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Latino Media Network, a new media company founded by social entrepreneurs Stephanie Valencia and Jess Morales Rocketto and backed by several Latino luminaries has announced it will acquire TelevisaUnivision’s radio properties in ten markets for $60 million. The deal includes eighteen stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, McAllen, Fresno, […] […]

Following the closing of their $275,000 purchase of News/Talk 1400 KBLJ/104.3 K282BX and Classic Country “Big Country 92.1” KTHN La Junta CO on June 1, Robin & Greg Reed’s Thunder Media has relaunched both stations. KTHN has returned to its heritage “Thunder Country 92.1” identity. The station continues to focus on music from the 1980s […] […]

iHeartMedia has dropped its local morning show on Sports “Ticket 760” KTKR San Antonio and “1300 The Zone” KVET Austin The show, which also featured Shannon ‘Salty’ Sweeney and Jeremy Kozak, completed its run on Friday, May 28. Duel and “soundscape stylist” Kozak have moved over to iHeart’s News/Talk 1200 WOAI San Antonio to join […] […]

Dennis & Lucas Carpenter’s Carpenter Broadcasting will acquire the 75% stake in three license holding companies held by the D.M. Peters Family Trust for $2 million. The Carpenter’s currently hold the other 25% equity and 100% voting rights in Lakes Broadcasting Company’s 95.9 WLKX-FM Forest Lake, Milestone Radio II’s 107.5 KBGY Faribault, and Milestone Radio’s […] […]

Out The Window Advertising Sports “The Mightier 1090” XEPRS Tijuana/San Diego has added the Jim Rome Show to its daily lineup. Rome, whose rise to national prominence began in the market at the former “Mighty 690” XETRA, had been off the air in the region since Audacy’s “97.3 The Fan” KWFN dropped his show from […] […]

MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS New York has declined to renew the contract of longtime midday host Shaila Scott. Scott has been a staple in the New York market since 1988 when she first joined WBLS. She moved to “98.7 Kiss-FM” WRKS in 1994, where she would remain until rejoining WBLS following the merging of […] […]