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Boost Radio: A Narrated First Listen

By Mike Couchman as told to Sean Ross “You haven’t met them yet, but you have new friends all over the country.” So begins a promo for Boost Radio, the St. Louis-based Christian Rhythmic CHR format celebrating a momentous year. Last November, Boost moved from a trimulcast of two outlying signals and a translator to […] […]

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Texas Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees

Voting has ended and the ballots have been tallied. Twenty Texas broadcasters have been added to the Class of 2021 to be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame at the Texas Museum of Broadcasting and Communications in Kilgore, Texas on November 6, 2021. The inductees are (in alphabetical order: Randy Carroll Mac Daniels […] […]

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WEEI Names Jeff Rickard As New Brand Manager; Promotes Ken Laird To Assistant Brand Manager

Audacy has appointed “107.5 The Fan” WFNI Indianapolis PD/Morning Host Jeff Rickard as the new Brand Manager for Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM Lawrence/Boston MA and its regional network. Rickard has programmed WFNI since August 2018 and added morning co-host duties in May 2019. He also hosts shows for SiriusXM’s sports channels. He has previously served as […] […]

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SiriusXM Launches Lucille Ball Tribute Channel

SiriusXM today announced a new channel dedicated to one of the funniest women in the history of comedy: Lucille Ball. “Let’s Talk to Lucy,” named after her 1960s CBS Radio show, will be available on channel 104 starting on August 5. The special programming will also be available on the SXM App, Pandora, and Stitcher. […] […]

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KGAY & KHCV Palm Springs Get New Operators Ahead Of Sales

Sunnylands Broadcasting is preparing to sell its two Palm Springs area stations with new operators taking control via Time Brokerage Agreement on August 1. Soft Oldies “CV 104.3” KHCV Mecca will be sold to Spanish Christian non-profit Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera Del Fin and has flipped to their “Estacion de la Familia Radio” network based at […] […]

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Delmarva Educational Association Flips Dayton Pair

Delmarva Educational Association has closed on its acquisition of two Dayton OH stations from iHeartMedia’s Aloha Stations Trust. With the acquisition the organization has debuted new programming on both of its stations. Country “B94.5” WYDB Englewood has flipped to Conservative Talk. The station is currently running a survey on its new website asking what syndicated […] […]