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As Martz Communications Group prepares to close on its $2.5 million sale of CHR “94.7 Hits-FM” WYUL Chateaugay and Country “Wild Country 96.5” WVNV Malone NY to Educational Media Foundation, the latter brand is moving to a network of AMs...Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from RadioInsight
A year ago, I wrote a Lost Factor column defending the hits of 1974. To detractors, it was the year of “(You’re) Having My Baby,” “The Night Chicago Died,” and “Annie’s Song.” I remember it as the year of “Waterloo,” “Rock Your Baby,”...Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from RadioInsight
iHeartMedia has appointed Dennis Glasgow as Program Director for “104.7 Wonk-FM” W284CQ/WWDC-HD2 Washington DC. Glasgow was Operations Manager/Program Director for Capitol Broadcasting’s Sports properties in Raleigh NC...Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from RadioInsight
Cumulus Media Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX Cincinnati has tabbed Steve Dent as its new Program Director succeeding Marty Bender. Dent will continue to host mornings at Cumulus Rock “93.9X” WNDX Indianapolis as...Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from RadioInsight
iHeartMedia has rebranded Sports 940 WINZ Miami as “Fox Sports 940 Miami“, while moving to the national Fox Sports Radio lineup 24/7. As part of today’s rebranding, FSR’s new “2 Pros and a Cup of Joe”...Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from RadioInsight
Audacy has welcomed André Yancey as the new morning show producer for “Scott Shannon in the Morning with Patty Steele” on WCBS-FM 101.1 (WCBS-FM) in New York. “We were fortunate to have so many great applicants excited about the...Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from RadioInsight
For the second time this year Marker Broadcasting has made a format shift on 95.9 KJJZ Indian Wells/Palm Springs. KJJZ had flipped from Soft AC to Hot AC in March, but retained its “Kool 95.9” branding. Now it has rebranded...Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from RadioInsight
Cumulus Media Hot AC “Q97.3” KQHN Waskom TX/Shreveport LA launched a new on-air lineup on Monday. Jay Michaels, Operations Manager of Cumulus Shreveport and Program Director of KQHN, moved from afternoons to mornings...Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from RadioInsight
Cumulus Media Alternative “Alt 92.3” WZRH Laplace/New Orleans has announced a new on-air lineup. Premiere Networks’ The Woody Show will remain in mornings, but will now be followed by Anna in middays as she moves over...Monday, September 20, 2021 from RadioInsight
CUMULUS MEDIA (NASDAQ: CMLS) has named two executives, Doug Cohn and Bruce Gilbert, to newly created positions across Music & Entertainment and Sports, respectively, to lead new content development across the company’s platforms,...Monday, September 20, 2021 from RadioInsight
Midwest Communications CHR “Hot 96” WSTO Evansville IN morning hosts Claire Ballard, Tyler Cooper and Gavin Eddings have left the station. Ballard had hosted mornings at WSTO since October 2016 after previously serving as...Monday, September 20, 2021 from RadioInsight
Premiere Networks’ Fox Sports Radio launched a new morning show this morning replacing Clay Travis’ “Outkick The Coverage” following Travis’ move to the 12-3pm Conservative Talk show that replaced Rush...Friday, September 17, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
As the first half of 2021 ended, Cumulus Media could count itself among a select group of publicly traded broadcasters that were enjoying strong interest in investors on Wall Street. Shares reached $14.75 after bottoming out at $9 on May...Friday, September 17, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
It has been tied to the company's Flint, Mich., radio stations yet has a signal that's based in Lapeer and covers such Michigan towns as Sandusky and Almont, to the east of Port Huron and Midwestern Ontario. Now, Townsquare Media has...Friday, September 17, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
Riverfront Broadcasting, led by Carolyn Becker, has attracted national attention for its operations in the Heartland of America. With operations in such markets as Yankton, S.D., Riverfront is now scaling back in a small way. It is...Friday, September 17, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
One of the many early radio stations that predates KDKA in Pittsburgh, credited by many as the "first" commercially licensed radio station, didn't get commercial licensed to Boston until its relocation there in 1931. Before then, it was...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
The importance of fact-based broadcast radio and television journalism at a time when misinformation is running rampant on social media is a key mission for local news organizations across the U.S. It's also integral to the NAB, which...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
On its surface, a follow-up report to the U.S. Latino Podcast Listener Report, released in July by Edison Research, offers rather encouraging findings on the percentage of U.S. Hispanics who've listened to a podcast. Now, Edison believes...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is the latest organization to institute a "COVID Change" for an upcoming in-person gathering. The 46th Annual Gracie Awards will now be a virtual affair.Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
Colin Benedict, the VP of News for Morgan Murphy Media, played an integral role in the planning and execution of a May 2021 effort across all of the multimedia company’s markets to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations. With the cancellation...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
Until now, consumers of Cumulus Media-owned radio stations that wished to stream any of the company's AMs or FMs needed to do so via two commonly used apps. As of today, the third widely used live audio streaming app has added all of...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
A "major evolution in response to the rapid digitalization of audio consumption" is about to take place for radio ratings across some of the biggest metropolitan areas in the world. How so? Live streaming data is to be integrated into a...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
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Until recently, a 3,500-watt Class A facility with a broadcast tower in the city of Oak Brook, Ill., could barely penetrate the Loop and much of the city of Chicago. Today, EMF owns the station, which carries the WAWE-FM call letters....Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
Of the big regional religious radio broadcasting operations, the Houston-based entity devoted to "keeping Him close by" has emerged as a force in the Lone Star State. It's expanded well beyond its home market, and is now ready to enter...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned Dielectric has literally changed how FM broadcast antenna manufactures validate directional pattern studies for new FM broadcast antennas. In fact, the company's research played a key role in the recent FCC...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
