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M&M Broadcasters has flipped Hot AC “Star 104.9” KBHT Bellmead/Waco TX to Classic Country simulcasting “Kicker” KEKR Mexia/99.3 K257GO Waco. The Classic Country brand serves as a flanker to sister “92.9 Shooter-FM” KRMX Marlin. “Kicker” features Billy Ray in mornings from 6am-12pm and Ken Martin in afternoons from 12-6pm. In the Fall 2022 Nielsen Audio […] […]

Legendary Chicago area personality Richard ‘Dick’ Biondi died on Monday, June 26 at the age of 90. Biondi’s passing was announced this evening by the station he was most associated with in his career, Cumulus’ “Big 89” WLS Chicago. The Endicott NY native began his career in upstate New York at WINR Binghamton and WCBA […] […]

Hope Media Group is acquiring Brokered Caribbean 93.5 WVIP New Rochelle NY from the estate of William O’Shaughnessy’s Hudson-Westchester Radio for $8.15 million. The move marks Hope Media Group’s, the owners of the Christian AC “Way FM” network and 89.3 KSBJ Houston, entry into the New York City market. WVIP operates with 1.75kW/132m from near […] […]

Media One Group is making a pair of format changes in Jamestown NY on Saturday, July 1. CHR “106.9 Kiss-FM” Lakewood will flip to 60s/70s Oldies taking on the format of 1340 WKSN. “Kissin’ Oldies 106.9” will feature music from the late 1950s through early 1980s and the syndicated Ashley & Brand morning show. On-Air […] […]

Recently, I wrote about the logistics of making special weekend programming happen. Here’s a quick list of some of the July 4 (and Canada Day) weekend highlights. As is traditional, a lot of the U.S. programming is focused on American acts, such as WTKU (Kool 98.3) Atlantic City, N.J.’s “All-American Fourth of July,” with its […] […]

Bonneville International continues the revamp of its executive suite with the appointment of Ruth Todd as Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer. Todd joins Bonneville from Nu Skin where she has served as SVP/Chief Reputation Officer since 2014. She has also worked in public relations for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints […] […]