Original sentence: A Facebook group known as Bring Back GRock.A protest outside of Press Communications was held the week of the change, attended by about 200 people.Both WHTZ and WXRK routinely show up in the Monmouth/Ocean ratings, while WIOQ and WRDW appeared in the Spring '08 books.Hit 106 is one of many Top 40 stations that serve Monmouth & Ocean Counties.In a letter posted in response to the protest, McAllan lambasted the G Rock Radio fans for their perceived reluctance to fill out Arbitron surveys, adding that he hoped that they would tune in to the new station, which counts Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent, Pink and Fall Out Boy among its core artists.In addition, the Atlantic City stations have targeted Ocean County listeners and advertisers over the years.In the Monmouth/Ocean Spring '09 ratings, WHTG & WBBO together finished in 20th place, behind similar stations such as WHTZ, WJLK, and WKTU but ahead of WIOQ and WRDW.Membership in the group currently stands at over 10,700.On January 19, 2009, the previous alternative rock format heard on WHTG and WBBO was dropped in the middle of the day with no advance notice in favor of a Top 40 format, known as "Hit 106".Other similar stations include WJLK (94.3 The Point), Trenton's WPST, New York's WHTZ (Z-100) and WXRK (92.3 Now), Philadelphia's WIOQ (Q102) and WRDW-FM (Wired 96.5), and Atlantic City's WZBZ (99.3 Kiss-FM) and WAYV.The decision to drop G Rock Radio for Hit 106 leaves almost all of WHTG/WBBO's coverage area without an alternative rock station.formed to protest the format change
Edited sentence: On January 19, 2009, the previous alternative rock format heard on WHTG and WBBO was dropped in favor of a Top 40 format, known as "Hit 106"