First Listen: Power 96 and Throwback 100.3 June 4, 2024 2 Part of the challenge of winning with ’90s and 2K throwbacks is how many stations are playing them. Over the...
The Surprise Return of the Convention Circuit May 31, 2024 2 It was interesting to get back from Vancouver yesterday and realize I’d been to four conventions already this year: Country...
Fresh Listen: WKDF Nashville May 30, 2024 0 Since the beginning of the year, Cumulus’ WKDF (103.3 Country) Nashville has had a series of strong Nielsen PPM showings—going...
Handicapping the Song of Summer 2024 May 29, 2024 6 “What’s the Song of Summer” is always the fun question for Ross on Radio readers in May, when we handicap...
First Listen: Walter Egan on WHPY (Hippie Radio) Nashville May 28, 2024 1 Songs like “Magnet and Steel” by Walter Egan are pretty much the reason that older-leaning Classic Hits stations like WHPY...
Stax of Memorial Day Weekend Recommendations May 24, 2024 0 The Stax Records story has been a well-chronicled one over the past 30 years: founder Jim Stewart’s disastrous deal that...
Paige Nienaber on Bringing Gamesmanship Back to Contesting May 22, 2024 1 “People with pacemakers or other implanted medical devices should avoid the session and please, please wear rubber-soled shoes.” That’s Paige...
What Does a Top-Billing Station Sound Like? May 21, 2024 3 One of the most attention-getting things about Hubbard’s WTOP Washington, D.C., yesterday was a promo that ran near the end...
What Women Want: Better Hit Music, More Attention to At-Home Streaming May 16, 2024 3 When longtime consultant Alan Burns was teasing the “What Women Want” study before its May 15 unveiling, he promised good...
Review: Runaway Radio: The Rise and Fall of KLOL Houston May 14, 2024 0 One of the best things about Runaway Radio, Houston TV news veteran/media columnist Mike McGuff’s tribute to heritage AOR KLOL...
Ronnie Stanton on a World of Radio May 9, 2024 0 It’s more common outside the U.S. for radio programmers to travel between territories, but Ronnie Stanton has had an especially...
Why Radio Is Human and Everything Else is Sort Of May 7, 2024 2 East Coast Radio Durban SA’s slug-line doesn’t mention decades, better variety, or at-work. Instead, the station positions itself only as...