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What happens following Tuesday’s revelation that Good Karma Brands will conclude its LMA of Emmis Communications’ “98.7 ESPN” WEPN-FM New York when its contract comes to an end in August 2024 will tell a lot about the state of the industry going forward. Who would be interested/willing to buy 98.7? The New York Post reported […] […]

Cumulus Media has announced that Nina Montgomery will expand her duties in Shreveport LA adding the Program Director role for Hot AC “Q97.3” KQHN and AC “Lite Rock 100.7” 1340 KRMD/100.7 K264AS. Montgomery has served as PD/midday host at Adult R&B “Magic 102.9” KVMA-FM since 2010 after previously programming sister Hip Hop 99.7 KMJJ. She […] […]

Coxswain Media Variety Hits “93.5/94.7 Frank-FM” 93.5 WFRQ Harwich Port/94.7 W234DP Hyannis MA has revamped its programming to feature a broader playlist. The move comes with a positioning change from “Cape Cod’s Greatest Hits” to “Frank Plays It All”. Program Director Steve McVie states, “’Frank plays it all’ means exactly that. We’re mixing music from […] […]

iHeartMedia has flipped Gospel “Hallelujah 96.3” 1490 WBGA/96.3 W242CJ Brunswick GA to Hip Hop “Real 96.3“. The station will carry Premiere Networks’ The Breakfast Club in mornings and Way Up with Angela Yee in middays. Local host Kali Kold continues in afternoons, while KQBT Houston’s Ashlee Young will track nights. WBGA had a 3.4 share […] […]

Former Atlanta and Houston morning host James Smith ‘Moby’ Carney passed away this morning at the age of 69 following a bout with stage 4 liver cancer. The Crossville TN native gained his nickname when he almost drowned in a lake as a child and someone said he looked like Moby Dick splashing around in […] […]

Should a station be switching out of or into Top 40 now? There are contradictory answers in three September format changes.  Cox’s WPOI (Hot 101.5) Tampa, Fla., the most successful of the second CHRs from the late-’00s/early-’10s format boom, got out of the format altogether, becoming Urban AC WTBV (The Vibe 101.5).  Cumulus’s Top 40 […] […]