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• The one job you don’t want to have in radio because it’s going to get hit the hardest.
• Which of these groups will not survive an economic downturn: Townsquare, Cumulus, Alpha Media, Entercom or iHeart?  Don’t be so sure you know.  One of them is a shocker.
• Plans to cut up to $60 million in cost synergies from this radio company that may surprise.

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The Cumulus Digital Contradiction
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The Cumulus WGN Rumors
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• We’ve got a list of digital VPs and employees who are leaving – and a big name that hasn’t announced it publicly yet. 

• How one critical Cumulus market stands to lose $2 million when its Digital VP exits stage left December 31^st. 

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Auditioning for Mary Berner's Job
The Cumulus WGN Rumors
iHeart's Bankruptcy Ball
Half of Radio’s Workforce To Be Laid Off
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• And why Cumulus can no longer either buy or sell stations without wrecking the company.

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The Cumulus WGN Rumors
iHeart's Bankruptcy Ball
Half of Radio’s Workforce To Be Laid Off
Liberty Media’s Brilliant iHeart Strategy  
The Fraudulent iHeart Bankruptcy
Berner: Everything Is For Sales

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• What’s just changed at Cumulus that is making the group look like a station builder.
• What Bob Pittman has to do with the purchase of WGN.
• Why Chicago and why a station with predominantly older listeners.

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iHeart's Bankruptcy Ball
Half of Radio’s Workforce To Be Laid Off
Liberty Media’s Brilliant iHeart Strategy
The Fraudulent iHeart Bankruptcy
Berner: Everything Is For Sales
Cumulus Blows Up Detroit

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Half of Radio’s Workforce To Be Laid Off
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The Death of Live & Local

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