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From Radio Insight: License CancellationsAfter failing to respond to an FCC inquiry in September, MFR Inc.’s 980 WTOT Marianna FL was cancelled due to last operating in May 2023. Texas Public Radio requested the cancellation of its Construction Permits for 88.5 KGVG Encinal and 89.3 KVGV Cotulla TX Silent Notifications Akma Broadcasting’s 1500 WPSO New Port Richey FL (Hurricane Milton damage) The Praise Network’s 89.3 KPSR Smith Center KS (Harmful interference to WISP antennas) Horizon Christian Fellowship’s 960 WFGL Fitchburg MA (Phasor control damage) Marion Williams’ 1150 WONG Canton MS (Transmitter failure) CSN International’s 101.5 WWUN-FM Friar’s Point MS (Technical reasons) Board of Education of the City of Albuquerque’s 88.7 KXNM Encino NM (Equipment reconfiguration) Flying Ant LLC’s 1360 KUIK Hillsboro OR (Loss of tower site) CTI Media Productions’ 900 KCLW Hamilton TX (Lightning damage) Twin County Broadcasting Corporation’s 1360 WCGX Galax VA (Transmitter failure) AM ChangesJDM Communications’ Oldies 1430 WYMC Mayfield KY proposes eliminating the three of its four towers utilized only for its nighttime operation where it will drop from 1kW directional to 33 watts non-directional. Its 1kW non-directional daytime operation will remain unchanged. After its last CP expired unbuilt, Centro Familiar Cristiano reapplies to move Spanish Christian “La Estacion de la Familia” 1230 KDYM Sunnyside WA to 1200 while upgrading from 700w day/night to 10kW day/43w night. Smile Broadcasting’s Oldies 880 WSLK Moneta VA proposes to relocate to a nearby tower site with 800 watts day. FM ChangesActivist San Diego’s CP for 89.1 Dolzura CA applies to upgrade from a Class A to B1 with 7kW horizontal/109m. The signal would place a 60dBu contour over portions of San Diego. KDEX Inc’s “New Country 102.3” KDEX-FM Dexter MO proposes to replace its current CP to upgrade from a Class A to C3 to instead remain on its current antenna while increasing power from 5.9kW to 9.7kW/85m. Family Life Ministries’ 94.7 WIYN Deposit NY (soon to be WCEB) proposes to increase power from 770w/196m to 1.85kW from its current antenna. Unica Media Broadcasting’s 89.7 KUMB Hollywood MS seeks to change tower sites to operate with 10kW/45m. Carlos Lopez’s 97.9 KQSA Batesville TX proposes to relocate to Pearsall with 1.2kW/220m. The move would give Pearsall its third local service, while leaving Batesville with one. Xavier Entertainment’s 98.7 KXAV Hebbronville TX makes another attempt to upgrade from a Class A to C3 wtih 25kW/100m. Educational Media Foundation’s 89.5 KVLK Milan NM seeks to relocate to 88.7 with an upgrade to 285 watts from its current 808m antenna. Radio 74 Internationale’s CP for 90.3 KARR Alliance NE proposes to downgrade from a Class C3 to Class A with 125w/20m. Southern Cultural Foundation applies to relocate its CP for 89.7 KVRZ Hemingford NE to 89.3 with no changes to its proposed 6kW/35m facilities to enable KARR to be constructed closer to Alliance. With its CP set to expire in three weeks, Radio Vida Kansas’ 91.1 KADC Rossville