US

Rob Parker To Launch Sports Rap Radio On 1270 WXYT Detroit

Veteran sports columnist, television personality and radio host Rob Parker is teaming with three former athletes to launch “Sports Rap Radio” via an LMA of Audacy’s 1270 WXYT Detroit. The Detroit News reports that the new brand, which will feature an all-Black host lineup, plans to launch in mid-May. Parker, who currently co-hosts Fox Sports […] […]

US

Station Sales Week of 2/23

Peg Broadcasting is selling its stations in McMinnville and Sparta TN to Chad Graves and Scot MacDonald’s Main Street Media for $1 million. The buyers will receive “105.3 Wow Country” WOWC McMinnville, AC “Star 107” 107.3 WTRZ Spencer/107.7 W299AE McMinnville, Conservative Talk 960 WBMC/97.7 W249DQ, and Sports “92.1 The Ticket” 1230 WAKI/W221ED McMinnville and Classic […] […]

UK

Former Radio City breakfast co-host Scott Hughes joins Liverpool’s In Demand Radio

Former Radio City Breakfast co-host Scott Hughes is joining Liverpool DAB station In Demand Radio. Scott will host Drive on the station four days a week from Monday 11th March 2024 following his departure from Bauer last year. He’ll also be heard on Saturday mornings from 10am till 12pm. Scott previously hosted Drive on north […] […]

UK

Broadcast Radio brings its Hybrid Radio solution to full release

Broadcast Radio is now offering its new Hybrid Radio service – which combines a studio system with cloud-based broadcasting – to all stations. The Cloud / Studio Hybrid model provides synchronisation between studio-based radio software (Myriad Playout 6) and native cloud playout (Myriad Cloud). Radio shows can be broadcast directly from the studio OR from […] […]

AU & NZ

Wave FM brings Taylor Swift to Wollongong … well, sort of

Wave FM Wollongong’s Lyndal and Crammy have capitalised on Taylor Swift mania by bringing her show to Wollongong … albeit with one small change.Faced with zero budget, the popular drive team called on the Illawarra to help them put together a special thrifty event for Swifties, appropriately named ‘Taylor Thrift,’ featuring cabaret drag performer Fancy… Read More
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AU & NZ

Triple M’s A.B & Elliott in mammoth cyclone fundraiser

Triple M’s The Rush Hour Queensland with A.B & Elliott has this week undertaken a mammoth task to raise funds for those impacted by North Queensland’s Tropical Cyclone Jasper.Starting at 6.30 on Wednesday morning from Gordonvale, Elliott walked through Cairns to Yorkeys Knob, a journey spanning over 42km. A.B and Elliott then broadcast their Drive… Read More
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