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From Radio Insight: Bill Adams has exited his dual role of morning host on Hubbard Radio Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT and Conservative Talk 850 WFTL West Palm Beach FL. Adams and Jennifer Ross have been pulling double-duty in mornings on both stations since 2015. Adams previously spent eighteen years at Country 107.9 WIRK from 1995 until 2013 (following its 2012 move to 103.1) rising through roles including evening host, News Director, and morning host before moving to mornings on WEAT under many ownership groups In a video announcing his departure, Adams says he received a very generous severance package, but says he “is weirdly fine and never expected to be.” Jennifer Ross says the WFTL morning show will resume after a “vacation” on Tuesday, August 27 with the station now listing producer Stephen Deiner as co-host. A few other off-air staffers have also exited Hubbard West Palm Beach including many members of the cluster’s digital department and longtime Production Director Mick McCabe. https://x.com/wickedbilladams/status/1826687976224817235 more

From Radio Insight: Nielsen continues its releases of the July 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Colorado Springs, Des Moines, Mobile, Spokane, and Wichita. Markets coming this week include: On Friday, August 23: Monthly ratings for Chattanooga and Huntsville, Jackson MS, and Madison. more

From Radio Online: WXTU-FM/Philadelphia's "Andie Summers Morning Show" featuring host Andie Summers with Jeff Kurkjian, producer Donnie Black and assistant producer Shannon Boyle, will be syndicated on the company's 102.5 WKLB-FM in Boston and KCYE-FM in Las Vegas. Beasley will officially launch the show across the markets on More...

From Radio Insight: Beasley Media Group Country 92.5 WXTU Philadelphia’s Andie Summers Show will be syndicated to Boston and Las Vegas starting on Monday, August 26. At “Country 102.5” WKLB-FM Waltham/Boston, the show will replace Ayla Brown and Jonathan Wier who have exited the station. “Coyote Country 107.9” KCYE Meadview AZ/Las Vegas PD/morning host Shawn Stevens moves to middays. The Andie Summers Show features Summers, who has been with WXTU since 1999, Jeff Kurkjian, Producer Donnie Black and Assistant Producer Shannon Boyle. Kurkjian previously spent four years in mornings at KCYE before moving to Philadelphia in 2022. Beasley Chief Content Officer Justin Chase said, ?Andie Summers has been beloved by loyal fans in Philly for decades and the show brand has only improved in recent years with the addition of Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black and Shannon Boyle. I have no doubt that Country radio listeners in Boston and Vegas will fall in love with this amazing cast.? Ayla Brown had been with WKLB since December 2018. A former American Idol contestant, Brown has released multiple Country albums and spent four years on the women?s basketball team at Boston College. Wier was on his second stint in mornings at WKLB returning last October after previously co-hosting with Brown from September 2019 until being laid off in October 2022. He previously spent his career mostly in Talk formats, spending seven years in late mornings and then evenings at KMBZ-FM Kansas City and at WSKY Gainesville FL. The move leaves no local full-time air talent at WKLB as midday host Carolyn Kruse will retire on Thursday, August 28 and afternoon host Jackson Blue was let go in the company’s May layoffs. more

