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Radio City returns with its hunt for ‘Super Singer’

India’s Radio City network announced the 13th season of its singing talent hunt Radio City Super Singer.The show will provide one of the biggest podiums to aspiring singers across 39 cities, with auditions from 25th August to 12th September.The audition process will shortlist five talented candidates from the Hindi, Tamil, Telegu and Kannada speaking regions respectively this year, to make way for a super grand finale that will be streamed on September 26 on radiocity.in, post which the final winner will be selected.

Sensational singer Kailash Kher is all set to return as a judge for the second consecutive season, and mentor yet another set of budding singing talent in the country.Radio City’s Chief Executive Officer, Ashit Kukian, said: “With a reach of millions through the years, Radio City Super Singer remains one of our most successful properties. This year, we have strategically grown in the virtual domain amidst the pandemic.”Speaking about his excitement to judge yet another season of Radio City Super Singer, Kailash Kher said: “I had a great experience mentoring the best budding talents in India, in season 12 and am thrilled to help in the discovery of sensational new voices yet again. The talent that we have nurtured and encouraged through this podium is as diverse as India itself.” […]

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Astro Radio celebrates National Day and 25-year anniversary with listeners

In conjunction with the National Day and its 25th anniversary, Malaysians can look forward to an exciting and special line-up on Astro Radio across all 11 stations on-air, on the SYOK app, website and on social media.Kenny Ong, CEO, Astro Radio, said: “We wish to show our appreciation to our fans and listeners who have supported us in achieving this milestone of being 25. Our listeners can enjoy a specially curated playlists of the best of 25 songs, listen to the stories of our many local talents from radio, TV and even cinema, and participate in fun challenges on social media and win prizes. We are honoured to continue to provide Malaysians with the best mix of content across all our radio brands and platforms and thank them for their incredible support in making us their number 1 radio choice.” Malaysians can look forward to these specials this National Day:
The Best Malaysian English Songs, counting down the top local English songs nominated and voted for by listeners on 16 September on HITZ.
Malaysian Pop Culture, for music through the decades and an opportunity to call in to discuss iconic Malaysians movies on 31 August on MIX.
64 Suara Merdeka, a playlist featuring 64 favourite local songs on 31 August, 3pm on SINAR.
64 Lagu Ore Kito, for local songs from the East Coast, on 31 August on GEGAR.
ZAYAN Talk Merdeka, a talk session with local celebrities and more, on 31 August on ZAYAN Facebook and Instagram.
Anugerah Hero ERA Sarawak, a contest to nominate listeners personal heroes, from 30 August on ERA Sarawak Facebook and Instagram.
Virtual 90-minute concert on RAAGA En Malaysia, Un Malaysia, Nam Malaysia, featuring local talents Santesh, Yunohoo, Havoc Mathan, Havoc Naven, Lockup Nathan, Amos Paul, and more, on 31 August from 6pm via Facebook Live.
24-Hours Non-Stop Malaysian Songs, featuring local favourites from 12am, on 31 August on RAAGA.
To mark its 25th anniversary, Astro Radio is also ffering its listeners:

Specially curated music playlists such as:
Carta 25 Gemilang, featuring Top 25 songs from popular local reality shows ‘Akademi Fantasia’ and ‘Ceria Popstar’ from 3 September, every Friday at 9pm on SINAR.Top 25 Nasyid playlist every Saturday and Sunday, from 28 August on ZAYAN.RAAGA-vil Top 25 Hits!, for the best Kollywood and Malaysian hits from the 80’s to date, hosted by Gheetha every Sunday, from 10am to 1pm on RAAGA.
Exclusive, insightful interviews with award-winning film directors, popular local celebrities and TV personalities including:
Astro news anchors, Siow Hui Mei and Gan Jiang Han as well as award-winning director Chiu Keng Guan (On Your Mark, Ola Bola, The Journey) in September on MELODY.The winner of popular reality show ‘Akademi Fantasia’ Season 1, Vince Chong and Astro Arena Host and ‘Akademi Fantasia student’, Burn, on 31 August on GEGAR.Participants of Astro Oasis’ Islamic programmes through a series of interviews on Jejak Iman Muda & Pencetus Ummah, available now on Monday to Friday, from 3 to 7pm on ZAYAN.Amira Othman, Sufi Rashid, Aizat Amdan, Akim Ahmad, former students from popular reality show ‘Akademi Fantasia’ on the ERA YouTube channel and social media pages.Fans can also enjoy a video of the hilarious morning crew, JoHaRa Pagi ERA in Jaguh JoHaRa, competing in a virtual game of ‘Batu Seremban’ with local celebrities.Listeners can also look forward to a list of the Top 25 TV programmes on Astro via GOXUAN, every Thursday at 6pm, from 2 September, and fans can also take part in the TikTok challenge with MY radio announcers held later this year.Additionally, all Malaysians can stand a chance to enjoy a tour of the HITZ, MIX and LITE radio studios while interacting with popular radio announcers from those brands. […]

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iHeartMedia Launches Austin's 80s Station

iHeartMedia has flipped 103.1 K276EL Austin TX from a simulcast of Sports “1300 The Zone” KVET to 1980s Hits “103.1 Austin’s 80s Station“. Fed via 98.1 KVET-HD2, the new format targets Waterloo Media’s market leading Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA and Austin Radio Network’s Classic Hits “105.3 The Bat” K287FG/KTXX-HD4. The station will also bring […] […]

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Arizona Sports 98.7 Makes Lineup Changes As Bickley and Marotta Move To Mornings

Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP-FM Phoenix is revamping its on-air lineup starting Tuesday, September 7. Midday hosts Dan Bickley and Vince Marotta will move to mornings from 6-10am. Bickley joined KMVP-FM in 2013 after a stint at iHeartMedia’s 910 KGME and a long run as a sports columnist for the Arizona Republic. Marotta joined the […] […]

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Bob Vandergrift Joins Carolina Gold As Morning Host

Maryland Media One Oldies “Carolina Gold” 93.9 WMIR-FM Conway/Myrtle Beach and 106.3 WYAY Bolivia/Wilmington NC has announced the addition of Bob Vandergrift as morning host starting Monday, September 6. Vandergrift joins Carolina Gold after most recently serving as morning host at Soft AC “Easy 105.9” WEZV Myrtle Beach. He has also programmed WBBE and WVMG […] […]

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SiriusXM To Debut Limited Run Halsey Channel

SiriusXM and Halsey announced today the launch of ‘Halsey Radio,’ a limited-run channel with music hand-picked by Halsey. The exclusive channel will celebrate Halsey’s personal and diverse music library featuring music spanning genres from alternative to hip-hop, pop, rock, rhythm, blues and country. Halsey will also be showcasing their fourth studio album, If I Can’t […] […]