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KNX Launches LA’s Morning News As Mike Simpson Joins Vicky Moore and Jennifer York

Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM Los Angeles will debut a new morning show “LA’s Morning News” on Monday, October 17. The launch will see current afternoon anchor Mike Simpson move to mornings to join current co-anchor Vicky Moore and traffic reporter Jennifer York following today’s retirement of Dick Helton after 24 years at KNX preceded […] […]

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Forty-Five Years of Radio History, One Frequency

In 1978, “Disco 92” WKTU New York made radio history. Its switch from “mellow rock” became one of the all-time station launch success stories, a 11.1 share debut rivaled only a few times since. As ratings historian Chris Huff notes, WKTU was the first time an FM had been No. 1 in New York, although […] […]

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Station Sales Week Of 10/14

Metro Radio Inc. sells Hot AC 105.5 WINC-FM Berryville VA to Darrin Jones’ Euclid Avenue Properties for $250,000. A report on former sister station 1400 WZFC (formerly WINC) Winchester states that Jones, who owns two local funeral homes, was brought to the deal by WZFC owner Todd Bartley and that additional acquisitions are forthcoming. Family […] […]