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Radio industry strategic marketing agency DMR/Interactive has announced the promotion of Andrew Curran to CEO, with Tripp Eldredge remaining with the company as Chairman. Curran has been with DMR since 2004 as VP/Client Operations and rose to COO in 2011 and President in 2013. He began his career as a producer for ESPN Radio and […] […]

WDRQ (New Country 93.1) Detroit, sold to Family Life Radio this week and now pending a format change, is a station that embodies the history of perhaps America’s greatest (and certainly most distinct) radio market. WDRQ has spent the last decade as Country — launched as “Nash-FM” in the second-worst market (after New York) to […] […]

As part of the ongoing cuts across the Walt Disney Company, the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reports that ESPN Radio will cancel the “Keyshawn, JWill & Max” morning show hosted by Keyshawn Johnson, Jay Williams and Max Kellerman. The current iteration of the morning show debuted as “Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin” in August 2020 […] […]

Todd Schnitt will end his Compass Media syndicated conservative talk show on Friday, July 28 to focus on the “MJ Morning Show” on Beasley Media Classic Hits “Q105” 104.7 WRBQ Tampa. Schnitt began the afternoon talk show in October 2001 on 610 WIOD Miami, while also anchoring mornings on CHR 93.3 WFLZ Tampa. While he […] […]

As Murfin Media’s My Town Media Inc. continues to build out their new Wichita cluster, details are coming out for the company’s plans for the five stations they acquired for $1.18 million in the bankruptcy auction for Rocking M Media’s properties last fall.

My Town Media relaunched Variety Hits “97.1 Bob-FM” KBOB-FM Haven in late May. The “Bob-FM” brand had been heard on the former KIBB beginning in 2008 though the collapse of the previous cluster sale to Allied Media Partners in September 2019. The station has been mostly silent or running filler programming since then.

The remainder of the stations are set to launch their new formats by the end of the month. The Wichita Eagle reports that 100.5 KVWF Augusta will join My Town’s network of “My Country” branded stations. The stations feature a mix of Country and Red Dirt Country music.

The Sumner Newscow adds that 1130 KLEY/100.3 K262CQ Wellington will carry Red Dirt Country with farm news and local high school sports. Murfin Media President Mark Yearout told the Newscow that 1550 KKLE Winfield will launch a nationally focused Bluegrass format built around the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival, which is held in Winfield every September.

Both reports note that the company had not determined a format for 92.7 KWME Wellington, however the company has registered… […]

Audacy has announced the appointment of ‘Johnnie D’ Glover as Brand Manager of Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM St. Louis and Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL Hazelwood MO. Glover most recently served as Program Director of iHeartMedia Hip Hop 107.5 WGCI Chicago from 2017 until his position was eliminated in March. He originally joined […] […]