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Mancow Leaving Q101
July 11, 2006
In a major move, Mancow has announced that he will not be renewing with Emmis' WKQX (Q101) in Chicago when his contract expires there on August 25, 2006. Mancow says that he is now looking for a new flagship station; he claims that Emmis frowns on his appearances on the Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends show and on his syndication deal with TRN-FM. Before going to Q101, Mancow's flagship station was the now-defunct Rock 103.5 (WRCX) in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reported in 2004 that Mancow is making more than $2 million a year on his current contract. Mancow's show has eminated from Chicago since 1994, though there's no word on if he will keep his program there for his next move.
Mancow's final day at Q101 will be this Friday, 7/14. It's not clear how Mancow will broadcast his show to his affiliates during the interim time between flagship stations. I can tell you first-hand that switching or losing your flagship is a collosal pain, though with TRN-FM distributing the show I imagine that they have plans in place to make the transition work.
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