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WQOW TV News 18

Local radio station won't play Christmas song
WQOW TV News 18
Eau Claire (WQOW)- This holiday season, there's controversy over Christmas music. One local radio station is joining the national trend, not playing “Baby It's Cold Outside.” Converge Radio Station Manager Scott Morfitt said when the song came out in ...

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WCVB Boston

Should radio stations stop playing 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'?
WCVB Boston
San Francisco radio station KOIT-FM decided to pull "Baby, It's Cold Outside" from its rotation after receiving roughly 100 complaints and seeing a Cleveland radio station do so. "For a station that's a mass-appeal brand, like an at-work radio station ...
As debates over music in the age of #MeToo rage on, radio is still about the power of the peopleCNN
Wisconsin radio station pulls 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'WFMZ Allentown
Madison radio station pulls 'Baby It's Cold Outside' from the airwavesWTMJ-TV (press release) (blog)
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WNDU-TV

High School radio station celebrates 60 years on the air
WNDU-TV
When he joined the radio and TV class, Alex decided he wanted to take the program to the next level, donating his own computer to make it happen. "What kind of inspired me was that people knew about our station, but they didn't have short-wave radios ...

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NBC 15 WPMI (press release)

Fairhope Catholic radio station to address list of clergy accused of sexual misconduct
NBC 15 WPMI (press release)
Managers and staff at Catholic radio station Archangel Radio 1410 AM are planning a live question and answer program to air next week. Station Manager Ellen Taylor and her staff have been flooded with e-mails and phone calls ever since the list was ...

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GeekWire

New York public radio station won't be calling Amazon's new home 'HQ2'
GeekWire
New York public radio station WNYC will not call Amazon's new Long Island City office a “headquarters,” said Matthew Schuerman, an editor at the station, on Twitter. “You can't have 2 headquarters, let alone 3,” he wrote. “It's a 'campus,' 'office hub ...
New York City (NYC) Poll - December 5, 2018 - New Yorkers Give Amazon A Prim | Quinnipiac University ConnecticutQuinnipiac University Poll
Amazon Hires Public-Affairs Firms to Aid New York EffortsWall Street Journal

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Honolulu Civil Beat

Kauai: Tiny Radio Station Spreads Its Show Islandwide — And Beyond
Honolulu Civil Beat
PRINCEVILLE, Kauai — KKCR is a radio station generally defined by its North Shore identity in both politics and music. In some ways, it is a station in a time warp, driven by an era in which the idealism of the 1960s transitioned to the political ...

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Fox News

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New York Post

Radio station pulls 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' amid #MeToo movement
New York Post
An Ohio radio station is dropping the Christmas classic “Baby, It's Cold Outside,” for having “no place” in today's “extra sensitive” world. “I do realize that when the song was written in 1944, it was a different time, but now while reading it, it ...
This radio station is banning 'Baby, It's Cold Outside.' Here's whyDeseret News
Denver radio station pulls “Baby, It's Cold Outside” following complaints related to #MeToo movementGreeley Tribune
Ohio radio station pulls controversial holiday song, and KC station gets complaintsKansas City Star
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Harrison Daily

Radio station back on full power
Harrison Daily
According to Russ O'Neal with the radio stations, the antenna was repaired completely last week and over the weekend, and the station was back to full power Saturday after months of insurance settlements and red tape delays. General manager Stewart ...

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Deseret News

This radio station is banning 'Baby, It's Cold Outside.' Here's why
Deseret News
Origins: Frank Loesser (“Guys and Dolls”) wrote the song as a duet for himself and his wife back in 1944, according to Entertainment Weekly. Loesser sold the song to MGM for the movie “Neptune's Daughter.” Complaints: These radio listeners aren't the ...
Ohio radio station pulls controversial holiday song, and KC station gets complaintsKansas City Star
"Baby, it's cold outside," gets cold shoulder from one radio station13abc Action News
'Manipulative and Wrong': Ohio radio station stops playing 'Baby It's Cold Outside'WKYT
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erienewsnow.com

Holiday Song Banned from Cleveland Radio Station Opens up Dialogue in Erie
erienewsnow.com
The holiday classic song, "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is creating some controversy and is even being banned from one radio station in Cleveland. WDOK or "Christmas 102" said its listeners raised concerns saying the lyrics are no longer appropriate.

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DeKalb Daily Chronicle

Sale of DeKalb radio station 92.5 FM finalized
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
DeKALB – The sale of local progressive talk radio station 92.5 FM-WCPT has been finalized, according to WCPT's general manager, Mark Pinski. The station was bought in September by Educational Media Foundation, a California nonprofit which operates ...

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US radio station freezes out holiday song 'Baby It's Cold Outside' over lyrics deemed inappropriate to women
The Japan Times
The woman's lines say “I really can't stay” and “Say, what's in this drink,” and his lines include “Beautiful what's your hurry” and “Baby don't hold out.” Cleveland, Ohio, radio station WDOK took the song out of its list of holiday music due to ...

