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Nielsen To Deploy New Wearable PPM Meters

Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) today announced that starting in September 2021, it will begin placing approximately 3,000 new Portable People Meter (PPM) Wearables in a subset of its nearly 60,000 active PPM panelists.  The deployment of PPM wearable devices and technologies is part of Nielsen’s continued efforts to modernize its panels and improve the panelist experience, […] […]

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NAB Announces 2021 Marconi Award Finalists

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today the finalists for the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced October 13 at the Marconi Reception, held during the 2021 Radio Show in Las Vegas. The Marconi Reception will begin immediately following Wednesday’s […] […]

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EMF Enters Terre Haute With WVIG Purchase

Educational Media Foundation is entering the Terre Haute IN market with the acquisition of Classic Country “95.9 The Legend” WVIG Seelyville from DLC Media. EMF will pay $335,000 for the station, which will break off from DLC Media’s four other stations in the market. DLC had acquired what became WVIG in a 2016 three-way deal […] […]

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LMA To Buy Brings LatinX 103.7 To Boston's Northern Suburbs

Jose Villafañe’s Costa Media Boston has begun operating 1490 WCCM/103.7 W279DH Haverhill MA ahead of a purchase of the station from Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures. With the acquisition the station has flipped to Spanish CHR “LatinX 103.7“. The station is promoting the brand as a mix of Spanish Rhythm, Salsa, and Pop. The station is carrying […] […]

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KFAQ Tulsa To Flip To Sports

Griffin Communications will flip News/Talk “TalkRadio 1170” KFAQ Tulsa to Sports “The Blitz” on Monday, August 23. The new format will be led by Jeremie ‘Pop’ Poplin, who has served as Program Director and 10am-12pm host on KFAQ since February 2020. Poplin previously programmed and hosted afternoons at iHeartMedia Sports “1430 The Buzz” KTBZ and […] […]

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Fox Sports Debuts In St. George

Canyon Media has launched Sports “Fox Sports Southern Utah” on 1400 KAZZ Parowan, 93.1 K226CM Cedar City, what will be 99.5 St. George (currently 94.1 K231BP) and 99.9 KONY-HD3 St. George. The station will be helmed by Mark Musgrave, who currently hosts a local sports podcast for Canyon Media’s StGeorgeUtah.com. General Manager Ben Lindquist told […] […]