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May 2023 (4/27 – 5/24) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 4: Memphis Move Madness

The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Austin Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA trends up 8.7 – 9.7 – 10.5 to grow its […] […]

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KSFM Cuts Ties With On-Air Staff

A change of sorts is appearing imminent at Audacy Hip Hop 102.5 KSFM Woodland/Sacramento CA as both members of its on-air staff have departed the station. APD/MD RJ ‘DJ Squintz” Buendia wrote on Instagram, “I just lost my job. I’m no longer with Audacy, KSFM or 102 Jams. Simply put – that’s radio. So much […] […]

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Norm Hitzges Retires From KTCK

Longtime Dallas area host Norm Hitzges will retire from his 10am-12pm show on Cumulus Media’s “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK Dallas/96.7 KTCK-FM Flower Mound on Friday, June 23. The 78 year-old Hitzges joined KTCK in 2000 following a fifteen year run at sister 570 KLIF in mornings and nights. He began his career in 1975 at […] […]

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Report: Craig Carton To Leave WFAN

The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reports that Craig Carton will exit Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM New York later this month to move to full-time television on FS1. Carton made his return to WFAN in October 2020 to co-host afternoons with Evan Roberts. He previously co-hosted “Boomer & Carton” with Boomer Esiason in mornings […] […]

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Garth Brooks & TuneIn Launch The Big 615

Following the announcement of their partnership in May to launch multiple ad-supported streams “curated and conceived” by Garth Brooks, TuneIn and Brooks’ “SEVENS Radio Network” have debuted their first channel at “The Big 615“. In a press conference announcing the launch, Brooks stated that he wants the station to be artist friendly and not beholden […] […]

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Bloomberg Radio Cancels Local Boston Programming

Bloomberg Radio has cancelled its Boston area local afternoon show “Baystate Business” that had been airing on the combo of Beasley Media Group’s 1330 WRCA Watertown/106.1 W291CZ Boston, 92.9 WBOS-HD2 Brookline, and Bloomberg owned 1450 WNBP Newburyport/92.1 W221EE Topsfield/106.1 W291CC Haverhill MA. The Boston Globe reports that hosts Kim Carrigan, Tom Moroney, and Joe Shortsleeve […] […]