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Amanda Brown Joins KKFN As Program Director

Bonneville Sports “104.3 The Fan” KKFN-FM Longmont/Denver CO has announced the appointment of Amanda Brown as its new Program Director. Brown most recently spent over 20 years at ESPN until exiting in Disney’s April layoffs. During her tenure she served as a producer for “ESPN 103.3” KESN Dallas and at the network headquarters in Bristol […] […]

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Longtime Country Programmer & CRB Executive Director Bill Mayne Passes After Long Illness

Longtime Country radio programmer and executive Bill Mayne passed away at the age of 72 following a long illness. Mayne served as Executive Director of Country Radio Broadcasters/Country Radio Seminar from 2009 until his retirement in 2018. He began his career on-air at KRLY Houston then programmed KNOW Austin and KPAM Portland before launching the […] […]

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Eastlan/FMR: 25-64 Listening Remains Unchanged From 2022

Weekly AM-FM Radio Listening among Adults 25-64 is at 86%, unchanged from 2022.  Significantly, cume listening is strong and consistent regardless of age, sex, market rank or geographic region.   2023 Total Markets 1-30 Markets 31+ 2022 Yes 86% 85% 86% 86% No 12% 13% 12% 12% No answer 2% 2% 2% 2% Weekly AM-FM […] […]

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Fubo TV Launches Super Hi-Fi Powered Suite Of Radio Channels

FuboTV Inc. (d/b/a Fubo) (NYSE: FUBO), the leading sports-first live TV streaming platform, and Super Hi-Fi, the leader in AI-powered radio services for broadcast and digital media platforms, today announced the launch of 10 fully branded FAST channel radio stations on Fubo in the United States. It is the first radio experience created from the ground-up for […] […]

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WEEI To Lose Cape Cod Simulcast

iHeartMedia is preparing to drop the simulcast of Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM Lawrence/Boston from 96.3 WEII Hyannis/Cape Cod MA. WEII has simulcast WEEI since 2009 when it flipped from CHR “96.3 The Rose” WRZE under former owner Qantum Communications. In a job posting on the iHeartMedia website for a Sports Talk Co-Host/Producer/Programming Assistant, the company […] […]

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How To Make “Free” Worth Something

It is broadcast radio’s message of the moment. iHeart’s legal IDs promise that “free never sounded so good.” Station sweepers tout “no subscription fees.” For more than a few of the readers asked about radio’s next priority, delivering the message about free radio is what we must do now. Radio is “always there, always on […] […]