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Who Had The Hits In 2021?

  In 2021, current-based formats visibly struggled, even compared to radio overall, and as a result, new music became harder for radio to break. Top 40 joined Alternative and Hip-Hop/R&B in the 3-4 share region, or lower, meaning that a radio hit as obvious as “Levitating” could take months to register in their own research. […] […]

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Forever Expands Its Nu Brand In Central PA

After launching CHR “Nu 92.7” WNUU Starview/York PA in October, Forever Media has expanded the brand to two additional stations. Hot AC’s “Happy 95.3/1280” WHVR/W237EN Hanover and “Happy 93.7/1320” WGET/W229DK Gettysburg have flipped to the CHR brand as “Nu 95.3” and “Nu 93.7” respectively. The two stations share a playlist coming from Westwood One, but […] […]

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Station Sales Week Of 1/7

Wolfhouse Radio Group sells Regional Mexican “Radio Tigre 1570” KTGE Salinas CA to Jesse Portillo’s Big Radio Pro for $250,000. An LMA took effect on January 1. The Estate of Robert Cummings Toole sells Classic Hits “96.9 The River” KQRV Deer Lodge and 99.3 K257AF Butte MT to Michelle and Ronald Davis’ Butte Broadcasting for […] […]

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WPRO Appoints Bill Bartholomew As APD/Executive Producer

Cumulus Media News/Talk 630 WPRO Providence/99.7 WEAN-FM Wakefield-Peacedale RI has appointed Bill Bartholomew as Assistant Program Director and Executive Producer for the station. Bartholomew hosts a local political podcast and has served as a fill-in host at WPRO since 2019. He is also a producer and correspondent for Rhode Island PBS and singer/songwriter. CUMULUS MEDIA […] […]

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Anthony Allen Joins After Midnite with Granger Smith

Premiere Networks has announced that Anthony ‘Antman’ Allen will join “After Midnite with Granger Smith” as Executive Producer. Allen most recently programmed iHeartMedia’s Country duo of 98.1 KVET-FM and 100.7 KASE Austin TX and has also served as APD of 102.5 KNIX Phoenix and PD of “102.1 The Bull” KZSN Wichita during his tenure with […] […]