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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Business
Michael Hiltzik

Michael Hiltzik: An abrupt format change at a beloved Bay Area station shows what's wrong with the radio business

Listeners of San Francisco's KGO radio station woke up to a shock Monday.

The iconic AM station's all-talk format was gone, supplanted by a sports gambling format and a branding change to "The Spread," with the slogan, "The Bay's Best Bet on Sports."

Listeners had nowhere to go to express their dismay in public except the station's Facebook page. "Corporate greed at its finest," wrote one listener. "There is no sense of community anymore."

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