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Townsquare Media will launch AC “Mix 92.3” KSDL Sedalia MO on Tuesday, December 26. KSDL dropped its former “Awesome 92.3” Classic Hits identity in mid-November to stunt with Christmas music as “Santa 92.3“. The new brand will position as “80s, 90s, & Now”. KSDL will add Compass Media Networks’ “Anna & Raven Show” for mornings […] […]

Former “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ Columbus morning host Jeremy Loper says that he is joining iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ Nashville for mornings in January. Loper previously hosted mornings on WRKZ from April 2012 until August 2022 with his wife Randi Rasar. The duo also spent four years in mornings at Alternative “103.1 […] […]

Former WTSS (Star 102.5) Buffalo, N.Y., MD/morning man Rob Lucas wrote a well-received Ross on Radio guest article in October, featuring his different approach to programming holiday music. At 1 p.m., Dec. 21, he’ll unveil his own personal holiday-song countdown in a guest appearance on N/T sister WBEN. Christmas music is linked to our soul, […] […]

Latino Media Network will make its first programming change after taking over programming of the stations it acquired in 2022 from Univision when it relaunches Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 99.3” KRGT Sunrise Manor/Las Vegas NV as “Latino Beats” on January 1. The station is promoting the relaunch as offering “More music, more hits, and more […] […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued SiriusXM today for “trapping consumers in subscriptions and maintaining deliberately long and burdensome cancellation processes” seeking compensation for affected customers, penalties against the company for alleged fraud and restitution for violating state laws, and to require SiriusXM to implement “a simple and easy-to-use cancellation process.” James’ office stated […] […]

Both these things are true. On the UK’s Magic, middayer Nick Snaith was playing Wizzard’s “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday,” a staple of holiday radio there, and commenting on how that song was now 50 years old. Then he noted the same thing about Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody.” Also, I noticed how much […] […]