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• The most likely radio group to start cutting personnel first
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• One radio group may even see their CEO kicked out

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• The workaround already in the works
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• New ways to retaliate against sellers, managers and talent
• How soon could radio see non-competes disappear

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• Townsquare’s thinking behind shutting more AM stations.
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• A $10 million plus scam of major proportions that has shaken the company.
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• How low iHeart went to bolster billing.

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Click to read previous stories: Saga’s First Big Bungle … Invasion of Foreign Owners to Local Radio … The Pivot Away from Podcasting … Consolidators Adopt New Layoff Strategy … Audacy’s Sale of Radio.com Exposed … 2023 Predictions … Consolidator to Cut Sales Commissions … Ch-ch-changes Ahead for Radio … Bongino Exit Only the Beginning … Music Tax Compromise May be Near … A Threat Even Bigger Than No Car Radio …

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