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CBS names radio markets to be sold
Les Moonves last week said CBS wanted to divest 35 radio stations (5/19/06 RBR #99). Now the company has gone public with the 10 markets it wants to exit: Austin, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fresno, Greensboro-Winston/Salem, Kansas City, Memphis, Rochester and San Antonio. The tally comes to 39 stations, four more than Moonves indicated last week. The list is not limited to smaller markets. Included are three markets in the top 30 - Cincinnati (#28), Kansas City (#29) and San Antonio (#30).
RBR observation:
Our first thought - wouldn't it be more than interesting if hometown boy Randy Michaels were to buy that four-station Cincinnati cluster and start over again? These are certainly not the dregs that CBS is out to sell. With only two stations in San Antonio the company needed to get bigger or get out - and CBS is not in a mode to buy radio stations. Fresno and Greensboro were publicly shopped before, then pulled back when CBS (then Infinity) didn't like the market conditions.
Interested? Here is the shopping list.
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CALLS
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AM or FM
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Format
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Market Name
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Market Rank
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Revenue-Station 2005*
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WGRR
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FM
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Oldies
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Cincinnati, OH
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28
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9400
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WKRQ
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FM
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Hot AC
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Cincinnati, OH
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28
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7775
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WAQZ
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FM
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Alternative
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Cincinnati, OH
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28
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3250
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WUBE
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FM
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Country
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Cincinnati, OH
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28
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11700
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KBEQ
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FM
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Country
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Kansas City, MO-KS
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29
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6150
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KMXV
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FM
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CHR
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Kansas City, MO-KS
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29
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7000
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KCKC
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FM
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AC
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Kansas City, MO-KS
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29
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6000
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KFKF
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FM
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Country
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Kansas City, MO-KS
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29
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7000
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KTSA
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AM
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Nws/Tlk/Spt
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San Antonio, TX
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30
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5800
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KJXK
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FM
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Jack
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San Antonio, TX
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30
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4925
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WAZU
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FM
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Rock
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Columbus, OH
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38
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725
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WHOK
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FM
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Country
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Columbus, OH
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38
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2775
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WLVQ
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FM
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AOR/ClRck
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Columbus, OH
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38
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10125
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KJCE
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AM
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Talk
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Austin, TX
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42
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1200
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KXBT
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FM
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CHR/Rhymc
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Austin, TX
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42
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2750
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KKMJ
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FM
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Soft Rock
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Austin, TX
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42
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7300
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KAMX
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FM
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Modern AC
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Austin, TX
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42
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7700
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WSJS
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AM
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Nws/Tlk/Spt
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Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC
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45
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3175
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WMFR
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AM
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Nws/Tlk/Spt
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Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC
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45
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400
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WSML
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AM
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Nws/Tlk/Spt
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Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC
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45
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0
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WMC
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AM
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Country
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Memphis, TN
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49
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1200
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WMC
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FM
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AC
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Memphis, TN
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49
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6350
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WMFS
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FM
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Alternative
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Memphis, TN
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49
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1300
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WJYE
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FM
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Soft Rock
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
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52
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5675
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WBUF
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FM
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Jack
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
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52
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2700
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WBLK
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FM
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Urban AC
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
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52
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4900
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WECK
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AM
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Country
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
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52
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925
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WYRK
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FM
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Country
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
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52
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8700
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WCMF
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FM
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Clsc Rock
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Rochester, NY
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54
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5500
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WPXY
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FM
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CHR
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Rochester, NY
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54
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3800
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WZNE
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FM
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Alternative
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Rochester, NY
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54
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1400
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WRMM
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FM
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Soft AC
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Rochester, NY
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54
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5525
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KFPT
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AM
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News/Talk
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Fresno, CA
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66
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200
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KSKS
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FM
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Country
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Fresno, CA
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66
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4300
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KOQO
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FM
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Mexican
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Fresno, CA
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66
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1500
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KWYE
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FM
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CHR
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Fresno, CA
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66
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1850
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KMGV
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FM
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Oldies
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Fresno, CA
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66
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2300
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KMJ
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AM
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Nws/Tlk/Spt
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Fresno, CA
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66
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8600
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KFJK
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FM
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Jack
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Fresno, CA
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66
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750
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*in thousands, BIA estimate
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Source: BIAfn MediaAccess Pro
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