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The following column is from author Annie Zaleski and features an excerpt from her book “Duran Duran’s Rio” Zaleski is a Cleveland, Ohio-based author, journalist, and editor. Bylines include Rolling Stone, NPR Music, The Guardian, Salon, Time, Billboard, The A.V. Club, Vulture, The Los Angeles Times, and more. She also contributed liner notes to the […] […]

iHeartMedia CHR “95.7 The Party” KPTT Denver has cut ties with its morning hosts David ‘Duece’ Jacobson, Nina Blanco, and Robert ‘Dubz’ Trigilio. The show had debuted in April 2019 after Jacobson moved from his former Program Director/afternoon host role to join Blanco and Trigilio. Jacobson was an eleven year veteran of the station after […] […]

Indian River State College acquires Hip Hop/R&B 91.1 WJFP Fort Pierce and 88.5 WJCB Clewiston FL from Black Media Works for $950,000. The buyer owns Classical/Public News 88.9 WQCS Fort Pierce. Twilight Broadcasting sells Classic Hits 106.3 WXMT Smethport PA to Ashley Midder’s XMT Entertainment for $95,000. Midder most recently served as OM of WZKO […] […]

Purdue University has announced it will sell Public News/Talk 920 WBAA West Lafayette/105.9 W290CM Lafayette and Classical 101.3 WBAA-FM West Lafayette to Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media. Terms of the deal were not yet disclosed and is pending approval by the university’s Board of Trustees at their July 7 meeting. The stations will retain their current […] […]

Cumulus Media AC “Lite 105” WWLI Providence has parted ways with morning co-host Stephen Donovan after seven years. Donovan joined WWLI in December 2013 after a decade in mornings at Hot AC 104.5 WXLO Worcester MA first as part of the “Zito & Jen Show” and later adding billing on the “Jen & Steve Show” […] […]

The July 27 FCC Auction 109 of what was supposed to be 136 FM signals and 4 AM signals is down one signal as the Class A allocation on 107.1 in Livingston Manor NY has been removed as the FCC’s media bureau determined it was not properly added to the FM Table of Allotments and […] […]