From today's TRI Newsletter: Tim Martz says "This is strictly a financial decision. We were close to break-even when the FCC pulled our license [for the Oasis] in October. The Oasis was the main biller, and its absence and the uncertainty about when it could return was one of the key reasons for pulling the plug" on the signals yesterday. Let’s review the history: First, Clear Channel smacked Tim Martz’s “104.7 The Oasis” for interfering with its co-channel WIOT, Toledo. Then the HD multicast-fed translator (W284BQ) scouted for more viable frequencies, going through 93.9 and 93.5. Martz says "It was not a case of backing away from the search for a new frequency. We have one - 92.7. The problem is the prolonged approval process [at the FCC] for translator moves, especially those near the Canadian border." Here was yesterday's Facebook posting from the Oasis – “All good things must come to an end. We’re sorry to say that The Oasis has ceased operations today.” Martz, who's been very creative with translators and unique formats in other markets, had been working in Detroit with WGPR (107.5). He has a lease deal with its HD Radio multicast signals. As for his translators: "My plan is to exit the Detroit market" and says "a number of parties have expressed an interest" in the translators. Mark David on the Detroit Board of Radio-Info.com observes the apparent end of the Oasis and the Bone, here.