KS applies to increase power and drop height on its tower from 100w/404m to 1kW/63m. Translator Changes Station Owner Freq City ST Power/HAAT Rebroadcast 98.3 W252DP Moneta VA Smile Broadcasting 98.3 Moneta VA 250w/97m 880 WSLK Moneta 101.1 W266DY Dunnellon FL JVC Media 101.5 Dunnellon FL 250w horiz/58m 102.3 WXUS-HD2 Dunnellon 101.7 W269AX Anniston AL Bible Broadcasting Network 101.7 Anniston AL 10w/229m 89.5 WYFK Columbus GA 90.1 W211BZ Galena IL Aquinas Communications 91.9 Galena IL 20w vert/-254m 98.3 KCRD-LP Dubuque IA 90.1 W211AY Menomonie WI CSN International 90.3 Menomonie WI 10w/149m 89.9 KAWZ Twin Falls ID 101.9 K270CY Austin TX 94.1 Partnership 101.9 Austin TX 250w vert/-223m 1600 KOKE Pflugerville 101.7 K269GT Houston TX King Broadcasting Corporation 101.7 Houston TX 99w vert/-14m 106.9 KHPT-HD# Conroe 98.5 K253BC Enid OK Paul & Patsy Regier 98.5 Enid OK 250w/82m 99.9 KVBN-LP Enid 91.9 K220IK Limon CO CSN International 91.3 Limon CO 115w vert/-1699m 89.9 KAWZ Twin Falls ID 89.1 K206EO Granite WY Mountain Community Translators 89.1 Granite WY 120w/128m 88.1 KVAM Cheyenne 99.5 K258AA Parowan UT Parowan City Corporation 106.7 Parowan UT 19w/208m 95.9 KZHK St. George 104.1 K281CI Tacoma WA Northwest Rock N Roll Preservation Society 92.9 Tacoma WA 60w/83m 99.9 KGHO-LP Hoquiam WP Data TablesPrimary Station ChangesEducational Media Foundation’s 101.3 K267AZ Cedaredge CO changes parent to 99.5 KLHQ Hotchkiss. CSN International changes 89.7 K209FR Aberdeen SD from 88.9 KEFX Twin Falls ID to 89.9 KAWZ Twin Falls. Call Letter Changes88.1 KVAM Cheyenne WY -> KIHI (effective 11/27) 88.3 NEW Fairmont MN -> KWHH (effective 11/29) 88.3 NEW Wytheville VA -> WHCD (effective 12/3) 88.7 WSGU Old Forge NY -> WSLH (effective 11/27) 89.3 KAWX Mena AR -> KQWM (effective 12/4) 89.5 KRKY-FM Nathrop CO -> KSHY (effective 11/27) 89.5 NEW Huntsvlille TN -> WHCK (effective 12/3) 89.5 KSHY Fort Laramie WY -> KRKY-FM (effective 11/27) 89.7 KIHI Flower Pot AZ -> KVAM (effective 11/27) 89.7 NEW Conrad MT -> KHSI (effective 11/26) 89.9 NEW Hazard KY -> WHCV (effective 12/3) 90.3 NEW Heart Butte MT -> KWRR (effective 12/3) 90.3 WLET Robbinsville NC -> WGHC (effective 12/25) 90.7 NEW East Glacier Park Village MT -> KIPP (effective 12/3) 90.7 NEW Little Browning MT -> KUFB (effective 12/3) 91.1 KHAL Craig CO -> KCGX (effective 12/2) 91.3 NEW Seelyville IN -> WHCG (effective 12/3) 92.1 KZTZ Cottonwood CA -> KCVV-FM (effective 11/26) 93.3 KKSP Bryant AR -> KVNB (effective 12/1) 94.7 WIYN Deposit NY -> WCEB (effective 12/6) 97.5 WTBD-FM Delhi NY -> WCER (effective 12/6) 100.3 WDHI Delhi NY -> WCEG (effective 12/6) 106.5 NEW Raymond WA -> KLMN (effective 12/5) 1400 WGLD Manchester Township PA -> WLCH (effective 11/24) 1460 WJTI West Allis WI -> WEMK (effective 11/28) more

From Radio Online: Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) reported significant improvements in profitability and operational efficiency despite a slight decline in revenue for the third quarter 2024. Net revenue totaled $34.3 million, a 2% decrease from $35 million in the same period last year. This drop More...

