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America's Best Cities For Dating

Posted on Wednesday, 8 February 2012 by Punjabi Articles

Look for love in all the right places, because these 10 U.S. cities rank tops for their dating-friendly credentials. Expect dating pools distinguished by diversity or a high proportion of singles .Ready to get your dating game on?

Austin

Austin’s music scene isn’t all that rocks – this city’s dating scene doesn’t skip a beat, with singles comprising more than half the local population (thanks largely to the University of Texas campus). 

Chicago

Cosmopolitan Chicago is made for dating: Check out world-class art museums (like the Art Institute of Chicago), comedy clubs (Second City is unsurpassed for laughs), theaters (second only in concentration to Broadway), and sporting venues (catch a Cubs game at Wrigley Field). 

Miami

Make your way to Miami for its sun-kissed beaches and sexy locals known to show off teeny bikini- and swim trunks-clad bods.

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Merlin Media launches Chicago's first all-news FM station

Posted on Monday, 1 August 2011 by Punjabi Articles


The radio venture, headed by former Tribune CEO Randy Michaels, began its 24-hour news programming on Sunday.

Merlin Media, the new broadcasting venture headed by controversial former Tribune CEO Randy Michaels, has launched Chicago's first all-news FM radio station -- one day ahead of the competition.

After six weeks of speculation, Chicago's FM News 101.1 officially began its 24-hour news programming on Sunday. CBS-owned WBBM Newsradio 780 is planning to simulcast its venerable news format on 105.9 FM beginning Monday.




"My favorite format has always been spoken radio," said Michaels, Merlin Media's chief executive officer, in a press release issued Sunday. "I've long had a nostalgic love affair with the big AM stations known for the format, and today – as music moves to the iPod– it's time for spoken word to move to FM."

In June, Merlin Media agreed to acquire Chicago's WKQX-FM 101.1 (Q101) and WLUP-FM 97.9 (TheLoop), along with New York's WRXP-FM, fromEmmis Communications. Merlin began operating the stations on July 15, and immediately pulled the plug on Q101's alternative rock format.

Many industry analysts had projected that Q101 would go news/talk, a trend that has picked up steam in recent years as music migrates to other digital media, and radio programmers seek to tap larger and younger audiences on the FM band.

WBBM-AM, the top-ranked and top-billing station in Chicago, has been honing its product since 1968. The transformation to FM will see some upgrades in production value, but management plans to stick with its tried-and-true formula.

FM News 101.1, which changed its call letters to WWWN-FM, has hired a number of well-known Chicago broadcasting personalities including Ed Curran and Rob Hart, formerly ofWGN-AM; Monica DeSantis, formerly of WLS-AM; Lise Dominique, formerly of WLUP AM & FM; and Debra Dale, formerly of WBBM-AM.


Read More...http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-merlin-media-launches-20110731,0,341609.story

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