From Radio Insight: In late July, I got an e-mail from Radioinsight ratings tracker Chris Huff after the UK?s RAJAR ratings were released: ?Capital up 3.4-4.2 (best share since Q2/2019) and BBC Radio 1up 3.5-4.0 (best since Q4/2021). CHR rebound? Taylor Swift kiss? Or both.? Last week, there was another e-mail from Huff, this one sharing the news from the UK?s RadioToday that Bauer?s national CHR network, Hits Radio,would be getting a London FM frequency, sending longtime rhythmic CHR Kiss to DAB.* Capital owner Global and Kiss owner Bauer have been using their stations to jostle each other for years. In the late ?90s, Global?s Hot AC Heart FM was heavily rhythmic, seemingly to protect Capital from Kiss. At that time, Bauer?s newly assembled national Hits network was contrarian for its throwback and pop components. That now places it squarely between Capital and a more pop-leaning Heart. In recent years, British CHR has sounded consistently better to me than its American counterpart, particularly because of its greater dance-music component and thus better energy level. Unlike in many U.S. markets, CHR did sound better than its numbers here. But London is still a heavily fragmented market, such that having the existing CHRs in the 4-share range is a rebound. I took a Fresh Listen to Capital and Greatest Hits. I listened to Radio 1, even though it also got a Fresh Listen (as part of an article on several BBC stations) in April. If the numbers here reflect the excitement over Swift being in the market this week, it?s worth noting that there?s a DAB side channel called ?Capital (Taylor?s Version).? I didn?t do a full listen to that one, but its last four played were ?Lavender Haze,? ?Enchanted,? ?Cruel Summer,? and ?The Lakes.? Here’s the main Capital London just before 4 p.m., August 7 with Will Manning: David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson, ?Crazy What Love Can Do? Sabrina Carpenter, ?Espresso? Tom Grennan, ?Remind Me? Perrie, ?Forget About Us? Kid Laroi, ?Girls? Taylor Swift, ?Anti-Hero? Hailee Steinfeld, ?Starving? Rudimental, ?Bring Me Joy? Lady Gaga & Beyonc?, ?Telephone? Becky Hill, ?Outside of Love? Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, ?Senorita? Post Malone & Morgan Wallen, ?I Had Some Help? Timbaland, ?The Way I Are? Teddy Swims, ?The Door? Calvin Harris x Rag ?n? Bone Man, ?Lovers in a Past Life? Rema & Selena Gomez, ?Calm Down? ? a rollover sweeper had three voices each instructing a speaker to ?play Capital,? timing out perfectly just before the intro?s declaration of ?another banger.? Hits Radio was promoting the opening of Borderlands with a contest variant on the backwards or sped-up mystery song: in this case, a distorted song described as the remix that would have been heard on the movie?s Planet Pandora. (The contestant easily guessed that it was Craig David?s ?Fill Me In.?) Here?s Hits, positioned as ?the biggest hits, the biggest throwbacks,? as heard on its London DAB feed with Tom Greer at 11 a.m., August 9: Noah Kahan, ?Stick Season? Mark Ronson f/Amy Winehouse, ?Valerie? Lost Frequencies f/Colum Scott, ?Where Are You Now? Rita Ora, ?Ask and You Shall Receive? ?N Sync, ?Bye Bye Bye? ? the throwback stager is based on UK hit ?Sing It Back? by Moloko Cian Ducrot, ?I?ll Be Waiting? Sabrina Carpenter, ?Espresso? Ed Sheeran, ?Shape of You? Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding, ?Free? Jay-Z f/Alicia Keys, ?Empire State of Mind? Shaboozey, ?A Bar Song (Tipsy)? Becky Hill & David Guetta, ?Remember? Perrie, ?Forget About Us? Radio 1?s Matt Edmonson was solo when heard here. Partner Mollie King had just announced her pregnancy ? after several months of swearing him to secrecy. I?ve come back to Radio 1 a few times in recent years both because of its new music and variety component (see Glass Animals to Drake to Clairo below). Here?s the station at 1 p.m., August 12: Coldplay, ?Feels Like I?m Falling in Love? Little Sims, ?Gorilla? METTE, ?Bet? Glass Animals, ?A Tear in Space (Airlock)? Drake f/Lil Durk, ?Laugh Now, Cry Later? Clairo, ?Sexy to Someone? Yungblud, ?Hope for the Underrated Youth? Rudimental & Karen Harding, ?Bring Me Joy? ? followed by a two-minute newscast; there had also been an Olympics vignette earlier that hour Jamie xx & Robyn, ?Life? Ice Spice & Central Cee, ?Did It First? Wolf Alice, ?Don?t Delete the Kisses? Jungle, ?Back on ?74? Mabel, ?Don?t Call Me Up? Gracie Abrams, ?Close to You? ?* a contestant for the ?Five to Two? contest (at 1:55 p.m.) successfully named five vegetables, four smelly things, three planets, two synonyms for dancing, and got to make one request. Joel Corry & Tom Grennan, ?Lionheart (Fearless)? Sabrina Carpenter, ?Please Please Please? Tyler the Creator f/Kali Uchis, ?See You Again? more

