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From Radio Online: Greg Beharrell will continue to host the evening slot on Meruelo Media's Rock 95.5 KLOS in Los Angeles. The decision follows a successful renegotiation of his contract, facilitated by YEA Media Group. Meruelo Media Senior Vice President of Programming and Content Pio Ferro humorously commented on the More...

From Radio Insight: Nielsen continues its releases of the October 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester. The next three releases will feature: On Thursday, November 7: Monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectady/Troy and Syracuse. On Friday, November 8: Monthly ratings for Dayton, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Metro Fairfield County, Tucson, and Tulsa. On Tuesday, November 12: Monthly ratings for Albuquerque, Allentown/Bethlehem, El Paso, Fresno, Honolulu, Knoxville, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. more

From Radio Online: October in Chicago marked a significant month for breast cancer awareness, driven by WTMX-FM (101.9 The Mix). The Hubbard Radio Hot AC outlet's initiative, "The Men of the Mix," now in its fifth year, has continued to support the American Cancer Society through the Men Wear Pink More...

From Radio Insight: Emerging mega-star Gracie Abrams, updated analysis of new Lady Gaga “Disease”, early passion for Christmas music and two massive Golds that are overlooked by CHR. Gracie Abrams – That’s So True: She?s 25 years old from Los Angeles and opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. Right now, Gracie has two songs in the Spotify Top 30 with “That’s So True” being #4, yet nowhere on Top 40 radio. Her song “Close To You” is #20 in radio airplay, though only #89 on Spotify and we’ve had no requests for it. From the same album is “I Love You, I’m Sorry” which is #26 on Spotify, with very little CHR airplay. We’ve had a dozen requests for the two big streaming hits, but none for the one that a majority of Pop stations (and our affiliates) are playing. This girl is HUGE and clearly on-track to become the next Olivia Rodrigo. Seem like her label and radio are not supporting the ones music lovers prefer. Lady Gaga – Disease: Adding onto our comments from last week,*I said that we would report of any new streaming or request numbers, as many Program and Music Directors questioned the passion and power of this song. In this past week, “Disease” still didn’t crack our Top 20, though it received a handful of requests. While many radio people love the song, it’s dropped to #90 on Spotify and is best-performing on streaming in Ukraine at #25. The weak numbers may suggest it’s not gonna happen. Christmas SongsIt’s that time of the year again, so here’s a real quick observation. We are only a few days into November, and multiple Christmas songs appeared in the Spotify Top 100, the day after Halloween. As you could assume, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is the most-streamed of them all (#21) and celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” turns 40 this year and is the second best-performing at #39. So far, we’ve only had one request for a Christmas song. That should change drastically next week as it usually does for us in the second week of November. Buried Treasures of the WeekEminem – The Real Slim Shady:*Released in 2000, this was his mainstream introduction, having been the first of his many songs to top a chart, and his oldest to still receive significant airplay today. Even though he put out his first release in 1996, only “My Name Is” (1999) and “Forgot About Dre” (2000) received any Top 40 attention. A few weeks ago, we mentioned “Lose Yourself”, “Without Me” and the unexpected “Mockingbird” as three of our most-requested Golds of all time, with “The Real Slim Shady” being in there as well. Funny enough, ?Lose Yourself? only peaked at #13 on CHR, though #4 on Billboard and #1 Rhythmic. It’s an all-time Hip-Hop classic and still gets multiple requests from men and women of all ages every week. Luckily, it’s generally now not overlooked by Pop radio, where it receives a good deal of airplay in major markets (and on Liveline of course). Taylor Swift – Love Story:*I’ll keep this one short, because it’s Taylor and she doesn’t need to be hyped or sold to anyone. We don’t*really*learn what a major “hit song” is until years later. Released in 2008, ?Love Story? receives more requests on Liveline than any of her other songs (also in our Top 20 all-time Golds) with “You Belong With Me” and “Shake It Off” being close runner-ups. It’s romantic, nostalgic and sung by everyone when it plays at every party and club. Plus, it’s by the biggest artist of this century. Peaked at #4 on Billboard, #1 on Top 40, Country and Adult Contemporary radio. It was the fifth biggest song of the year in 2009.*The shocking part:*Only 7 Top 40 stations in America have played it in the past two weeks, none of which were in the Top 100 markets, and none played it* more than once. When researching this I honestly expected more recognition for Taylor! more

From Radio Online: The Broadcasters Foundation of America has launched its annual Year-End Giving Campaign, seeking to raise donations from tax-deductible personal contributions to the Guardian Fund and corporate contributions to the Angel Initiative. The Broadcasters Foundation is the only charity devoted More...

