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\"AltAlternative rock returns to radio for the first time since 2011 in the largest media market in the country with the launch of ALT 92.3 FM, New York’s New Alternative. <\/span><\/div>\n
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ALT 92.3 will give music fans a true alternative – an expertly curated playlist with local, informed discovery.\u00a0 Eschewing the hype of traditional radio formats, ALT 92.3 is celebrating the launch by putting the music first and kicking-in full force.\u00a0 Listeners will hear 10,000 songs in a row, back-to-back, 100% commercial-free starting at 10:00 a.m. today. Listeners can tune in at 92.3 FM in the New York area and around the world at alt923radio.com<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n
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“In a city where alternative music is a way of life, we are thrilled to finally fill the void in radio in New York City,”<\/em> said Pat Paxton, Entercom’s President of Programming.\u00a0 “With the launch of ALT 92.3, we will cater to the passionate audience who have helped define the genre for decades – and we couldn’t be more excited to turn up the volume.” <\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
One in every 38 Americans currently lives in New York City — that’s no “alternative fact.”\u00a0 Radio remains the #1 medium in terms of reach (93% of the U.S. population), serving over 271 million people and conitunes to be the driving force in new music discovery. <\/span><\/div>\n
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For more information on ALT 92.3 FM, visit alt923radio.com<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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