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     PPM Monthlies: (January 28)  Arbitron released its PPM (Personal People Meter) radio ratings for the Holiday 2009 ratings period on Wednesday, January 27th. Lite FM (WLTW, 106.7), boosted by Christmas music listening, rocketed to an 11.6 audience share, siphoning off listeners from a variety of other music stations. WCBS-FM (101.1) dipped to a 5.0 share, while maintaining its #2 position, and Z-100 (WHTZ) stayed in the #3 spot with a 4.3 share. WQXR, which took over the 105.9 frequency in October, rose to a 1.9 share.

     Radio Newsbriefs:  Late nite talker Doug McIntyre will be heard weekday overnights (1-5 AM) on WABC (770 AM) beginning on Monday, February 8th. McIntyre replaces "Coast to Coast" with George Noory.    Liberal talk-radio network Air America announced on January 21st that it was ceasing operations and filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. The network was heard locally on WLIB (1190 AM) from March, 2004 until August, 2006, and on WWRL (1600 AM) from September, 2006 until the present.    Effective January 21st, Island Broadcasting has ceased its simulcast of Suffolk County`s Party 105.3 (WPTY) on WNYZ (87.7 LP-TV). WNYZ, the audio carrier of low-power TV Channel 6, has featured dance music since February, 2008.    Performer and host of "America`s Got Talent", Nick Cannon, will host mornings at 92.3 Now (WXRK FM) beginning Tuesday, January 19th. WXRK has left its AM slot unfilled since its inception as a CHR station this past March.     Long-time WABC (770 AM) air personality Curtis Sliwa has left the station and will be heard mornings on Salem`s WNYM (970 AM), "The Apple", beginning on January 11th. WABC is filling Sliwa`s weeknight slot with weekender John Batchellor, who will be heard from 9 PM - 1 AM, as of November 30th.