The Eagle flies high yet again: Minor grammar and punctuation fixes.
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| Mike Rhyner would confirm his dismissal later that day, admitting on [[Twitter|X]] that the format was, in his opinion, an "unwinnable fight", then blaming the failure of the format, in an interview he did with the ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', on a lack of local interest on the part of iHeartMedia, claiming the company quickly realized they were unable, or outright unequipped, to handle such a format as a national company. The format, indeed, had failed to impact the market since its launch, hovering in the low-1 range in the Nielsen Audio market ratings, including a 1.3 in both the February and March books. | Mike Rhyner would confirm his dismissal later that day, admitting on [[Twitter|X]] that the format was, in his opinion, an "unwinnable fight", then blaming the failure of the format, in an interview he did with the ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', on a lack of local interest on the part of iHeartMedia, claiming the company quickly realized they were unable, or outright unequipped, to handle such a format as a national company. The format, indeed, had failed to impact the market since its launch, hovering in the low-1 range in the Nielsen Audio market ratings, including a 1.3 in both the February and March books. |
| It was believed, and would be seemingly confirmed by the article in ''Observer'' that Rhyner was interviewed for, that the station would flip back to a rock-based format and revive the "Eagle" branding for a third time, as iHeart reclaimed the 971TheEagle.com web domain the previous week, after the domain had been owned by a domain squatter after the previous move.<ref>{{cite web |title=Format Change Imminent at 97.1 The Freak Dallas |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267954/format-change-imminent-at-97-1-the-freak-dallas/ |website=RadioInsight |date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking: 97.1 The Freak Fires On-Air Crew, Will Return to Rock Radio Format |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news...-rock-radio-format-fires-mike-rhyner-19223461 |website=Dallas Observer |date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> | It was believed, and would be seemingly confirmed by the article in the ''Observer'' that Rhyner was interviewed for, that the station would flip back to a rock-based format and revive the "Eagle" branding for a third time, as iHeart reclaimed the 971TheEagle.com web domain the previous week, after the domain had been owned by a domain squatter after the previous move.<ref>{{cite web |title=Format Change Imminent at 97.1 The Freak Dallas |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267954/format-change-imminent-at-97-1-the-freak-dallas/ |website=RadioInsight |date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking: 97.1 The Freak Fires On-Air Crew, Will Return to Rock Radio Format |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news...-rock-radio-format-fires-mike-rhyner-19223461 |website=Dallas Observer |date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> |
| On April 28, following the end of Game 4 of the Mavericks series, the station began stunting with random rock music soundclips and cryptic liners stating the station was "now flying" over certain DFW metroplex cities (punctuated with occasional eagle screeches), announcing a change for the following day, the 29th, at 10 a.m.; at that time, the station flipped back to a mainstream rock format, officially reviving "97.1 The Eagle" again. Metallica, just as it had signed off the format in 2022, launched it off again with the first song under the revived format being their "[[Master of Puppets (song)|Master of Puppets]]". | On April 28, following the end of Game 4 of the Mavericks series, the station began stunting with random rock music sound clips and cryptic liners stating the station was "now flying" over certain Metroplex neighborhoods and cities (punctuated with occasional eagle screeches), announcing a change for the following day, the 29th, at 10 a.m.. At that time, the station flipped back to a mainstream rock format, officially reviving "97.1 The Eagle" again. Metallica, just as they had signed off the format in 2022, launched the format again, with the first song under the revived “Eagle” being their "[[Master of Puppets (song)|Master of Puppets]]". |
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