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HHawaii Media has flipped two of its brands on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. “Oldies 101.3” K267BW Kapaa/99.9 KTOH-HD2 Kalaheo has moved from a 60s/70s based playlist to Classic Hits focusing on the 1970s through early 90s under a new “Sunny 101.3” branding. Traditional Hawaiian/Tourist Info “Hawaiian 107.9” K300AT/KTOH-HD3 Kalaheo made the more drastic switch […] […]

Following the promotion of Spencer Bynes to Atlanta Metro President last week, iHeartMedia is giving the markets he oversaw in Beaumont, Bryan/College Station, Corpus Christi, Rio Grande Valley and Waco TX as Area President to Clyde Bass. Bass, who currently serves as Arkansas Area President overseeing Fayetteville, Fort Smith, and Little Rock AR along with […] […]

Civic Media continues its expansion in Wisconsin with the purchase of Baraboo Broadcasting’s 740 WRPQ/99.7 W259BC/103.7 W279EG Baraboo WI for $400,000 plus a $13,000 brokerage fee. Civic Media will also license the seller’s Classic Hits “Max-FM” formatics, mascot, logo and service marks currently heard on the station. The Kory Hartman owned Baraboo Broadcasting retains its […] […]

Cox Media Group has announced the promotion of Ashley Williams to Director of Sales for its Orlando cluster. Williams has spent her entire career with Cox in Orlando joining in 2007 as a Local Sales Assistant for WFTV-TV. After working on the television side as an Account Manager and Cross Media Specialist, she moved to […] […]

Following the move of its programming to “Sports Star” 94.1 KTFM Floresville/San Antonio last June, Alpha Media has broken the simulcast with it and 1250 KZDC San Antonio. KZDC will now run the national ESPN lineup 24/7 as “ESPN 1250“. KZDC will carry ESPN Radio’s NBA, NFL, and MLB play-by-play in addition to the national […] […]

On Jan. 6, legendary UK broadcaster Tony Blackburn launched a ’60s music TV channel, That’s 60s. The station launched at 6 p.m., with “Flowers in the Rain” by the Move, the Electric Light Orchestra predecessor band whose hit was immortalized in September 1967 as the first song on BBC Radio 1. Blackburn was already known […] […]