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Last year, Classic Hits 4KQ Brisbane, Australia, was the only music AM anywhere in the world to hit No. 1 in the ratings, according to Radioinsight ratings expert Chris Huff. Over the course of the year, it averaged a 10-share. It did that without an FM translator of the sort that has allowed Oldies/Classic Hits […] […]

Universal Media Access has sold South Asian “Bolly 92.3” KSJO San Jose to Silicon Valley Asian Media Group for $8 million. The buyer is led by Sanjiv Gupta, a local accountant, who currently hosts a weekly financial advice show on the station. Other partners in the new ownership group include current VP/COO Brad Behnke and […] […]

Compass Media Networks and Townsquare Media have announced the launch of new weekend editions of their weeknight programming. The new five hour weekend editions share the existing PopCrush, Loudwire, Ultimate Classic Rock, XXL Higher Level Radio, and Taste of Country brands utilized by Townsquare’s digital publications and weeknight programs. COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS today announced the […] […]

After relaunching 1580/95.9 KNIM earlier this week, Regional Media has flipped newly acquired Classic Rock “97.1 The Vill” KVVL Maryville MO to “97.1 Real Alternative Radio“. The new brand will feature a broad Alternative library stretching from the 80s through now emphasizing new wave artists The Cars, Talking Heads, R.E.M., The Cure, and U2. KVVL […] […]

After selling 600 WSJS Winston-Salem in December, Curtis Media sells the remainder of its Greensboro/Winston-Salem NC holdings to Chuck Marsh’s Triad Media Partners for $925,000. Triad will acquire 920 WPCM Burlington-Graham/104.5 W283BT Burlington and 1230 WMFR/104.5 W283CV High Point. Both stations currently simulcast WSJS. Through Alamance Media Partners, Marsh owns Country “Maverick” 1200 WSML Graham/94.3 […] […]

Westwood One has officially announced its new national CHR night show to replace the Zach Sang Show. “Eliott & Nina” will be hosted by Elliot King and Nina Hajian, while originating from Cumulus’s Atlanta studios. Elliot King joins the show from Indianapolis, where he was on his second tour at Radio One CHR “Radio Now […] […]