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Nielsen & Eastlan April 2024 Ratings Releases 5/31

Nielsen continues its releases of the April 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Colorado Springs, Madison, Mobile, Toledo, and Wichita. Eastlan Ratings also released its April monthlies for Anchorage AK, Bend OR, Billings MT, Charleston WV, Elkhart IN, Florence/Muscle Shoals AL, Hot Springs AR, Johnson City/Kingsport/Bristol, Kalispell MT, Lafayette IN, La […] […]

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The Surprise Return of the Convention Circuit

It was interesting to get back from Vancouver yesterday and realize I’d been to four conventions already this year: Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, the Intercollegiate Broadcast System in New York, the spring NAB in Las Vegas, and, earlier this week, the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters. On June 2-4, I’ll be at the second […] […]

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WLGD Joins Rock 107 Network In Northeast PA

Times-Shamrock has flipped Classic Country “Bigfoot Legends 107.7” WLGD Dallas/Wilkes-Barre PA to a simulcast of Classic Rock “Rock 107” WEZX Scranton. Times-Shamrock agreed to purchase WLGD from Seven Mountains Media last weekend for $300,000. It now joins a “Rock 107” network that also includes 105.9 WPZX Pocono Pines and translators 106.9 W295CV Hazleton and 107.3 […] […]

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WPSK Goes XL With Simulcast

Monticello Media Country 107.1 WPSK Pulaski VA will expand its coverage further up I-81 and the New River Valley as it will begin simulcasting on what is now CHR “Hot 100” 100.7 WVHK Christiansburg starting Monday, June 3. WVHK will take on new WVXL call letters with the stations now branding as “WPSK XL“. General […] […]

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KZ 102.3 Peoria’s Scott Wheeler Retires

Longtime Peoria programmer and personality Scott Wheeler has announced his retirement from radio. Wheeler spent 42 years of his 46 year career in Peoria. He started his career at WKRS Waukegan IL before coming to Peoria in 1981 as a host at CHR “KZ 93” WKZW. After leaving in 1986 to spend a year at […] […]

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Station Sales Week of 5/31

The Alan Stockmeister led Total Media Group continues its expansion in southeastern Ohio with the purchase of AC “Lite 97.5” WVNU Greenfield/Washington Court House from Patrick Hays’ Southern Ohio Broadcasting Inc. for $280,000. A Time Brokerage Agreement will take effect on July 1. Ministry Outreach Foundation sells Spanish Christian “Buenas Nuevas” 830 WUMY/105.5 W288BJ Memphis […] […]