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WKYT

'Manipulative and Wrong': Ohio radio station stops playing 'Baby It's Cold Outside'
WKYT
CLEVELAND (WKYT) - An Ohio radio station is no longer playing the classic Christmas song "Baby It's Cold Outside" because of its lyrical content. Glenn Anderson, the afternoon drive host of Star 102 in Cleveland, said in an online post the radio ...
Ohio radio station pulls controversial holiday song, and KC station gets complaintsKansas City Star
Radio station pulls 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' amid #MeToo movementNew York Post
After Complaints, Cleveland Radio Station Pulls Christmas SongNPR
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Kansas City Star

Ohio radio station pulls controversial holiday song, and KC station gets complaints
Kansas City Star
A radio station in Ohio pulled a Christmas oldie from its playlist because some people could be offended by its rakish lyrics — and a Kansas City radio station is catching grief for it. Cleveland's WDOK shares the same place on the dial as KCKC-FM ...
"Baby, it's cold outside," gets cold shoulder from one radio station13abc Action News
'Manipulative and Wrong': Ohio radio station stops playing 'Baby It's Cold Outside'WKYT
Amid #MeToo, radio station nixes 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'KGO-TV
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Yahoo Finance

Cleveland radio station bans 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'
Yahoo Finance
As the holiday season continues, the time for Christmas music is in full swing. One radio station however has banned one holiday classic, 'Baby, It's Cold Outside', saying it promotes the wrong idea in this era. Yahoo finance's Adam Shapiro, Julie ...

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HuffPost

Ohio Radio Station Gives 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' The Flick This Christmas
HuffPost
I'm so tired of this. The song seems odd now not cuz it's about coercing sex but about a woman who knows her reputation is ruined if she stays. “Say what's in this drink” is an old movie line from the 30's that means “I'm telling the truth.” She wanted ...
Cleveland radio station bans 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' - CNNCNN
Radio station stops playing 'Baby It's Cold Outside' because of #MeToo movementWFLA
Amid #MeToo, radio station bans 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'KWCH
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TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Country radio station Buz'n 102.9 rebrands itself — as a country station
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
After seven years as Buz'n, the Minneapolis station has rebranded itself as 102.9 The Wolf with the promise to play country hits both new and old. A news release listed Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Florida Georgia Line ...

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i95rock.com

Radio Station Office Installs Obstacle Course
i95rock.com
BOOM — Ladder in your face. If you are going to take Rock and Roll to the heights that we do here at i95, you're going need one of these. The Damn Yankees once asked the question, "Can you take me higher?" The answer - you're damn right we can.

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WIBW

'Baby, It's Cold Outside' banned by Ohio radio station amid #MeToo movement
WIBW
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland radio station says it has stopped playing “Baby, It's Cold Outside” after listeners said the song heard on countless holiday playlists is inappropriate. They're certainly not the first to question the song's undertones and ...
After Complaints, Cleveland Radio Station Pulls Christmas SongNPR
Cleveland radio station bans 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'WFMZ Allentown
Star 102 Abruptly Stops Playing This Christmas Song. Here's Why | Star 102 - Radio.comRadio.com
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KYW Newsradio 1060 (blog)

Christmas song pulled from Cleveland radio station, and not all are happy about it
KYW Newsradio 1060 (blog)
When Dorthy and her sister Patti, who were doing some holiday shopping at Christmas Village in Center City heard a Cleveland radio station decided to pull the song because its lyrics may be interpreted as manipulative and wrong, it did not sit well ...

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After Complaints, Cleveland Radio Station Pulls Christmas Song
NPR
The duet "Baby, It's Cold Outside" has been around since 1944. Listeners say the song is inappropriate amid the MeToo movement. WDOK in Cleveland took it out of its holiday song rotation. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Email ...

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KYW Newsradio 1060 (blog)

Christmas song gets pulled from Cleveland radio station, and not all are happy about it
KYW Newsradio 1060 (blog)
When Dorthy and her sister Patti, who were doing some holiday shopping at Christmas Village in Center City heard a Cleveland radio station decided to pull the song because its lyrics may be interpreted as manipulative and wrong, it did not sit well ...

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WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

Ohio radio station drops 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
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WFMZ Allentown

Cleveland radio station bans 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'
WFMZ Allentown
(CNN) - Star 102, WDOK-FM, calls itself "Cleveland's Christmas station." But its listeners are discovering that one holiday chestnut has been kicked to the curb. "Baby, It's Cold Outside," the duet in which a man tries to dissuade a woman from leaving ...
'Baby It's Cold Outside' banned by Cleveland radio stationEW.com
Amid #MeToo, radio station nixes 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'KSN-TV
Radio station pulls 'Baby It's Cold Outside' after complaints following #MeToo MovementWink News
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