US

KGVL To Flip To ESPN Radio

E Radio Network will flip Soft Oldies “105.9 EZ Rock” 1400 KGVL Greenville/105.9 K290AP Commerce TX to Sports “ESPN 1400” after the holidays. The station notes, “While we have enjoyed bringing you classic hits for the last few years, we have an opportunity to bring something to Northeast Texas that we can’t pass up! Starting […] […]

US

Kathie J Joins KOSI As Afternoon Host

Bonneville Media AC 101.1 KOSI Denver has announced the appointment of longtime market personality Kathie J as afternoon host. Kathie joins KOSI from middays at Max Media Rhythmic AC “Jammin 101.5” KJHM. She previously spent sixteen years co-hosting mornings at Audacy Rhythmic CHR “KS 107.5” KQKS with Larry Ulibarri and Kendall B from 2001 to […] […]

UK

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival returns to Manchester in March 2024

Lauren Laverne has announced that the 6 Music Festival will return to Manchester in 2024. Speaking on her breakfast show on Tuesday, Lauren confirmed the event will take place from Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th March. The station’s flagship live music festival, which is now based permanently in Greater Manchester, will once again feature unique […] […]

ASIA

Suria FM has highest TSL among Malay stations: GfK survey

In the Wave 2 of GfK Radio Hearing Measurement survey 2023, Malaysia’s Suria FM maintained highest weekly time spent listening (TSL) among four commercial Malay-language radio stations.The station achieved a weekly TSL of 6 hours and 37 minutes and 3.2 million weekly listeners.It had previously emerged on top among four commercial Malay-language stations in the first survey, Wave 1 2023, in April.

The Suria Cinta segment (Sunday to Friday, 8pm to 1am), hosted by DJ Lin, retains the highest weekly TSL across all Malay-language commercial stations, with 3 hours and 5 minutes.Weekday segments like Cik Piah’s Gaya Suria (10am to 1pm) and Muzik Top Suria (1pm to 3pm), as well as Sharifah Shahirah and Tyzo’s Suria Petang (3pm to 7pm) also recorded the highest TSL among four Malay-language radio stations.Meanwhile, the Morning Morning Suria segment (weekdays, 6am to 10am), hosted by Ajak, Shuib and Suraya, recorded the second-highest TSL among four Malay-language radio stations, with 2 hours and 22 minutes.“Suria FM just celebrated its 16th anniversary on Nov 24, and the results for Wave 2 2023 serve as a meaningful gift for the whole Suria FM community. Thank you to all the listeners who continue to support and choose Suria as their preferred radio station and for making us relevant in the radio industry until now,” said DJ Lin, who’s also the station’s general manager. […]

US

WLBR Moves From Talk To Christmas Music; WFVY Revamps On-Air Lineup

Seven Mountains Media’s market revamps have reached Lebanon PA. News/Talk 1270 WLBR moved to Christmas Music on November 30 ahead of a post-Christmas format change. Laura LeBeau remains in mornings from the previous format. The move continues the company’s trend of removing spoken word formats from each of its markets as WLBR was the last […] […]

UK

Entries now open for the Commercial Radio News Awards 2024

IRN and Sky News have opened entries for the Commercial Radio News Awards 2024. The awards recognise excellent journalism, production and presentation and celebrate the success of news and sports coverage in the sector over the past 12 months. The categories this year are: News Team of the Year (hubs or stations over 1.5M TSA) […] […]