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Twenty years ago, broadcasters decided that AC listeners loved Christmas music so much that they would be OK with not hearing any current music for 4-6 weeks. That decision has clearly proven itself out. But we’ve just come off three weeks of Hot 100 domination by 60-year-old songs, looking at a New Music Friday pipeline […] […]

Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 103.1” KMXS Anchorage AK and iHeartMedia CHR “104.5 The Cat” WLKT Lexington KY have added the “Jubal Show” for mornings. At KMXS, the Jubal Show replaces the “Mix Morning Jam” hosted by Joe Campbell and Matt Mayer. Campbell remains with the station as Content Director. WLKT had carried the WNCI […] […]

Audacy has made a series of leadership changes at its local markets. Regional President Doug Abernethy will add direct market oversight of the company’s fourt stations in Austin TX. Abernethy will also add Regional oversight for Austin to add to his purview of Atlanta, Charlotte, Denver, Greensboro, Greenville-Spartanburg, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Norfolk, Phoenix, Portland, […] […]

Weigel Broadcasting has announced the appointment of Phil Manicki as the new Program Director of its Soft Oldies “MeTV-FM” network based at 87.7 WRME-LD Chicago. Manicki spent nearly two decades as afternoon and evening host at Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV Chicago from its launch in 2001 until 2020. He has also worked […] […]

Former “93.9 MIA” WMIA-FM Miami morning host Kimmy B is moving across the hall to join iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB Fort Lauderdale as afternoon co-host alongside ‘Papa Keith’ Walcott. Kimmy first joined iHeart in February 2022 as co-host of the “DJ Laz Morning Show with Kimmy B” reuniting her with DJ Laz. […] […]

SummitMedia has launched Alternative “X100.1” W261BX Birmingham/WBPT-HD2 Homewood AL. SummitMedia SVP/Programming John Olsen will serve as Program Director of the new brand that both returns the Alternative format and “X” brand to the market. Birmingham had been without Alternative since the demise of iHeartMedia’s “Alt 99.1” W256CD in November 2021. The X moniker was paired […] […]