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Following the $1.7 million sale of AC “Fun 101.3” WROZ Lancaster PA to Educational Media Foundation, Hall Communications has sold the rest of its Central Pennsylvania cluster to Forever Media. Forever will purchase the Sports simulcast “ESPN 92.7” WONN-FM Starview and 1490 WLPA/92.5 W223CH Lancaster for $400,000. The stations will join Forever’s existing operations in […] […]

Stonecom has launched Classic Hip Hop “93.3 The Dawg” W227EC Cookeville/WKXD-HD2 Monterey TN. The station is focusing on music from the late 80s through early 2000s. Operations Manager Marcia Lee told Upper Cumberland Business Journal, “We are excited to bring a new musical genre to the Upper Cumberland. We’ve worked really hard to develop this […] […]

iHeartMedia has announced that Darren Davis will step down as Chief Operating Officer of the company’s Digital Audio Group at the end of the year. Davis began his programming career at WASH-FM in 1997 after rising through the ranks from intern to programming assistant. After spending three years as OM of CBS Radio Houston, he […] […]

Alarado Media sells 700 WARB/105.9 W290DG Dothan AL to Brian Baker and Anthony Donelson’s Good Guys Broadcasting for $32,500. The buyers have been operating the stations via LMA since January 2020 as Hip Hop “Vibe 105“. Amigo Multimedia sells Spanish Christian “Onda 1190” KNUV Tolleson/Phoenix AZ to La Promize Company LLC for $500,000. An LMA […] […]

BIA Advisory Services has revised its 2021 forecasts for U.S. Local Advertising Revenues to $142.4 billion, up $4.8 billion from its November 2020 estimates. The projection is split between traditional and digital media but shows that the divide is narrowing, with traditional advertising only eight percent ahead of digital mediums that include mobile, online, over-the-top, […] […]

Cumulus Media CHR “98.9 Magic-FM” KKMG Pueblo/Colorado Springs CO has announced the return of Cliff Cage to the station as evening host. Cage previously worked at the station from 2010 to 2019 as Promotions Coordinator and overnight host. He later worked part-time at iHeartMedia Colorado Springs and also is the current Director of Promotions and […] […]