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iHeartMedia Hot Talkers In Dallas & Rochester Add VSIN Programming

VSiN has announced its programming will be heard on a pair of iHeartMedia Hot Talk stations. The newly launched “97.1 The Freak” KEGL Dallas will carry four hours of VSiN programming on Saturdays and five on Sundays as part of a new weekend lineup that also includes some specialty music shows and a weekend evening […] […]

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Lost Factor 2001: Similar Sound, Different Destinies

In 2001, Top 40 has taken on a decidedly more extreme edge. We are in the waning moments of the teen-pop boom, and some radio programmers are drawing a “line in the sandbox,” resisting a third wave of younger acts. Pop/rock is no longer “Semi-Charmed Life” or “Sex and Candy”; it’s the poppiest derivatives of […] […]

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McCabe Joins Kiss 108 As Midday Host & Programming Assistant

iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM Medford/Boston has announced the addition of Mike ‘McCabe’ Kerr as Programming Operations Lead and midday host. KcCabe will continue in his previous role as CHR Executive Producer for iHeart’s National Programming Group. Prior to moving to the national team in November 2020, he spent ten months as PD/afternoon host of […] […]

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Compass Media Networks To Rep Frank Ski Show

Oceanic Tradewinds has announced it has chosen Compass Media Networks as syndication partner of the Frank Ski Show. Currently heard in mornings at Cox Media Group’s “Kiss 104.1” WALR Palmetto/Atlanta GA and afternoons at Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR Washington DC, it was announced in August that the show would enter national syndication. Ski […] […]

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Rich Shertenlieb Pays For Mike Lockhart’s Return To 98.5 The Sports Hub

“98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM Boston morning hosts Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb told listeners this morning that producer Mike Lockhart will return to the show days after being one of eight Boston employees to be let go as part of Beasley Media Group’s layoffs earlier this month. Shertenlieb indicated that he is paying Lockhart’s […] […]

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Salem Returns To Miami With WMYM Acquisition

Salem Media Group has announced the acquisition of 990 WMYM/98.7 W254DT Kendall/Miami FL from Actualidad Media Group. The deal marks the return of Salem to the Miami market as the company sold its four stations off between 2017 and 2020. The company states it intends to launch a Spanish language Conservative and Family themed format […] […]