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Here’s what veteran programmer and consultant Clark Smidt went through to put WQUN-AM New Haven, Conn., back on the air as Oldies WATX last week: “After Quinnipiac University asked me to sell the station and protect the license, I ended up not being able to use the Denslow Hill tower site in [city of license] […] […]

NRG Media has flipped Classic Hits “Kool 95.9” WMQA-FM Minocqua/Rhinelander WI to AC “95.9 The Island“. The station’s name comes from Minocqua’s nickname as “The Island City”. WMQA-FM is utilizing on-air talent from Local Radio Networks plus John Tesh’s “Intelligence For Your Life” in evenings. Scott King continues to serve as Program Director of WMQA-FM […] […]

Townsquare Media has announced the addition of Mary Fork as their new Market President/Chief Revenue Officer for their Kalamazoo and Battle Creek MI properties. Fork joins Townsquare from Comcast Spotlight/Effectv where she has held multiple sales roles over the past nine years; most recently as Local Sales Manager for Clarkston MI. She also has spent […] […]

Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW remains on top in New York with a […] […]

RadioInsight has learned that Billy Sorrells has exited as co-host of Radio One/Reach Media’s syndicated “The Morning Hustle“. Sorrells joined the show when it entered national syndication in January 2020 serving as a co-host and in-house comedian. Headkrack, Angie Ange and Monica ‘Lore’l’ Torres remain in place on the show. A fifth member of the […] […]

I’ve listened to eight brand new radio stations since last Friday. Holiday format changes are always a key moment when you write about or work in radio, and it’s a positive sign of radio’s reopening that there are even a few more than I’ve gotten to already. Two of the changes were to Classic Hip-Hop-based […] […]