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• The first efforts of post-Ed Christian Saga.
• How “old school” Saga plans changes.
• The catalyst for reinventing the radio group.
• What 2 things have deteriorated 50% prompting a new way forward.

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• What to expect when you’re expecting Beasley to be the next bankrupt radio group.
• How they are going to handle content creators and managers.
• Details of their plan to resuscitate the company.
• Which one big mistake caused all their trouble.
• What would George Beasley do?

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• The reason for trying to delay approving Audacy’s bankruptcy.
• How one competitor is rubbing Audacy’s face in their troubles and making money from it.
• The end of all-news on WCBS-AM -- a one-off or canary in the coal mine.
• The non-political Soros plan for Audacy.
• Who is trying to screw over Audacy’s urgent emergence from bankruptcy.

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• What major move iHeart has up their sleeve to survive the company’s growing and untenable debt.
• More layoffs, but even that’s not the big bang they’re planning.
• Wall Street whispers of how iHeart is about to go dog eat dog.
• Bloomberg: how iHeart will  “profit from the mayhem”.
• What it means to their radio business.

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PUBLISHING NOTE:  Cheryl and I are going to take a few days off to recharge our batteries before NYU resumes classes in a few weeks and the music/media space heats up once again. This seems like a good time.  Thanks for being part of our group that cares about radio, media and the music industry.  See you in a few days --  Monday August 26.

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• Is the shutdown of WCBS-AM predictive of the future.
• What they’re thinking when owners hand over a station to a competitor in the same format who could erode ratings and hurt billing (WCBS-AM to ESPN).
• What’s ahead for owners unable to sell their AM stations.
• What other AM stations could be next.
• Is EMF now going to be a player in renting from desperate owners?

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• What’s behind Senator Ted Cruz’ threats to blow up the FCC’s Audacy bankruptcy approval.
• A major radio CEO’s possible involvement in this delay/derail tactic.
• The money trail leading to Cruz.
• How will this affect the FCC’s final approval of Audacy’s emergence from bankruptcy?

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• The lifeline call that temporarily saved it from the brink.
• What just about guarantees a second bankruptcy.
• Why this is the worst of times for employees but the best for management.
• Is Cumulus waiting to be rescued by Soros?

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• Next up after Audacy emerges from bankruptcy.
• The ones safe – for now.
• The radio groups that will defy bankruptcy -- no question.
• BUT trouble still lingers for the big consolidators – which one has just started negotiating their second bankruptcy already.

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