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Anne Gress, Craig Allen, and The Night Shift
Craig Allen is working a lot more night shifts these days. In the seven months since Compass Media Networks and Townsquare Media teamed up to syndicate the new Classic Hits evening show,…
First Listen: WKHX (New Country 101.Five) Atlanta
When WKHX Atlanta repositioned after nearly 40 years as Kicks 101.5, it allowed the industry to think it was going to become “The Wolf,” the station name that Cumulus executive VP Brian…
Amazon Joins Tech Giants Using Radio To Steal Their Audience
Once again a streaming service is bulking up by taking advantage of broadcast radio. After a couple of years of radio stations promoting how to listen to their stations on smart speakers,…
What This Week’s “Most Added” Say About CHR
Fifteen months ago, with streaming in the media spotlight, and CHR radio not sure what to play, I wondered if the music biz still cared about making great "radio records." The short…
First Listen: Four For The Holidays
I haven’t done many First Listen articles for Christmas music programming in recent years. Adult Contemporary radio found its footing with holiday music a decade or more ago. Large-market…
Fresh Listen: KISQ (The Breeze) & WFEZ (Easy 93.1)
After more than a year of the Soft AC boom, a few things have become apparent.
Not every new Soft AC launch is going to disrupt the market like WFEZ (Easy 93.1) Miami or KISQ (98.1 The…
I Like The Safe List, Because It Isn’t Always Safe
It began because Mike Riccio, moderator of a New York oldies message board, had asked me to vote in an annual “Top 77 of All Time” countdown. Because the countdown was mostly ‘60s and…
After Years of Superstar DJs, a Return to Dance Music?
During the worst of the early ‘90s Top 40 doldrums — when Alternative and Hip-Hop/R&B had all the good records and CHR owned nothing — pop/Eurodance hits were among the best of what the…
Radio and the Rock Hall Nominees Make Music Fans “So Emotional”
The acts that are nominated for (and ultimately elected to) the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are as much a reflection of the RRHOF process itself as any true place in an individual’s own rock…
Country Music and the Wow Factor
One of the things that became clear in writing about “The Wow Factor” last week is that there is still a lot of respect for veteran programmer John Sebastian from his peers, and from the…
First Listen: KOAI (The Wow Factor) Phoenix
When radio was at its most universal as a shared experience, there were certain musical journeys from genre to genre that you could pretty much count on a large number of listeners having…
Fresh Listen: WAKY Louisville KY
In the early years of the Ross On Radio newsletter, WAKY-FM Louisville, Ky., was a relatively consistent presence. One of the truly great AMs of the ‘60s and ‘70s, in a market with a…
