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In a move that was never publicly announced, iHeartMedia AAA “Cities 97.1” KTCZ-FM Minneapolis shuffled its morning and afternoon shows in late October. APD/MD/afternoon host Paul Fletcher has moved to mornings to join Naima Dage for “Fletcher & Naima Mornings”. Fletcher has been with KTCZ since 2012 mostly in afternoons with a brief stint filling-in […] […]

Translator Sales Northeast Broadcasting is selling 96.5 W243DC Boston to Gois Broadcasting for $550,000. Gois, which owns Spanish Tropical “Mega 94.9” 890 WAMG/94.9 W235CS Dedham and “Mega 95.1” 1400 WLLH Lawrence/95.1 W236CU Lowell in the Boston market plus stations in Worcester and Hartford CT, will utilize the 99w/175m from the top of One Financial Center […] […]

I’ve been spending more time with airchecks of classic radio lately. It’s not just radio geekery, although I’ve got nothing to hide. It’s not just a comment on the state of today’s radio; I still find things that I like. But it is nice to hear a level of craftmanship that is less readily available […] […]

After ceasing operations on December 31, 2022, 93.3 KXAZ/100.1 K261BX and 1340 KPGE/98.3 K252FG Page AZ have resumed broadcasting with new identities. The former Variety Hits “AZ 93.3” KXAZ/K261BX is now Classic Hits “Rewind 93” and sister Country “The Bandit” KPGE/K252FG is now “Kix 98.3“. Janet Brown shut down both stations on New Year’s Eve […] […]

When Classic Hits stations add new songs for the first time, they tend to spotlight the format’s move toward more recent music. Our most recent look at the new titles on a handful of prominent stations found the no-longer-“Oldies” format playing “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, “Ready or Not” by the Fugees, and “Raise Your Glass” […] […]

After six years as part of the Laurie DeYoung Show at iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC Baltimore, Francesca Presti will depart the show on Wednesday, November 22. She shared on Instagram, “Thank you to everyone who welcomed me to Baltimore six long years ago. Every one of you have helped make it feel like home. Thank […] […]