Breaking: End of Line for Merlin's WEMP as FM News
Merlin Media is ready to cut its losses as an all-news FM station. FishbowlNY has confirmed the upstart radio company, owned by Randy Michaels, is holding a full staff meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday. We’re told Merlin is also scheduling meetings at its Chicago newser.
Sources tell FishbowlNY that WEMP will become a hybrid News/Talk format, likely modeled after Merlin’s Philadelphia station, IQ 106.9.
Someone with knowledge of the situation says significant layoffs are expected at the meetings.
“They’re expecting the worst because they’ve already seen the worst.”
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