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After recently being added in middays at Audacy Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH Detroit and mornings at “Alt 94.9” KBZT San Diego, Ian Camfield will also add mornings at Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT Denver. Camfield also hosts middays at Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL Dallas. Camfield is on his second stint at KVIL, where […] […]

Hubbard Radio is launching VSiN’s Sports Betting network on 98.9 KNUC-HD2 Seattle. As part of the deal, Talk/Standards 880 KIXI Mercer Island-Seattle will air the network’s “VSiN Primetime” hosted by Tim Murray and Shaun King from 3-6pm and their “Action Updates” twice daily. VSiN, The Sports Betting Network (“VSiN”) and Hubbard Radio Seattle are teaming […] […]

After much earlier starts to the Christmas music season in 2020 and 2021, we do have our first all-Christmas music launch for the 2022 Holiday season. Cumulus Media AC “Lite Rock 100.7” 1340 KRMD Shreveport/100.7 K264AS Mooringsport LA made the move to all-Christmas at 9:00pm on Friday, October 28 kicking off with Mariah Carey’s “All […] […]

For the first time since we began tracking in 2011, it appears we will make it to Halloween without a radio station already having started playing Christmas music through the holiday season.

Cumulus AC “Magic 99.5” KMGA Albuquerque is playing Christmas music this weekend, but will return to regular programming on Monday while asking listeners to vote on when they should make their move for the season.

The previous two years saw very early Christmas music launches with Oldies “Z104” WWIZ Middlesex PA/Youngstown OH switching on September 25, 2020 and being one of two stations along with 97.9 WXMS Au Sable NY/Burlington VT to switch on October 1, 2021.

The 2010s had consistent early launches from WEZW Wildwood NJ on 10/17/2011, 10/17/2014, and 10/20/2017. Stunting signals would start earlier in other years with KYXE Yakima WA on 10/12/2012, K265CA Albuquerque on August 31 in 2013, W261BX Birmingham on 9/25/2015, and KOMC Branson MO on 10/1/2016. Like this year, 2018 and 2019 saw later starts to the holiday music with WTRV Grand Rapids launching on October 30, 2018 and WWIZ on 10/25/2019.

Earlier this month, we noted on a domain for one potential stunt to launch, but at this point it has not made a move. One other station had a domain registered this week for a potential stunt brand ahead of a format change. […]

Mereulo Media Hip Hop “Power 106” KPWR Los Angeles made a significant shift to its playlist today moving to a much more gold-based presentation. Now positioning as “Today’s Hits and Throwbacks”, KPWR’s daytime playlist is now 50/50 current to gold and expanding the station’s library to include much more music from the 1990s and early […] […]

Earlier today, Scott Shannon announced he will “retire” from Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM New York on December 16. While Shannon will no longer be heard in mornings at WCBS-FM, this is starting to sound more like his previous “retirement” in 2014 when he left Cumulus Media’s 95.5 WPLJ only to reappear at WCBS-FM a […] […]