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FCC Report 8/20: ESPN 1000 Chicago On The Move

For National Radio Day, we present this free preview of our full weekly FCC Report. To gain regular access to these reports and our exclusive DomainInsight reports subscribe to our Premium levels. AM Changes Good Karma Broadcasting Sports “ESPN 1000” WMVP Chicago has applies to move off its heritage Downers Grove IL site (still adorned […] […]

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Bankruptcy Judge Approves October Auction For Ed Stolz Stations

Judge August Landis of the United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada approved on Thursday court-appointed trustee Michael Carmel’s plan to auction off the station assets of Ed Stolz’s Royce International Broadcasting. Any interested party must submit a bid by 5pm Pacific Time on Monday, October 23. The auction will then take place on Thursday, […] […]

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Country Vs. Classic Rock (And Other Ratings Stories)

Nielsen’s July PPMs (and some of the spring 2023 diary market books) brought one clear format trend, along with just enough one-off success stories to confound radio handicappers and advocates of other formats. Hip-Hop/R&B did not rebound overall, but WERQ (92Q) Baltimore, one of the last outlets pushed out of the top ratings tier during […] […]

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Audacy Promotes Corey Crockett To Director of Programming On Central Content Team

Audacy has announced the promotion of Corey Crockett to Director of Programming. Crockett joined Audacy in November 2019 as evening host on the company’s LGBTQ+ “Channel Q” and weekend host on the company’s Alternative stations. He joined the company’s central content team in January 2022. He has also worked for iHeartMedia Norfolk VA as APD/MD/afternoon […] […]

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WMGK To Debut The Matt Cord Show With Steve Vassalotti In Mornings

Following the retirement of John DeBella in June, Beasley Media Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK Philadelphia has announced that midday host Matt Cord will move up to the daypart joined by DeBella’s former producer/co-host Steve Vassalotti. Cord has spent the past 30 years on-air in Philadelphia starting at Rock 93.3 WMMR before a long run un […] […]

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KREV San Francisco Flips To Hip Hop

AutopilotFM, the bankruptcy court approved programmer of Ed Stolz’ stations, has once again flipped 92.7 KREV Alameda/San Francisco. KREV, which had rebranded its Dance format as “Revolution 92.7” two months ago, has now flipped to Hip Hop “92.7 The Hustle“. The branding matches the company operated “101.3 The Hustle” KYLZ Albuquerque. The Albuquerque based AutoPilotFM […] […]