Christopher Murray has completed a format swap at his stations in the Macon/Warner Robins, GA market. Gospel “Praise 107.5” WYPZ Cochran has moved to 1350 WRWR/95.5 W238CG Warner Robins as “Praise 95.5“. Concurrently Urban AC “Kiss” moves in reverse from WRWR/W238CG to 107.5 WYPZ and Murray’s newly acquired 900 WBML Macon/105.1 W285CE Fort Valley as […]
Macon Stations Trade Places
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CHR Rebrandings Reach Vancouver
Rogers and Bell are bringing their national CHR brands to Vancouver. This morning Rogers rebranded CHR “Sonic 104.9″ CFUN-FM Chilliwack and its two boosters 92.5 CFUN-1 Abbotsford and 104.9 CFUN-2 Vancouver as “Kiss Radio“. The move places the station under the “Kiss” brand utilized by Rogers CHRs in Kingston and Toronto as well as seven […]
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KSCS Names New Morning Show Co-Host
Following the December retirement of Terry Dorsey, Cumulus Country 96.3 KSCS Dallas, has completed the revamp of its morning show with the addition of Katelyn ‘Connected K’ Maida. Maida will join incumbents Mark “Hawkeye” Louis and “Trapper” John Morris on Monday, March 9. She most recently served as Social Media Producer for Cox Media Houston […]
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WNEW Adds Dave Ramsey
Six FM’s in major markets flipped to All News in 2011 & 2012. Come next week only one will still be airing news content around the clock. As first reported last week by DCRTV.com, CBS’ 99.1 WNEW Bowie, MD/Washington, DC will add the syndicated Dave Ramsey talker from 8-11pm daily. While WNEW will retain news […]
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103.9 Palm Springs Is Moving Easy
The pending format change of Smooth Jazz 102.3 KJJZ Indio/Palm Springs to Classic Rock will lead to another change in the market. KJJZ Program Director/Morning Host Jim ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald is joining Morris Communications 103.9 K280CV Cathedral City/92.7 KKUU-HD2 Indio. On Friday, February 27 he will debut his “Fitz In The Morning” show from 6-10am as […]
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KNXR Returns As 97.5 Pulse-FM
After a couple hours testing/stunting with NOAA Weather Radio, Hometown Broadcasting’s 97.5 KNXR Rochester, MN debuted its new identity this afternoon as Hot AC “97.5 Pulse-FM“. Tom Garrett, the former MD/Morning Host at Townsquare Media’s “Y105” 105.3 KYBA will serve as GM/PD for the station as well as host the “Med City Morning Show” from […]
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Salem Acquires Disney Properties In Atlanta & Pittsburgh
Salem Media is adding two more properties from Radio Disney’s portfolio. Salem’s South Texas Broadcasting subsidiary will pay $2.75 million for 590 WDWD Atlanta. The purchase gives Salem a sixth station in the Atlanta market joining Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH-FM Athens, Conservative Talk “920 The Answer” WGKA Atlanta, Christian Preaching simulcast “Faith Talk […]
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Ingstad Brings KIRO Programming To Yakima
Ingstad Radio Washington has flipped Conservative Talk “1390 KUSA” KBBO Yakima, WA to Sports “1390 The Fan“. The new lineup will include a simulcast of programming from Bonneville’s “710 ESPN” KIRO Seattle from 7am to 7pm weekdays and Fox Sports Radio at night and weekends. KBBO will remain the local affiliate for Seattle Mariners baseball. […]
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Genuine Austin Radio Tweaking Stations
Genuine Austin Radio is making changes at two of its Austin, TX stations. Sports/Classic Hits “104.9 The Horn” KTXX Bee Cave has dropped its remaining Classic Hits blocks and returned to All-Sports. KTXX added Classic Hits in middays, nights, and weekends in January 2014 after dropping its ESPN affiliation when Genuine Austin took over the […]
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It Starts At The Top
In a Fort Worth Star-Telegram column today discussing Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM outrating all four Conservative Talk stations in the Dallas market combined, Salem Media VP/News & Talk Programming Tom Tradup made the following statement: “NPR remains essentially the media of choice for guys in beaded car seats driving cabs at DFW airport,” Tradup wrote […]
