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Howard Stern Considers Leaving Sirius for Idol, Mancow Out to Pasture in...
There was once a time when a rare breed of radio DJ could scare up controversy and big ratings–not to mention FCC indecency fines–using just his voice, a few on-air cronies and whole lot of bravado,...
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10 months after Tribune Randy Michaels is back with FM news stations in...
When last we heard from Randy Michaels he was exiting the Tribune Tower in Chicago, resigning after news broke that he turned the company’s broadcast division into Animal House. While the architect of...
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Appointment Radio: Chicago’s 97.9 The Loop goes ’90s this weekend, pays...
Starting today at 5pm central time, Chicago’s 97.9 The Loop puts their usual classic rock format on hold for a special weekend of programming dubbed “The Sons Of Classic Rock.” Current Loop DJ, and...
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Merlin Media killing smooth jazz 87.7 to bring alt rock to TV Ch. 6 in Chicago
Chicago's Smooth 87.7 says goodbye In a move whose logic I honestly don’t understand, Randy Michael’s Merlin Media has entered into a local marketing agreement with Venture Technologies Group, which...
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Randy Michaels pulls the plug on FM News in Chicago and New York
Merlin Media’s Randy Michaels After less than a year on the air, former Tribune and Clear Channel honcho Randy Michaels has thrown in the towel on his FM news experiments in Chicago and New York City....
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The oral history of Chicago’s Q101 hits stores
Chicago’s Q101 was one of the first commercial alternative rock stations, and the first one to bring that format to the Chicago radio starting in 1992. The format and Q101 branding went away on July...
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Smooth Jazz returns to Chicago airwaves via HD Radio 2
Two of our most enduringly popular “long-tail” posts are about the demise of Smooth Jazz radio in Chicago. This April, 2012 report about the changeover from the format to alternative rock on the FM...
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In Chicago Smooth Jazz Radio Moves Again
Some of our perennially most popular posts are about smooth jazz radio in Chicago (and there’s a lot of different kinds of jazz on Chicago radio). After being bumped around the dial for the last five...
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