KDMX Dallas Revamps NOW
Clear Channel Hot AC "Mix 102.9" KDMX Dallas has finished its evolution to Adult CHR as it rebrands as "102.9 NOW". There are very little gold tracks left in the KDMX playlist which is now virtually all current/recurrent. The name change also brings a lineup shift. Chris Jagger, most recently at … [Read More...]
Quick Thoughts On Demise Of WABB
Random thoughts listening to the final day of programming on WABB... While radio as a whole still has a long life ahead of it, the cutbacks and homogenization will make it much, much harder for any new station from having the emotional impact that a station like WABB has had on its audience. It … [Read More...]
Orlando Begins To Salsa
Update 5/17: WNUE made the shift to "Salsa 98.1" at noon today. Branded as "El Ritmo De Orlando" translated that is "The Rhythm Of Orlando". Listen to the debut of Salsa 98.1 at FormatChange.com. Original Report 5/13: A shift in programming from Spanish Adult Hits to a Caribbean flavored Salsa … [Read More...]
FCC Report: WYAY Files Atlanta Move
Cumulus has applied to move 106.7 WYAY Gainesville/Atlanta into Atlanta proper. With an application pending to change its city of license to Sandy Springs, Cumulus has applied to shift the station's transmitter to Atlanta and a frequency adjustment to 106.5. The station would operate with 100kW … [Read More...]
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92.1 WFEX Sold Too
Following yesterday's sale of 101.7 WFNX Boston to Clear Channel, simulcaster 92.1 WFEX Peterborough, NH has been sold to Bill Blount, owner of 1320 WDER Derry, NH. Upon closing of the sale, WFEX will become WDER-FM as a full time simulcast of WDER and the seventh New England signal for his … [Read More...]
Orlando Begins To Salsa
Update 5/17: WNUE made the shift to "Salsa 98.1" at noon today. Branded as "El Ritmo De Orlando" translated that is "The Rhythm Of Orlando". Listen to the debut of Salsa 98.1 at FormatChange.com. Original Report 5/13: A shift in programming from Spanish Adult Hits to a Caribbean flavored Salsa … [Read More...]
CBS To Launch FM Sports In Tampa
CBS is preparing to make the Tampa/St. Petersburg market the next home of an FM Sports Talker. 987TheFan.com which was registered in 2009 was transferred yesterday to CBS' servers along with Fan987.com, Fan1010.com, and 1010TheFan.com. 1010 is home to CBS' low-rated "1010 Sports" WQYK. 98.7 is … [Read More...]
Utah Jazz Acquire KZNS Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Larry H. Miller Group has acquired Sports "97.5 The Zone" 1280 KZNS/97.5 KZNS-FM Salt Lake City from the SLC Divestiture Trust I. Miller, owner of the NBA Utah Jazz, currently LMA's Sports "1320 K-FAN" KFNZ from Cumulus though the Tribune reports that lease … [Read More...]
KLQT Changes The Channel To CHR
Clear Channel AC "Lite 95.1" KLQT Albuquerque has flipped to CHR as "Channel 95.1". The station joins a crowded CHR market that already includes Cumulus' 93.3 KKOB and American General Media's "OMG 106.7" KDLW on the Mainstream end and Univision's "Kiss 97.3" KKSS and American General Media's … [Read More...]
WFNX Boston Sold To Clear Channel
Clear Channel has agreed to purchase Alternative 101.7 WFNX Boston for an undisclosed price. The station which had been co-owned with the Boston Phoenix newspaper has carried an Alternative Rock format since April 1983. It will now join a Clear Channel cluster of "Talk 1200" WXKS, Spanish AC "Mia … [Read More...]
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Quick Thoughts On Demise Of WABB
Random thoughts listening to the final day of programming on WABB… While radio as a whole still has a long life ahead of it, the cutbacks and homogenization will make it much, much harder for any new station from having the emotional impact that a station like WABB has had on its audience. It is [...]
Promote Your Way To Cougar Town
Your station has no marketing budget. The company feels your show is below others in terms of priority. More than a common occurrence nowadays. After ABC kept Cougar Town off the fall and midseason schedules, Co-creator Bill Lawrence and staff took actions into their own hands. Lawrence has ran screenings of his show and Q&A’s [...]
The Social Media Pursuit To Become A Power Pig: @HireMe933FLZ
With more competition for fewer jobs in the radio industry those on the search need to do more to get noticed. Rayne, former Program Director of “Radio Now 100.9” WNOU Indianapolis has taken that mantra and ran with it. He’s chosen the job he wants and is making his intentions known to the world. With [...]
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