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Five Fewer Days of Bert and TRG?

From Radio Ink:

Cumulus President/CEO Lew Dickey Jr. spoke with Radio Ink Wednesday, after word came out that the company is requiring all employees -- from himself on down -- to take five days of unpaid leave before June 1.

Since most Cumulus employees are at will, The Bert Show and Regular Guys may be among the few to whom this doesn't really apply, since they have contracts.  Of course they may have been inclined (or pressured) to renegotiate their contracts out of solidarity with other Cumulus employees, but it seems unlikely that five days of unpaid leave during a ratings period is good for either party.            

Thanks to a loyal reader for the tip.

Fram vs Bono?

New York Daily News radio columnist David Hinkley features Leslie Fram's comments in his Thursday Column. 

When U2'S new CD "No Line on the Horizon" came out last month, WRXP (101.9 FM) devoted a full day to the new record and the band.

So WRXP program director Leslie Fram says she found it interesting this week when U2 lead singer Bono, the beneficiary of this promotion, joined the call for radio stations to pay performance royalties every time they play an artist's music.

Thanks to an reader for sending this one to me.

Radio Geeks Only

A loyal reader provided me with a link to FCC information on the 99X Transmitter.

Revisionist History? Win a prize!

Is it me, or is FMBQ's version of the facts revisionist history?

99X had been broadcasting on the web and on Top 40 sister station WWWQ’s HD2 signal, with a promise from Cumulus to bring the legendary station back to the air as soon as a suitable FM signal could be procured.

The first person to provide me with evidence that Cumulus promised to bring 99X back to the air, prior to January 21, 2008, and I will give them a prize: a $30 gift certificate to Front Page News, Midtown, home of the best trivia night in the city. 

“Less hertz. No Berts.”

Andisheh Nouraee made me laugh.

Go figure...

Looks like 99X is coming back on the air.

99X is back at 97.9FM Friday morning at 9:09am! Call 404-497-4861 to sound off and tell us your thoughts on the return of 99X!

Some what more authoritative is the FCC Release on the Transfer of 97.9 to Cumulus.

I don't know if I'll be blogging on 99X yet...or twittering.  Would the proper statement be tweeting?  I'm so 2006.