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FCC Fines Fort Myers Broadcasting $20,000 For Failing To Follow Environmental Review Procedures

The FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Fort Myers Broadcasting Company and issued a $20,000 fine to resolve an investigation into whether the company began clearing land to construct a new cellular tower before completing a required environmental review as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The decree states that […] […]

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Kiss 107.1 Cincinnati Debuts JonJon & Friends In Afternoons

iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS Milford/Cincinnati has added Jon ‘JonJon’ Curl as host of “JonJon & Friends” in afternoons. JonJon previously spent thirteen years at Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ Cincinnati rising from night host to afternoon co-host in October 2015 first with Laura Powell and from 2018-2020 with Natalie Jones. Curl resigned from WKRQ in […] […]

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MARC Radio Promotes Jerry Butler To Gainesville/Ocala Market Manager

MARC Radio has promoted Jerry Butler to Market Manager for their Gainesville/Ocala FL stations. Butler joined MARC in August 2020 as Local Sales Managers. He had spent six years as VP/Sales for MusicMaster Inc. after a stint as Director of Programming for the University of Florida’s commercial and non-commercial broadcast properties in the market from […] […]

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Lost Factor vs. Throwback Hip-Hop & R&B

In the mid-to-late ‘90s, WQHT (Hot 97) was New York’s phenomenal radio station. From driving the industry trend toward celebrity morning hosts to ending the era where all but a few mainstream Hip-Hop titles were dayparted until after 6 p.m., it was also one of the era’s most influential stations. Now, that influence is creating […] […]