M&M Bradcasting Country “96.7 Merle” WMYL Halls Crossroads/Knoxville TN is making a morning show change with the addition of Suite Radio’s “Bud & Broadway” starting Thursday, April 1.
Bud & Broadway will replace the syndicated “Wilhite & Wall” at WMYL. Bud Ford & Jerry Broadway joined Suite Radio in August 2020 after being let go from Hubbard’s 92.3 WIL St. Louis earlier in 2020. They’ve previously hosted mornings and afternoons at “106.1 The Twister” KTGX Tulsa and in the Dothan AL market at both “B105.3” WECB and 95.5 WTVY.
Ron Meredith has taken another step in the evolution of his Knoxville-based country brand 96.7 Merle by bringing in The Bud & Broadway Morning Show beginning April 1, 2021. Bud & Broadway are the former morning show for WIL in St. Louis and currently being syndicated by Houston-based broadcast syndication company SuiteRadio.
“We’ve made a lot of improvements in the 96.7 Merle brand,” said Ron Meredith. “People are noticing. That has meant a lot of improvement as our brand has started to climb up in the Knoxville market. We improved the music and added some great programming elements, but we really have felt for a long time that the Knoxville country stations have been presenting weak morning shows that don’t fit this market very well. Putting Bud & Broadway on in East Tennessee elevates the stakes for those weaknesses and places an authentic and funny morning show in the mix among these country stations.”
“We’re proud to have Bud & Broadway on in Knoxville,” said Pat Fant from SuiteRadio. “These guys are hands down the funniest and friendliest Country Radio morning show I have ever heard, and they’re perfect for East Tennessee.”
Bud & Broadway have local family ties to the market. They are also CMA and ACM trophy recipients for Personality of the Year by both organizations. The Bud & Broadway Show will be available on 96.7 Merle or on their free app Monday through Friday with a Bud & Broadway Saturday Show each weekend.