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Chancellor Broadcasting as part of a US$ 1.075 billion deal. At the same time, the combined company announces they will acquire Viacom's 10 station
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576:"Z107.7." Also on this day, longtime easy listening station KLTH/Kansas City picks up the discarded AOR format of KYYS and much of the ex-KY 102 staff and becomes "99.7 KY."
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Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History
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604:Modern Rock
589:Rhythmic AC
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585:Los Angeles
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316:Archaeology
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399:Modern AC
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389:St. Louis
364:history.
356:The year
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760:See also
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698:American
175:In music
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722:Tonight
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519:Phoenix
428:Seattle
341:Science
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466:Top 40
440:Top 40
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408:group.
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