Philly Radio: CCM+E's WRFF Gets Boot From Venue

Just days after a packed concert at which some people took liberties with Northern Liberties, including outdoor sex romps and widespread public urination, neighbors are getting results, according to philly.com.

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The general counsel for Kushner Cos., the firm that owns the Piazza at Schmidt's, confirmed in an email that the licensing agreement between the venue and a promoter for WRFF Radio 104.5 FM has been terminated as of Wednesday, according to Matt Ruben, the president of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association.

That means the station will no longer be allowed to host events in that space, a turn of events that Ruben welcomed after scores of intoxicated music fans turned the trendy neighborhood's narrow side streets into public toilets Saturday during a Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party.

"When you see someone in the middle of the day squatting and peeing on your neighbor's house, you don't forget it," said Ruben, who lives about two blocks from the Piazza and witnessed said squatting firsthand.

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"Clearly, there were too many people, not enough security and not enough toilets; this is what you get," he said.

Attempts by philly.com to reach Dilworth and Clear Channel Communications, the company that operates Radio 104.5, were unsuccessful.