From Radio Insight: SummitMedia has flipped Hip Hop “Streetz 99.5” W258CB Greenville/WJMZ-HD3 Anderson SC to Christmas music as “Star 99.5“. The brand duplicates the logo and branding of co-owned AC “Star 104.5” KSRZ Omaha NE giving a clear indication where the station is likely going after the holidays. The Greenville/Spartanburg market has been without an Adult Contemporary station since Audacy’s mandated divestiture of “Magic 106.3” WSPA-FM and flip to Regional Mexican “La Raza 106.3” on April 1. W258CB had flipped from 1980s Hits “Awesome 99.5” to Hip Hop in April 2023 making it the second Hip Hop brand in the cluster along with Rhythmic CHR “Hot 98.1” WHZT. The brand had a 0.6 share in the October 2024 Nielsen Audio ratings behind WHZT’s 3.8 share and Audacy’s “The Block 96.3/104.5/107.7” WFBC-HD2’s 1.3 share. W258CB becomes the only secular all-Christmas station in the Greenville/Spartanburg market joining Radio Training Network’s Christian AC “His Radio” 89.3 WLFJ-FM. more

From Radio Insight: After its sale to Davis Media collapsed in May, the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for JAM Media Solutions has found a buyer for two of its four stations in Eastern North Carolina. Lawrence & Margaret Loesch’s East Carolina Radio Inc. proposes to acquire the licenses of Silent 92.3 WZPR Nags Head and 104.1 WCXL Kill Devil Hill as well as their OBXToday.com for $70,000. Already approved by the bankruptcy court, the deal will require an FCC waiver to allow for the consummation of the stations while being over the ownership limits. The buyers state that they will not commence permanent operation of the stations until they are relocated and have imminent filings that will resolve the contour overlap bringing them into compliance. WCXL lost its tower site last April so they have a deadline of April 30, 2025 to ensure the new facilities are built. WZPR went silent in August. The two signals will join East Carolina Radio’s nine existing stations in northeastern North Carolina: Classic Rock “Pirate Radio 95.3” WOBR-FM Wanchese, AC “96.7 The Coast” WKJX Elizabeth City, AAA “98.1 The OBX” WOBX-FM Manteo, Classic Hits “102.5 The Shark” WERX-FM Columbia, Adult R&B “104.9 The Block” WFMZ Hertford, Country “Dixie 105.7” WRSF Columbia, Conservative Talk 1240 WCNC Elizabeth City, Classic Country 1260 WZBO Edenton, Sports “1530/103.3 The Score” WOBX/W277DO Wanchese as well as a number of low-power television signals. JAM Media Solutions retains the licenses for 94.5 WCMS Hatteras and 99.1 WVOD Manteo as well as Classic Country 860 KWPC/95.1 K236CF and Rock 93.1 KMCS Muscatine IA, which will soon be sold to a local buyer. Dan Reaves’ News Talk West Tennessee LLC sells “News Talk West TN” 96.5 WBFG Parkers Crossroads TN to Terry Story’s Golden Media Group LLC. Golden Media Group will pay $100,000 to Crossroads Broadcasting for the forgiveness of $462,500 lien on the station from Reaves’ $500,000 purchase of the station in September 2022. Reaves had sold shares in the station in January with Stephanie Friedrich acquiring 30% for $150,000 and Gina Langley 5% for $50,000. With the sale, WBFG rebranded as “Talk’n West Tennessee” earlier this month along with 1310 WDXI Jackson/103.5 W278CL Savannah TN, which was sold to LMS Group in September with Story owning 50%. Spirit Communications acquires Christian 88.9 WLRY Rushville OH from Arcangel Broadcasting Foundation for $168,000. The buyer owns adjacent channel Christian Rock “Radio U” 88.7 WUFM Columbus. The Estate of Roy William Jaynes’ Summer Rose Broadcasting sells 94.3 WLEL Ellaville GA to Steven Lara?s Gorilla Broadcasting ATL for $160,000. Gorilla had begun operating the station in August 2021 via Time Brokerage Agreement as Regional Mexican “El Gallo“. Translator SalesThe Family Radio Network has agreed to purchase 92.9 W225CP Milwaukee from Tomsun Media for $320,000. W225CP will become the Wisconsin Christian network’s second Milwaukee area translator as the company closed on its $850,000 purchase of ?Smooth Jazz 102.5? 1460 WJTI West Allis/W273DQ Milwaukee from El Sol Broadcasting with new WEMK calls taking effect today. Family First purchases 106.9 W295AF La Porte IN from Family Stations for $15,000. The deal continues to list Family Stations’ 91.9 WJCH Joliet IL as its parent signal. more

