The plug has been pulled on Energy 92.7, San Francisco's gay radio station. Why was the staff fired?

September 10, 11:04 PMSF LGBT Issues ExaminerEric Ross

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There’s a big rumor going around today (9/10/09) that the new owner of Energy 92.7 is very homophobic and he fired a lot of the employees at the radio station. Ed Stolz (former owner of KWOD in Sacramento, and current owner of 2 stations in Vegas) purchased Energy for $6.5 million. Energy’s facebook fanpage has been leaving comments to keep people updated. Below are some of the comments from the page:

Energy 92.7 FM Tune into Energy 92.7 right now until 3pm...on the dial or Channel 964 on Comcast

Energy 92.7 FM It was supposed to be 3pm...So stay tuned because we don't know what to tell you now! It's out of our hands. Just remember to come to The Lookout tomorrow for the very last Energy event with Fernando & Greg and the entire Energy crew...

Energy 92.7 FM UPDATE: Energy is on the air until 5pm everybody. Listen with us until the end...Channel 964 on Comcast. Get all your friends together to celebrate the end of an era. You're all the best listeners in the world.

Energy 92.7 FM Thank you fans of Energy 92.7! You are truly the best. We love hearing your comments, we are all reading them all! Please, keep them coming and share your favorite moments of Energy with us. Don't forget to come party with us one last time at The Lookout tomorrow from 5-9p.

Energy 92.7 FM Dear fans, we are not controlling the programming. We are listening with you and we are in the same boat. The music is programmed to run until the flip happens to the next station. Thank you again for all your kind words and memories.

Energy 92.7 FM Dear fans, we just got the word. 7pm is the end of Energy 92.7. Thank you all for your support. You have been the greatest listeners a radio station could ever have! We love you. Keep dancing.

Energy 92.7 FM The Energy still lives! Keep it rocking until they pull the plug. It's out of our hands now. We love you all and appreciate your comments today. We'll see you at The Lookout tomorrow for our final Energy event from 5-9pm.

Energy 92.7 FM We are over everyone. We love you all. Please come party with us tomorrow at The Lookout from 5pm to 9pm with the entire Energy staff. We appreciate you all.

You can no longer listen to Energy 92.7, and when you try to streamline the music online, you get a blank web page. Looks like everyone will need to go to the Lookout tomorrow in the Castro to find out what happened. Goodbye Energy 92.7. This truly is an end to an era. We will miss you! 

A facebook page petitioning to bring the station back can be found here.

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