From Radio Online: Kadie Daye exits WYRK-FM in Buffalo after three years as co-host of the "Clay andamp; Company" morning show. She exits the Townsquare Media Country outlet over budget cuts. Daye joined WYRK in July, 2021 following two years in nights at CHR WNDV-FM (U93) in South Bend, IN. She was also the morning show host at More...

From Radio Insight: The Broadcasters Foundation of America has launched its annual Year-End Giving Campaign, which seeks to raise donations from tax-deductible personal contributions to the Guardian Fund and corporate contributions to the Angel Initiative. The Broadcasters Foundation, a 501c3 charity, is the only charity devoted exclusively to helping colleagues who are in dire need of monthly or emergency financial assistance due to life-altering illness or a disaster. ?We are devoted exclusively to providing aid to colleagues in broadcasting who are suffering from extreme illness, or hardship from a devastating disaster,? stated Tim McCarthy, President of the Broadcasters Foundation. ?We also take care of colleagues who have retired. Grants are supported solely by contributions from individuals and companies within our industry and offer a ?hand-up? to our colleagues during trying times. We?re asking everyone in broadcasting to please consider including the Broadcasters Foundation in your 2024 charitable giving.? Over the past 20 years, the Broadcasters Foundation has distributed over $15 million in aid to colleagues nationwide, across all states and territories, who need it most. ?Requests for aid continue to grow exponentially as more of our peers and their families are affected by severe illness or disasters, such as the recent flurry of destructive hurricanes,? explained Scott Herman, Chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation. ?Whether it?s a monthly grant or one-time aid in response to an emergency, the Broadcasters Foundation is often a refuge and beacon of hope for colleagues whose lives have been upended by unforeseen and tragic circumstances. Please consider a donation. Donations go directly to helping our colleagues who are in desperate need.? For more information about the Broadcasters Foundation, including how to apply for aid or make a donation, visitwww.broadcastersfoundation.org, or contact 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org. more