HD Radio, touted by parent Xperi Corp. as "the most successfully deployed commercial digital radio system worldwide," has expanded into the motorbike category. The HD Radio receivers are currently available on the digital dash display of...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Radio & Television Business Report » Radio News
Expanding the range of smart home devices through which radio broadcasters can engage their audiences, streaming and podcast product provider StreamGuys is now offering custom development of Google Actions.Thursday, January 21, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
President Joseph R. Biden has named FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission. She was sworn in as a Democratic Commissioner in 2017 and replaces outgoing Chairman Ajit Pai....Thursday, January 21, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Triton Digital has released new data around the consumption of U.S. AM/FM streams on smart speakers. The firm compared the consumption of U.S. AM/FM streams on smart speakers in December 2018, December 2019, and December 2020, reporting...Thursday, January 21, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Cumulus has announced important changes to sales leadership, effective immediately. Ron Russo is appointed President, Sales at Westwood One responsible for the network sales and sales planning organizations and reporting to Westwood One...Thursday, January 21, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
After an extensive national search, NPR President and CEO John Lansing has named Elizabeth A. Allen to lead NPR's legal team. She will be joining NPR February 16 as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel andamp; Secretary. "Our legal...Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Sun Broadcast Group's syndicated morning show, "Ashley andamp; Brad," is starting 2021 with the addition of WKZA-FM as its latest affiliate. Media One Radio's 106.9 expands the duo's reach into Jamestown, NY and the duo will now wake up...Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Spreaker has introduced AdHub, a cost-effective way for podcasters to grow their listener base. The self-serve tool places targeted ads for their podcasts into other Spreaker podcasts using dynamic advertising technology, which...Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Podcast giant Acast appoints Elli Dimitroulakos as Head of Automation, Americas. She'll lead Acast Automated, the company's programmatic advertising arm, in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, enabling advertisers to use automated technology to...Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
JVC Media of Florida adds syndicated Elvis Duran to CHR WMFQ-FM (Q92.9) Gainesville-Ocala for the Q92.9 Morning Show beginning Monday January 25 at 6am. JVC Ocala-Gainesville Operations Manager Ben Burris said, "The Q92.9 listeners...Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
In response to the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, NAB CEO Gordon Smith said, "Sincere congratulations to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their historic inauguration. As we...Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
WABC (Talkradio 77)/New York has extended its commitment with "The Greatest Show of All Time" with celebrity entrepreneur Clint Arthur to continue during the entirety of 2021. The show, which has been part of the Talk outlet's lineup for...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Cumulus Media promotes award-winning broadcast journalist Nick Gale to News Director for WLS-AM/Chicago, IL. He'll continue to serve the station as morning news anchor, a post he's held since 2020. Gale previously worked as News Director...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Benztown appoints Jeff Kelly as West Coast Commercial Production Director. Kelly was previously Production Director for iHeartMedia in Albuquerque, where he won nine New Mexico Broadcasting Awards over the course of four years. Prior to...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
ESPN Podcasts will debut a new weekly offering, "First Take, Her Take," with format similar to ESPN TV's weekday morning discussion show, "First Take" on Wednesday, January 20. The new podcast will feature three prominent women in sports...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
The Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers Association piloted a campaign on the smart speaker. It found, over the past four years, the smart speaker has grown to represent nearly a quarter (24%) of all online listening to Cumulus stations. The...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Entercom inks new multi-year contract extensions with air personalities Mercedes Martinez and JC Fernandez. Both will continue as morning hosts of "Mercedes in the Morning" on KMXB-FM (Mix 94.1) in Las Vegas, weekdays from 5-10am PT....Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
WYMS-88.9FM 88Nine Radio Milwaukee has announced the three 88Nine Amplifier mentors for the program's inaugural year: Grammy-winning Bon Iver's Justin Vernon; producer, mixer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Butch Vig of the band...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Charmaine Bey will host "Inside The Midday with Charmaine Bey" on Chicago's 107.5 WGCI effective immediately. The show will air from 10am -2pm weekdays and feature entertainment news, live and local information and various show segments...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Entercom has announced the addition of Brian Shactman as morning show co-host for 1080 WTIC News Talk in Hartford. Shactman will join co-host Ray Dunaway on "Mornings with Ray and Brian," weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. ET,...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
iHeartMedia New York's iHeartRadio Broadway and D'Marie Productions announced today that the popular LGBTQ+ comedy podcast "Slumber Party with Tim Murray" will join the iHeartPodcast Network, beginning January 20. "Slumber Party with Tim...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Beasley Mezzanine Holdings, LLC (the "Issuer"), intends to offer $280.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes (the "Notes"), subject to...Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Kast Media will be working with Triton Digital in a new partnership for the delivery, monetization, and measurement of its podcast content. Triton will provide a host of services including the Omny Studio publishing platform and Podcast...Monday, January 18, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
ARC Software, the affiliate relations platform developed by radio's Jason Bailey, announced Monday that it has welcomed several new producers and syndicated products to the family. The announcement follows recent news of Bailey and SBG's...Monday, January 18, 2021 from RADIO ONLINE News
Gen Media Partners (GMP) appoints Anny Mansfield to the newly-created position of Corporate Research Director. Mansfield, who has been with Gen Media Partners since its inception, will build out a company-wide research department. Her...