Syndicators of programs heard on the station have received cancellation letters from CBS and are currently reaching out to local radio stations to find a new home for the programming, according to a story at everettpost.com.
According to one syndicator who asked not to be named, CBS
is eliminating content that is not their own in favor of combining 1090 AM's
Seattle signal into a CBS Radio Sports affiliate.
1090 AM will become Seattle's fourth all sports radio
station alongside Fox Sports 1380 (KRKO-AM), 710 ESPN Seattle (KIRO-AM), and
SportsRadio 950 (KJR-AM). One syndicator
indicated that 1090 will offer a local, afternoon drive sports talk program. No word from CBS on that.
1090 AM is currently the Seattle home of Stephanie Miller,
Thom Hartmann, Bill Press, Randi Rhodes, and Mike Malloy. It is unlikely any of those programs will
find a home on a major signal in the Seattle market.
Having not seen a "book", it seems like KJR has such a headstart, every new sports station in the market just makes them stronger.
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