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Key Networks To Distribute Beasley's Daily ESports Segments

Key Networks has announced it will offer Beasley Media Group’s “ESports Quick Hits” and “Game Pop” shortform features in syndication. ESports Quick Hits is targeted for Sports stations and will now be heard on Gow Media’s SportsMap Radio network. Game Pop is targeted for music stations. Both are 30 second segments with a 30 second […] […]

US

Q101 Branding To Return To WKQX Chicago

Cumulus Media has acquired the intellectual property and trademarks of “Q101” Chicago from Matt Dubiel’s Broadcast Barter Radio Networks and will restore the to brand to Alternative 101.1 WKQX Chicago. Broadcast Barter Radio Networks had acquired the Q101 IP when Merlin Media purchased WKQX to launch its short-lived “FM News” brand in 2011. They kept […] […]

US

WTTC Relaunches As Valley 107.7

Radigan Broadcasting Group has launched Adult CHR “Valley 107.7” 1550 WTTC/107.7 W299CM Towanda PA. Radigan purchased the former Oldies station along with its FM sister in a pair of deals for $250,000. The format change was accompanied by a move of the translator’s antenna to the site of Radigan’s Classic Hits “Choice 102” WAVR Waverly […] […]

ASIA

Afghanistan: Two stations shut down due to financial problems

According to a report in Tolo News, two popular radio stations in Afghanistan’s Paktia and Faryab provinces went off the air last week due to acute financial problems.Radio Paktia Ghag broadcast for 11 years in the southeastern province of Paktia, and Radio Maimana also broadcast for 10 years in the northern province of Faryab.“We used to have around 40 employees, men and women,” said Zabiullah Ayoubi, director of Paktia Ghag, while speaking to Tolo News.Adibullah Sonmas, head of the Maimana radio station, said they were no longer in a position to renew their license.Journalist Farkhunda Mehbi said the closure of media outlets had caused problems both for the people and workers, because without the media, there will be no one to raise the voice of the people.Hujatullah Mujaddedi, a member of the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA), hoped the Islamic Emirate would help the struggling Afghan media.Since the Taliban took over the country’s government last August, dozens of media outlets have stopped activities.Afghanistan was ranked 122nd out of 180 countries in RSF’s latest World Press Freedom Index. […]