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In January, 1984, there was seemingly nobody who didn’t like CHR music. After a few years when Adult Contemporary stations like WYNY New York and “Love Songs” WPIX had seemed to dampen Top 40’s long-term prospects, adults were excited about hit music again. WHTZ (Z100) New York was in the middle of its worst-to-first climb. […] […]

For the past six months the FCC licensed two stations on the same band with the same set of call letters. Educational Media Foundation had acquired the rights to the KLUV calls and its Dallas market “K-Love” trademark rights as part of its acquisition of Audacy’s stations in Buffalo and Memphis last year. Following 98.7 […] […]

Nielsen continues its releases of the Fall 2023 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include Fall ratings for Amarillo, Bryan/College Station, Cape Cod, Columbus GA, Frederick, Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, Redding, Sheboygan, Terre Haute, Traverse City/Petoskey, and Waco. Markets coming this week include: On Tuesday, January 30: Fall ratings for Cedar Rapids, Chico, Duluth/Superior, Fargo/Moorhead, Florence, Grand Forks, […] […]

Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW-FM Norfolk VA is adding Reach Media’s Rickey Smiley Morning Show starting Monday, February 5. The addition of Smiley rounds out the lineup for the station that launched in June 2022 including Delyte in middays and Brand Manager Tone Hollywood in afternoons. Hampton Roads, January 29, 2024 – […] […]

Cumulus Media has appointed Cosette Nowik as Program Director and afternoon host at Alternative “96.9 The Fox” WWWX Oshkosh/Appleton WI. Nowik joins WWWX from Cumulus Chicago where she was an associate producer for Talk 890 WLS and the Cumulus Podcast Network after previously working as a promotions assistant. Nowik also served as a host and […] […]

Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR San Jose has added Shan Berries as afternoon host starting Monday, February 5. Berries previously worked at CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ San Francisco rising from an intern to morning show producer to co-host and midday host between 2010 and 2019 before departing to launch her “Shades By Shan […] […]