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iHeartMedia has launched “Christmas 96.7” on WBZW Union City/Atlanta GA. WBZW, which will run commercial-free through the holidays, rimshots Atlanta from the south. The station had been simulcasting Spanish CHR “Z105.7” WBZY Canton/Atlanta since May 2020. Atlanta is one of the few markets where historically no secular station goes all-Christmas. The niche in the market […] […]

Radio One Hip Hop “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX Columbus/WBMO London OH has announced the addition of Marc ‘DJ Nailz” Dixon as APD/midday host. Dixon joins WCKX after spending his entire career with Cox Media Group in Florida until his exit in March. He began his career as an intern and then night host at CHR “Power […] […]

iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 95.7” KPTT Denver has announced the addition of Jeffrey ‘JR’ Ramsey as afternoon host. Ramsey joins KPTT from Midwest Communications CHR “Hot 106.7” WNFN Nashville where he spent four years first in nights before moving to afternoons in May 2020. The Maine native began his career at Townsquare Media CHR “Q97.9” WJBQ […] […]

Christmas radio 2020 was indeed a holiday like no other. The Adult Contemporary stations that rely on the format had dealt with a year in which ratings were generally down, driven by work-from-home and other changes in daily routine. In the first pandemic Christmas, stations started earlier and struggled for the right mix of acknowledgment […] […]

Washington Interstate Broadcasting Company has flipped two of its three stations in Longview/Kelso WA. Classic Hits “101.5 The Wave” K268BN Eufaula-Longview/105.5 KUKN-HD Longview has flipped to Christmas Music as “101.5 The Sleigh“. The station will continue with what it bills as “Christmas Memories” until December 27 at 12pm when it will “make a major announcement […] […]