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Audacy COO Susan Larkin Signs Contract Extension

In a filing with the SEC, Audacy has revealed that it has signed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Susan Larkin to a three year contract extension. The new contract runs through May 4, 2026 with automatic one-year renewals unless either party provides prior notice of non-extension. Under the terms of the agreement shared […] […]

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Ron Ross Joins Key 103 Frederick As Afternoon Host

Former SiriusXM “The Pulse” morning host Ron Ross is joining Manning Broadcasting Hot AC “Key 103” WAFY Middletown/Frederick MD as afternoon host starting Friday, June 2. Ross most recently spent sixteen years at SiriusXM until exiting in the company’s layoff’s this past March. In addition to hosting mornings at Hot AC “The Pulse” (channel 5), […] […]

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Handicapping the Summer Song of 2023

In the late ’10s, you could tell when the Song of Summer candidates were lining up at the starting gate, thanks to multiple collaborations from EDM’s superstar DJ/producers. That died down for a few years. This April we had a different type of lineup — “Hot Flip Summer” —a s reworkings of ’90s/early- ’00s hits […] […]

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Que Buena Doubles Up In Phoenix

Univision’s 105.1 KHOV-FM Wickenburg AZ has begun simulcasting Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.9” KHOT-FM Paradise Valley/Phoenix. The move brings back the simulcast that previously existed from 2001 to 2013, when KHOV-FM was on 105.3, giving the “Que Buena” brand better coverage on the western side of the Phoenix market. The 105.1 signal had been simulcasting […] […]

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Fresh Listen: Yacht Rock and Soft Rock

I just found the Yacht Rock Weekend song list I put together for a Classic Hits client in 2015. SiriusXM’s Yacht Rock Radio channel was new at that moment, and phenomenal, especially among radio people. As it happened, the PD of this station wasn’t one of them. He didn’t love the concept, especially for our […] […]

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Bob-FM Debuts In Springfield & Joplin

My Town Media flipped two stations to Variety Hits as “Bob-FM” this weekend. 90s based Rock “Z107.5” 1550 KRZD/107.5 K298CI Springfield MO and “Radio X 103.5” KWXD Asbury MO both made the move to Kroeger Media’s “Bob-FM” brand on Friday. In Springfield the flip places KRZD in direct competition with SummitMedia’s “106.7 The River” KRVI, […] […]