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Caldwell Acquires Six In Northeastern Arkansas

Bobby Caldwell’s Bobby D. Caldwell Revocable Trust will acquire six stations in northeastern Arkansas from various holding companies of Harold Sudbury for $1.1 million. The deal includes Phoenix Broadcasting Group’s Hip Hop “K-Jam 93.9” KAMJ Gosnell and Silent KQXF Osceola, Sudbury Services’ “Thunder Country 96.3” KHLS Blytheville, and Newport Broadcasting Company’s Silent trio of KOKR […] […]

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Corey Dietz To Retire From 100.3 The Edge Little Rock

After 43 years in radio and the last 25 doing mornings in Little Rock AR, Corey Dietz will retire from iHeartMedia Rock “100.3 The Edge” KDJE Jacksonville AR at the end of the year. Dietz first came to Little Rock in 1998 when he and longtime co-host Jay Hamilton joined then “Lick 101” KDRE for […] […]

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MeTVFM Program Director Rick O’Dell To Retire

Veteran Chicago programmer and on-air personality Rick O’Dell will retire from his role as Program Director of Weigel Broadcasting’s “MeTVFM” network on Wednesday, October 4. O’Dell has programmed 87.7 WRME-LP Chicago and its network of affiliates since October 2015. As Creative Services Director at 101.9 WCLR, O’Dell launched the first Smooth Jazz show in the […] […]

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KTHC Flips To Hot AC

Townsquare Media has shifted CHR “Power 95” KTHC Sidney MT/Williston ND to Hot AC “Mix 95.1“. Despite the change, the station retains YEA Networks’ Kidd Kraddick Morning Show. Townsquare’s national voicetracker Deanna Regalado is added in middays and the KROC Rochester MN based Carly Ross and Troy Dunken in afternoons. PopCrush Nights replaces Liveline with […] […]

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Ridder Joins WVTY & WMBZ

Former “FM 106.1” WMIL Milwaukee morning host Shaun ‘Ridder’ Ridderbush is joining Magnum Media’s two Country stations in the market. “92.1 VTY Country” WVTY Racine, which covers Milwaukee and areas south will add Ridder to their lineup from 8am to 12pm weekdays. To make room for him on the lineup, Mitch Morgan moves from 8-10am […] […]

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SBS Terminates $64 Million TV Sale To Voz Media

Spanish Broadcasting System has terminated its agreement to sell its “Mega TV” network to Voz Media for $64 million. SBS had agreed in February to sell Mega TV and stations WSBS-TV Key West, WSBS-CD Miami, WTCV San Juan, and WVOZ-TV Ponce PR in the deal. The company noted that on August 21 it served Voz […] […]