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Jim Leach Departs WMAY

Jim Leach is departing his roles at Mid West Family Broadcasting Springfield IL next week after 28 years with the company. Leach currently serves as News Director and afternoon host at News/Talk 92.7 WMAY-FM Taylorville and morning host at Classic Hits “102.5 The Lake” 970 WMAY/102.5 W273DR Springfield. CapitolFax reports that his last day will […] […]

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How (and When) to Modernize a Classic Hits Station

WROR Boston is playing “Plush” by Stone Temple Pilots. Should you? KLOL (Kool 108) Minneapolis is playing “Interstate Love Song” by STP and “Lose Yourself” by Eminem. Should you? In the just-released May PPM, KXKL (Kool 105) Denver was No. 1, up 5.5-6.2. Should you follow it by playing “Photograph” by Nickelback and “Bring Me […] […]

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Mollie Kendrick Rises To Music Director At KUDL

Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL Sacramento afternoon host Mollie Kendrick has been promoted to Music Director at the station. Kendrick joined KUDL in April 2020 and also serves as Social Media Captain for the company’s CHR and Hot AC stations and Programming Assistant at the station. She previously had stints in nights and mornings […] […]

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Tim Donnelly Joins 99.9 The Fan As Afternoon Host

Capitol Broadcasting Company Sports “99.9 The Fan” WCMC-FM Holly Springs/Raleigh NC has appointed Tim Donnelly as its new 3-6pm host. Donnelly joins WCMC-FM from Max Media’s “Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1” WVSP Yorktown/Norfolk VA where he has hosted afternoons since June 2021. The former University of Delaware quarterback previously hosted mornings at “Supersports 101.7” WRAD […] […]

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Power 99 Philadelphia Staffers Begin Unionization Efforts

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the ten on-air hosts and producers of iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL Philadelphia have begun efforts to unionize under SAG-AFTRA. The ten employees filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board earlier this week. The report states that “iHeartMedia will have an opportunity to respond to the petition […] […]

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Station Sales Week Of 6/23

Translator Sales The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod purchases 104.5 K283CI St. Louis MO from Burt Kaufman’s 104 License LLC for $215,000. K283CI will become the third FM signal for the buyer’s Christian Preaching 850 KFUO St. Louis joining 92.7 K224FT St. Louis (covering the west side of the city) and 105.3 K287BY Clayton (covering […] […]