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CBS Aquires 101.9 WRXP New York for WFAN
Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:09 AM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/70747/cbs-aquires-101-9-wrxp-n...
CBS Radio has announced it has purchased Alternative 101.9 WRXP New York
from Merlin Media for $75 Million. Update 10/29: WFAN will begin its
simulcast on 101.9 on Friday, November 2 at 12:00am. Update 10/15: The
sales filing has made its way to the FCC database. The sale will involve
Merlin first spinning off WRXP [...]
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Clear Channel Launches 12 Comedy Stations
Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:00 AM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/69544/clear-channel-...
Update 10/29: Clear Channel has flipped 12 stations to Comedy today running
the 24/7 Comedy service. The new Comedy affiliates are: 1420 WACT
Tuscaloosa AL (Was News/Talk simulcasting 105.9 WRTR) 800 KBFP Baskersfield
CA (Was simulcasting Spanish Oldies La Presciosa 105.3 KBFP-FM) 92.3 W222AF
Atlanta GA (Was simulcasting ESPN Deportes 640 WGST) 1460 WHAL Columbus
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Magic Is Brief For KMGQ
Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:56 PM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79467/magic-is-brief-for-kmgq/...
103.5 KMGQ Cambria/San Luis Obispo CA dropped its AC Magic 103.5 format
after just seven weeks as programming of the station returns to its owner.
The former KTEA had been leased to Post Rock Communications and dropped its
Standards/Jazz dayparted format for a mainstream AC format on August 27.
After a week of silence, the [...]