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WBHT Gets Hot Again

As first teased in our 10/24 Domain Insight, Cumulus Media has relaunched CHR “97.1/95.7 BHT” 97.1 WBHT Mountain Top/Wilkes-Barre and 95.7 WBHD Olyphant/Scranton PA as “Hot 97.1“. Now positioning as “Northeast PA’s Hottest Music”, the station retains its existing on-air lineup of The Bert Show in mornings, Laura G in middays, and Program Director Valentine […] […]

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John Fredericks To Expand Conservative Network To Suburban Philadelphia

John Fredericks, host of the syndicated Conservative Talk show “Outside the Beltway”, is expanding his station ownership into a third market with the purchase of Christian 740 WVCH/103.3 W277DL Chester PA for $500,000. Fredericks will acquire WVCH through Disruptor Radio LLC from the Estate of Alice Moffit’s WVCH Communications Inc. WVCH covers the southern suburbs […] […]

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Matty Blake Joins Lite 105 Providence

Former Rock 107.3 WAAF Boston personality Matty Blake has joined Cumulus AC “Lite 105” WWLI Providence as morning co-host alongside Heather Gersten. Blake co-hosted afternoons with Nick Stevens at WAAF from January 2017 until January 2019. The actor/comedian also hosts “The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down” and “Beyond Oak Island” on History Channel. Blake […] […]

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Vinny Marino's Cumulus Erie Dismissal Ends In Police Chase

After being dismissed last week as Program Director of AC “Classy 100” WXKC and Classic Hip-Hop “104.3 The Vibe” W282BR/WXKC-HD2 Erie PA, Vinny Marino led Pennsylvania State Police officers on a two mile chase. WJET-TV reports that the police were called to escort Marino from the building after being notified that he was being let […] […]

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KTLN To Flip To Classical 104.9 New Orleans Simulcast

The University of New Orleans will flip 90.5 KTLN Thibodaux/Houma LA from a simulcast of Public News/Talk 89.9 WWNO New Orleans to one of “Classical 104.9” K285FF Metairie/WWNO-HD2 New Orleans. The change will take place on Tuesday, November 16. The move is the first part in creating a regional Classical network at WWNO, with the […] […]

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A Rocky Change Ahead in Wheeling

After closing on its $885,000 purchase of four of Forever Media’s Wheeling WV properties earlier this month, Cody Barack’s Ohio Midlands Newsgroup is preparing a change at Classic Rock “Rocky 96.5” WRQY Moundsville WV. WRQY has crossed the “Classic” part out of its logo and is teasing a change for Monday, November 15 at 3pm. […] […]