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Cumulus Promotes Mike Wheeler To Detroit/Ann Arbor Operations Manager; Ann Thomas To WJR Program Director

July 20, 2023

Cumulus Media has announced a pair of promotions in its Detroit cluster. Mike Wheeler rises from Program Director of News/Talk 760 WJR Detroit to Operations Manager for both Detroit and Ann Arbor. Wheeler has programmed WJR since 2014. After beginning his career on-air at 99.5 WABX and 96.3 WHYT Detroit,...

Dakota Woods Adds Townsquare Leadership For Wichita Falls In Addition To Lawton

July 20, 2023

Townsquare Media has promoted Dakota Woods to Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for both Lawton OK and Wichita Falls TX. Woods has led the Lawton cluster since September 2020 and previously worked in the cluster in sales in 2017. He has also held roles as Digital Sales Manager and...

DJ Buck Adds Programming Duties For KS 107.5

July 20, 2023

Audacy Hip Hop "KS107.5" KQKS Lakewood/Denver CO has announced the appointment of DJ Buck as Brand Manager. Buck will also continue to serve in that role and as morning host at "Hot 93.7" WZMX Hartford CT. After beginning his commercial radio career with five years at "Hot 106" WWKX Providence...

FCC Makes Thirteen Franken-FM Operations Permanent

July 20, 2023

The FCC commissioners voted today to approve the permanent operation of thirteen LPTV stations on channel 6 to continue providing analog audio-only service to radio audiences as an ancillary or supplementary service of their TV service. The so-called "Franken-FM's" had been operating on borrowed time with the conversion of all...

Nick Taylor Exits Z104 Norfolk

July 20, 2023

After just shy of two decades as part of Audacy CHR "Z104" WNVZ Norfolk's "Z Morning Zoo", Nick Taylor exited the station at the end of June. Taylor joined WNVZ in early 2004 as midday host and moved to mornings just a month later. He began his career in his...

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The Shepherd Adds Ramsey Show In Orlando, Gainesville & Ocala

July 20, 2023

MARC Radio has announced it will debut Dave Ramsey's "The Ramsey Show" in a live clearance on their Christian Preaching "The Shepherd" branded stations in Orlando, Gainesville, and Ocala FL. Ramsey will be heard from 2-5pm eastern on 1270 WIWA Eatonville/Orlando, 1430 WTMN/96.3 W242CS Gainesville, and 720 WRZN Hernando/103.5 W278CI...

Bonneville Phoenix Appoints Brian Long As Director of Programming Operations; Martha Maurer As KTAR-FM Program Director

July 19, 2023

Bonneville Phoenix has announced the appointment of Brian Long as Director of Programming Operations for their cluster of "Arizona Sports" 98.7 KMVP-FM Phoenix, "ESPN 620" KTAR Phoenix, and News/Talk 92.3 KTAR-FM Glendale. Long previously programmed "710 ESPN" KIRO Seattle for Bonneville from 2010-14 and rejoins the company after serving as...

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TEG Broadcasting Acquires KOKO-FM From Art Laboe’s Estate

July 19, 2023

The Estate of Art Laboe's Big Broadcasting has sold Rhythmic Oldies "Jammin 94.3" KOKO-FM Kernan/Fresno CA to Tarnvir Singh Bisla and Sukhdev Dhillon's TEG Broadcasting for $330,000. The principals in the buyer are also part of other groups in multiple license holding companies involved in the South Asian "Radio Punjab"...

Tim Wenger Rises To Audacy Buffalo SVP/Market President

July 19, 2023

Audacy has announced the promotion of Tim Wenger to SVP/Market President. Wenger, who has been with the cluster since starting his radio career as a news reporter and anchor in 1986, currently serves as Operations Manager of Sports 550 WGR, "1520 The Bet" WWKB, and News/Talk 930 WBEN, Brand Manager...

KBAY To Go All Taylor Swift This Weekend

July 19, 2023

Alpha Media Country "KBAY Country" 94.5 KBAY San Jose/92.1 KKSV Walnut Creek CA will go all-Taylor Swift this weekend as Swift's The Eras Tour makes its way to the Bay Area. "Tay Bay" will run on the station from Friday, July 28 at 10:00am until Sunday, July 30th. The station...

WGN To Sell Portion Of Tower Land For Data Center & Pickleball Courts

July 19, 2023

Nexstar News/Talk 720 WGN Chicago will have its 102 acre tower site annexed into Elk Grove Village IL as part of a deal that will see the company sell the southernmost 35 acres. The Daily Herald reports that the sold land would be utilized to construct three buildings to be...

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Jeff McGinley Joins SummitMedia As VP/Engineering

July 19, 2023

SummitMedia has announced the appointment of Jeff McGinley as Vice President of Engineering based in Birmingham. McGinley joins SummitMedia from Audacy where he had served as Director of Technical Operations for the Pacific Northwest since 2019. McGinley, whose father was Chief Engineer of WPGC Washington DC, began his career at...

Salem Media Group Combines GM Positions In Multiple Markets

July 19, 2023

Salem Media Group has announced a consolidation in their market leadership ranks to provide cost savings and "allow Salem’s most seasoned leaders to expand their impact on the performance of the company". Terry Fahy, Regional VP/GM for Los Angeles, will now also oversee Oxnard. Steve Brodsky, GM for San Diego,...

KEXP Sets Host & Schedule Revisions

July 19, 2023

Friends of KEXP AAA 90.3 KEXP-FM Seattle has announced a series of changes that will take place on Wednesday, September 13. Eva Walker, who currently hosts the local music "Audioasis" on Saturdays from 6-9pm, will take over the 5-7am "Early" show. Walker, the lead singer/guitarist for the band The Black...

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Nossa Radio Comes To Danbury

July 18, 2023

International Church of the Grace of God has brought their Brazilian targeted Portuguese language "Nossa Radio" to Danbury CT with the purchase of 940 WINE Brookfield from Townsquare Media for $150,000. Taking over with an immediate $1,000 per month LMA, Danbury becomes Nossa Radio's third market joining the Church's 1260...