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SummitMedia has flipped Variety Hits “99.5 Jack-FM” W258CB Greenville/107.3 WJMZ-HD3 Anderson to 1980s Hits “Awesome 99.5“. The move expands SummitMedia’s recently launched brand to a third market following launches in Richmond and Knoxville. The station shares the same “Totally 80s and More” positioning as its predecessors. The move takes W258CB out of direct format competition […] […]

Vanguard Media has flipped Classic Hits “Sunny 101.3” KRKE-FM Albuquerque to Classic Hip Hop “101.3 The Hustle“. Positioning as “Pure Hip Hop”, the move is the second format shift for the station in a year as it segued from Soft AC to Classic Hits last year. The move positions KRKE-FM against iHeartMedia Rhythmic AC “Hot […] […]

Townsquare Media has announced the appointment of John DiLeo as Market President/Chief Revenue Officer for its Danbury CT stations. DiLeo joins Townsquare from Hearst Connecticut Media’s local newspaper group where he was Vice President of Local Sales since July 2017. He has also held sales leadership roles at DNAInfo.com in New York, Digital First Media […] […]

Salem Media Group will flip Conservative Talk “1640 The Patriot” KDZR Lake Oswego/Portland OR to Regional Mexican “La Patrona” on Tuesday, June 1. The new format will duplicate the branding utilized by 1680 KNTS Seattle since its flip in February. The station will create a flanker to sister Regional Mexican “93.1 El Rey” KRYP Gladstone. […] […]

Cumulus Media has promoted Roxanne Steele to morning co-host at “New Country 93.1” WDRQ Detroit. Steele has been filling-in on mornings alongside Bill ‘Broadway’ Bertschinger since Kristina ‘Krissy T’ Williamson departed last November. Steele has worked part-time at WDRQ since exiting middays at Audacy’s crosstown Country 99.5 WYCD in 2018. Steele has also hosted middays […] […]

Cumulus Media News/Talk 580 KMJ/105.9 KMJ-FM Fresno has announced the addition of Christopher Gabriel as morning co-anchor and host of a weekend talk show. Gabriel will join Matt Otstot on “Fresno’s Morning News” from 6-9am. He joins KMJ from afternoons at One Putt Broadcasting Sports “940 ESPN” KFIG Fresno and has also worked in the […] […]