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Another Ottawa radio station has tuned out.

In a terse and anonymous statement on Facebook, 93.9 Bob-FM management announced early Monday evening that the station was signing off after just over a decade of broadcasting “the best of the ’80s, ’90s, and whatever.”

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“The last eleven years have been a blast, and we hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we have,” management said, explaining only that “market conditions have changed, and it’s time for us to pursue a new opportunity.”

By way of apparent compensation to suddenly deprived listeners, they suggested tuning into the station’s Internet version, www.bob.fm.

One station host, Cub Carson, tweeted the consequences as they affected him: “Anyone have a job opening, you know, in radio in Ottawa. I can’t start tomorrow though, I plan on drinking a little tonight.”

Some regular listeners weren’t happy. “First the Bear and now Bob … WTF Ottawa,” listener Mike Lapointe posted on Facebook. Another, Liam McAvoy, shared that sentiment, posting, “It’s annoying me that all the good stations are turning into crappy modern hip hop/r&b, etc.”