From Radio Insight: I?ve stepped up my radio listening in the last week or two. On Monday, I had a list of 50 stations I?d been meaning to get through. By Wednesday, I?d been through about a third of it. Sometimes hearing a lot of generic radio slows my roll, so it says something about this week that I was energized by what I was hearing ? even if the most prominent listen was prompted by one of last week?s biggest bummers. Here are 10 great listens in a row. 1. Andre Gardner?s Final Top 10: Of all the layoffs in the radio industry, broadcasters have been particularly disheartened by the departure of Classic Rock WMGK Philadelphiaafternoon host Andre Gardner, a beloved DJ at a consistently successful radio station. Coming on the heels of other Beasley station and personnel losses, Gardner?s firing prompted hundreds of comments from listeners, broadcasters, and even PD Eric Johnson. Beasley allowed Gardner to do a final WMGK show, but I managed to hear him on the afternoon before, including counting down the top 10 albums of 1981. What stood out was Gardner?s ability to be enthusiastic about songs played hundreds of times, and to say something different about them. He came out of ?Werewolves of London? with ?Oh, Warren, we miss you every day.? He backsold Journey?s ?Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)? with ?ah, the drama that is Journey 2024! back in the better days.? Later, during the countdown, Gardner set up ?Don?t Stop Believin?? by asking, ?Is there no end to how many copies this album is going to sell?? He noted that Stevie Nicks?s ?Bella Donna? got to 4 million copies faster than any Fleetwood Mac album. He played a montage of hit pop singles from 1981 (?Endless Love?! ?Theme from The Greatest American Hero?!) and reacted to them. Through it all, he was your buddy in the passenger seat, never the guest lecturer.* I hope I?m taking a Fresh Listen to Gardner on a new station soon. If you?re in the same position, I hope that goes for getting to hear you back in action, too. There was some consolation in knowing that Gardner was not the only personality I enjoyed that week 2. Two small-market Country giants. I?ve always enjoyed CFCW Edmonton,the Canadian equivalent of WSM-AM Nashville in terms of heritage and a yesterday-and-today mix. I may have been hearing heritage Country KRRV Alexandria, La.,for the first time.* I came away from both feeling that I had heard more spontaneous-sounding personality (CFCW p.m. driver A.J. Keller and his KRRV counterpart Scotty Mac) than usual, and that I knew something about the markets by the time I left. (Terri Clark is still a major presence on CFCW, but last week she was playing Alexandria.) 3. Two great medium/small-market CHRs. WHYA (Y101) Cape Cod, Mass.,is home base for syndicated LiveLine nighttime personality Mason, but it was middayer Billy Teed that I heard this week. Like column favorite KMVQ (99.7 Now) San Francisco, Y101 does a great job of riding Chappell- and Sabrina-mania. (?She?s been on a roll lately,? Teed said in setting up Carpenter?s ?Bed Chem.?) It?s also very reminiscent of classic ?80s/early-?90s CHRs like Z100 New York or Kiss 108 Boston in its pacing. (Teed talked seven times that hour.)* WXLK (K92) Roanoke is a heritage CHR that has rebounded 4.2-7.8 during the last year. It?s playing up its ?more than 40 years? legacy. Like great medium-market CHRs, it managed to sound adult-friendly without ever sounding too adult. (I heard Olivia Rodrigo?s ?Get Him Back,? Jelly Roll?s ?I Am Not Okay,? and Ludacris? ?Stand Up.?) Middayer Freddy Mac reported on Roan changing managers. He also backsold Mark Ambor?s ?Belong Together? as ?bluegrass, but pop.? 4. WOCM (Ocean 98) Ocean City, Md.When I told reader Stewart Riegler that I had listened at his suggestion last weekend, he encouraged me to go back during the week, when it was hosted. I need to do that, but I was still pretty happy hearing The Dare?s ?Perfume? into Freya Riding?s ?Castles? on a station that bills itself as ?The Best of Rock,? but goes well beyond that, including a considerable reggae component. Co-owned with a local venue, WOCM had a ton of local spots, as well as both club and concert calendars. 5. KXOJ Tulsa, Okla.,is the longtime Christian AC that, atypically, became the flagship station of the expanding Stephens Media Group. It?s always been, for me, one of the showplace stations of the format, and in September it was the format leader. The best break from middayer Kevin Davis was on behalf of Megan Woods?s ?The Truth? ? ?an outstanding new song from a brilliant new artist? that was, on first listen, not unlike hearing Lauren Daigle?s ?You Say? for the first time. 6. WRLT (Lightning 100) Nashvillewas a harbinger of Nashville?s rise in the non-Country music community, but also a stealth influence on Country songwriters and musicians. When I last heard it a few years ago, WRLT had been buffeted by two new non-commercial competitors, whom it had joined in soliciting listener donations. It felt back in stride this time, still with a significant amount of industry-targeted advertising. There was also a sense that you could hear any song from the history of the station at some point. (In this case, it was the Dandy Warhols? ?Not if You Were the Last Junkie on Earth? in between James Bay and Catfish & the Bottlemen.)* 7. KDGS (Power 93.5) Wichita, Kan.,could have been in a recent article about Hip-Hop/R&B stations that had resisted the format?s travails. The Audacy outlet is No. 1 in Wichita under longtime PD/morning co-host Greg Williams. It has interesting, intense-but-not-snarling or screaming imaging from Joe Cruise. It remains aggressive on new music from both the Hip-Hop and Rhythmic AC charts.* 8. Caravan Radio? In recent years, I?ve heard stations for the Australian trucking industry and the UK?s builder-oriented Fix Radio. This online station was launched recently to target British motor-home owners with a deeper mix that spans ?80s to now and Blur to the Jonas Brothers. There are promos soliciting listeners? favorite travel locations. There was a feature about why it was better to buy your RV at a dealer, and other shoppers? tips; e.g., make sure you?ll be able to easily access the bathroom in the middle of the night. I?m usually looking for sense of place from my radio tourism; this one was particularly geared to wanderlust. 9. KIOA Des Moines, Iowa,not from its current incarnation in Classic Hits, but in its original Top 40 incarnation from September, 1964, about five weeks ahead of a presidential election. (VP candidate Hubert Humphrey was in town campaigning, according to the unedited newscast.) An unscoped 30-minute listen to a great moment in hit-music history from a station that remained musically distinctive for years. I also liked coming across Chicago R&B legend Herb Kent on an early 1965 tape of R&B powerhouse WVON. 10. Catching up with two morning shows. I got to know Country KNCI Sacramentomorning co-host Tom Mailey first through his social-media presence (in case you?re wondering if that really works), but enjoyed hearing him in action with the station?s Pat, Tom & Cody, a two-person show recently because Sacramento radio vet Pat Sill is out on medical leave. That hour was the ?Minute to Win It? ? the contestant swept all the questions ? and a teaser from Cody about an upcoming ?Red Flag Warnings? feature about men who tell inappropriate jokes on dates. I listened during the 6 a.m. hour, heard 13 songs and still felt like I was hearing a full-service morning show. I went back to WSB-FM (B98.5) Atlanta?sTad, Drex & Karaat the suggestion of talent guru Tracy Johnson. Their showcase phone feature that hour was not ?Second Date Update,? but ?Forgive & Forget? ? featuring a newly divorced woman who not only wanted to revert to her maiden name, but change her kids? names as well ? and subsequent listener calls. The show (actually a best-of episode) was a great showcase for B98.5?s especially bright version of bright AC. (If you?re reading this on Thursday, Johnson and Radio Content Pro are hosting a ?Lunch and Learn? at 1 p.m. today.) Bonus: Richard Phelps?s ?Hitradio KKHV? gets a plug every year for his pop-up tribute to Back to the Future?s fictitious radio station, as imagined during both 1955 and 1985. That happens to coincide with the oft-reviled ?We Built This City? by Starship being a hit. Here?s what Phelps did with the famous Les Garland jock break in the middle of that song. more

