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john23
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Now that it's come to a conclusion - here's a peek into some drama in the past few weeks for those who are interested:
May 30 - WCER, Canton picks up Michael Savage noon-3 weekdays. Savage's syndicator, Talk Radio Network, gives the ok even though WHLO, Akron already carries Michael Savage 6-9pm and most of WCER's coverage area falls inside of WHLO's.
June 15 - WHLO discovers that WCER is carrying the show and tells WCER to take it off the air
June 16 - Talk Radio Network contacts WCER and tells them that the show must be off the air the following day because they have discovered that TRN broke their contract with WHLO by signing another contract with WCER (TRN's exclusivity clause in the contract, does in fact mention signal coverage, not city of license). WCER asks for a more reasonable amount of time to find a replacement.
June 21 - TRN again contacts WCER and says they (TRN) are going to be sued - the show must be off the air the following day - they then shut down satellite receiver authorization for their channel. Later in the day, they agree to let WCER carry Savage through Friday, June 24.
May 30 - WCER, Canton picks up Michael Savage noon-3 weekdays. Savage's syndicator, Talk Radio Network, gives the ok even though WHLO, Akron already carries Michael Savage 6-9pm and most of WCER's coverage area falls inside of WHLO's.
June 15 - WHLO discovers that WCER is carrying the show and tells WCER to take it off the air
June 16 - Talk Radio Network contacts WCER and tells them that the show must be off the air the following day because they have discovered that TRN broke their contract with WHLO by signing another contract with WCER (TRN's exclusivity clause in the contract, does in fact mention signal coverage, not city of license). WCER asks for a more reasonable amount of time to find a replacement.
June 21 - TRN again contacts WCER and says they (TRN) are going to be sued - the show must be off the air the following day - they then shut down satellite receiver authorization for their channel. Later in the day, they agree to let WCER carry Savage through Friday, June 24.