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Media One Group shifted Hot AC “Mix 97.1” WREO-FM Ashtabula OH to a softer playlist as “Lite Mix 97.1” on Labor Day. Unlike most Soft AC’s the station says it is retaining its focus on the 1990s through now positioning on its website as “The best lite rock music, the softer hits, of the past […] […]

Ahead of the expected LMA of “98.7 ESPN New York” 1050 WEPN/98.7 WEPN-FM and “ESPN LA 710” KSPN/1110 KRDC Los Angeles to Good Karma Brands, Tim McCarthy has told staffers he will be departing as SVP/General Manager of both stations at the end of the month. As first reported by the New York Post, McCarthy’s […] […]

Pop music’s resurgence was peaking in 1999. Top 40 radio was varied — truly embracing Hip-Hop and R&B for the first time in a decade; still drawing heavily from Modern AC; welcoming a Latin crossover mini-boom; embracing a third wave of teen acts, as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera joined ‘N Sync and Backstreet Boys. […] […]

MediaCo has announced the appointment of Kristin Roderick as Vice President of Sales for Rhythmic CHR “Hot 97” WQHT and Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS New York. Roderick joins MediaCo from Townsquare Media where she has been Director of Regional Partnerships and VP/Partnership Sales since joining the company in 2017. She previously spent seven years with […] […]

Cano’s Broadcasting has flipped Variety Hits “103.1 The O” 1080 WOAP/103.1 W276CZ Owasso MI to a mix of Rock, Alternative and CHR as “103.1 Portal-FM“. Featuring an “alien” imaging voice, General Manager Tony Burke told Durand Now that the station is an “Alt Blend” that pulls mostly from Alternative and Active Rock charts with some […] […]

Midwest Communications has flipped “Rock 94.7” WOZZ Mosinee/102.9 W275AC Wausau WI to Variety Hits “94.7 Jack-FM“. The change took place at midnight this morning bringing an end to the eleven year old Rock brand. The flip places the station in direct format competition with NRG Media’s “Big Cheese 107.9” WBCV. That station currently ranks tied […] […]