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Rewind Launches In Champaign
The hacking of 92.5 WREE has come to an end as the station expectedly relaunched as 80s centric Classic Hits “Rewind 92.5“. Debuting with Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy”, WREE is positioning itself as “Amazing Variety”. Original Report 2/23: Saga has begun stunting on Variety Hits “92.5 The Chief” WREE Urbana/Champaign, IL. Occasional songs are being […]
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KTSA San Antonio Adds FM Translator
Alpha Media News/Talk 550 KTSA San Antonio has added an FM signal with the sign-on of 107.1 K297GK Pleasanton, TX from its new location in downtown San Antonio. KTSA is the #2 commercial Talker in the San Antonio market behind iHeartMedia’s 1200 WOAI. It is the third translator launched in the market by Alpha. In […]
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Jonathon Brandmeier Joins WLS; Goes National With Westwood One
Longtime Chicago and Phoenix morning personality Jonathan Brandmeier is launching a nationally syndicated 10am-1pm eastern syndicated Talk show with Westwood One. To be based at Chicago’s 890 WLS where it will air live, the show will also air on 790 KABC Los Angeles, 570 KLIF Dallas, 860 KKAT Salt Lake City, 790 WPRV Providence, and […]
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EMF Acquires 104.5 KMCQ Seattle
Educational Media Foundation has announced it has purchased Classic Hits “Q104.5” KMCQ Covington/Seattle, WA for an as yet undisclosed price. Currently owned buy Queen Cities Broadcasting, KMCQ moved to Covington from The Dalles, OR in 2008 and increased coverage into the Seattle market in 2010. Kalil and Co. served as the broker for the deal.
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Dennis Miller To End Syndicated Show
As part of yesterday’s announcement that Jonathan Brandmeier will join Cumulus/Westwood One for a daily syndicated program, Dennis Miller will end his program on Friday, March 27. Miller debuted his show in March 2007 and previously signed an extension with what was then known as Dial Global to continue in 2012. While being fed live […]
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Power Foundation To Launch 103.1 WHQA Sunday
The Power Foundation will flip Classic Hits 103.1 WRIX-FM Honea Path/Anderson, SC to Southern Gospel/Preaching “103.1 The Life FM” WHQA at 12pm on Sunday, March 1. Power Foundation recently received WRIX-FM and AM sisters 1020 WRIX Homeland Park and 1280 WANS Anderson via a donation from Tom Ervin. Power operates the Life-FM network across twenty […]
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KJJZ Palm Springs Flips To Classic Rock
Marker Broadcasting made the flip of 102.3 KJJZ to Classic Rock “Q102.3” this morning. New KRHQ call letters are pending. The new format is being constructed by longtime KQRS Minneapolis Operations Manager/Program Director Dave Hamilton. Hamilton retired from Cumulus Minneapolis in 2012 after 27 years at KQRS and had been out of radio since. Original […]
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98.9 The Vibe Starts Memphis Classic Hip-Hop Duel
Memphis gained its second Classic Hip-Hop station as Cumulus flipped “News Talk 98.9″ WKIM Munford to “98.9 The Vibe” at noon today. Positioned as “100% Throwbacks”, WKIM joins Flinn’s “Bumpin 96” 96.1 WIVG Tunica, MS/96.3 W242CF Memphis in the Classic Hip-Hop format. WKIM-FM in Memphis is now its newest Classic Hip Hop station, 98.9 The […]
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Family Radio Returns To New York
Family Stations restored its programming to New York City today as 1560 WQEW flipped to the Family Radio network and WFME call letters this morning. The closing of the acquisition of the station from Radio Disney restores WFME to the New York dial for the first time since Cumulus closed on 94.7 WFME Newark, NJ […]
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Format Shuffle In Lubbock
Walker Broadcasting & Communications is reshaping its portfolio in Lubbock, TX. Alternative “105.7 The Edge” KRBL Idalou has moved to 1420 KJDL/98.5 K253BD Lubbock replacing CHR “Z98.5“. The CHR format lasted almost exactly one year as it debuted on February 18, 2014. The move of The Edge makes way on KRBL for Classic Hits “105.7 […]
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