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Radio station promotions: The good, the bad and the completely unexpected

From the Wheelie Bin of Fortune to Shoot the Celebrity in the Arse, Australian radio has never been short of creative stunts and promotional campaigns.On a recent episode of the Pilots of the Airwaves podcast, legendary former 2SM Breakfast announcer Ian MacRae recalled the famous stunt in which he promised to put a ‘jumbo’ under… Read More
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KNZR To Flip To Spanish Conservative Talk

Alpha Media will break the Conservative Talk simulcast of 1560 KNZR Bakersfield and 97.7 KNZR-FM Shafter CA after a dozen years to launch Spanish Conservative Talk “Verdad 1560” on the AM on Thursday, June 29. KNZR will utilize programming from Americano Media’s network including hosts Lucia Navarro and Carines Moncada. A local afternoon show will […] […]

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AFL Hall of Fame honour for 3AW’s Jimmy Bartel

3AW and Nine’s Jimmy Bartel has been inducted into the prestigious AFL Hall of Fame.In an AFL career spanning 305 games, Bartel played in three Premiership winning teams, won a Brownlow Medal and was named twice on the All-Australian team.Bartel has been a part of 3AW Football for six years.He joins fellow 3AW team members… Read More
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Acast launches host-read sponsorships on its self-serve advertising platform

Independent podcast company Acast has announced the launch of host-read sponsorships on its self-serve podcast advertising platform.Now, any advertiser globally can book sponsorship campaigns read by podcast hosts themselves across the entire Acast Marketplace using the self-serve platform.It also enables advertisers to use the self-serve platform to buy sponsorships from right across Acast’s Marketplace including… Read More
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Jackson County Broadcasting Acquires Chillicothe Trio

The Alan Stockmeiser led Jackson County Broadcasting is continuing its growth in southeastern Ohio with the acquisition of three stations from companies held by Gerald Davis for $750,000. Jackson County Broadcasting will acquire Crystal Communications’ Corp.’s Country “100.9 Cash-FM” WXIZ and Southern Gospel 660 WXIC/95.9 W240DZ Waverly and Piketon Communications’ CHR “Q100” 100.1 WXZQ Piketon. […] […]