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From Radio Insight: iHeartMedia Country 96.3 KHEY El Paso TX has promoted promotions assistant and public affairs host Amber Banda to afternoon host. She has also worked for multiple community groups and as a nutritionist. Banda takes the timeslot from cluster VP/Programming Patti Diaz, who also continues in mornings at Rhythmic CHR “Power 102” KPRR alongside Mike Dee. more

From Radio Insight: Davis Media will acquire JAM Media Solutions’ seven stations in two markets out of Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation. Davis will acquire Classic Country 860 KWPC/95.1 K236CF and Rock 93.1 KMCS Muscatine IA and four stations in North Carolina’s Outer Banks: Rock “Z92.3” WZPR Nags Head, Country “Big 94.5” WCMS Hatteras, AAA ?99.1 The Sound? WVOD Manteo, and Hot AC ?Beach 104? 104.1 WCXL Kill Devil Hills along with two tower properties and other equipment and assets for $800,000. From that $150,000 will be retained by Davis Media to correct any antenna, transmission line, lighting, structural, or maintenance issues at the tower of WCMS. Upon completion of all repairs, any additional funds will be transferred to the seller. A Time Brokerage Agreement will take effect on May 1. Davis Media currently owns Country “93.7 The Dude” WNTB and AAA “98.3 The Penguin” WUIN in Wilmington NC and AAA “92.3 The Tide” WTYD and “107.9 Cannon Country” WBQK in the Williamsburg VA area. The company also owns local news platforms in both markets similar to JAM’s OBXToday.com in the Outer Banks. more

From Radio Online: iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God's The Black Effect Podcast Network announced, "Family Therapy: The Podcast" hosted by Psychotherapist Elliott Connie, a new original series that will document a family's journey to healing through live group and individual therapy sessions. Over the course of sixteen More...