From Radio Insight: Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Columbus, and Cleveland. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. CharlotteiHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO holds its market lead down 8.8 to 8.3. Beasley’s trio follows with Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV dips 7.1 to 6.7, Country 103.7 WSOC down 6.6 to 6.3, and Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG up 4.9 to 5.5. iHeart Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT is down 5.7 to 5.3. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE is up for the fifth straight month 4.1 to 5.0. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM falls 5.8 – 5.2 – 3.5. Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC falls 6.4 – 5.5 – 4.7. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK rises 3.0 to 3.8. Ahead of the departure of the John Boy & Billy morning show after 38 years, iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM drops 3.6 to 2.8 for its lowest share since Winter 2008. Classical 89.9 WDAV slides down 3.1 – 2.3 – 1.5. PortlandiHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW reclaims the top spot with a 6.6 – 7.1 – 7.5 trend. Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK continues its fall surge 5.4 – 6.5 – 7.1, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best share since Winter 1992. iHeart Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH drops 7.9 to 6.9. Alpha News/Talk 101.1 KXL is up 5.2 – 6.4 – 6.8. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM is up 5.2 to 5.6 with its stream holding at a 0.8 share. “All Classical Radio” 89.9 KQAC jumps up 3.3 to 4.7. Jazz 89.1 KMHD drops 4.7 to 3.6. iHearMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ is down 4.5 – 4.3 – 3.4, while sister Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM goes 5.4 – 3.3 – 3.1. Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL swings 3.2 – 3.9 – 3.2. Salem Regional Mexican “93.1 El Rey” KRYP falls 4.6 – 3.0 – 2.7, while sister Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS is down 1.6 to 0.9 with its early Christmas music move. Audacy Sports “1080 The Fan” KFXX trends up 1.3 – 1.8 – 2.0. San AntonioCox Media Group takes the top three spots with Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM up 7.1 to 7.6, Country “Y100” KCYY dips 6.9 to 6.6, and Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX holding at a 5.5 share. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA jumps 3.7 to 5.1. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV rebounds 3.9 to 5.0. With its flip from CHR “96.1 Now” to Bilingual AC “Mix 96.1” in the final week of the month, iHeart’s KXXM rises 2.6 to 3.3. Sister AC “Q101.9” KQXT drops 5.5 to 4.3. Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG does not take advantage yet down 4.5 to 3.9. Cox Rock 99.5 KISS is down 5.4 to 4.8. Univision Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 107.5” KVBH drops 5.1 to 4.6 and co-owned Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT is down 4.9 to 4.4. Alpha Media News/Talk 550 KTSA trends up 1.6 – 2.3 – 2.9, while iHeart’s 1200 WOAI holds at a 2.8 share. Salt Lake CityBonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI returns to the top spot up 6.8 to 7.5. Sister News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM drops 8.3 to 6.3 to tie for second with Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP as it continues its slide 7.6 – 6.8 – 6.3. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 5.1 to 5.8. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM holds at a 5.3. Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV jumps up 3.7 to 5.0. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ slips 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.4. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM trends up 2.7 – 3.2 – 4.1, but Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ is down 1.7 to 1.2. OrlandoAudacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL holds the top spot down 11.7 to 11.0. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB drops 9.6 to 8.6. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF dips 7.8 to 7.4. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO trends up 4.8 – 5.0 – 6.0 – 6.5. iHeart CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL is up 5.1 – 5.3 – 6.1. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 100” WRUM jumps up 4.2 to 6.0. iHeart Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM trends 4.0 – 4.7 – 5.4. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “102 Jamz” WJHM comes back down to earth a bit after its early surge as it slips 5.8 – 4.2 – 4.1. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA trends down 4.0 – 3.5 – 3.3. After flipping from Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” to Bilingual AC “Hits 96.5” in the second week of the monthly, Cox’s 96.5 WOEX dips 3.2 to 2.9. SacramentoiHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM rises 8.9 to 10.2 for its best share since July 2023. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX swings 8.0 – 6.9 – 8.6. