Month: March 2023

After twelve and a half years in mornings at iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL Anoka/Minneapolis MN, Jeff Olsen departed following his show on Friday to join Borgen Broadcasting Oldies 740 WDGY Hudson WI as afternoon host. WDGY, which is also heard on 92.1 W221BS St. Paul MN, 103.7 W279DD Hudson, and Hubbard’s 107.1 KTMY-HD2 […] […]

Better Newspapers Inc. has agreed to purchase the five station cluster in the Ozarks currently owned by Missouri Ozarks Radio Network Inc. for $1.7 million. The deal will include Classic Rock “Q94” 93.9 KSPQ West Plains, CHR “96.9 The Fox” KUPH Mountain View, Classic Country 100.3 KUKU-FM Willow Springs, Country “102.5 KDY” KKDY West Plains, […] […]

After a couple weeks stunting as Stripper Hits “102.7 The Pole“, Border Broadcasting has flipped 102.7 WLYK Cape Vincent NY/Kingston ON to Gold AC “102.7 Lake FM“. Positioning as “Kingston’s Feel Good Station”, WLYK is featuring music from the 70s through 90s with core artists listed as Eurythmics, Eagles, Hall & Oates, Toto, Whitney Houston, […] […]

First Media Services AC “Mix 107.7” WEGC Sasser/Albany GA relaunched as Hot AC “107.7 Now-FM” at 1:07pm today. Positioning as “More Music, Better Variety”, the station drops Westwood One’s AC format for a locally programmed lineup. The station continues to feature Murphy, Sam & Jodi in mornings, while adding trackers Marissa Lanchak for middays and […] […]

SummitMedia Rock “T95” KICT Wichita KS has announced the return of Johnny Maze as PD/Afternoon host. Maze returns to Wichita from SummitMedia’s “107.7 The Eagle” WSFR Louisville where he served as APD/afternoon host from March to December 2022. Maze previously programmed KICT and sister Classic Rock “104.5 The Fox” KFXJ from 2011 to 2016. Maze […] […]

In a memo issued to employees this morning, iHeartMedia Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman and President/CFO/COO Rich Bressler have implemented a round of cost savings tactics “to get through this difficult economic time while protecting our employee base as much as possible”. Among the moves being made are to temporarily suspend their 401(k) match starting next pay […] […]