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The internal battle between Cumulus Media and their Westwood One syndicated 12-3pm Conservative Talk host Dan Bongino has taken another turn this week as the company has placed his radio show in best-of mode, while Bongino continues to host it for his other platforms. Bongino last week attacked Cumulus for its COVID-19 vaccine mandate stating, […] […]

Bonneville International announced several significant executive promotions as part of a strategic focus on growth. “With this structure in place, we are well-positioned to support our existing business and develop in many new areas of opportunity,” said Bonneville president Darrell Brown. Scott Sutherland has been promoted from his role as Market Manager for Phoenix to […] […]

Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM Houston has announced the addition of Erik Scott Smith as co-host of the “Morning Bullpen” alongside George Lindsay and Monica ‘Mo’ Lunsford. Smith joins KILT-FM from Meruelo Media Rock 95.5 KLOS Los Angeles, where he spent the past thirteen years as Executive Producer and co-host of the “Heidi & […] […]

Audacy realigned the programming at its two Sports stations in Miami today. “560 The Joe” WQAM Miami has rebranded as “AM 560 Sports” assuming the local programming, while “790 The Ticket” WAXY South Miami moves to Sports Betting programming utilizing Audacy’s BetQL Network. Longtime morning host Joe Rose continues at WQAM. WAXY midday host Jonathan […] […]

SummitMedia Hot AC “103.7 Your Variety” WURV Richmond has hired “94.1 The Zone” WZNE Rochester NY PD/afternoon host Cory ‘Kobe’ Fargo as morning host. Kobe had joined WZNE in August 2020 as afternoon host and rose to Program Director in November. He previously has served as PD/afternoon host for iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 107.9” WWHT Syracuse, […] […]

Today’s radio dial is dominated by heritage brands. Shortly before the pandemic, I looked at a page of radio ratings from a 1984 radio directory and found that anywhere from 30% to 50% of those station brands were still available in their market with a similar format. But how do those stations compare with their […] […]