From Radio Insight: Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. CharlotteBeasley Media Country 103.7 WSOC continues to surge 5.4 – 6.8 – 7.0 – 7.6. iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT is in second with a boost of its own up 3.8 – 4.2 – 5.4 – 6.2. iHeart Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO holds at a 5.6. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF gains 4.8 to 5.5. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV slides 7.2 – 6.4 – 5.7 – 5.3. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE trends down 5.7 – 4.9 – 4.4. Beasley Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC falls 7.1 – 5.2 – 3.9, while sister Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG drops 6.0 – 4.1 – 3.9. iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND is down 4.4 to 3.6. PortlandiHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW holds its over four share lead 11.1 to 10.6. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL is down 6.9 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM gains 5.1 to 5.8. Alpha AAA 101.9 KINK is up 5.1 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH falls 6.5 – 6.2 – 5.4. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ climbs 2.2 – 2.6 – 3.4 – 4.1, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best showing since October 2020. Alpha Media CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF rises 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.8. “All Classical Portland” 88.9 KQAC trends down 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.7. Salem Media Regional Mexican “93.1 El Rey” KRYP is up 2.9 to 3.7. Audacy Country “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ drops 5.5 – 3.6 – 3.3. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS rises 1.6 – 2.1 – 2.5. Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON trends up 2.7 – 3.3 – 3.5, while iHeartMedia’s “105.9 The Brew” KFBW is down 4.0 to 3.4. In its first monthly following its rebrand as “Bella 105“, Audacy Hot AC 105.1 KRSK is down 2.6 to 2.2. San AntonioCox Media Group continues to hold four of the top five stations in the Alamo City. Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM falls 9.3 to 8.3. Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX rises 6.3 – 6.8 – 7.1 (with its stream adding another 0.7 share). Rock 99.5 KISS-FM continues its upward move 4.5 – 5.4 – 6.1 – 6.3 – 6.7. Educational Media Foundation Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV is up for the fifth straight month 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.8 – 5.9 – 6.3. Country “Y100” KCYY holds at a 5.9 share. Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJKX jumps 4.0 to 5.0. Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG rebounds 3.9 to 4.5. EMF Contemporary Worship “Air 1” 106.3 KZAR slides 2.9 – 2.2 – 1.7. Salt Lake CityBonneville takes the top three spots in Salt Lake City with AC “FM 100.3” KSFI leading 10.6 to 10.2. News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM gains 3.6 – 5.5 – 6.4 – 6.7. Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP slides 7.0 – 6.5 – 5.5. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 4.6 to 5.1 to tie with iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ (5.0 to 5.1). KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM is up 4.6 to 5.1. Cumulus AC “B98.7” KBEE rises 3.7 to 4.7. Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV gains 2.5 – 3.0 – 3.1 – 3.7. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM falls 3.5 – 3.1 – 2.6. Capitol Classic Alternative “103.1 The Wave” KLO-FM is down 2.6 – 1.9 – 1.3. SacramentoAudacy Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” KSEG is up 8.6 to 9.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “V101” KHYL continues its rise 4.1 – 4.8 – 6.3 – 6.8, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since March 2012. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX is down 8.0 – 7.7 – 6.7. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is down 7.3 to 6.5. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI climbs 4.2 – 5.0 – 5.9 – 6.2. Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO trends up 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.6 – 5.0. Bonneville Hot AC “Now 100.5” KZZO shoots up 2.3 to 3.6. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 650 KSTE drops 3.5. – 2.9 – 2.5. OrlandoAudacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL maintains its lead and holds at a 10.5 share. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF surges 8.1 to 10.0. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” slides 10.0 – 9.4 – 8.9. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100″ WRUM slips 8.1 to 7.7. iHeart’s duo of CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL (4.7 to 5.9) and Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM (5.0 to 5.9) tie for fifth. Cox Country 92.3 WWKA drops 5.4 to 4.7. Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX slides 6.2 – 4.6 – 4.1. iHeartMedia Rock 101.1 WJRR falls 4.1 to 3.3. Audacy Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP rises 1.7 to 2.2. Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE slides down 3.2 – 2.4 – 1.7. The early March flip of 103.1 WFYY from Rhythmic CHR “Fly 103.1” to Hot Talk “Florida Man Radio” sees the station drop 1.4 to 0.7, while iHeartMedia Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 is up 1.3 to 1.7. Las VegasBeasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ explodes up 7.6 to 9.9 to claim its first market lead since August 2022 and as Huff notes the largest share in station history. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE is up 8.2 to 8.4. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises 6.1 to 6.3. iHeart Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR is down 5.5 to 4.7. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ drops 5.2 to 4.0. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT rises 2.9 to 3.6. Beasley Rock/Alternative “X107.5” KXTE is down 3.9 to 3.0. Latino Meda Network Spanish CHR “99.3 Latino Beats” KRGT dips 3.8 to 3.3. Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS slides 3.1 – 2.9 – 2.6. SOS Radio Christian AC 90.5 KSOS-FM is down 3.2 – 2.9 – 2.3. PittsburghiHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW remains on top 10.8 to 10.7. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM rises 7.6 to 8.4. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE slides 10.7 – 9.0 – 7.8. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK holds at a 6.7 share. iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX is up 5.7 to 5.9. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST-FM rises 4.7 – 5.7 – 5.8, for what Huff notes is its best showing since September 2019. Steel City Media Hot AC “Q92.9” WLTJ climbs 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.5. Audacy News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA is down 4.5 to 3.8. Classical 89.3 WQED-FM falls 3.1 to 2.5. CincinnatiiHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rises 10.2 to 11.3. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is second 11.0 to 11.2. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE dips 9.2 to 9.0, while sister CHR “Q102” WKRQ drops 9.0 to 7.6. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 WKRC is off 6.1 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN slides 5.4 – 5.2 – 4.7. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW rises 3.5 – 3.6 – 4.2. Cumulus Media’s “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF rises 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.5 with its stream adding an additional 0.3. Kansas CityCumulus Media Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM expands its lead 10.9 to 11.4 (Stream adding 1.0 share) with sister Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX right behind 8.9 to 9.2. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM trends down 8.3 – 6.5 – 5.4, while sister News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM gains 4.4 to 5.3 (stream adding 1.0 share). Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV jumps 3.7 to 4.5. Steel City Country 94.1 KFKF drops 5.0 to 4.1 and sister “Q104” KBEQ is down 4.0 to 3.3. Audacy Sports “610 Sports” KCSP falls 3.0 to 1.8. ClevelandRadio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK is up 9.2 to 10.5 for its largest share since February 2022. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJU is up 8.6 to 8.8. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX dips 8.4 to 8.0. iHeartMedia Hot Talk/Rock 100.7 WMMS gains 6.3 to 7.4. Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN jumps up 6.4 to 7.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share ever. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK drops 8.2 to 7.1, while sister Country 99.5 WGAR falls 7.5 to 6.6. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK is down 6.4 to 5.5. Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL is down 4.2 – 4.2 – 3.6, while iHeartMedia CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS falls 2.3 to 1.6. ColumbusiHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL holds its lead down 10.4 to 9.9. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM rises 7.2 to 8.6. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY is down 7.2 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC rises 6.2 to 6.4. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ is up 6.0 to 6.2. iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI rises 4.2 to 5.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG drops 4.2 to 3.5, but sister Hip Hop “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX/WBMO rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.8. more

From Radio Online: Country Radio Seminar (CRS) has announced the next edition of its webinar series "CRS360," entitled "But They Have A Great Personality... A Deeper Look." This in-depth session, scheduled for April 24 at 1pm CT, dives into the role of personalities in Country radio, highlighting More...

