Dow Jones To Close Wall Street Journal Radio Network

DOW JONES has announced that it is closing THE WALL STREET JOURNAL RADIO NETWORK and MARKETWATCH RADIO NETWORK at the end of the year.

In an announcement from DOW JONES CEO WILLIAM LEWIS about the company's plans for the near future, LEWIS wrote, "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL RADIO NETWORK, which includes MARKETWATCH RADIO and provides content to affiliate stations in the U.S, will cease operations at the end of the calendar year. As we move away from the terrestrial radio business, we will continue to build out our digital audio capabilities and offerings."