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WERV Brings Classic Alternative To Suburban Chicago
26/05/2024

WERV Brings Classic Alternative To Suburban Chicago

At the same time Alpha Media launched "Chicagoland's Free Country" on 98.3 WCCQ Crest Hill/Joliet and 102.3 WXLC Waukegan IL, the company quietly made another flip in its suburban Chicago cluster. Classic Rock "95.9 The River" WERV-FM Aurora moved from Rock leaning Classic Hits to Classic Alternativ...

Times-Shamrock Expands In Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
26/05/2024

Times-Shamrock Expands In Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

Times-Shamrock Communications has filed to purchase Classic Country "Bigfoot Legends 107.7" WLGD Dallas/Wilkes-Barre PA from Seven Mountains Media for $300,000. The deal includes a Time Brokerage Agreement that will take effect on Friday, June 1. WLGD joins Times-Shamrock's holdings that include Cla...

KVUT Ceases Operations
24/05/2024

KVUT Ceases Operations

Tyler TX has lost its only locally originating Public Radio station as the University of Texas-Tyler ceased operations of 99.7 KVUT Cuney at 5pm today. KVUT launched in September 2020 following the University's $120,000 purchase of the station. KVUT rimshot the Tyler portion of the Tyler/Longview ma...

Nielsen April 2024 Ratings Releases 5/24
24/05/2024

Nielsen April 2024 Ratings Releases 5/24

Nielsen continues its releases of the April 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectady/Troy, and Syracuse. Other markets coming this week include: On Friday, May 24: Monthly ratings for Dayton, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Metro Fairfield County, Tucson, ...

WWCT Moves To Alternative
24/05/2024

WWCT Moves To Alternative

Advanced Media Partners shifted AAA 99.9 WWCT Bartonville/Peoria IL to Alternative “CT 99.9” this morning. Now positioning as “Peoria’s Alternative”, the flip marks the third time an Alternative Rock format was featured on the frequency. Cumulus Media Rock “105.7 The X” WIXO originally...

E Radio Network Acquires Five In Texarkana Area Out Of Bankruptcy
24/05/2024

E Radio Network Acquires Five In Texarkana Area Out Of Bankruptcy

Christie Tate's E Radio Network is purchasing five stations and four translators in and near Texarkana from the Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation trust led by Roddrick B Newhouse. Newhouse was appointed trustee overseeing the divestment of Robert Delgiorno’s Freed AM Corp. and MLS Broadcasting foll...

Ross On Radio: Stax of Memorial Day Weekend Recommendations
24/05/2024

Ross On Radio: Stax of Memorial Day Weekend Recommendations

The Stax Records story has been a well-chronicled one over the past 30 years: founder Jim Stewart’s disastrous deal that gave the label’s catalog to Atlantic, the integrated staff and musicians that found it harder to remain brothers-in-music after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Al...

Hot 95.9 Gives Way To Austin's Texas Country
24/05/2024

Hot 95.9 Gives Way To Austin's Texas Country

Audacy flipped Classic Hip Hop "Hot 95.9" K240EL/KKMJ-HD3 Austin to Red Dirt/Classic Country "Austin’s 95.9 Texas Country" at 12pm today. The flip comes ahead of the closing of the sale of Genuine Austin Radio's similarly formatted 99.3 KOKE-FM/98.5 K253AN to Spanish language operator Norsan Media...

Alpha Media Launches Chicagoland's Free Country 98.3/102.3
24/05/2024

Alpha Media Launches Chicagoland's Free Country 98.3/102.3

A format change is expected today at Alpha Media Hot AC “Star 102.3” WXLC Waukegan IL. As we first hinted about in the story about the layoffs at the company’s Joliet IL cluster last week, WXLC will be flipping to Country today simulcasting 98.3 WCCQ Crest Hill/Joliet. It is expected that the ...

Robbie Owens Rises To KOLC Program Director
24/05/2024

Robbie Owens Rises To KOLC Program Director

Reno Media Group has promoted "Ten Country @ 97.3" KOLC Carson City/Reno NV morning co-host Robbie Owens to Program Director. Owens joined KOLC last September to co-host mornings with Cat Bellah. He previously spent a decade at Midwest Communications' "Big Country 92.5" KTWB Sioux Falls SD rising to...

iHeartMedia To Launch Pittsburgh Steelers Audio Network
24/05/2024

iHeartMedia To Launch Pittsburgh Steelers Audio Network

iHeartMedia Pittsburgh has extended its deal with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers to run through the 2028 season. As part of the deal, iHeart will launch the "Steelers Audio Network" featuring game-day broadcasts, ancillary programs, digital audio (Steelers Nation Radio), podcasts and social media con...