From Radio Online: Jacobs Media has officially launched the registration for its annual Techsurvey 2025, inviting commercial radio stations across the U.S. and Canada to participate in what is recognized as the largest research survey in the radio industry focusing on media and technology usage. The More...

From Radio Online: This Sunday marks not only the crowning of the NASCAR Premier Series Champion at Phoenix Raceway but also the end of an era for Motor Racing Network (MRN) as lead anchor Jeff Striegle calls his final race, concluding a 27-year career. Since joining MRN, Striegle has been a firsthand witness to some of the More...

From Radio Online: The Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) has released a rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner." This release aims to honor U.S. service members, veterans and their families. According to TSO's music director Al Pitrelli, the gesture is deeply personal. "Coming from a military family, with a tradition of service More...

From Radio Online: In continuation of the Radio Mercury Awards webinar series, Audio Milkshake and Radio Mercury Awards will host a new presentation, entitled "10 Creative Tips You Probably Never Heard of to Make Radio Ads That Work Harder." During the presentation at noon CT on Wednesday, November 20, Audio Milkshake owner More...

From Radio Insight: P1 Media Group has released its annual study of the the appeal of the 100 most-played Christmas songs from the 2023 Holiday Season. P1 says ?Jingle Bell Rock? by Bobby Helms remains America?s #1 best-testing Christmas song for seven of the past 8 years. P1 Media Group Partner/co-founder Ken Benson said, “Christmas music?s appeal remains as strong as ever amongst American radio listeners who listen to All Christmas stations ?frequently? or ?sometimes? and personally enjoy Christmas music on a local radio station during the holiday season. Other key findings include: The Holiday standards dominate the Top 100 with five versions of ?Santa Claus is Coming to Town, ?Sleigh Ride,? and ?Winter Wonderland? making the list. Three Artists, Amy Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Andy Williams, have four songs in the Top 100. Women score Christmas music on average four points higher than Men. Mariah Carey?s ?All I Want for Christmas is You? is the #1 tester for Women, while Jose Feliciano?s ?Feliz Navidad? is #1 for Men. Kelly Clarkson?s ?Underneath the Tree? from 2010 and Ariana Grande?s ?Santa Tell Me? 2014 are the two highest-testing original Christmas songs from the 2000s, ranking #51 and #54, respectively. The favorability of Christmas music remains strong. Seventy of the Top 100 songs tested with an appeal score of 75 or higher on a 100-point scale, and 95 songs tested 70 or higher. By demographic the top testing songs by age are: 18-24 ?All I Want for Christmas is You? Mariah Carey 25-34 ?Have a Holly Jolly Christmas? Michael Buble with Burle Ives version a close second. 35-44 ?Ring Christmas Bells? Ray Conniff 45-54 ?It?s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year? Any Williams. More say Christmas Music should begin in early November this year than last with 31% saying Early November (up from 23% last year), 17% mid-November, 28% Thanksgiving, 22% early December, and 2% mid-December. Most Christmas music lovers, 52% (60% in 2023 and 48% in 2022), want Christmas music programming to stop on New Year?s Eve. 14% say Christmas Day, 22% December 26, 7% December 27, and 3% some other time. Rank Title Artist Year 18-54 Score 1 Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms 1957 82.70 2 Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives 1963 82.36 3 It?s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Andy Williams 1963 82.34 4 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee 1964 82.22 5 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Jackson 5 1970 81.74 6 Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano 1979 81.70 7 Holly Jolly Christmas Michael Buble 2011 81.35 8 The Christmas Song Nat King Cole 1960 80.80 9 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Leann Rimes 2004 80.77 10 It?s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas Bing Crosby 1945 80.75 11 Carol of the Bells Mannheim Steamroller 1984 80.62 12 All I Want for Christmas is You Mariah Carey 1994 80.35 13 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Frank Sinatra & Cyndi Lauper 1992 80.27 14 Sleigh Ride Ronettes 1963 80.20 15 Ring Christmas Bells Ray Conniff 1962 80.03 16 Sleigh Ride Amy Grant 1983 79.95 17 You?re a Mean One Mr. Grinch Thurl Ravenscroft 1966 79.89 18 We Wish You a Merry Xmas Bing Crosby 1992 79.86 19 Winter Wonderland Amy Grant 1963 79.79 20 Jingle Bells Frank Sinatra 1957 79.49 21 Linus and Lucy Vince Guaraldi Trio 1964 79.29 22 Carol of the Bells David Foster 1997 79.25 23 Last Christmas Wham 1986 79.21 24 Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow Andy Williams 1965 79.10 25 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Dean Martin 1959 79.06 26 Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1996 78.94 27 Jingle