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After stunting as “Christmas 95.3” since November 11, iHeartMedia has launched Classic Hip Hop “95.3 The Beat” on 95.3 W237BZ Clayton/Raleigh, 95.1 W236CA Durham and 105.1 WDCG-HD2. Positioning as “Raleigh’s Number One For Throwbacks”, the new format launched at midnight with DMX “Party Up”, DJ Kool “Let Me Clear My Throat” and Destiny’s Child “Survivor”. […] […]

Mexico’s Grupo Radio Centro is divesting its final assets in the United States as its 97.5 Licensee TX sells Spanish Oldies 750 KAMA, Sports “Lonestar Sports 920” KQBU, and Regional Mexican “Ke Buena 97.5” KBNA-FM El Paso TX to Luz Maria Rygaard for $10,000. 97.5 Licensee was 75% owned by GRC member Rafael Marquez Aguirre […] […]

As all the stations currently stunting with “Christmas” brandings plan to launch new format in the next week or so, we now appear to know what format is on its way to 96.7 Atlanta and 97.9 Burlington VT. […]

CUMULUS MEDIA (NASDAQ: CMLS) has named Jared Merves to serve as Senior Vice President, Digital, reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Berner effective January 18, 2022.   In this post, Merves will lead and further shape the Company’s digital strategy with a focus on generating revenue across multiple Cumulus Media platforms and channels.   Merves has more than […] […]

iHeartMedia has announced that Martha Quinn will host a national midday show across their Classic Hits stations starting Monday, January 10. Quinn, one of the original MTV VJ’s, has hosted mornings at iHeart’s “103.7 80s Plus” KOSF San Francisco since 2016. Among the stations the new show will be heard on include KOSF, “95.7 The […] […]

Consolidated Media flipped Classic Country “105.1 The Wolf” WOWQ Waverly TN to Variety Hits “105.1 The Train” on Wednesday. The brand name appears to be a reference to the Monkees’ song “Last Train To Clarksville”, as WOWQ rimshots the city and applied in May to move completely into the market. WOWQ is positioning as “Playing […] […]