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Country 103.9 Launches In Columbus

North American Broadcasting Company flipped Variety Hits “103.9 Jack-FM” WJKR Worthington/Columbus OH to “Country 103.9” at noon today. The brand is being overseen by NABCO Operations Manager Johnboy Crenshaw. Crenshaw joined the company at the start of the year after previously spending two decades at market leading Country 92.3 WCOL including seven as cluster Director […] […]

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iHeartMedia Florida Division President Lynda Byrd To Retire

iHeartMedia Florida Division President Linda Byrd will retire from her role and move into an advisory role on July 15. Byrd has served as Market President in Orlando since 1999. She was promoted to Division President in 2018 and was one of three people put in charge of the Metro Division of “markets that are […] […]

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Audacy Launches 102 Jams San Francisco

Audacy has flipped Rhythmic AC “Q102” 102.1 KRBQ San Francisco to Classic Hip Hop “102 Jams“. The new brand launched at 6:00 this morning with Tupac’s “California Love”, Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like Its Hot” and Luniz “5 On It” kicking off the revamped format. The station is promoting “Commercial Free Fridays” as part of […] […]

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Loud Media Expands In Knoxville

Ricki Lee and Aaron Ishmael’s Loud Media is growing their Knoxville TN cluster with the acquisition of Sports 850 WKVL/100.9 W265DR and Classic Country “Pure Country” 1400 WGAP/105.9 W290DJ Maryville from Blount Broadcasting Corp. WKVL and WGAP will join a Loud Media cluster that includes Classic Hits “104.9 Lake-FM” WPLA La Follette, Rock 106.1 WVLZ […] […]

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Power 105.1 New York Debuts On The Radar

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM New York will debut “On The Radar” hosted by Gabe P on Fridays from 8 to 10pm. The show is described as a “destination for artists, showcasing exclusive interviews, freestyle performances, and cyphers”, focusing on rising artists but also featuring some established ones. iHeartMedia New York’s Power 105.1, New […] […]

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Station Sales Week of 4/15

25-7 Media sells News/Talk 1400 KBLJ/104.3 K282BX and “Big Country 92.1” KTHN La Junta CO to Robin & Greg Reed’s Thunder Media for $275,000. 25-7 Media will retain its two stations in nearby Lamar. The previously announced sale of Xana Oregon’s Regional Mexican “Ke Buena 95.7” 1330 KYOZ/95.7 K239CL Spokane WA to 247 Media Ministries […] […]