and aired news instead Thursday. The decision did not affect Imus’ nationally syndicated radio show.

His ultimate fate depends on the CBS Corp., which owns both the radio station WFAN-AM that is the host’s broadcast home, and the syndicator Westwood One, which distributes “Imus in the Morning” to stations across the country.

CBS Radio, which has suspended Imus for two weeks without pay beginning next week, said it would “continue to speak with all concerned parties and monitor the situation closely.”