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Pittsfield Cluster Sale Dismissed

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 01:12 PM PST
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...sale-dismissed

Greg Reeds purchase of six stations in the Pittsfield, MA market has been
dismissed. Reed had agreed in August to purchase AC 800 WSBS Great
Barrington, AC 1230 WNAW North Adams and Classic Hits Whoopie 100.1 WUPE-FM
North Adams from Berkshire Broadcasting and 1110 WUPE, News/Talk 1420 WBEC,
and Hot AC Live 95.9 WBEC-FM Pittsfield []

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WAMB Shifts To Bilingual CHR

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 11:34 AM PST
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...-bilingual-chr

Great Southern Broadcasting Companys 1200 WAMB Nashville/99.3 W257AR
Donelson, TN flipped from Adult Standards to Spanglish CHR on January 1.
Nashville Scene reports that the flip comes following the death of station
founder Bill Barry this past September. The new format billed as Todays
Radio is programmed by Silva Entertainment via LMA with a mix []

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WLGC Gets Kool

Posted: 14 Jan 2014 05:00 AM PST
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...wlgc-gets-kool

Greenup County Broadcasting has flipped both of its stations. Country 105.7
WLGC-FM Greenup, KY/Portsmouth, OH/Huntington, WV goes to Classic Hits Kool
Hits 105.7. Concurrently 1520 WLGC Greenup flips from Oldies to News as the
Kool Hits 105.7 Newschannel. The move brings a second Classic Hits option
to the Huntington/Ashland market joining Clear Channels Oldies 97.1 []