Station Sales Week of 5/24
24/05/2024

Station Sales Week of 5/24

Shadowlands Communications sells Christian Preaching "Sonshine 800" WSHO New Orleans to Daniel and Deborah Teachworth's Focal Point Media Group LLC for $130,000. As part of the deal, seller Bill Ainsworth will remain General Manager for six months after closing at no salary. SummitMedia sells Silent...

Power 96 Flips To 90s/2000s Rhythmic Throwbacks
23/05/2024

Power 96 Flips To 90s/2000s Rhythmic Throwbacks

Audacy flipped CHR "Power 96" WPOW-FM Miami to Classic Hip Hop at 5pm today. Now positioning as "Miami's New Home for Throwbacks," the station retains its heritage "Power 96" branding that dates back to its Rhythmic CHR format launching in 1986. The station had moved to Gold leaning CHR last May, bu...

D-Wayne Taylor Departs Red 94.5 Lincoln
23/05/2024

D-Wayne Taylor Departs Red 94.5 Lincoln

D-Wayne Taylor has departed his roles as Program Director and morning host at NRG Media Rhythmic CHR "Red 94.5" K233AN/KBBK-HD2 Lincoln NE. Taylor joined K233AN in October 2022 after spending eight years across town at Alpha Media CHR 106.3 KFRX. He stated on social media that he is departing to foc...

Nielsen April 2024 Ratings Releases 5/23
23/05/2024

Nielsen April 2024 Ratings Releases 5/23

Nielsen continues its releases of the April 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, , Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester. Other markets coming this week include: On Thursday, May 23: Monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectad...

KNDE Resurrects Morning Candy With Mikaylee Supak Joining Ted Hallowell
23/05/2024

KNDE Resurrects Morning Candy With Mikaylee Supak Joining Ted Hallowell

Bryan Broadcasting CHR "Candy 95" KNDE College Station TX has announced the addition of Mikaylee Supak to its morning show alongside Ted Hallowell. The new show will relaunch the "Morning Candy" brand on the station that hasn't been in use the past few years. Supak originally joined the company last...

Vont Leak & Bailey Hess Join The Dave Ryan Show
23/05/2024

Vont Leak & Bailey Hess Join The Dave Ryan Show

iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB Richfield/Minneapolis MN has announced the addition of Vont Leak and Bailey Hess to the Dave Ryan Show alongside Ryan and Jenny Luttenberger. Leak joined KDWB last August as evening host after just a few weeks in Des Moines as midday host at CHR “107.5 Kiss-FM” KKDM an...

The Programming/On-Air Purges Across Alpha Media Show No Signs Of Stopping
23/05/2024

The Programming/On-Air Purges Across Alpha Media Show No Signs Of Stopping

After cutting the majority of their on-air staffers at their Missouri stations earlier this month, Alpha Media has made similar cuts at stations in Iowa and Minnesota. Like in Missouri, the cuts are directed solely at the programming and on-air staffers at their stations in Austin, Albert Lea, and L...

Aiir Launches Station Streaming Service
23/05/2024

Aiir Launches Station Streaming Service

Aiir has announced the launc of a new station streaming service. The platform utilizes Zeno Media's streaming technology to allow access to programmatic advertising as part of the service. Aiir Streaming will also offer multi-station streaming and on-demand/replay recordings Aiir CEO Ricki Lee state...

Carrie Evans Resigns As Program Director Of WTMD
23/05/2024

Carrie Evans Resigns As Program Director Of WTMD

Carrie Evans has announced her resignation as Program Director of Baltimore Public Media AAA 89.7 WTMD Towson/Baltimore MD. Evans had been on family leave the past few months to help care for her family after her father passed away in December. Hi. Hi. Hi. I have missed you so much. More than you kn...