Bell Rock Brenda Lee 1964 78.83 28 Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson 1952 78.77 29 Sleigh Ride Air Supply 1987 78.72 30 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Frank Sinatra 1963 78.55 31 Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow Frank Sinatra 1967 78.54 32 Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow Harry Connick Jr. 1963 78.52 33 Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) Darlene Love 1963 78.47 34 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Burl Ives 1950 78.46 35 It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas Perry Como 1951 78.32 36 Jingle Bell Rock Hall & Oates 1984 78.21 37 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Gene Autrey 1949 78.16 38 Winter Wonderland Andy Williams 1965 78.15 39 Sleigh Ride Johnny Mathis 1958 77.95 40 Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) Mariah Carey 1994 77.80 41 Deck the Halls Percy Faith 1954 77.68 42 O Tannenbaum Vince Guaraldi Trio 1965 77.63 43 Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry 1958 77.57 44 Frosty the Snowman Ray Conniff 1959 77.45 45 It?s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas Johnny Mathis 1986 77.41 46 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas The Carpenters 1978 77.39 47 Jingle Bells Ray Conniff 1959 77.29 48 It?s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Amy Grant 1992 77.28 49 Rockin? Around the Christmas Tree Amy Grant 1992 77.15 50 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Harry Connick Jr 1993 76.92 51 Underneath the Tree Kelly Clarkson 2023 76.61 52 Frosty the Snowman Willie Nelson 1979 76.44 53 Deck the Halls Nat King Cole 1960 76.41 54 Home for the Holidays Perry Como 1954 76.24 55 Santa Tell Me Ariana Grande 2014 76.16 56 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Mariah Carey 1994 76.15 57 This Christmas Train 2015 75.99 58 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Jackson 5 1970 75.97 59 Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) Michael Buble 2011 75.85 60 Here Comes Santa Gene Autry 1948 75.78 61 White Christmas Bing Crosby 1942 75.68 62 Last Christmas Taylor Swift 2007 75.60 63 Let it Snow, Let it Snow,Let it Snow Dean Martin 1964 75.47 64 The Little Drummer Boy Harry Simeone Chorale 1958 75.45 65 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Crystals 1963 75.25 66 Winter Wonderland Air Supply 1987 75.25 67 Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney 1979 75.23 68 Do You Hear What I Hear? Carrie Underwood 2007 75.11 69 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Bruce Springsteen 1981 75.09 70 Frosty the Snowman Jimmy Durante 1952 75.04 71 Happy Xmas (War is Over) John Lennon 1971 74.96 72 Up on the Housetop Gene Autry 1957 74.94 73 O Holy Night Kelly Clarkson 2003 74.93 74 Winter Wonderland Johnny Mathis 1958 74.91 75 Do You Hear What I Hear? Martina McBride 1999 74.72 76 Rockin? Around the Christmas Tree Jessica Simpson 2000 74.66 77 Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season Andy Williams 1963 74.36 78 It?s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas Michael Buble 2011 74.09 79 Home for the Holidays Carpenters 1970 73.57 80 Here Comes Santa Claus Elvis Presley 1957 73.24 81 This Christmas Donny Hathaway 1968 72.96 82 Santa Baby Taylor Swift 2007 72.88 83 Holly Jolly Christmas Lady A 2012 72.86 84 Blue Christmas Elvis Presley 1957 72.28 85 Santa Baby Madonna 1987 71.98 86 Last Christmas Backstreet Boys 2022 71.81 87 White Christmas Drifters 1954 71.77 88 Where Are You Christmas Faith Hill 2000 71.40 89 Chipmunk Song Chipmunks 1958 71.32 90 Little St. Nick Beach Boys 1964 71.22 91 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays ?N Sync 1998 71.17 92 Do They Know It?s Christmas Band Aid 1984 70.92 93 Christmas Canon Trans-SiberianOrchestra 2001 70.87 94 Winter Wonderland Eurythmics 1987 70.54 95 Please Come Home for Christmas The Eagles 1978 70.28 96 Wrap Me Up Jimmy Fallon & Meghan Trainor 2023 67.05 97 All I Want for Christmas Vince Vance 1990 66.73 98 Someday at Christmas Stevie Wonder 1967 66.55 99 Step into Christmas Elton John 1973 63.49 100 DJ Play a Christmas Song Cher 2023 60.78 Top 100 Averages 1978 76.21 WP Data TablesP1 Media Group conducted the online survey from November 1-3, 2024 sampling 400 18-54-year-old radio listeners from the Top 50 American Radio Markets. Participants were required to listen either ?Frequently? or ?Sometimes? to an all-Christmas Music local radio station during the holiday season and rate their enjoyment of Christmas music on a local radio station during the holiday season a ?7? or higher on a 1 to 10 scale. We identified ?Heavy Streamers? by asking each respondent, ?How frequently do you listen to music on your smartphone, computer, or other listening device from a streaming service such as Pandora, Spotify, or Apple Music.? 60% of the sample responded they stream ?every day,? and 28% answered a ?few days? a week. * The test list was compiled from the most-played Christmas Songs on American radio in 2023. The full results are available at http://p1mediagroup.com * more

