Dubai radio station Coast FM laid off all its DJs at a meeting yesterday. The station's presenters have not been on air or been paid since early January but had hoped their jobs would be saved. Neil Petch, the managing director of Parent company, ENG, broke the grim news at a meeting at the Al Attar Business Tower yesterday afternoon.
However, he said ENG would pay the DJs up to the end of February. The popular station has been struggling with transmission problems and the global slump in media advertising. It has been playing music non-stop since early January after telling DJs not to show up for work. ENG spokeswoman Gemma McKeown confirmed that all the station's presenters were laid off yesterday. She said management would try to absorb Coast's remaining staff into ENG's other divisions, which include publishing and outdoor advertising.
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