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S.A.M.: Simply About Music

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Type
  
Radio network

Availability
  
National

Country
  
United States

Launch date
  
2005

Owner
  
Dial Global Networks (through Triton Media Group)

Official website
  
S.A.M.: Simply About Music

S.A.M.: Simply About Music (pronounced "Sam") was a 24-hour satellite-driven format produced by Westwood One, based on the adult hits format. Its playlist consisted of a wide variety of popular adult music from the 1960s through today, from artists ranging from Led Zeppelin to Lady Gaga to Linkin Park.

The format's name, other than the acronym, derives from other "Male First Name FM" formats such as Jack FM, Bob FM and Hank FM. The network was founded by the original Westwood One in 2005 in response to the rapid rise in popularity of such formats. S.A.M. has absorbed Jones Variety Hits upon acquisition of Jones Radio Networks by Triton Media Group's Dial Global division (now the modern Westwood One) effective September 30, 2008.

The modern Westwood One, now a subsidiary of Cumulus Media, shut down S.A.M. on August 31, 2015.

References

S.A.M.: Simply About Music Wikipedia