Variety is reporting that Disney has put up the for sale sign at seven of its medium market "Radio Disney" stations. The stations reportedly going up for sale are: 1460 … [Read more...]
FCC Applications 5/31
May 31, 2013 at 1:04 pm By
Curtis Media Group's Eastern Airwaves has acquired a pair of translator CP's in North Carolina. From Community Public Radio, Eastern Airwaves added 97.7 W249CN Fairfield, NC for … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Makes A Martini
March 1, 2013 at 4:44 pm By
Milwaukee Radio Alliance's 1290 WMCS Milwaukee has ended its brief all-Elvis stunting and debuted Neo-Standards "1290 Martini Radio". Billed as "From Rat Pack To Brat Pack", the … [Read more...]
WMCS Milwaukee Abandons Black Talk
February 26, 2013 at 1:03 pm By
The Milwaukee Radio Alliance has pulled the plug on the Black Talk format of 1290 WMCS Milwaukee. TheMilwaukeeDrum.com reports that all on-air staffers have been let go with the … [Read more...]
WOKY Milwaukee To Shift To Sports
January 2, 2013 at 3:41 pm By
Clear Channel Classic Country "920 The Wolf" WOKY Milwaukee will shift to Sports as "The Big 920" on Monday, January 7. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that the station … [Read more...]
Saga Gives Milwaukee An Energy Boost
September 7, 2012 at 11:33 am By
Saga has flipped Classic Country "Big Buck Country 106.9" WZBK-FM Milwaukee to Rhythmic CHR "Energy 106.9". The station is launching with 10,069 songs commercial free under … [Read more...]
Milwaukee AM Acquires FM Translator
August 27, 2012 at 9:40 am By
El Sol Broadcasting, owners of Spanish CHR "La Nueva Ritmo" 1460 WJTI West Allis/Milwaukee has agreed to purchase 97.9 W250BN West Allis from Tim Martz' Radio Power Inc for … [Read more...]
Majic 102.5 Milwaukee Goes Dark
January 25, 2012 at 2:50 pm By
Update 1/25: While no FCC filings have been made, 860 WNOV has gone silent as well. As a correction, 102.5 had been using the name "102.5 The Beat" recently after a complaint … [Read more...]
Translator Report 11/6
November 6, 2011 at 7:37 pm By
It's not every day that you see a full powered station traded for a translator. Cumulus and EMF Broadcasting made such a deal this week with Cumulus sending Oldies 102.3 WFVL-FM … [Read more...]
Translator Report 5/30
May 30, 2011 at 8:19 pm By
And now for this week's rundown of some of the top stories from around the translator world. Broadcast Towers Inc. signed a consent decree with the FCC to shut down operations … [Read more...]
Translator Report 5/4
May 4, 2011 at 1:41 pm By
Welcome to the Translator Report. With all the move-ins and upgrades of translators to bring AM and HD2 formats to the FM dial, the impact of the translator has become more … [Read more...]
Flip Wars Brewing In Milwaukee Now
May 28, 2010 at 11:26 am By
While all eyes were on the stunting 106.9 WJZX, Clear Channel has beaten Saga to the punch flipping 80s Rock "97.3 The Brew" WQBW to CHR "Radio Now 97.3". The flip occurred at 9am … [Read more...]
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