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I didn’t set out to write about the ads on the NAB’s 2023 Marconi Nominees for Small Market Station of the Year. It was going to be a more typical First Listen article — music monitors punctuated with between-the-records content for color. But the local ads played a large part in making my listening experience […] […]

Lotus Communications has begun operating Salem Communications’ Business/Conservative Talk “Money 105.5” KSAC Dunnigan/Sacramento and added the station to its Spanish Ranchera simulcast “La Ranchera” 890 KVMX Olivehurst/104.7 K284CM Sacramento and 92.1 KVMX-FM Placerville. Lotus agreed to purchase KSAC in mid-July for $1 million with a Time Brokerage Agreement taking effect today. KSAC rimshots Sacramento from […] […]

Westex Telco has moved Variety Hits “101.7 The Raider” KTJK Hawley TX to 106.3 KKHR Abilene. The move places “106.3 The Raider” on a stronger signal as it moves the brand on the 50kW/46m Class C2 facility up from 101.7’s Class A. The flip marks the fourth brand identity for 106.3 KKHR in under a […] […]

Evening host Kaden has exited Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL Phoenix after five years with the cluster. During his tenure with Audacy Phoenix, Kaden also hosted nights and weekends/fill-in on both CHR “Live 101.5” KALV and Country 107.9 KMLE. Kaden previously spent time in afternoons at “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP Phoenix and “Hot 95.7” KKHH […] […]

Family Life Broadcasting System has closed on its $10 million acquisition of “New Country 93.1” WDRQ Detroit and launched its Christian network programming on the station at midnight under new WUFL call letters. The move marks a return to Detroit for Family Life Radio, which was heard on 1030 WUFL (now WKEG) Sterling Heights and […] […]

With the impending transfer of the former Sports “104.9 The Horn” KTXX-FM Bee Cave/Austin to a yet unknown operator on Tuesday, August 1, it is now known that Genuine Austin Radio’s Classic Hits “105.3 The Bat” K287FG Austin/KTXX-HD4 will also be transferred and debut a new format. The station wrote, “It is with great sadness […] […]