From Radio Insight: After three years as part of the “Clay & Company” morning show on Townsquare Media Country 106.5 WYRK Buffalo NY, Kadie Daye has exited the station in a budget cut. Daye joined WYRK in July 2021 following two years in nights at Sound Management CHR ?U93? WNDV-FM South Bend IN. She also was Student Manager at Goshen College AAA ?91.1 The Globe? WGCS Goshen IN Daye tells RadioInsight, “I?ve wanted to do radio since I was 8 years old, and I know I?m not done yet? just unsure at this time *where* is next. But I?m excited and hopeful to find out where radio will take me next!” She can be reached at kadiedj@gmail.com. Clay Moden and Rob Banks continue on the ?Clay & Company? morning show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kadie Daye (@djkadie) more

From Radio Online: KBME (SportsTalk 790)/Houston host Stan Norfleet is out as part of a nationwide reduction in workforce by iHeartMedia on Monday. Norfleet announced his departure on X, expressing surprise over the decision, especially since he had recently extended his contract. He remained optimistic about his future, More...

From Radio Online: Alpha Media EVP of Content Phil Becker recently welcomed Bootleg Kev, host of the Premiere Networks-syndicated Hip-Hop program "The Bootleg Kev Show," to his "Phil-Osophy with Phil Becker" podcast for a conversation about the rise of Country music. The opinionated duo attempted to More...

From Radio Online: As voters cast their ballots in a crucial election period, NAB Presient and CEO Curtis LeGeyt has emphasized the indispensable role of broadcasters in ensuring the integrity of democracy through accurate and reliable reporting. In his recent op-ed for The Hill, entitled "Truth under siege: How More...

From Radio Online: The Country music countdown program, "Country Top 40 with Fitz" (CT40), through its syndication partner Skyview Networks, has announced plans to honor and celebrate the upcoming holidays with various specials, including two co-hosted by some of the biggest Country music superstars. "I'm beyond excited More...

From Radio Online: P1 Media Group's annual Christmas Music Research has arrived. The media research and strategy firm, surveyed radio listeners nationwide who were likely to listen to an all-Christmas music radio station during the holiday season. We tested the appeal of the 100 most-played Christmas songs from the 2023 More...

From Radio Insight: Nielsen begins its releases of the October 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Baton Rouge, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Puerto Rico. The next three releases will feature: On Wednesday, November 6: Monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester. On Thursday, November 7: Monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectady/Troy and Syracuse. On Friday, November 8: Monthly ratings for Dayton, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Metro Fairfield County, Tucson, and Tulsa. more

From Radio Online: Kevin Freeman, a cornerstone of Indianapolis morning radio, has concluded his 34-year tenure at Counry WFMS (95.5). His departure marks the end of an era for the station where he started his career in 1990, initially making waves as a news reporter before rising to morning host. Freeman gained popularity More...

