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WIXX To Debut Huggie & Natalie In Mornings

Midwest Communications CHR 101.1 WIXX Green Bay is launching “Huggie & Natalie” in mornings. Dan ‘Huggie’ Amsden has hosted afternoons at WIXX since May 2022. He previously has held on-air roles at “Movin 92.5” KQMV Seattle, “Live 95.5” KBFF Portland, “103.5 Kiss-FM” KSAS-FM Boise, and “Hot 97.5” KVEG Las Vegas. Natalie Jansen comes to WIXX […] […]

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Station Sales Week Of 2/2

Brian Johnson’s BMZ Broadcasting purchases 1330 WJNX Fort Pierce FL from Port St. Lucie Broadcasters for $75,000. BMZ owns 106 WJNX-FM (formerly WLMX) Okechobee FL, which is operated by Glades Media and was merged along with 95.1 W236AO Port St. Lucie and WJNX into Regional Mexican “La Ley 106.1/95.1“. Volodymyr Velyky’s The Great Media Group […] […]

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Mike Elroy Rises To KKAJ Program Director

Stephens Media Group has promoted afternoon host Mike Elroy to Program Director of Country 95.7 KKAJ-FM Davis/Ardmore OK. Elroy, who also hosts middays on Hot AC “Star 92.7” KTRX Dickson, joined the station in 2018. He previously has held on-air roles at KYCK/KZLT Grand Forks ND, KHQT/KSNM Las Cruces NM, WKKY Geneva OH, WKZA Jamestown […] […]

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Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge DAB licence award revoked

Ofcom has revoked the small-scale DAB licence award for Warminster, Devizes & Trowbridge. The statutory move was made after the winner said it could not start broadcasting within the 18 month launch window. “We have reasonable grounds for believing that the person to whom the licence was awarded will not provide the service within 18 […] […]

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Bauer moves closer to full release of its Rayo app

Bauer Media has completed analysis on the open beta-version of its Rayo streaming app. Rayo has been available since March, bringing all of its radio brands across the UK and mainland Europe together in once place. Bauer is now working on implementing the insights uncovered, as it seeks to iteratively improve and monitor its proposition […] […]

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Radio Remembers Joe Madison

Radio Hall of Famer Joe ‘The Black Eagle’ Madison has died at the age of 74 following a bout with prostate cancer. Madison began his career as an activist and then National Political Director with the NAACP by the age of 24. His radio career began in 1980 at 1270 WXYZ Detroit, and would later […] […]