[okie01]

...as it started with WABC, then was followed by 400 stations cutting his show off near the same time.

Very unlikely that 400 separate stations cut of his show at "near the same time' and all replaced it with a previous show.

Instead, what probably happened was that whoever controlled the satellite uplink decided to pull the plug and replaced the current show with a specific earlier show.

[Inyo-Mono]

Very unlikely that 400 separate stations cut of his show at "near the same time' and all replaced it with a previous show.

Instead, what probably happened was that whoever controlled the satellite uplink decided to pull the plug and replaced the current show with a specific earlier show.

You're right. I work in radio, I can tell you that is exactly what happened.