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Griffin Media relaunched Classic Hits “92.9 The Drive” KBEZ Tulsa as “92.9 The River” KRQV at midnight on Labor Day. The change comes with a move from a Rock leaning presentation to a more balanced presentation. Positioning as “Tulsa’s Greatest Hits”, the station is now focusing on music from the 70s through 90s. No changes […] […]

SiriusXM announced today that it will pay tribute to the legendary artist Jimmy Buffett on his exclusive SiriusXM channel Radio Margaritaville. SiriusXM’s Radio Margaritaville is currently celebrating Jimmy Buffett’s life and legacy by featuring all Jimmy Buffett music. Radio Margaritaville hosts, Kirsten Winquist and JD Spardlin, are hosting a live call-in tribute show today from […] […]

Kemp Communications has flipped 90s/2000s Hits “106.9 Da Bomb” KVGQ Overton/Las Vegas NV to Classic Hip Hop. Billed as “Classic Hip Hop for Vegas”, the new format positions KVGQ up against Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ-FM while flanking sister Hip Hop “Hot 97.5” KVEG Mesquite. Rimshotting Las Vegas from the northeast, the former format […] […]

Monticello Media has entered stunt mode on what was Classic Hits “Generations 102.3” WZGN Crozet/Charlottesville VA. WZGN began stunting at midnight on Saturday as “Dave 102.3“, with all live tracks from a local artist known as the Dave Matthews Band. WZGN had previously reserved new WHUK call letters that will take effect on Tuesday, September […] […]

Susan Patrick, who operates the media brokerage Patrick Communications with her husband Larry Patrick and Gregory Guy, has pled guilty to hiding $10 million in revenue earned by her company and falsifying her own tax returns to omit $9.5 million in income. The Patricks also own Legend Communications which operates over 20 stations in Wyoming […] […]

Hope Media Group has closed on its $8.15 million acquisition of Brokered Caribbean 93.5 WVIP New Rochelle NY and is preparing to launch its Spanish Christian AC “Vida Unida” network in the market. The organization began operating what is now WNVU at midnight with snippets of the music it will be featuring on the new […] […]