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Jonathan Zaslow Departs WQAM; Tobin & Leroy Reportedly To Move To Middays

After eighteen years between “790 The Ticket” WAXY and 560 WQAM, Jonathan Zaslow has exited Audacy Miami. Zaslow had been hosting 10am to 2pm on WQAM since last October when the company moved most of its local Miami Sports programming over to 560. He previously spent his entire professional career at WAXY starting as a […] […]

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‘90s Country vs. New Country

The changes came within a few days of each other. On Sept. 7, longtime Mainstream Country WCTQ Sarasota, Fla., began playing “Country’s All-Time Favorites for the Suncoast,” using iHeart’s gold-based Country log. Two days later, another heritage outlet, Cumulus’ KXKC Lafayette, La., became “Your Home for ‘90s Country.”  KXKC fit the classic profile of a […] […]

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Civic Media Acquires Green Bay/Appleton Pair; Launches Two More Liberal Talkers Across Wisconsin

Sage Weil and Mike Crute’s Civic Media continues its rapid expansion across Wisconsin with the purchase of Oldies 1590 WGBW Denmark/97.9 W250CV Green Bay and 1530 WLAK/93.9 W230DA New Holstein WI. Mark Heller’s MetroWest Communications will receive $937,000 for the pair. The deal continues Civic Media’s rapid expansion across the state of Wisconsin. Upon closing […] […]

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Station Sales Week Of 9/23

James Harold Heathcock Jr.’s Heathcock Communications will acquire Classic Hits 105.5 WABO-FM and 990 WABO Waynesboro MS from Martin Broadcasting for $300,000. The deal was originally agreed to when Heathcock began operated WABO/WABO-FM in June 2019 via Time Brokerage Agreement. Zee Ferrufino’s Latino Communications is selling 1480 KAVA/107.5 K298CG Pueblo CO to Dave Moore’s Kix […] […]

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KCRW Adds New News Leaders

Santa Monica College’s 89.9 KCRW Santa Monica/Los Angeles has announced the hiring of Gina Delvac as leader of its new Podcast Audience Lab and Arnie Seipel to lead its approach to news content. Delvac most recently spent two years as head of Spotify’s in-house podcast studio and seven years as producer of Call Your Girlfriend. […] […]

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WBHM Promotes Will Dahlberg To Executive Director/General Manager

University of Alabama at Birmingham Public News/Talk 90.3 WBHM Birmingham AL has announced the promotion of Will Dahlberg to Executive Director and General Manager. Dahlberg has been with WBHM since 2013 first serving as Membership Manager until being promoted to Deputy Director in July 2018. He served as Interim Executive Director and GM from January […] […]