Month: October 2023

Hometown Radio LLC has purchased the four stations owned by Walt Williams Jr. and Melinda Williams’ Williams Communications for $250,000. The buyer, led by MaxxKonnect Group CEO Josh Bohn, will acquire Country “The Big 95” 95.3 WHMA-FM Alexandria/Anniston AL, Gospel 1390 WHMA Anniston, Classic Rock “Rock 105.9” WKLS Gadsden AL, Sports “ESPN 97.5” W248CE Gadsden/WKLS-HD2 […] […]

Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX Boston has announced they have signed morning hosts Karson Tager and Kennedy Elsey to multi-year contract extensions. The duo debuted on WWBX in January 2009 after previously working together at Flinn CHR “Q107.5” WHBQ-FM Memphis from 2004-08 and WHTF Tallahassee. Tager has also programmed WHBQ-FM and WHTF Tallahassee, was […] […]

Cox Media Group Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV St. Petersburg/Tampa has appointed EJ Grieg as the station’s first Director of Branding and Programming. Grieg most recently spent nine years as Program Director of Cumulus Media’s Hip Hop 92.9 WBLX and Adult R&B 104.1 WDLT Mobile AL until departing in May. He has also programmed […] […]

Kent Jones has announced he will retire as Operations Manager for Stephens Media Group Spokane WA and morning host at Classic Hits “Key 101.1” KEYF Spokane and Soft Oldies 100.9 KTSO Tulsa OK at the end of the year. Jones joined Stephens in July 2020 after previously spending 31 years as PD/morning host at 92.5 […] […]

As a Hot AC station that switched to all-holiday music each fall, WTSS (Star 102.5) Buffalo, N.Y., did a different version of the format. Even as the Christmas format tightened and became increasingly reliant on pre-rock-era music and ’60s MOR, Star played a larger library and was more aggressive on recent holiday releases than most […] […]