Citadel Broadcasting is having a hard time meeting its financial obligations. It may be forced to file for bankruptcy within months. As a result, Citadel has begun to make cutbacks nationwide as part of what CEO Farid Suleman calls the "nuclear" option. Dallas was the hardest hit today.
Are cuts coming to Detroit? Citadel owns 760 WJR, 93.1 WDRQ, and 96.3 WDVD. WDRQ has no airstaff and is run by a computer, so there is nothing left to cut there. However, 96.3 WDVD has almost a full airstaff. Citadel would like to replace local shows with national ones, which are cheaper. It is currently unknown if any cuts are coming to 96.3, although perhaps the station's high ratings will save a few local shifts.
Meanwhile, Citadel may be looking to make cuts at WJR, which still has a few local hosts left.
Friday, November 13, 2009
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WDVD better not let go Jake Edwards!
Farid is a friggin idiot
You never said anything about yes last night...
On WKQI 95.5 ICE was talking to some girls in the tonic and one of the girls said "f*** yeah". Ice was all like ya don't say that.
It wasn't blocked out.
They should put WJR in WDVD's spot on the FM dial. I bet they would get a lot more listeners.
BOB, do your homework--WJR can be heard on the east coast---
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