In March 2009, "The Rick Emerson Show" moved from AM 970's midday slot to sister station 101.1 FM KUFO's morning slot. Tim Riley returned as a news reporter, and Greg Nibler joined the show. As part of the move, Emerson would no longer be program director; that job instead went to KUFO program director Chris Patyk. The transition to KUFO was bumpy. "We were like the boyfriend who's so appealing to his girlfriend until they move in together," Emerson said. "Once they had us they realized everything about us had to be made over." In August 2009, CBS Radio sold KUFO to the Portland-based radio conglomerate Alpha Broadcasting. On October 23, 2009, Alpha Broadcasting canceled "The Rick Emerson Show" as well as the afternoon show "Cort and Fatboy", and fired program director Chris Patyk. In a blog post to fans on his website, Emerson asked them to "please forgo the gathering of coffee cups," alluding to the previous "Coffee Cup Crusade."