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Jon celebrates 30 years in radio

Jon Vertigan embarked on one of life’s great adventures back in 1992, when his parents drove him to Swan Hill to begin his radio career.This week Jon – who co-hosts the Breakfast Show on Melbourne’s Easy Music 3MP with his good mate Julie Strini – celebrates thirty years in radio, and says he wouldn’t swap… Read More
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April 2022 (3/31 – 4/27) Nielsen Audio Ratings Day 2: Big Gain For KFBG

Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets. Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Washington DC Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU retains its lead inching […] […]

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Radio’s leap of faith: smoothfm turns 10

Ten years ago this week, Michael Bublé burst forth on our TV screens – front and centre of the advertising campaign to launch what would become one of the most successful media brands in the Australian radio landscape.This Saturday, smoothfm enters its second decade.“On one hand, it feels like the blink of an eye. Then… Read More
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KTRX Stunting Ahead Of Format Change

Active Rock is out and something new will debut on Wednesday, May 18 at Stephens Media Group’s 92.7 KTRX Dickson/Ardmore OK. KTRX began stunting at 12pm with a loop of brief song snippets that all include the word “Star” from various genres and current morning host Jimmy Green telling listeners to tune-in on Wednesday at […] […]

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Carolina Panthers Move From WBT To WRFX

After seventeen years on Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT Charlotte, the NFL’s Carolina Panthers have announced a return to iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX Kannapolis/Charlotte. The deal marks a return to WRFX for the Panthers, who were previously heard on the station from 2000 through 2004. The franchise was heard on WBT from […] […]

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From Australia to Amsterdam to “Africa”

At this writing, I’m listening to a lot of Classic Hits radio from around the country and around the world as broadcasters prepare to gather at Radiodays Europe. Here are four very quick hits from my international listening. Gold 104.3 Melbourne Currently Melbourne’s No. 1 station, Gold 104.3 is owned by ARN, the Australian group […] […]