From Radio Online: AI, Creator Economy Take Center Stage at 2024 NAB Show The 2024 NAB Show exhibitors debuted and showcased thousands of new products and next generation and pioneering technologies from brands that include Adobe, ARRI, AWS, Blackmagic Design, Canon, Fujifilm, JVC More...

From Radio Online: Gen Media Partners and the Ten-Minute Trainer Network will hold a free webinar to help stations in small and medium markets maximize political advertising in the upcoming mid-term elections. "Maximizing Political Dollars for Small andamp; Medium Markets" is open to everyone and will More...

From Radio Insight: Cumulus Media Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX Harrisonville/Kansas City MO afternoon host Brian ‘Slacker’ Adams has passed away at the age of 59 from acute myeloid leukemia. Adams spent 33 years on the air in Kansas City and had been with KCFX since 2008 after previous stints at 102.1 KYYS and successor 99.7 KYYS. He moved to afternoons in December after being away from his former morning shift for four months due to treatment. The station released the following statement, “It is with a broken heart that we share with you that our friend Slacker has passed away due to complications from AML. His wife Jennifer and daughter Brianna were with him at home as he left this life. We know you?ll join us at 101 The Fox in expressing your heartfelt condolences to Slacker?s family. Slacker had two great passions – his family, and his time on the air in Kansas City. For over 33 years, the last 16 at 101 The Fox, Slacker loved to entertain his radio audience. He helped Veterans with Cars 4 Heroes and many other charities. He pointed out the little absurdities we all deal with, making us laugh at him and ourselves. Named Radio Legend by his peers, Slacker was a voice of, and for, Kansas City. Sadly, that voice is now silent. If you choose, Slacker asked that you pray for his family, and all who are affected by cancer. And pick up the phone and talk to that friend you haven’t gotten around to talking to, today. Slacker would like that.” KCFX will air a tribute “Slacker Special” at 6pm tonight with him talking about his favorite interviews, music, and what he loved about being on the radio in Kansas City. more

From Radio Online: Sad to report that longtime KCFX-FM (101 The Fox)/Kansas City afternoon host, Brian "Slacker" Adams, has died. He passed away on Tuesday, April 16 after a battle with cancer. Slacker, a 33-year veteran of Kansas City radio, was on-air at 101 The Fox for the last 16 years. He was 59. "It is with a broken More...

From Radio Online: Key Networks adds conservative political talk radio show "Tony Katz Today" to its syndicated radio lineup. The Indianapolis-based radio show will be available to News/Talk stations through Key Networks starting April 22. "Tony Katz Today" is available as a weekday three-hour show in middays and as a More...

From Radio Online: According to Share of Ear from Edison Research, 53% of today's 13- to 34-year-olds are reached by at least some radio every single day. This can be surprising to those who believe young listeners exclusively use streaming services or only listen to digital audio. But location of listening is key when it More...

From Radio Insight: Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis morning and midday host Tony Katz is entering daily national syndication starting Monday, April 22. “Tony Katz Today” will air live from 12-3pm Eastern via Key Networks. A three hour weekend version will also be made available. Katz originally joined WIBC in 2013 as host of a Los Angeles based late night show before taking over “Indy’s Morning News” in 2014. He then added the midday show in May 2017. Key Networks COO Dennis Green stated, ?Tony brings a successful track record to the national stage with his common-sense approach to talk radio. When you have worked construction and the restaurant business, and have been a successful entrepreneur, you have a host who can talk the talk with audiences from coast to coast!? Katz added, ?There is nothing better than when everything perfectly aligns in life. And with syndication, having the full backing of David Wood and WIBC, and Dennis Green of Key Networks guiding the ship, I have that perfect alignment. I’m looking forward to working hard, proving my value to programmers and market managers across the country and providing a show, every day, that is fun and engaging. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go have a cigar.? . more