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Longtime Phoenix Star SuperSnake Passes Away

Longtime air personality Duane ‘SuperSnake’ Weaver passed away earlier today. Known mostly for his long runs in the Phoenix market, SuperSnake had been hosting nights at Desert Valley Media Group Rhythmic Hot AC “Hot 97.5/103.9” KMVA/KZON since October 2022. He was best known for his near-decade long run at “Power 92” KKFR Phoenix and has […] […]

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Tribute paid to radio presenter and Sheffield DJ Lee Martin

Radio Essentials and Sheffield DJ Lee Martin has passed away. Lee was known for his classic DJ sets at Sheffield club Niche and his Friday Night ‘Bassline Essentials’, and ran his own company Nostalgia Sheffield. The station paid tribute, saying: “His love for deep house, bass, and garage music made him a respected figure in […] […]

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Radio Exe’s youngest newsreader gets his own radio show

A teenager thought to be Britain’s youngest professional newsreader has been given his New Year’s Day show on Devon’s Radio Exe. Josh Tate, who was 16 when he joined the station earlier this year, is to present a two-hour special, looking back at some of his key interviews from 2023. Former F1 champion Damon Hill […] […]

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Tony Blackburn gets OBE after 60 years of radio broadcasting

Tony Blackburn, Steve Wright, James Whale, Jeff Stelling and Ashley Tabor-King have all been named in the King’s New Year Honours List. After 60 years of broadcasting, Tony was finally given an OBE for his services to broadcasting and charity. He says its “the icing on a very lovely cake”. Helen Thomas, Head of BBC […] […]

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WCAB To Flip To Classic Country

Billy ‘Buck’ Blevins’ Signal Hill Media Partners will close on its $477,500 purchase of Oldies 590 WCAB/100.9 W265DW Rutherfordton NC and flip it to Classic Country “Pure Country 100.9/590” on Monday, January 1. Host/Community Relations Director told The Daily Courier, “We are going back to what we believe the audience wants. We will be having […] […]

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Salem To Voluntarily Delist From NASDAQ

Salem Media Group will voluntarily delist its stock from NASDAQ and move to an over the counter exchange on or around January 18, 2024. The delisting follows Salem’s announcement of a new $26.0 million 3-year asset-based revolving credit facility with Siena Lending Group to replace its former line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank. Salem […] […]