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Kurt Van Auken is departing the morning show at Saga Communications Hot AC “Star 102.5” KSTZ Des Moines after 24 years. Van Auken will be leaving the “Ken, Kurt & Tawinee” morning show at the end of the month to depart for a position outside the radio industry. Van Auken has spent his entire career […] […]

A round of layoffs took place today across Cox Media Group’s clusters. While very little in the way of names have gone public yet, we have been told of cuts across multiple positions including Program Directors, morning hosts, producers, and promotions. The only name to come public so far is at News/Talk 1340 WGAU/98.7 W254CJ […] […]

Nielsen begins its releases of the May 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Baton Rouge, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Puerto Rico. Other markets coming this week include: On Thursday, June 20: Monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, , Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester. On Friday, June 21: Monthly ratings for […] […]

Champaign Multimedia Group is making changes at its Champaign and Decatur IL stations. Hip Hop “Hot 105.5” WCZQ Monticello has moved from the Decatur cluster recently purchased as part of the $2 million acquisition of Neuhoff Media’s Danville and Decatur clusters and is now being operated out of Champaign. With the change, Classic Hits 107.9 […] […]

I become optimistic about the state of Top 40 with relatively little provocation. It often happens in spring when decent new music is flowing more freely and stations are rebounding from shockingly low holiday and winter numbers. I’ve already written the story two stories in as many months about improving product. The first was about […] […]

Justin Fluke’s Many Signals Communications has closed on its $670,000 purchase of Hip Hop/R&B “96.9 The Beat” KQRB Effingham/Topeka KS and launched Hot AC “96.9 Pulse Radio” KOZA on Monday. Fluke told MSC News, “Not only will the HOT AC format be a unique addition to our existing group of local stations, but it will […] […]