From Radio Insight: SummitMedia has made a number of staffing changes across its markets in recent weeks. Joe ‘J-Dub’ Dobbins announced he was let go today as Program Director of CHR “Star 102.1” WWST and Rhythmic CHR “Hot 104.5” WKHT Knoxville TN. He also hosted afternoons at WWST. Dobbins joined the company in March 2023 from KFRX Lincoln NE where he served as PD/morning host from November 2020. He had a brief stint as PD/afternoon host at Alpha?s 99.7 WDJX Louisville from September 2019 until July 2020 and spent fifteen years (11 as Program Director) of Cumulus CHR ?Hot 101? WHOT-FM Youngstown OH. Following the addition of J?Michael Francois as Vice President of Programming for R&B and Gospel, Darryl Johnson exited as Program Director and afternoon host at Adult R&B “98.7 Kiss-FM” WBHK Birmingham. Johnson had been with the station since 1997. Mychal Maguire departs as Director of Programming and Operations in Greenville SC. Maguire joined SummitMedia in March 2023 after previously programming WBTP Tampa, WPHH Hartford, and serving as SVP/Programming in Montgomery and Director of Urban Programming in Macon GA for iHeartMedia. He has also worked in Shreveport, Charleston and Killeen TX. WBHK Birmingham midday host Dee Dee Parker replaces Maguire in middays on Adult R&B “107.3 Jamz” WJMZ-FM. After returning to her former position in February, Karolyn Mulvaney is once again out as Market President in Greenville. Mulvaney previously served as GM and later Market President of the cluster upon SummitMedia?s acquisition of the cluster in 2013 until exiting in February 2021. Kathy Lee Jones, who had been promoted to General Manager following Mulvaney’s first exit and kept the title upon her return, is once again leading the cluster. Wichita KS Market President Todd Johnson departed the company at the end of July and has since joined a local marketing agency. Johnson rose to Market President in January 2020 after previously serving as General Sales Manager since 2016. He also spent time also leading the Richmond VA cluster for SummitMedia. Johnson also served as General Manager for Steckline Communications in Wichita and held Sales Manager roles for the Wichita Eagle and KWCH-TV. Dave Symonds departed as Richmond VA Director of Programming and Operations earlier this summer. Symonds joined SummitMedia Richmond in June 2021 after previously working in the market as Regional Programming Manager for iHeartMedia from 2008 to 2014 where he oversaw all of the company?s stations in Richmond, Norfolk VA, Salisbury MD and Wilmington DE. He then transferred to Hartford CT as SVP/Programming and PD of Country 92.5 WWYZ and Classic Hits ?105.9 The River? WHCN until departing the company in 2019. Symonds has also served as OM for both CBS Radio and Entercom in Rochester NY and programmed WEZF Burlington VT and KALC and KOSI Denver. Dilleon exits as afternoon host at Hip Hop “95.7 Jamz” WBHJ Birmingham as Samuel ‘Buck Wilde’ Mack returns to the station. Wilde hosted mornings on WBHJ from its launch in 1997 until 2010 when he departed for KKDA-FM Dallas. He most recently served as Creative Services Director for WVEE Atlanta and earlier in his career hosted nights at WBLS New York. KaShauna ?K Samone? Williams departed middays “95.7 Jamz” and is replaced remotely by “Hot 98.1” WHZT Greenville midday host Lauren Cakes. Samone had been with WBHJ since November 2022 after serving as a producer and weekend host at WHTA Atlanta and holding production and marketing roles for Radio One Philadelphia and Audacy Norfolk. Kate Glenn departs as Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Human Resources. Glenn had been with SummitMedia since October 2022 after 22 years at Media Staffing Network. more

From Radio Online: iHeartMedia/Asheville, NC has announced the "Show Love Fest," an event dedicated to expressing gratitude to healthcare workers in the community. Scheduled for Saturday, September 14, at Carrier Park in Asheville, the festival will run from 12-4pm and is free and open to the public. Presented by HCA More...

From Radio Online: Chris Long, two-time Super Bowl champion, has announced a new multi-year partnership with BetMGM. Under the deal, BetMGM becomes the presenting sponsor and sports betting partner of Long's popular sports and culture podcast, "Green Light with Chris Long." The program, which Long hosts alongside friends, has More...

From Radio Online: ARC Software, a provider of affiliate research, sales, and relationship management solutions for the radio industry, has announced its expansion into the television industry with the introduction of ARCTV. This move builds on ARC Software's success in the radio industry, positioning the company as a player More...

From Radio Online: MediaCo is facing potential delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange due to its failure to submit its second-quarter 2024 financials to the SEC, violating Nasdaq regulations. The company, which owns WBLS-FM and WQHT-FM (Hot 97) in New York, disclosed the delay in an SEC filing on August 14. In the More...

