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Audacy Sells WLFP Memphis & WTSS Buffalo To Educational Media Foundation

The two stations held in Audacy’s Audacy Atlas divestment holding company have been sold to Educational Media Foundation. EMF will pay $15.5 million for Hot AC “Star 102.5” WTSS Buffalo NY and Country “94.1 The Wolf” WLFP Germantown/Memphis TN. EMF’s “K-Love” is currently heard in Memphis on 94.9 WKVP Bartlett, while “Air 1” is on […] […]

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Urban One Receives Delisting Notice From Nasdaq

Radio One parent Urban One Inc. has reported it has received a notice from Nasdaq that it faces delisting for not timely filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Urban One has 60 days to file the 2022 Form 10-K or submit a plan to regain compliance. […] […]

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Power 92.7 Monroe LA Moves To Contemporary Worship

Media Ministries Inc. flipped Christian Hip Hop “Power 92.7” KBYO-FM Farmerville/Monroe LA to Contemporary Worship today. KBYO-FM continues to utilize the “Power 92.7” branding. The now former format debuted in 2014 when Media Ministries acquired the former 1990s Hits “Fun Radio 92.7“. Media Ministries Inc. also owns Christian AC “88.7 The Cross” KBMQ Monroe. The […] […]

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Taylor Booth Rises To iHeartMedia Toledo Market President

iHeartMedia has promoted Taylor Booth to Market President of their Toledo cluster. Booth made the announcement himself this morning in a LinkedIn post. Booth joined the company in 2019 as an account executive in Lima OH and quickly rose through the ranks to Local Sales Manager later that year and then to SVP/Sales for Akron, […] […]

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Did Radio Not Listen To The Listeners?

One of the recurring themes about the new music process and the way that songs become hits, particularly the left-field hits and comeback songs that emerge from TikTok and streaming, is that the process of making hits has become more democratized. “The days of radio [telling the listener what the hits are] are over,” said […] […]

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106.3 The Bone Adds Shelby Taranto & Mistress Carrie To Lineup

Binnie Media Rock “106.3 The Bone” WHXR Scarborough/Portland ME has announced the addition of two new on-air hosts. Shelby Taranto will join the station as midday host. Taranto has worked across New England with stints on-air and in production at WAAF, WBCN, WFNX and iHeartMedia Boston, WGIR Manchester NH, and WHEB Portsmouth. She was also […] […]