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FCC Fines Fort Myers Broadcasting $20,000 For Failing To Follow Environmental Review Procedures

The FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Fort Myers Broadcasting Company and issued a $20,000 fine to resolve an investigation into whether the company began clearing land to construct a new cellular tower before completing a required environmental review as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The decree states that […] […]

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Kiss 107.1 Cincinnati Debuts JonJon & Friends In Afternoons

iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS Milford/Cincinnati has added Jon ‘JonJon’ Curl as host of “JonJon & Friends” in afternoons. JonJon previously spent thirteen years at Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ Cincinnati rising from night host to afternoon co-host in October 2015 first with Laura Powell and from 2018-2020 with Natalie Jones. Curl resigned from WKRQ in […] […]

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MARC Radio Promotes Jerry Butler To Gainesville/Ocala Market Manager

MARC Radio has promoted Jerry Butler to Market Manager for their Gainesville/Ocala FL stations. Butler joined MARC in August 2020 as Local Sales Managers. He had spent six years as VP/Sales for MusicMaster Inc. after a stint as Director of Programming for the University of Florida’s commercial and non-commercial broadcast properties in the market from […] […]

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Lost Factor vs. Throwback Hip-Hop & R&B

In the mid-to-late ‘90s, WQHT (Hot 97) was New York’s phenomenal radio station. From driving the industry trend toward celebrity morning hosts to ending the era where all but a few mainstream Hip-Hop titles were dayparted until after 6 p.m., it was also one of the era’s most influential stations. Now, that influence is creating […] […]

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John Allers & Christy Taylor Join Audacy's Alternative Programming Leadership

Audacy has announced the addition of John Allers as Regional Vice President of Alternative and Christy Taylor as Regional Brand Manager. Allers, who programmed “Radio 104.5” WRFF Philadelphia from its 2007 launch until 2020, has also served as VP/Alternative for iHeartMedia and programmed in San Jose, Atlanta, Providence, Washington DC, Cincinnati, and Albany NY during […] […]

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Flood Communications To Acquire Platte River Radio In Central Nebraska

Flood Communications has announced it is purchasing Platte River Radio’s five stations in Hastings and Kearney NE. Flood, which owns ten radio stations across the state and the statewide “NewsChannel Nebraska” and “Telemundo Nebraska” LPTV networks, will add AC “94.5 The Breeze” KLIQ Hastings, Classic Hits “Power 99” 98.9 KKPR-FM Kearney, News/Talk 1230 KHAS/104.1 K281CW […] […]