From Radio Insight: Nielsen continues its releases of the July 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Columbia SC, Little Rock, Springfield MA, and Toledo. Markets coming this week include: On Thursday, August 22: Monthly ratings for Colorado Springs, Des Moines, Mobile, Spokane, and Wichita. On Friday, August 23: Monthly ratings for Chattanooga and Huntsville, Jackson MS, and Madison. more

From Radio Insight: TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM Columbus has signed midday co-host Anthony Rothman to a multi-year contract extension. Rothman has been with WBNS-FM for thirteen years and currently co-hosts “Rothman and Ice” with Matty ‘Ice’ Hayes from 12-3pm weekdays. He also hosts “The Fan Tailgate Show” ahead of Ohio State Football games with Andy Katzenmoyer and Tim May. Prior to joining the station in 2010, he spent sixteen years as a sports anchor at WSYX-TV Columbus. Station Manager Cody Welling said, ?It?s been a privilege to work with Anthony, and I?m honored to be his teammate for the next several years. Anthony is well-respected as a broadcaster, and his dedication to philanthropy is unwavering. He has been a massive contributor to 97.1 The Fan?s success.? Rothman commented, ?I am very grateful to The Fan for the opportunity to continue my love of sports broadcasting. I couldn?t ask to be in a better city and owe my longevity to my talented co-hosts and our passionate fans.? more

From Radio Online: Audacy has announced a series of weekday programming updates for WEEI-FM andamp; AM in Boston. Afternoon co-host Adam Jones and weeknight host Rich Keefe will reunite for a new midday show. The duo, who previously hosted an evening show together for multiple years in the market, will More...

From Radio Online: When Alice in Wonderland falls down the rabbit hole, she enters a new world of wonders. So it is, apparently, with many podcast listeners. Once many people start listening to podcasts, they are hooked and start filling their days and nights with more and more. Data from Edison Research's Share of Ear seems More...

From Radio Insight: It?s hard being an obit writer in radio these days. The impending loss of all-news WCBS-AM New York was announced while I was still figuring out what to write about Kiss 100 London. That station helped make R&B and dance core sounds in UK and European radio over the course of the ?90s; now it?s moving from FM to DAB-only (not quite the end of viability in the UK as it would be here, but still significant). Before I could write that story, the CBS-AM news shook the industry. As I wrote this column, another heritage AM, CHML Hamilton, Ontario, was shut off outright. Like songs, I have place memories of radio stations. WCBS is the station of late-night driving with my dad on the New Jersey Turnpike, but, really, anywhere in the Northeast. I had already discovered the CBS Morning News, and WCBS had a lot of the same network reporters and commentators. My father rarely listened to Top 40 just to keep up with his kids; it was WCBS that gave us something to talk about. The loss of heritage radio stations has seemed like a barrage in recent years. With the changes at Kiss and WCBS came the realization that I?ve been losing heritage stations for almost as long as I?ve been listening to radio.* My college years coincided with the effective demise of almost every AM Top 40 station I had ever listened to. Some went Country. Some evolved to AC, something which almost never worked. Some, such as WLS Chicago or KFRC San Francisco, took a few years longer than others. Ironically, WCBS-AM was probably my most enduring station of childhood because it wasn?t a music station. Occasionally, as with WLS, those heritage brands transitioned to FM, although since AM Top 40’s travails coincided with a format downturn, surprisingly few did so at the time. The rise of Oldies brought some of those brands back. My most-influential Top 40, Detroit/Windsor?s CKLW, was revived twice with FM oldies; now, it?s the inspiration for CKWW-AM?s Oldies format. At this writing, I’m now waiting to see what new owners do with that station. (CK is also the inspiration for former PD Charlie O?Brien?s Big8Radio.com.)* To cover the radio industry as a reporter has been to experience radio stations as ephemeral and even the enduring ones as ever-changing. Even stations we now think of as ?CHR for 40 years,? such as WHTZ (Z100) New York, were rarely exactly that. Z100?s brand remained the same, but barely camouflaged a change to Alternative, then, briefly, Rock AC in the ?90s.* When WPLJ New York became a K-Love affiliate in 2019, it left three legacies to celebrate; some of the same listeners had likely followed WPLJ from AOR to CHR to Hot AC. Covering format changes was more fun and rarely devastating when radio was healthier ? each format change was a beginning, not just an ending. Like the songs themselves that radio played, each was a potential hit, or maybe even something for next year?s Intriguing Stations column. And the stations I was sorriest to lose weren?t always heritage stations; often, they were the quirky offerings I liked that had never caught on. The most discouraging changes were the sales that claimed still-competitive radio stations. In 2009, the then-WAMO Pittsburgh?s sale to Catholic broadcasters who took it out of the format mainstream was still an anomaly. By 2022, market-leading Country KRTY San Jose?s sale to K-Love and move to online-only was not. So were music stations moved aside so News/Talk outlets could move to FM, or heritage AMs perfunctorily shut down. The loss of heritage stations is dispiriting ? another instance where radio still being bigger than its competitors hardly seems to matter. There is broader damage from the decreasing number of all AM/FM choices. Also from the increasing number of stations switched to formats, such as sports betting, that aren?t meant to compete for ratings. Each scenario could lead to decreased listening levels overall. Few endings are a new beginning now. There are plenty of heritage radio stations that haven?t gone anywhere. A few years ago, looking at radio ratings from 1984 led to a column on how many brands were still on the radio with a similar format nearly 40 years later. In Washington, D.C., that was nearly half of the radio stations that were above a 1 share at the time. In New York, it was about 45%. (Boston, at 30%, was one of the lowest, and that was before the sale to K-Love of WAAF.) Some heritage brands, particularly those that have gone from Top 40 to Classic Hits or AOR to Classic Rock, have format continuity of a sort, but don?t occupy the same place in the cultural discussion. I was always happy to have an Oldies station drawing on CKLW?s heritage, but what I really missed about the station as Top 40 was seeing what R&B hits it would propel into the mainstream. The Detroit station that most does that now, WKQI (Channel 95-5), is related to CKLW in spirit only. It?s great, though, when WMMR Philadelphia or a relaunched KITS (Live 105) San Francisco are still part of the new music dialogue. Some enduring radio brands also become reminders of radio?s diminishment. What good are heritage call letters if the voice-tracker can?t even be bothered to work them into a break? Being so local and so dependent on living in real time kept WCBS-AM sounding vital, but also made it more vulnerable to radio?s current realities. When new lessee Good Karma moves its New York outlet for ESPN to WCBS-AM?s frequency, it will leave an opening at 98.7 FM that ROR readers have been speculating on for a year. It?s a lot to hope for a new mainstream or market-galvanizing launch now. In the best scenario, that new station cannot be ?Newsradio 880.? But it could be a station that means something to New Yorkers. Or gives radio a renewed sense of sign-ons, not just sign-offs. more

