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Even as I was writing about the Intriguing Stations of 2023, I was already penciling in a First Listen for 2024. Now I’ve got two. Boom Radio is a UK counterpart to stations like Me-TV FM and KDRI (The Drive) Tucson, Ariz., that play an older/deeper Classic Hits mix, although Boom also plays appropriate new […] […]

iHeartMedia has flipped its Spanish News/Talk “Acción” stations in Jacksonville and Orlando FL to Sports utilizing Fox Sports Radio. 810 WRSO Orlovista//97.9 W250CE Kissimmee are now “Fox Sports 810/97.9” after launching the Spanish News/Talk network in the Orlando market in September 2018. The station becomes iHeart’s second Sports brand in Orlando joining “96.9 The Game” […] […]

Following the announcement of the cancellation of its annual “Blues on the Green” annual music festival last month, Waterloo Media AAA “Austin City Limits Radio” K246BD/KGSR-HD2 Austin has announced that the festival will return thanks to the passing of a resolution by the Austin City Council on Thursday. The resolution will see the City of […] […]

Cox Media Group has announced the appointment of Nathan Reed as Director of Operations and Director of Branding and Programming for AC “B98.5” WSB-FM and Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV Atlanta. The move marks a return to Cox for Reed. He served as PD of Hot AC “Mix 96” KRAV Tulsa and later Director […] […]

Skip Bednarczyk’s Y-Town Radio Broadcasting sells Adult R&B “Star 94.7” 1330 WGFT Campbell and Helen Bednarczyk sells 94.7 W234CH Girard/Youngstown OH to Karl Bloom’s Bloom Broadcasting LLC for $255,000. Skip Bednarczyk will also receive a $2,084 per-month Consulting Agreement for one year. Donald Brown’s KXEG AM LLC purchases 1280 KXEG/96.1 K241CS Phoenix AZ from Gabrielle […] […]

Veteran Country programmer and executive Charlie Cook will be exiting Cumulus Media this spring. The Country Radio Hall of Famer currently serves as VP/Programming for Cumulus’ Country stations, Operations Manager for the company’s Nashville cluster, and Program Director of “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM and “103.3 Country” WKDF. He is on his second stint with the […] […]