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  • WISE radio switches to all-sports programming [Asheville, NC loses a talk radio station]

    02/08/2004 7:45:05 AM PST · by TaxRelief · 17 replies · 580+ views
    Citizen-Times Voice of the mountains ^ | Feb. 6, 2004 | By Tony Kiss, Entertainment Editor
    <p>ASHEVILLE - Talk radio took a hit Friday in Asheville, as WISE/AM-1310 made a dramatic format change, dropping all of its chat and call-in programs and switching to an all-sports lineup, the first of its kind in this region. The change leaves Asheville with just one talk-show radio station, WWNC/AM- 570, which was competing with WISE for the same listening audience. In the end, there just weren't enough advertising dollars to support two talk-radio stations in town, said Bruce Law, general manager of Saga Communications, the station that operates and is buying WISE.</p>