Month: July 2023

US

June 2023 (5/25 – 6/21) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 1: Dallas’ Spot Debuts On Top; Live 105 Surges Upon Return

July 11, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on June 2023 (5/25 – 6/21) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 1: Dallas’ Spot Debuts On Top; Live 105 Surges Upon Return

Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. New York iHeartMedia takes the top two spots in New York. AC “106.7 […] […]

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AU & NZ

Ahead of its time: The Rocksat story

July 11, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Ahead of its time: The Rocksat story

It was considered cutting-edge for its time: Dave the farmer from Dubbo talking live via satellite to Elton John in London about his new album.It was 1980s Australia, when satellite technology was generally associated with news programs.Music programs? Not so much.But a show called Rocksat would change all that.Rocksat was a weekly hour of live… Read More
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Ireland

Midlands 103 is giving away free flip flops to listeners

July 11, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Midlands 103 is giving away free flip flops to listeners

Midlands 103 is giving away 200 pairs of flip flops to listeners later this month. The promotion is a cheeky reference to RTÉ’s ongoing embarrassment at the Public Accounts Committee, where it was revealed the station spent €5,000 on 200 flip flops for clients at a summer party for corporate clients in 2016. The local […] […]

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Report: Audacy To Begin Financial Restructuring Negotiations

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Audacy is preparing to begin discussions with their creditors to begin restructuring the company’s $1.9 billion of debt. The report states that lawyers representing two different groups of creditors have recently signed nondisclosure agreements to begin negotiations over the debut due to the company’s struggles with declining advertising revenue. […] […]

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A Historic Radio Battle Takes Another Turn

July 11, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on A Historic Radio Battle Takes Another Turn

Clear Channel’s WKFS (Kiss 107) Cincinnati was only meant to flank heritage CHR WKRQ (Q102) when it switched to Top 40 in 1998. Instead, it ended up helping steer a much more musically aggressive course for the format over the next five years.  Q102 left for Hot AC outright, rather than compete with Kiss’s emphasis […] […]

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Taylor Vaughn Joins WMYX/WXSS As Assistant Brand Manager & Music Director

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Audacy has announced that Taylor Vaughn will join Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX-FM Milwaukee and CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WXSS Wauwatosa as Assistant Brand Manager and Music Director. Vaughn began her career at the cluster as an intern and part-time host in 2003. She has also worked at WBEA Long Island, WPIA Peoria, WMGI Terre […] […]