AU & NZ

Hit 96.5 dominates Geraldton Xtra Insights Survey 1

It’s been a dominant showing for Hit 96.5 in Xtra Insights Survey 1 for Geraldton, moving up 5.3 to 32.9 overall as the station listened to most and coming in ahead of Triple M (up 0.5 to 26.5).ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt was third overall, down 0.6 to 19.9. In Breakfast, Hit went up a… Read More
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US

Puck & Jim Exit KJR

Midday hosts Jason ‘Puck’ Puckett and Jim Moore have exited iHeartMedia Sports 93.3 KJR-FM Seattle in a move only partially related to the recent layoffs at the company. Puckett noted that he had been off the air for the past three weeks while negotiating a new contract with the company. After getting an offer he […] […]

AU & NZ

New podcast examines why inequality is rising in Australia

Guardian Australia has launched a special five-part podcast series called Who Screwed Millennials?, with episodes now running in the Full Story podcast feed.Australian millennials are the first generation to be worse off than their parents – and things are only heading in the same direction for Gen Z. In this series, Full Story co-host Jane… Read More
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Radio Training Network Flips Three In Chattanooga

Radio Training Network has closed on its $900,000 purchase of Brewer Media’s Sports “ESPN Chattanooga” 95.3 WALV-FM Ooltewah/Chattanooga TN and Classic Hits “Big 106.9” W295BI Chattanooga leading to three format changes in the market this morning. WALV-FM has flipped to RTN’s Christian AC “The Joy FM” network as the organization begins operating in its sixth […] […]

AU & NZ

iHeart’s Stephanie Coombes finishes up with ARN: “I’ve loved every second”

After three years as iHeart’s Podcast Content Director, Stephanie Coombes has left ARN.In a LinkedIn post, Coombes says “I finished up with the company last week (which is a nicely opaque way to say I accepted a redundancy).” The final email Coombes sent to her colleagues was, as she describes it “a love letter to… Read More
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Power 99 Philadelphia Staff Joins SAG-AFTRA

The on-air staff of iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL Philadelphia will begin collective bargaining talks with the company on Wednesday, March 27 as the National Labor Relations Board has authorized the staff to be represented by SAG-AFTRA. The authorization came after the NLRB counted two previously challenged ballots. Ten employees at the station began […] […]