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Antenna Failure Takes KUTX And KJFK Off The Air

An antenna failure has taken at least two Austin stations off of FM for what one says may be weeks. While most of the stations on the shared FM master antenna resumed broadcasting from their auxiliary sites on Saturday, University of Texas AAA 98.9 KUTX Leander and Recharge Media Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” K242DE Austin […] […]

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Two new radio stations launched by SunKiss Radio on the French Riviera

English service SunKiss is introducing two new online radio stations from its studios on the French Riviera. Bliss by SunKiss offers a continuous stream of light and relaxing music 24 hours a day with fresh sounds, nostalgic melodies, acoustic covers, and soothing instrumentals. Stars by SunKiss is dedicated to celebrating the world’s greatest singers, covering […] […]

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Andy Buckingham returns to Aiir full-time as Principal Creative Technologist

Andy Buckingham is rejoining Aiir full-time from February 2024 as Principal Creative Technologist. He previously held the position of SVP, Product Innovation until leaving to develop his own company ‘togglebit’ in 2020. Andy has been freelancing for the company in recent years, working on a new cloud-based scheduler, and will now focus on the creation […] […]

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Florida Keys Media Sells Stations In Two Deals

Robert Holladay’s Florida Keys Media is selling its seven stations in two deals. Joseph Fiorini’s Fiorini Keys Media will acquire six of the stations for $1.6 million. Fiorini will acquire CHR 92.7 WEOW Key West, Sports “97.7 The Zone” WAVK Cudjoe Key, Classic Rock 99.5 WAIL Key West, and Classic Hits “US 1” 104.1 WWUS […] […]

UK

Greg James turns up the jingle chat on BBC Radio 1

Greg James devoted a good five minutes to talking about jingles and power intros during his breakfast show at BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday. The discussion, normally reserved for internal meetings and the JingleMad Forums, followed a listener commenting on how much he enjoyed the “One-tros”. Caller Ali requested a power intro, which in turn […] […]