From Radio Insight: Laura SteeleIn addition to the exit of longtime 95.5 WFMS morning co-host Kevin Freeman on Monday, a number of other staffers have departed the Cumulus Media Indianapolis cluster. Jimmy Steele exits as Program Director of CHR 99.5 WZPL and afternoon host on AC “107.9 The Mix” WNTR. Steele joined WZPL in March 2022 from Cumulus Mobile AL, where was Operations Manager and PD of Conservative Talk 660 WXQW and CHR 97.5 WABD. Steele has previously served as SVP/Programming for iHeartMedia Salisbury MD, Director of Operations/Brand Manager for Saga Communications Columbus OH, OM/Director of Programming for Clear Channel San Diego, VP/Programming and PD of CHR 97.9 WNCI Columbus OH, ?107.5 The River? WRVW Nashville, ?Kiss 98.5? WKSE Buffalo, and ?Z104? WZEE Madison. Carter MarshallThe unrelated Laura Steele departs as afternoon host at Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK and midday tracker at Classic Rock ?92.5 The Fox? WOFX-FM Cincinnati. Steele joined WJJK in June 2016 after a fifteen year run in middays at iHeartMedia Classic Rock ?Q95? WFBQ. Steele alos spent time at WEBN Cincinnati and WLUP Chicago after beginning her career in Indianapolis at WZPL. She also serves as part of the Indianapolis 500 coverage for WTHR-TV and previously was PA voice for Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carter Marshall is out as assistant producer for the ?Smiley Morning Show? and midday host at WZPL. Marshall began his career at WZPL hosting a Sunday night show in 2016 before spending time hosting mornings in Minnesota and serving as a morning show producer in Columbus. Additional cuts were made in sales and promotions. more

From Radio Insight: Their stations don?t have much in common musically, but both Triple-A KINK Portland p.m. driver Gustav and his Alternative KTBZ (The Buzz) Houstoncounterpart Theresa were talking about Stevie Nicks on Wednesday afternoon, within a few minutes of each other.* Nicks came up on The Buzz because a listener had reached out to plug his girlfriend?s candle-making business. Theresa had checked it out and found the vibe to be ?very Stevie Nicks/Lana Del Rey.? Gustav set up ?Edge of Seventeen? by talking about how cool it had been to see Nicks on Saturday Night Live, even if the current season was otherwise just OK. The state of every rock format these days is informed by not having a Fleetwood Mac-level superstar band. Both KINK and the Buzz have been standouts in their respective formats for thriving anyway. In Nielsen?s just-released October PPM ratings, both stations are No. 3 in their markets. The Buzz is up 4.9-5.7, while KINK is up 5.4-6.5, its best share since 1992 according to ratings historian Chris Huff. The Buzz and PD Elliott Wood last appeared in these pages in 2020 as one of a handful of rock-leaning Alternative chart reporters that stood out in a format that was then experimenting with The Kid Laroi and 24K Goldn. KINK was one of our ?Intriguing Stations of 2021,? under then-PD Gene Sandbloom, in part for playing Olivia Rodrigo, as well as Elton John & Dua Lipa?s ?Cold Heart.?* Four years later, Alternative isn?t rocking much harder, except for library material and artists already in the format (Jack White, Linkin Park). While some PDs were quick to assail anything that resembled Hip-Hop, there?s still plenty of streaming-driven pop but these days that?s Myles Smith or David Kushner. To some extent, that reflects the influence of Triple-A on its adjacent format. Is Triple-A a good neighbor for sending over Good Neighbours? It?s worth noting that KTBZ isn?t playing that band, top 10 at both formats. Under Ken Benson and Max Dugan, who became co-PDs in 2023, KINK still has some pop component?the station just began playing Shaboozey?s ?A Bar Song (Tipsy)??although it felt less noticeable when I heard them this time. Promotionally, the station was giving away tickets to Cyndi Lauper?s farewell tour, as well as a ?Girls Just Want to Have Fun? weekend to see her in Las Vegas. Next week, the station begins giving away Zach Bryan tickets and qualifying winners for a New York flyaway. Here?s KINK just before 3 p.m. on October 30: Zach Bryan, ?Pink Skies? Everclear, ?Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)? R.E.M., ?Man on the Moon? Beck, ?Loser? Benson Boone, ?Beautiful Things? Cars, ?You Might Think? Lumineers, ?Ophelia? Sublime, ?Santeria? Myles Smith, ?Stargazing? Police, ?Roxanne? Jack Johnson, ?Upside Down? Stevie Nicks, ?Edge of Seventeen? Good Neighbours, ?Home? Stereo MCs, ?Connected? Killers, ?Mr. Brightside? Zach Bryan f/Kacey Musgraves, ?I Remember Everything? Blondie, ?Call Me? On the Buzz, Theresa was the only personality I?ve heard so far acknowledging the upcoming election. She had already voted, she said. She encouraged anxious listeners to ?stop watching the news? and ?social media.? Instead, ?walk a dog. If you don?t have one, find one.?* Besides being part of iHeart?s $1,000 cash giveaway, The Buzz was also giving away tickets to Jerry Cantrell and to Linkin Park in Dallas. Listeners could win the latter by singing a Linkin Park song on the iHeart app talkback feature. Here?s The Buzz just before 3 p.m., October 30: Staind, ?It?s Been Awhile? Papa Roach, ?No Apologies? Third Eye Blind, ?Graduate? Butthole Surfers, ?Pepper? Linkin Park, ?Lost? Jimmy Eat World, ?The Middle? Bush, ?Glycerine? Breaking Benjamin, ?Red Cold River? Three Days Grace, ?Never Too Late? Green Day, ?Welcome to Paradise? Red Hot Chili Peppers, ?Around the World? Gorillaz, ?Clint Eastwood? Imagine Dragons, ?Enemy? P.O.D., ?Alive? more