RadioDays North America's 30 Ideas In 45 Minutes Adds Hubbard's Greg Strassell
22/05/2024

RadioDays North America's 30 Ideas In 45 Minutes Adds Hubbard's Greg Strassell

RadioDays North America has announced the addition of Hubbard Radio Executive Vice President of Programming & Audience Development to their “30 Ideas in 45 Minutes,” the closing session of the June 2-4 conference. The signature panel of Radiodays Europe, 30 Ideas in 45 Minutes features Consultan...

Ace & TJ Move To Afternoons On WKQC
22/05/2024

Ace & TJ Move To Afternoons On WKQC

Beasley Media Group has announced that the syndicated Ace & TJ Show will move from middays on CHR "Kiss 95.1" WNKS Charlotte to afternoons on Classic Hits "K104.7" WKQC. The show had returned to WNKS in July 2022 after previously hosting mornings from 1998 to 2011. The show then spent a decade at iH...

Nielsen continues its releases of the April 2024 diary surveys today. Today's markets include monthly ratings for Birmin...
22/05/2024

Nielsen continues its releases of the April 2024 diary surveys today. Today's markets include monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, , Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester. Other markets coming this week include: On Thursday, May 23: Monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectady/Troy, and Syracuse. On Friday, May 24: Monthly ratings for Dayton, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Metro Fairfield County, Tucson, and Tulsa.

Nielsen begins its releases of the March 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Baton Rouge, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Puerto Rico. Other markets coming this week include: On Wednesday, May 22: Monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, ...

FCC To Propose Requiring AI Content Disclosures In Political Ads
22/05/2024

FCC To Propose Requiring AI Content Disclosures In Political Ads

Today Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel shared with her colleagues a new agency proposal that, if adopted, would look into whether the agency should require disclosure when there is AI-generated content in political ads on radio and TV. With the circulation of this Not...

Ross On Radio: Paige Nienaber on Bringing Gamesmanship Back to Contesting
22/05/2024

Ross On Radio: Paige Nienaber on Bringing Gamesmanship Back to Contesting

“People with pacemakers or other implanted medical devices should avoid the session and please, please wear rubber-soled shoes.” That’s Paige Nienaber, self-described “evil genius” of CPR Promotions, describing “20 Electrifying No/Low Budget Promotions That Will Grab People’s Attention...

SiriusXM To Launch Chris Stapleton Radio As Full-Time Addition To Lineup
22/05/2024

SiriusXM To Launch Chris Stapleton Radio As Full-Time Addition To Lineup

SiriusXM will launch "Chris Stapleton Radio" as a new full-time addition to its channel lineup on Thursday, May 23 at 12:00pm on channel 63. The new channel will be curated and presented by Stapleton and members of his band The Honchos featuring his music and a mix of Country, Rock and Soul with art...

Jason Nivens Departs 98.9 The Rock
22/05/2024

Jason Nivens Departs 98.9 The Rock

After nineteen years at Audacy's "98.9 The Rock" KQRC-FM Leavenworth/Kansas City, Jason Nivens has exited the station. Nivens shared, "They never let ya say goodbye! It’s been a pleasure chatting with you all over the years!" He joined KQRC in July 2004 and also served as a fill-in host at News/Ta...

Alpha Media Continues To Purge Talent In Midwest Markets
22/05/2024

Alpha Media Continues To Purge Talent In Midwest Markets

After cutting the majority of their on-air staffers at their Missouri stations earlier this month, Alpha Media has made similar cuts at stations in Iowa and Minnesota. Like in Missouri, the cuts are directed solely at the programming and on-air staffers at their stations in Austin, Albert Lea, and L...

Nielsen March 2024 Ratings Releases 5/21
21/05/2024

Nielsen March 2024 Ratings Releases 5/21

Nielsen begins its releases of the March 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Baton Rouge, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Puerto Rico. Other markets coming this week include: On Wednesday, May 22: Monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, ...

Throwback Nation Radio Adds Eight New Affiliates
21/05/2024

Throwback Nation Radio Adds Eight New Affiliates

Throwback Brands' "Throwback Nation Radio" hosted by Tony Lorino has added eight new affiliates. Four stations are adding daily clearances of the show: Saga Communications' 93.3 KIOA Des Moines IA, ST Radio's "Classic Hits 101.7" WLDE Fort Wayne IN, Civic Media's 105.7 WCFW Eau Claire WI, and Pamal....

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