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iHeartMedia has completed its shuffling of properties in Panama City FL with the launch of “Rock 94.5” WFLF-FM Parker. Stating is will focus on Rock music from the 90s through now (despite two of the first songs being from earlier), the new station will air the syndicated Lex & Terry in mornings. iHeart’s national voicetrackers […] […]

Last fall, when Radioinsight debuted its new, expanded ratings section, I took a “Fresh Listen” to the four PPM share champions, as well as cume leader WLTW (Lite FM) New York, as shown in ratings guru Chris Huff’s just-launched Ratings Top 50. The top four share leaders profiled were heritage stations that you would expect […] […]

iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “92.1 The Beat” WHBT-FM Moyock NC/Norfolk VA has made a morning show change. WHBT-FM has dropped Premiere Networks’ Big Boy’s Neighborhood in favor of Reach Media’s Russ Parr Morning Show. Based at Radio One’s “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ Washington, Parr most recently aired in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach market on Max Media’s now-defunct […] […]

Riverfront Broadcasting sells AC “Hometown Radio 92.7” KLGA-FM and Country “Home Country” 1600 KLGZ/98.5 K253BJ Algona IA to Bernadette Merrill’s A2Z Broadcasting for $1,680,512. Merrill has worked for the stations from 1994 to 1997 and again 2011, rising to General Manager in 2017. Townsquare Media sells 1530 WLCO Lapeer/Flint MI to Smile FM for $172,500. […] […]

Iliad Media Rhythmic CHR “Wild 101” KWYD Parma/Boise ID has added LM San Diego’s “Z90.3” XHTZ Tijuana/San Diego’s “Hey Morton” morning show. The move marks a homecoming for two-thirds of the show. Both host Rick Morton (2009-2013) and co-host Edina Macic (2010-2015) previously hosted mornings at KWYD before moving to XHTZ. Morton has also worked […] […]

Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK St. Louis has cut ties with morning host Greg Hewitt. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that midday host Trish Gazall will now host from 8am to 2pm, while Jen Meyers will host 2-6pm in addition to middays on Hot AC “Y98” KYKY and serving as APD of both stations. Local news […] […]