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Nick Gomez Joins Hot 99.5 Washington As Evening Host

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 […] […]

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Townsquare Launches Another Juan

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 […] […]

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WAMU Appoints Tom Hudson As Chief Content Officer

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 […] […]

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Black Information Network Adds Chicago Signal

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 […] […]

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I Went Around the World in an Hour: It’s ‘About Damn Time’

When we first looked at the Summer Song 2022 field, there were already three main candidates. “As It Was” by Harry Styles and “First Class” by Jack Harlow had become instant powers. Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” had immediate fans and clear momentum, but it was still in that mid-teens place on the CHR chart that […] […]