Dial Global Local is a national radio network

Radio network

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 based in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

, formerly owned by NRG Media

NRG Media

NRG Media is a media company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was founded on March 1, 2005, as a result of a merger of NewRadio Group and the radio assets of Waitt Media. At its inception it was the seventh largest radio company in the USA. NRG owns and operates 54 radio stations in four...

 and purchased in April 2008 by Triton Radio Networks. As a subsidiary of Dial Global

Dial Global

Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....

, they specialize in 24-hour formats for affiliated radio stations across the United States and Canada which are specifically localized for their client stations, although they also are known for commercial production

Advertising

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 services. Dial Global Local also provides their affiliates with coverage of breaking news events.

Their 24-hour formats include:

	Network Ident	Format	Additional Notes (If any)
	AC Active AC Active AC Active is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global Local . Its playlist is composed of hot adult contemporary music released from the 1980s to this day from artists such as Phil Collins, Maroon 5, Matchbox Twenty Green Day, K.T. Tunstall, etc. that mainly targets listeners ages 25-44...	Hot Adult Contemporary
	AC Pure AC Pure AC Pure is a 24-hour music format produced by Waitt Radio Networks. Its playlist is composed of adult contemporary music released from the 1970s to this day from artists such as Phil Collins, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart Gloria Estefan, Michael Bolton, etc. that mainly targets listeners ages 25-54...	Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
	Bob FM Bob FM Bob FM is the on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in Canada and the United States. The Bob FM format features a mix of classic 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles....	Variety/Adult Hits Adult hits Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
	Country Classics Country Classics Country Classics is a 24-hour music format produced by Waitt Radio Networks. Its playlist is composed of classic country music released from the 1970s to the 1980s artists such as Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, etc. that mainly targets listeners ages 35-54...	Classic country Classic country Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
	Country Today Country Today Country Today is a 24-hour music format produced by Waitt Radio Networks. Its playlist is composed of country music released from the 1980s to this day from artists such as Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait Sara Evans, Kenny Chesney, etc. that mainly targets listeners in the mainstream...	Modern Country Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
	Genuine Classic Rock Genuine Classic Rock Genuine Classic Rock is a 24-hour music format produced by Waitt Radio Networks. Its playlist comprises adult contemporary music released from the 1960s to the 1980s from artists such as The Who, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc. plus handpicked classic rock from the 1990s...	Classic Rock Classic rock Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
	The Lounge The Lounge (radio network) The Lounge is a 24-hour music network produced by Dial Global and distributed under their Dial Global Local brand . The network's tag line is Great Songs and Stars...	Adult Standards Adult standards Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
	Modern Rock Modern Rock (radio network) Rock 2.0, formerly Modern Rock, is a 24-hour music format produced by the Dial Global Radio Networks through its Dial Global Local service. Its playlist is composed of highly tested classic rock from the 1980s combined with alternative and active rock music released from the 1990s to this day from...	Modern Rock Modern rock Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
	Oldies Plus Oldies Plus Oldies Plus is a 24-hour music format produced by Waitt Radio Networks. Its playlist is composed of oldies music spanning from 1964 to 1976 from artists such as The Beatles, The Four Tops, The Carpenters, B.J. Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer etc. that mainly targets listeners ages 35-54...	Oldies Oldies Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....

On April 30, 2008, it was announced that NRG Media had sold the assets of Waitt Radio Networks to Triton Radio Networks, which also operates Dial Global

Dial Global

Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....

 Digital 24/7 formats (once part of Westwood One

Westwood One

Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...

). According to Dial Global's website, Dial Global's plans are to merge Waitt's existing 24-hour formats and commercial production services into its own operations http://www.dial-global.com/dg_press_20080430_001.asp. The merger was complete in 2010.

External links

• Dial Global Local website