From Radio Insight: Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM Lawrence/Boston and its network of affiliates across New England has announced a new weekday lineup starting Monday, August 26. Afternoon co-host Adam Jones and evening host Rich Keefe will team in middays from 10am to 2pm. The duo previously were paired together in evenings at “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM from 2009 to 2016. Jones joined WEEI in 2023 from WBZ-FM where he spent a decade in evenings and has also worked at ESPNBoston.com and ?890 ESPN? WBPS in his career. Keefe has been with WEEI since 2017 after spending seven years at WBZ-FM and has also been at WGAM Nashua NH. Succeeding Jones in afternoons with Christian Arcand will be Andy Hart. Hart, a longtime columnist covering the New England Patriots, has been with WEEI since 2019 as a writer and making regular appearances across the station’s programming. He previously has been assistant editor for Patriots Football Weekly, writer for Patriots.com, and contributor to NBC Sports Boston. Hart also co-hosts Audacy’s 6 Rings and Football Things podcasts. The afternoon show will have a series of regular weekly guests including Red Sox manager Alex Cora, NBC Sports Boston Celtics analyst Brian Scalabrine, ESPN’s NFL reporter Adam Schefter, and whomever is the New England Patriots starting quarterback. The third member of the current WEEI afternoon show, Megan Ottolini will move to a fill-in host role and columnist for WEEI.com. Unmentioned in the announcement are the status of current midday hosts Andy Gresh and Christian Fauria. ?These exciting updates bring together a dynamic mix of talent with New England roots that will continue to deliver top-tier content to Boston?s biggest sports fans,? said Mike Thomas, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Boston. ?Adam Jones and Rich Keefe’s notable on-air styles and rapport will energize our midday show, while Andy Hart and Christian Arcand?s experience will help bolster afternoon drive. We?re looking forward to this next chapter of WEEI weekdays continuing to make WEEI the go-to destination for everything Boston sports.? more

