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GEOS Communications has rebranded its Classic Hits “Gem 104” network in Northeast Pennsylvania as “Gem 100 & 104” as the company launched a new translator signal in Wilkes-Barre this week. The move comes as GEOS completed its $200,000 sale of 92.5 W233CC Wilkes-Barre to Family Life Ministries and completed its build of 99.9 W260DV Dallas/Wilkes-Barre […] […]

Educational Media Foundation is acquiring two Upstate New York signals that operate as rimshots across the border to serve the Montréal market. EMF will pay $2.5 million to acquire CHR “94.7 Hits-FM” WYUL Chateaugay and Country “Wild Country 96.5” WVNV Malone NY from Martz Communications Group. While licensed to the US, the stations have sales […] […]

Audacy Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” KSEG Sacramento is revamping its on-air lineup following the retirement later this week of afternoon host Chris McCoy. Pat Martin, who has spent the past 33 years in middays at “98 Rock” 98.5 KRXQ, will move across the hall to mornings at KSEG starting Tuesday, July 6. Martin joined […] […]

Listeners can hear virtually any playlist for jockless music they want, including their own. Given all those options, would they choose your radio station’s music without the jocks? It’s an intriguing question, one raised by a series of Spotify playlists brought to my attention recently by radio futurologist James Cridland. German user Ohrenweide has created […] […]

After spending her entire 43 career in her hometown, Kim Faris will retire from iHeartMedia AC “Mix 107.7” WMMX Dayton OH Faris spent the majority of her career at 1410 WING/92.9 WJAI and WGTZ hosting middays at the Beautiful Music station until its 1984 flip to CHR “Z93” when she moved to mornings and would […] […]

After selling Rock “93.5 The Beach” WZBH Millsboro DE and Classic Rock “Big 107.7” WGBG-FM Fruitland MD to Draper Holdings’ WBOC Inc. for $2.2 million last week, Adams Radio Group continues to divest its Salisbury/Ocean City MD properties. Mark Guiliani’s DataTech Digital LLC will acquire Country “US 98.5” WUSX Seaford DE for $300,000. Guiliani is […] […]