With Todd ‘MJ’ Schnitt joining Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” 104.7 WRBQ for mornings, his syndicated Conservative Talk show has lost its two longtime clearances at iHeartMedia’s Tampa cluster.
The live afternoon clearance on 1250 WHNZ Tampa will be replaced by The Dave Ramsey Show from 2-5pm and Ken Coleman from 5-6pm. Both shows had been heard on Beasley’s “Moneytalk 1010” WHFS/92.1 W221DW, which in turn will become Schnitt’s new Tampa affiliate.
970 WFLA/94.5 W233AV/105.9 W290BJ will replace Schnitt in the 9pm-12am slot with Premiere Network’s Buck Sexton Show. Schnitt had been heard on WFLA since 2002, first in afternoons and since 2013 with the night clearance on top of airing live on WHNZ.
iHeartMedia’s NewsRadio WFLA, Tampa Bay’s News, Traffic and Weather, announced today the debut of “The Buck Sexton Show,” effective Monday, October 12. The popular program will broadcast weekdays from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET on 970 AM, 94.5 FM, 105.9 FM, 99.1 FM and 97.9 HD-2.
As host of The Buck Sexton Show, the former CIA officer and NYPD counter-terrorism expert shares his intelligent and fresh take on the latest news stories and headlines, while welcoming a variety of guests and experts. Sexton brings his real-life experience and expertise as he discusses everything from business and politics to entertainment and social issues. Nationally syndicated by Premiere Networks, the three-hour weekday radio show is available on 160 affiliates nationwide, in addition to iHeartRadio and a simulcast on Pluto TV’s The First channel.
Sexton previously served as a CIA officer in the Counterterrorism Center (CTC) and the Office of Iraq Analysis. He completed tours of duty as an intelligence officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other hotspots around the globe, and led intelligence briefings for senior U.S. officials, including the President. Sexton also served in the New York Police Department (NYPD) Intelligence Division working on counterterrorism issues. He appears frequently on Fox News Channel and other outlets as a political commentator and national security analyst. For more information, please visit www.BuckSexton.com.
“I’m honored to have my show join the WFLA-AM family, among the greatest heritage stations in the country,” said Sexton. “I can’t wait to begin speaking every night to listeners in the Tampa Bay area, one of the best talk radio audiences there is.”
“We are excited to have Buck Sexton join our on-air lineup of strong local and national personalities,” said Tommy Chuck, Sr. VP/Programming for iHeartMedia Tampa/Sarasota. “His life experience gives him unique perspective that our audience will be very interested to hear.”
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1250 WHNZ, Tampa Bay’s Impact Radio, welcomes “The Dave Ramsey Show” to the afternoon program lineup. The popular syndicated show will make its move to the Tampa airwaves and broadcast weekdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., effective immediately.
Ramsey’s top-rated show draws from his many lessons on rebuilding his wealth after problems with debt in his own life left him broke. In his show, he gives his audience what he calls “tough love and straight talk” to help them become debt-free and achieve financial security, or as he refers to it, “financial peace.” He believes his show is about life and how life revolves around money.In 1992, Ramsey began his radio career by co-hosting “The Money Game with Roy Matlock of Primerica in Nashville. Today, he is the host of “The Dave Ramsey Show,” the third-largest syndicated talk show in the nation with more than 600 affiliates and 9.5 million listeners each week on terrestrial radio alone. Ramsey is a member of the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame, the National Radio Hall of Fame, and has eight national best-selling books, including three number one bestsellers.
“We’re excited to add The Dave Ramsey Show to our line-up on 1250WHNZ,” said Chris Soechtig, Market President of iHeartMedia Tampa/Sarasota, FL. “The Dave Ramsey Show brings a new group of listeners to 1250 WHNZ who pay attention to what’s coming out of their speakers and applying what they hear.”