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{{short description|American radio network and syndication service}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{More footnotes|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox broadcasting network
| network_name = Dial Global Local
| network_logo = [[File:Dial Global.png|200px]]
| country = {{USA}}
| network_type = [[Radio network]]
| available = {{USA}}/{{CAN}} <br>National, through regional affiliates
| owner = [[Triton Media Group]]
| key_people =
| launch_date = ''Unknown at this time''.
| past_names = Waitt Radio Networks (????-2010)
| website =
}}
'''Dial Global Local''' (formerly '''Waitt Radio Networks''') was a [[radio network|national radio network]] based in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], formerly owned by [[NRG Media]] and purchased in April 2008 by [[Triton Radio Networks]]. As a subsidiary of [[Dial Global]], they specialized in 24-hour formats for affiliated radio stations across the United States and Canada which are specifically localized for their client stations, although they also were known for [[Advertising|commercial production]] services. Dial Global Local also provides their affiliates with coverage of breaking news events.

In June 2012, due to reorganizations at Dial Global, the Dial Global Local 24/7 formats were fully integrated into Dial Global's portfolio of formats, and "Dial Global Local" ceased to exist as a brand name. However, most of the former Dial Global Local formats are still offered to affiliate stations in the same manner in which they were previously offered. Three formats - Rock 2.0, Good Time Oldies, and Hits Now! - are available in Local versions only (the latter being a former Dial Global Total offering).

24-hour formats currently (June 2012) offered by Dial Global in Local versions include:
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Network Ident
! Format
! Additional Notes (If any)
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''[[AC Pure|AC (Local Version)]]'''
| [[Adult contemporary music|Adult Contemporary]]
| Formerly known as "AC Pure" under the Waitt/Dial Global Local banners
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''Classic Country (Local Version)'''
| [[Classic country]]
| Formerly known as ''Country Classics'' under the Waitt/Dial Global Local banners
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''Classic Hits/Pop (Local Version)'''
| [[Oldies]]/[[Classic Hits]]
| Formerly known as ''Oldies Plus'' under the Waitt/Dial Global Local banners
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''Classic Rock (Local Version)'''
| [[Classic rock|Classic Rock]]
| Formerly known as "Genuine Classic Rock" under the Waitt/Dial Global Local banners
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''[[Good Time Oldies]]'''
| [[Oldies]]
| A revival of a former [[Jones Radio Network]] format, brought back by affiliate demand; available in Local only
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''Hits Now!'''
| [[Contemporary Hit Radio|CHR/Top 40]]
| Formerly a Dial Global Total format, now available in Local version only
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''[[AC Active|Hot AC (Local Version)]]'''
| [[Hot Adult Contemporary]]
| Formerly known as "AC Active" under the Waitt/Dial Global Local banners
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''Mainstream Country (Local Version)'''
| [[Country music|Modern Country]]
| Formerly known as "Country Today" under the Waitt/Dial Global Local banners
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[File:Triangle-blue.svg]]
| '''Rock 2.0'''
| [[Album Oriented Rock|Mainstream Rock]]
| Replaced the former Waitt "Alternative Now" and "Modern Rock" formats
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}

Former networks included '''The Lounge''' ([[adult standards]]/[[soft AC]], discontinued in June 2012); '''Modern Rock''' (replaced by Rock 2.0); and '''Bob FM''' (replaced by Jack FM, now a Dial Global Total offering).

[[File:Waitt Radio.png|right|thumb|150px|Former ''Waitt Radio Networks'' logo prior to its name change to ''Dial Global Local''.]]

On April 30, 2008, it was announced that NRG Media had sold the assets of Waitt Radio Networks to Triton Radio Networks, which also operates [[Dial Global]] Digital 24/7 formats (once part of [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]]). According to Dial Global's website, Dial Global's plans are to merge Waitt's existing 24-hour formats and commercial production services into its own operations [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513222626/http://www.dial-global.com/dg_press_20080430_001.asp]. The merger was complete in 2010.

Westwood One shut down Rock 2.0, Hits Now! and Good Time Oldies on April 20, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Westwood One Eliminates Seven 24/7 Formats |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/297063/westwood-one-eliminates-seven-24-7-formats/ |access-date=March 2, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.dial-global.com/index.php/programming/formats Dial Global formats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614103947/http://www.dial-global.com/index.php/programming/formats |date=2012-06-14 }}

{{Triton Media}}
{{American broadcast radio}}

[[Category:Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Triton Media Group]]
[[Category:Defunct radio networks in the United States]]
[[Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States]]

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Dial Global Local - Revision history

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