From Radio Insight: The one time king of Cincinnati radio is making a move back in town. Randy Michaels’ Radioactive LLC is purchasing Spanish CHR “Mega 97.7” WOXY Mason from Lazo Media for $1.8 million. The Class A signal covers the suburban areas between Cincinnati and Dayton. The signal is best known from its 1983-2005 run as Alternative ?97X?, which was famously depicted in the movie “Rain Man“. Michaels run in Cincinnati began programming CHR “Q102” WKRQ in 1975 before moving to the same role at 700 WLW, where he also worked on-air. He was then part of the ownership group that would acquire WLW from Taft Broadcasting in 1983. That group would be folded into Jacor in 1986 with Michaels as VP/Programming until rising to CEO in 1993. Following Jacor’s 1999 acquisition by Clear Channel, Michaels would become Chairman/CEO until his 2002 exit operating both from his office in Covington KY right across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Michaels would later serve as CEO of LocalTV LLC, Tribune Broadcasting and Merlin Media. Radioactive LLC also owns 92.5 WBLH Black River NY, 101.9 WKFC North Corbin KY, and 102.9 WPBK Crab Orchard KY. Those stations are all leased to third parties to operate. more

From Radio Online: WCCO-AM (830 WCCO) in Minneapolis has announced a series of special endeavors to celebrate its 100th anniversary, including a double album with commemorative content, gubernatorial proclamation and grand centennial event. As part of its century-long "good neighbor" More...

From Radio Online: Sounds Profitable, a podcast industry trade association and media intelligence company, appoints 10-year audio industry vet Kristin Myers as Principal. In this role, she'll work closely with founder Bryan Barletta and partner Tom Webster to drive the company's mission of shaping the future of the audio More...

From Radio Online: The Poisoners' Cabinet podcast, a blend of historical true crime, comedy and crafted cocktails, is celebrating one million downloads and a rapidly growing global audience. In each episode hosts Nick Gordon and Sinead Hanna serve up twisted tales, intriguing criminals and deliciously dark drinks. In the More...

From Radio Online: Country music's countdown show "Country Top 40 with Fitz" (CT40), through its syndication partner Skyview Networks, has announced its 2024 Labor Day Weekend special, "So Long Summer." The special will send summer off in style with a countdown of the Top 40 biggest country hits of the week, plus a look back More...

From Radio Online: VSiN, The Sports Betting Network, is making updates to leadership, including the promotion of Miles Gwyn to Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Gwyn will manage the network's day-to-day operations, overseeing content production, distribution and advertising partnerships, technology, More...

From Radio Online: For six years now, personality has emerged as an important driver to radio listening in Jacobs Media's annual Techsurveys than music. Yet, talent continues to be a misunderstood part of radio's success formula. The firm's AQ studies are unique to radio as the only research conducted More...

From Radio Insight: Times Shamrock flipped Scranton/Wilkes-Barre market Hot AC “92.1 QFM” WQFM Nanticoke/100.1 WQFN Forest City PA to Classic Hits “92 Mix-FM” this morning. Overseen by consultant Gary Berkowitz, the station is featuring a lineup including ‘Rick Gary’ Shockley in mornings, WINK-FM Fort Myers morning host Logan in middays, WWEG Hagerstown MD and longtime WRQX Washington DC morning host Jack Diamond in afternoons, and former WPRO-FM Providence morning host Giovanni at night. The station is positioning as “The Best Variety of the 70s, 80s & 90s” with what Berkowitz is calling a “Classic Top 40” presentation. The first hour of the new “92 Mix-FM” featured: Chicago – Beginnings Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself For Loving You Lady A – Need You Now Sublime – Santeria Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way Tears For Fears – Shout Alanis Morrissette – You Oughta Know Prince – I Would Die 4 You Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Refugee Amy Grant – Baby Baby Bon Jovi – Runaway Heart – Never WQFM’s Hot AC format had a 1.5 share in the July 2024 Nielsen Audio ratings. The new format goes up against GEOS Communications’ Classic Hits “Gem 99 & 100” WGMF, which had a 2.6 share last month. more

