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WEPN & KSPN SVP/GM Tim McCarthy To Depart Ahead Of Potential Good Karma Takeover

Ahead of the expected LMA of “98.7 ESPN New York” 1050 WEPN/98.7 WEPN-FM and “ESPN LA 710” KSPN/1110 KRDC Los Angeles to Good Karma Brands, Tim McCarthy has told staffers he will be departing as SVP/General Manager of both stations at the end of the month. As first reported by the New York Post, McCarthy’s […] […]

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1999: Livin’ La Vida Lost Factor

Pop music’s resurgence was peaking in 1999. Top 40 radio was varied — truly embracing Hip-Hop and R&B for the first time in a decade; still drawing heavily from Modern AC; welcoming a Latin crossover mini-boom; embracing a third wave of teen acts, as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera joined ‘N Sync and Backstreet Boys. […] […]

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Kristin Roderick Joins WBLS/WQHT As Vice President of Sales

MediaCo has announced the appointment of Kristin Roderick as Vice President of Sales for Rhythmic CHR “Hot 97” WQHT and Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS New York. Roderick joins MediaCo from Townsquare Media where she has been Director of Regional Partnerships and VP/Partnership Sales since joining the company in 2017. She previously spent seven years with […] […]

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WOAP Opens A Portal To Rock/Alternative/CHR Hybrid

Cano’s Broadcasting has flipped Variety Hits “103.1 The O” 1080 WOAP/103.1 W276CZ Owasso MI to a mix of Rock, Alternative and CHR as “103.1 Portal-FM“. Featuring an “alien” imaging voice, General Manager Tony Burke told Durand Now that the station is an “Alt Blend” that pulls mostly from Alternative and Active Rock charts with some […] […]