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On August 1, 1981, Top 40 radio had a lot of Air Supply. Rock radio had all the oxygen. Top 40 radio, at least the “all the hits” version, barely existed. About 40% of the stations reporting to the Radio & Records CHR chart at that moment were really AC stations. Another 40% were taking […] […]

Audacy and Urban One have announced a content distribution partnership to bring Radio One’s 57 stations in 13 markets to Audacy’s digital platforms. Radio One’s stations will join Audacy’s as well as Alpha Media, Beasley Media, Bonneville, CodComm, Cox Media Group, Entravision, Mid-West Family Broadcasting, Salem Communications, and Seven Mountains Media as among the groups […] […]

Cumulus Media is revamping its sales leadership at its Dallas/Fort Worth cluster as Director of Sales Alec Drake will retire at the end of August. Dawn Girocco, who moved to Dallas as Director of Sales of the cluster’s three music stations CHR “Hot 93.3” KLIF-FM and Country duo “New Country 96.3” KSCS and “99.5 The […] […]

Withers Broadcasting Alternative “106.5 The Shark” KYRK Taft/Corpus Christi TX has relaunched as “Bandtango Radio” in partnership with Mike Quinn’s Bandtango Inc. Quinn, a former radio programmer turned artist manager, has utilized the Bandtango brand previously for an artists rights management system and streaming audio platform. The groups are planning a future “Bandtango Media Festival” […] […]

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Real 92.3” KRRL Los Angeles has announced the return of Bootleg Kev to the station. KRRL will air United Stations’ “Bootleg Kev Show” in late nights from 10pm-2am replacing YEA Networks’ Tino Cochino Radio. Bootleg Kev previously co-hosted nights at KRRL with DJ Hed from 2016 until exiting last December as part […] […]

A pair of big changes have taken place in Providence RI. iHeartMedia rebranded Hot AC “Coast 93.3” WSNE-FM Taunton MA as “Now 93.3“. Positioning as “The Best Variety of 2K Through Today”, the station’s current airstaff remains in place with Program Director Doug Palmieri and Jenn Dower in mornings, Kristin Lessard in middays, On Air […] […]