From Radio Insight: Following its reacquisition of VSiN from Draft Kings and addition of Steve Cohen as EVP/Sports Programming, Musburger Media continues to realign the leadership structure of the sports betting network. VSiN announced today the promotion of Miles Gwyn from Director of Broadcast Operations to Chief Operating Officer where he will manage the network?s day-to-day operations, overseeing content production, distribution and advertising partnerships, technology, compliance, and infrastructure. Concurrently BRian Musburger takes the role of President/Chief Business Officer and Bill Adee becomes CEO. Brian Musburger said, ?We?re thrilled to recognize the critical work Miles has done in building VSiN and helping us deliver the best product sports bettors can find anywhere. Bill has been an amazing partner in building this network during every phase and there?s no one better suited than him to run the network as its CEO. With Bill, Miles and Steve Cohen in place, we?re better positioned than ever and I look forward to setting my focus on our aggressive plans to rapidly expand distribution and partnerships.? Adee added, ?Miles has stepped up to every challenge we?ve thrown his way and I?m sure this will be no different. Having this strong leadership team will accelerate our growth as we head into our biggest season of the year.? Gwyn has been with VSiN since 2019 where he was part of the team charged with rebranding VSiN on-air graphics, helped manage engineering to execute Circa and Bar Canada studio expansions and led strategy and planning of the technical launch of DraftKings? FAST channel, DraftKings Network. He previously worked at Scripps’ KTNV Las Vegas and held production roles at live sporting and entertainment events. Gwyn commented, ?Over the past five years, I?ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to work with an amazing team at VSiN, focused on providing a first-in-class experience and driving value for our partners. It?s energizing to be in a growth and expansion mindset, and I look forward to working across departments and people to solidify the systems and structures that will allow us to continue delivering premium sports betting content.? VSiN also announced the promotion of Stephanie Kamerschak from Coordinating Producer to Executive Producer, responsible for overseeing talent schedules, managing producers and associate producers, and arranging promotional content across platforms. more

From Radio Online: WGFX-FM (104.5 The Zone) in Nashville taps Zach Lyons as afternoon host for its Sports radio show "Blaine and Zach," weekdays from 1-3pm. Lyons joins co-host Blaine Bishop, a former Tennessee Titans hard-hitting safety and a four-time Pro Bowler. Bishop retired following the 2002 season capping a 10-year NFL More...

From Radio Online: Edison Research has debuted the True Crime Consumer Report with audiochuck media company, which provides new insights from True Crime fans that transform perceptions of the genre and of True Crime audience growth. The report was presented by Edison Research Senior Director of Research Gabriel Soto in a More...

From Radio Insight: Cumulus Media Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX Gallatin/Nashville has announced the addition of Zach Lyons to its lineup to co-host “Blaine & Zach” from 1-3pm with former Tennessee Titan Blaine Bishop. Lyons is the co-founder of Nashville sports blog BroadwaySportsMedia.com and hosts the podcast “Football and Other F Words”, which will join the station’s podcast network. He also runs the Titans e-mail list StackingTheInbox.com focusing on advanced analytics as well as opinion. He will also co-host the station’s Titans postgame show “Titans Talk Back” with Brent Dougherty, Lucas Panzica, and Kevin Dyson. WGFX Operations Manager Paul Mason said, ?The exciting on-air duo of Blaine Bishop and Zach Lyons will ignite afternoons on 104.5 The Zone, delivering destination sports talk at its best. Zach is very well-versed in analytics and will bring an interesting dynamic to the show alongside Blaine, a popular Titans alumnus. Zach is also a great addition to our Titans postgame show, and we are thrilled to have his podcast, ?Football and Other F Words? join the 104.5 The Zone Podcast Network.? Lyons added, ?I am in shock that I will be living out a dream that I have had for decades. The fact that I get to talk shop with a legend like Blaine Bishop on 104.5 The Zone every day is just the cherry on top. Honored and grateful for all the support, especially from my wife Loren, and look forward to bringing listeners the best two hours of sports radio throughout the week.? Lyons takes the spot at WGFX that had been held by Mickey Ryan until his departure in May. more

From Radio Online: Alex Cooper, the host of the popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast, has entered into a new partnership with SiriusXM, ending her previous deal with Spotify. The multi-year deal gives SiriusXM rights to advertise, distribute and host other content and events related to the podcast. Sources familiar with the deal More...

From Radio Insight: Nielsen continues its releases of the July 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Akron, Charleston SC, Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz, and Syracuse. Markets coming this week include: On Wendesday, August 21: Monthly ratings for Columbia SC, Little Rock, Springfield MA, and Toledo. On Thursday, August 22: Monthly ratings for Colorado Springs, Des Moines, Mobile, Spokane, and Wichita. On Friday, August 23: Monthly ratings for Chattanooga and Huntsville, Jackson MS, and Madison. more