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The FCC has approved Alpha Media’s petition for up to 100% foreign equity ownership and specific investors to own above 5% equity and voting stakes in the company. An outgrowth from Alpha’s July 2021 exit from chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the approval will allow Alpha’s debt holders to exercise warrants to convert the debt into […] […]

David Reese’s NRG Media has ceased programming his Dance “100.9 NRG” programming on CRC Media West’s 100.9 K265FH Cathedral City/Palm Springs and Marker Broadcasting’s 95.9 KJJZ-HD4 Indian Wells CA. A message on the station’s website notes, “To our listeners, thank you for support & your kind words. To our sponsors, thank you for believing in […] […]

“It’s like Star Wars vs. Star Trek.” That’s how one Ross on Radio reader described a recent column on whether 1983 or 1984 was the best year for Top 40 music and radio. Ultimately, readers chose 1984, but not as unanimously as you might think, given its reputation as the peak year of Top 40’s […] […]

Longtime Greenville/Spartanburg market morning personality Bill Love has announced he will retire from radio Friday, September 29 ahead of on Salem Media Group Classic Hits “Earth-FM” 103.3 WRTH Greer/95.5 WLTE Powdersville SC sale to Educational Media Foundation. Love has been with “Earth-FM” since its launch in January 2013. He began his career in 1973 at […] […]

Sacramento State University has released the details on an organizational audit and taking direct University supervision of Capital Public Radio “CapRadio” and their Classical 88.9 KXPR Sacramento/88.7 KXJS Sutter/91.7 KXSR Groveland CA and Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ Sacramento/88.1 KQNC Quincy/90.5 KKTO Tahoe City/91.3 KUOP Stockton CA. The audit found a lack of financial and governance […] […]

After the announced departure from Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO earlier this month, the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx have signed a new multi-platform deal with iHeartMedia Minneapolis. All Timberwolves games will air on a new exclusive channel on the iHeartRadio app becoming the first NBA team to move to a streaming-based local flagship. […] […]