From Radio Online: Cumulus Media's Rock WXMX-FM (98.1 The Max) in Memphis has raised over $920,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis through its 34th Annual Radiothon. The record-breaking amount was raised by the station's listeners and Ronald McDonald House partners in less than 12 hours More...

From Radio Online: Beasley Broadcast Group reported third quarter net revenue decrease 3.2% to $58.2 million as compared to $60.1 million in 2023. The decline was largely attributed to a dip in audio advertising and the recent closures of operations in Wilmington and esports ventures. However, this was More...

From Radio Insight: Marc Paskin has begun operating 1090 XEPRS Rosarito MX/San Diego CA and has flipped the station to Oldies. The station will feature a lineup of well known personalities including Charlie Tuna, MG Kelly, El Chingon, Real Don Steele, and Wolfman Jack. The station will utilize Talent Farm’s syndicated remasters of Wolfman Jack daily from 5-7pm. Paskin stated, “1090 AM XEPRS is a true blast from the past. We?re thrilled to bring back the voices and music that defined an era, and no one embodies that better than Wolfman Jack. It?s some of the world?s greatest DJs, playing the world?s greatest oldies. It really is radio the way it was meant to be heard.? Paskin has operated a number of stations over the past decade including Pot Rock “Smokin 94.1” KBUD Denver, Oldies “104.5 MeTV-FM” KXXP Portland, and 1470 WWNN Pompano Beach FL. XEPRS had been running Spanish Catholic “Monte Maria Radio” with a couple hours of Oldies since its lease to Out The Window Advertising to operate as Sports “The Mightier 1090” ended at the end of July. more

From Radio Insight: Vox AM/FM has announced a series of leadership changes for its seven station cluster in Burlington VT. David Goddette has been promoted to VP/General Manager as John Mullett recently departed to join the National Life Group. Goddette began his career at Vox in 2001 as an account executive. After departing in 2004 to spend four years at Nassau Broadcasting, he returned as a Senior AE in 2008 and rose to Local Sales Manager in 2018 and VP/Director of Sales in 2020. Vox has also appointed Tim Dodd as General Sales Manager. Recently working in medical sales, Dodd has held radio roles that include news reporter/anchor and Program Director. He previously worked in sales for Vox in the late 1990s. The company has also promoted Spencer Lieberman to Local Sales Manager focusing on revenue and account representatives for Classic Hits 92.1 WVTK and Addison County VT. Traffic Director Steve Bassett adds Administrative Office Manager duties. more

From Radio Online: In a sweeping move, iHeartMedia has initiated a major wave of layoffs, marking its most substantial staff reduction since January, 2020. The company is adopting a new operational framework aimed at centralizing many of its day-to-day activities to a national programming team, impacting various local and More...

From Radio Online: Steve Hegwood's Core Communicators has introduced a new player in the New Orleans radio scene with the launch of Hip Hop "Streetz 100.3" on KLRZ (100.3) in New Orleans. Previously operating as Coastal Broadcasting of Larose's Sports "ESPN New Orleans," the station began its new More...

From Radio Online: Alfred Williams, former Denver Bronco and radio host, will depart from iHeartMedia. Since 2019, Williams has been a familiar voice on Denver's KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM, where he hosted an afternoon sports show. During his tenure at iHeartMedia, Williams, aka "Big Al," co-hosted with Broncos play-by-play More...