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 (640), has surpassed New York's WABC-AM as the news and talk station with the nation's largest audience. And the KFI folks didn't hesitate to contact their Big Apple counterparts and rub it in.

Last week, Mary Brennan Stich STICH Cardiology A clinical trial–Surgical Treatment for IntraCerebral Hemorrhage , corporate counsel for Clear Channel in Los Angeles, sent a memo to Phil Boyce, director of WABC WABC Worldwide Association of Business Coaches
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, to drive that point home.

"We would like to inform you that WABC has lost its bragging rights for 'America's most listened to news talk station," the memo read. "Kindly cease and desist Cease and desist (also called C & D) is a legal term used primarily in the United States which essentially means "to halt" or "to end" an action ("cease") and to refrain from doing it again in the future ("desist").  from referring to WABC as America's most listened-to news talk station."

Boyce could not be reached for comment, but Robin Bertolucci, KFI's program director, said WABC has stopped using the tag in promotions.

"(Boyce) is a pal. We had fun with that. We sent it with a little wink," Bertolucci said. "We don't really care what they do in New York New York, state, United States
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 because we know that we are No. 1. We are definitely excited and we're screaming it to everyone."

KFI has also added "America's most listened-to news talk station to its promos.
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Author:Satzman, Darrell
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Jan 19, 2004
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