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Is London’s Heart 106.2 the world’s most influential radio station?  It was for at least a few days last week. On Feb. 6, Ratings Expert Chris Huff called my attention to a relaunch of Dublin’s 98FM taking place that weekend. As reported locally, the station had shifted from Hot AC to a ‘90s and ‘00s-based […] […]

Hubbard Radio Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB Mesa/Phoenix has announced the addition of ‘Izzy’ to their on-air lineup as morning host. Izzy joins KDKB from Lotus Communications Rock 92.3 KOMP Las Vegas where she was part of “B.S. In The Morning” along with Dennis Huff and Graig Salerno. She also tracked middays at “105.1 The […] […]

Townsquare Media Country 97.5 WOKQ Portsmouth NH has appointed Ginny Rogers Brophey as Brand Manager. Brophey most recently programmed iHeartMedia Country “101.7 The Bull” WBWL Lynn/Boston MA from May 2018 until January 2020. She is best known for her 23 year run at Beasley Media Country 102.5 WKLB Boston and predecessors 99.5 WKLB and 96.9 […] […]

Colonial Radio Group sells “Carolina Country” 900 WNMB/103.7 W279EH North Myrtle Beach and 98.9 W255BZ/102.3 W272CV Myrtle Beach SC to Jose Lara’s Gorilla Broadcasting Company for $400,000. Colonial recently completed its acquisition of W255BZ and W272CV from Friends of Public Radio for $80,000. Daryl O’Neal’s Township Media grows in Austin TX with the purchase of […] […]

Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC Morningside MD/Washington DC will launch “The Good Morning Show” on Tuesday, February 22. The show will be anchored by late-night host Todd B, who has been filling-in mornings since the end of the “Joe Clair Morning Show” last June. He will be joined by Monique Samuels, who is a cast […] […]

In the new documentary about the launch of WHTZ, Scott Shannon discussed how he arrived in New York one month prior to the sign-on of the station. When it debuted a month later, the first thing wasn’t a fancy pre-produced launch package, but Shannon giving a station ID and five simple words, “It’s Time To […] […]