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Bankruptcy Judge Approves October Auction For Ed Stolz Stations

Judge August Landis of the United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada approved on Thursday court-appointed trustee Michael Carmel’s plan to auction off the station assets of Ed Stolz’s Royce International Broadcasting. Any interested party must submit a bid by 5pm Pacific Time on Monday, October 23. The auction will then take place on Thursday, […] […]

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Country Vs. Classic Rock (And Other Ratings Stories)

Nielsen’s July PPMs (and some of the spring 2023 diary market books) brought one clear format trend, along with just enough one-off success stories to confound radio handicappers and advocates of other formats. Hip-Hop/R&B did not rebound overall, but WERQ (92Q) Baltimore, one of the last outlets pushed out of the top ratings tier during […] […]

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Audacy Promotes Corey Crockett To Director of Programming On Central Content Team

Audacy has announced the promotion of Corey Crockett to Director of Programming. Crockett joined Audacy in November 2019 as evening host on the company’s LGBTQ+ “Channel Q” and weekend host on the company’s Alternative stations. He joined the company’s central content team in January 2022. He has also worked for iHeartMedia Norfolk VA as APD/MD/afternoon […] […]

UK

Victory Radio has launched on its second multiplex

Victory Radio is now broadcasting on a second multiplex, this time in Winchester. The station is the latest to join the Winchester multiplex, which is owned and operated by UK DAB Networks. Victory Radio began broadcasting in 2021 as an online station, then joined the Portsmouth multiplex in April last year. Bob Bruce, Victory Radio’s […] […]

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WMGK To Debut The Matt Cord Show With Steve Vassalotti In Mornings

Following the retirement of John DeBella in June, Beasley Media Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK Philadelphia has announced that midday host Matt Cord will move up to the daypart joined by DeBella’s former producer/co-host Steve Vassalotti. Cord has spent the past 30 years on-air in Philadelphia starting at Rock 93.3 WMMR before a long run un […] […]