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River Rat Radio Variety Hits “95.7 Jack-FM” KPKR Parker/Lake Havasu City and 95.5 K238BS Kingman AZ has announced the launch of new simulcaster 103.9 KIDD Fort Mohave AZ/Laughlin NV. The new 1kW/-114m signal was acquired in last summer’s FCC Auction 109 for $190,000 and moved from its original allocation in Essex CA. Arizona’s Hometown Radio […] […]

Audacy has announced the addition of four new Regional Promotions Directors. Emily Pearce joins the company to oversee New York and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. She most recently served as VP/Marketing for iHeartMedia Philadelphia and has also worked for iHeartMedia in Detroit, Toledo, Grand Rapids and Cox Media Group Richmond. Ruben Pimentel joins the company to oversee San […] […]

iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT Washington DC has tabbed Nick Gomez as its new evening host starting August 22. Gomez moves to Washington from “Z100” WHTZ New York where he has spent his entire career starting as an an intern in 2018. He began hosting weekends in late 2019 and moved to the live overnight […] […]

After flipping 101.7 KLTD Temple/Killeen TX from Regional Mexican “La Grande 101.7” to Spanish Adult Hits “Juan 101.7” in late June, Townsquare Media also flipped Regional Mexican “La Mejor 94.7” KVLL-FM Wells/Lufkin TX to the Santos Latin Media 24/7 format. The launch of “Juan 94.7” gives Townsquare its third ‘Juan’ station nationally joining KLTD and […] […]

WLRN Miami VP/News and Special Correspondent Tom Hudson is joining American University’s 88.5 WAMU Washington DC as Chief Content Officer. Hudson has been with WLRN since 2013 after previously serving as co-anchor and Managing Editor for PBS’ Nightly Business Report. He also held that same role for First Business TV and was a host, producer […] […]

iHeartMedia has begun operating Birach Broadcasting’s 640 WMFN Peotone IL allowing the company to bring its Black Information Network to Chicago. WMFN was moved into Illinois in 2015 from Zeeland MI and had continued to simulcast Cano’s Broadcasting Regional Mexican “La Poderosa 810” WMJH Rockford/Grand Rapids. It operates with 4.4kW day/1.6kW night from about 40 […] […]