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May 2022 (4/28 – 5/25) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 2: KALC Sets Brand Record High While KFBG & WBZ-FM Set New Highs

Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets. Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Washington DC Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU rises 9.7 to 10.1. […] […]

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KCMP Promotes Lindsay Kimball To Program Director

Minnesota Public Radio AAA “The Current” 89.3 KCMP Minneapolis has announced the return of Lindsay Kimball to the station as Program Director. Kimball began her career at the station as an intern shortly after its 2005 launch and eventually rose to Assistant Program Director as well as holding other production and hosting roles. In 2019 […] […]

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Looking At The Radio One/Emmis Deal

Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins has been focused in recent years trying to broaden the reach of its Radio One holdings beyond their core niche formats. Following the 2020 swap with Audacy that netted the company WBT, WFNZ, and WLNK Charlotte, Liggins told investors, “Because we’re a niche broadcaster focusing on African Americans, it became […] […]

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KZIA Tabs Brian Davis As Program Director

KZIA Inc. CHR “Z102.9” KZIA Cedar Rapids IA has announced the appointment of Brian Davis as Program Director. The move marks a homecoming for Davis, who began his career at the station when it was Country “Max 102.9” KXMX from 1996-1998. He joins KZIA from Cumulus Appleton WI where he has been Operations Manager since […] […]

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May 2022 (4/28 – 5/25) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 1: WDRV & WCBS-FM Return To The Top

Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. New York Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM jumps up to the lead with […] […]

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Emmis Sells Indianapolis Stations To Radio One

Emmis Communications today announced an agreement to sell its Emmis Indianapolis radio stations to Urban One, pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission. The sale includes B105 (WYXB 105.7FM), HANK FM (97.1FM), The Fan (93.5FM and 107.5FM), WIBC (93.1FM) and Network Indiana. “When Emmis launched our first station, WENS now HANK FM, in 1981, I […] […]