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After 11 years, WROV-FM dropped Hurley's blues show about the same time it let go employees including former program director Jay Prater. But Hurley, of The Fat Daddy Band and Blue 5 Restaurant, is back on the air.

Last Wednesday, he debuted the "Blues With A Feeling Show" on 101.5 The Planet, WZZI-FM, Roanoke. The show can also be heard on The Planet's 106.9 in Bedford and 97-9 in Lynchburg.

Hear the show from 10 p.m.-midnight every Wednesday, Hurley said in an e-mail.

Clear Channel's Dave Carwile called earlier today to say that syndicated Elvis Duran will get the WJJS's a.m. slot. The morning team of Styles and Nikki will remain at the station, possibly moved to a new shift, Carwile, the Roanoke-Lynchburg market manager, said.

"The main thing is they still have jobs," he said.

Here's the unedited version of a brief that will run in tomorrow's Virginia section ...

Fans of classic country music radio station The Bull were surprised on Friday. Their music was gone.

The Bull, FM 106.1, was now STEVE FM, 106.1. Instead of George Jones, Vern Gosdin and other old-school country hitmakers, they were hearing the likes of Billy Joel, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac.

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