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG continues its downturn 8.0 – 6.9 – 6.7. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI slides 6.6 to 5.5. Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ dips 4.1 to 4.0 to tie for fifth with Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL as it is up 3.7 to 4.0. An early shift to Christmas music did not pay off for iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB as it falls 4.8 to 3.7. iHeart 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS continues to climb 2.3 – 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.7. Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ swings 3.2 – 2.3 – 3.0. Lotus Ranchera “Ranchera 92.1/105.5” KVMX/KSAC-FM falls 3.9 to 2.8. Las VegasiHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE moves back to the top up 8.2 to 8.6, while Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ slides 9.2 – 8.4 – 7.6. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID inches up 6.2 to 6.3. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ climbs 3.4 – 4.3 – 4.7. iHeart Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR dips 4.7 to 4.6. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 105.1” KQRT climbs 1.9 – 2.4 – 2.9. SOS Radio Christian AC 90.5 KSOS-FM slides 3.1 – 2.5 – 2.3. PittsburghSteel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK climbs 7.4 – 8.3 – 9.6. Huff notes that is WRRK’s best share since February 2022 and its first time atop Pittsburgh since February 2015. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE is up 8.7 to 9.4, but sister Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW drops 10.0 to 8.8. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is down 8.4 to 7.1, but its stream adds a 0.6 to 0.8 gain. Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA continues is up for the fifth straight month 5.6 to 5.7. iHeart CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM slides 7.5 – 6.2 – 5.1. Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY rises 4.3 to 5.0. Audacy Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ starts to rise 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.5. CincinnatiCumulus Media Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR continues its slide 11.1 – 9.9 – 9.2 – 8.6 to barely maintain its lead. iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW inches up 8.3 to 8.4. Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ jumps up 5.4 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC is off 6.8 to 6.6. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE drops 8.3 to 6.3. Cumulus Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX-FM is up for the fourth straight month 5.2 to 5.7, but sister Rock “96 Rock” WFTK-FM drops 4.8 to 4.0. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW climbs 4.3 – 4.9 – 5.3. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is down 5.0 to 4.4. iHeartMedia Gold CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS is up 2.5 to 3.0. Grant County Broadcasters Oldies “The Oasis” south suburban 106.7 WNKR returns to the public listing with the addition of Randy Michaels’ north suburban simulcaster 97.7 WOXY with a 1.9 share. Hubbard Classic Country “97.3 The Wolf” WYGY drops 1.9 to 1.2. Kansas CityCumulus Media Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM maintains its lead down 12.0 to 11.0 with sister Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX down 8.8 to 7.9. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM rises 5.3 to 6.4 with its stream adding an additional 0.6 share. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV rises 4.9 to 5.6. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM is down 5.7 to 5.3. Audacy Sports “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ-FM slips 5.5 to 4.9, with its stream down 2.4 to 1.7. Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR rises 2.7 to 3.7. Carter Broadcast Group Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM is up 3.0 to 3.2, but Cumulus’ “Power 105.1” KCJK rises 2.5 to 3.1. ColumbusTEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM maintains its commanding lead down 10.7 to 10.4. iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL is off 8.0 to 7.7. iHeart Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC continues its decline 8.1 – 7.9 – 7.2 – 7.0. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ inches up 6.7 to 6.9. iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI drops 7.5 to 6.4. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY rises 5.7 to 6.2. iHeart News/Talk 610 WTVN trends up 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.0. The only station in its cluster to not go through a format or frequency change this month, Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG falls 7.1 – 6.7 – 4.9. Saga Classic Hits “Rewind 103.5/104.3” WNND/WNNP is up 2.1 to 2.6. Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WVMX trends down 2.0 – 1.7 – 1.4. NABCO’s “Country 103.9” WJKR trends up 1.0 – 1.3 – 1.8. ClevelandiHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI jumps up 9.3 to 10.8 to expand its lead to over two shares. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX rises is up 7.9 to 8.4. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK drops 8.4 to 7.6. iHeart News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM is up 6.2 to 6.9. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK gains 4.9 – 5.4 – 6.7. iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR slides 6.4 – 5.7 – 5.4, while Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK is down 6.0 to 5.2. Public News/Talk “Ideastream” 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN continues its tumble 7.3 – 6.5 – 5.2 – 4.3. Rubber City Radio’s “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV is down 3.2 to 2.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “Throwback 99.1” WMMS-HD2 debuts in the numbers with a 0.9 share. more

From Radio Insight: In recent years, when new music comes into Christmas radio playlists in a significant way, it has usually been classic titles by MOR standard bearers?programmers digging deeper into the holiday albums of olden days. That?s mostly the case with ?new? titles resurfacing in the first weeks of holiday programming in 2024. It also applies to the top ?new? song in the AC format overall. So far, Dean Martin?s ?It?s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,? recorded in 1952 for a radio broadcast, but just released this year, is the top new title, entering Mediabase?s AC chart at No. 10 this week, and showing good airplay throughout most dayparts. (The top brand-new title is the Jimmy Fallon/Jonas Brothers collaboration, ?Holiday? at No. 13, followed by Dan + Shay?s ?Pick Out a Christmas Tree? at No. 14.) Among AC currents, Kelly Clarkson?s ?You for Christmas? is next at No. 16. Clarkson already holds a special place in holiday radio programming. On this year?s most-played gold titles so far, most of the 2000s songs are newer versions of classics?LeAnn Rimes? ?Rockin? Around the Christmas Tree,? Michael Bubl??s ?It?s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas? and ?Holly Jolly Christmas,? and Train?s ?This Christmas? among them. Clarkson?s 2013 ?Underneath the Tree? (No. 91 last week) remains the newest title with significant traction. Every year, our look at ?What Classic Hits Radio Added? shows that format pushing forward through the ?90s and ?00s with new ?I can?t believe it?s an oldie? examples each year. The look at holiday programmers? secret weapons always goes in a much older direction, but there are a few titles by newly relevant artists that popped up this year. WLIT (Lite 93.9) Chicago is playing nearly a dozen 2024 holiday titles but mostly in nights and overnights. Older titles making their debut this year include: Garth Brooks, ?It?s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year? (1999), also new on sister WNIC Detroit Ray Conniff, ?Winter Wonderland? (1957)?Added last year after our 2023 wrapup Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert, ?Jingle Bell Rock? (2012)?Also added last year Sister KOST Los Angeles hasn?t thus far gone back for any new library titles, but it does have about 10 current titles, including a new Rachel Platten version of ?Jingle Bell Rock? that is receiving airplay throughout the day. WBEB (B101) Philadelphia, always one of the format?s showplaces, is playing the newly issued Martin song as well as Lindsey Stirling & Sabrina Carpenter?s reissued ?You?re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.? Older additions this year include: Johnny Mann Singers, ?Deck the Halls? (1967) Michael Bubl?, ?Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? (2011) Nat King Cole, ?Frosty the Snowman? (1950) Ray Conniff, ?Here Comes Santa Claus? (1959) Bing Crosby, ?Frosty the Snowman? (1962) Burl Ives, ?Silver Bells? (1965)* John Legend, ?Happy Xmas (War Is Over)? (2019) Wilson Phillips, ?Santa Claus is Coming to Town? (2010) WJKK (Mix 98.7) Jackson, Miss., has always been aggressive on each year?s Christmas contenders, this year including For King + Country?s ?Silent Night (Rewrapped),? ?Pick Out a Christmas Tree,? Sarah Reeves? ?Holly Jolly Christmas,? and Harper Grace?s ?Santa Baby.? Gold-titles added this year include: Lady A, ?Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? (2010) Lady A, ?All I Want for Christmas (Is You)? (2010) Kellie Pickler, ?Santa Baby? (2007) Darius Rucker, ?Winter Wonderland? (2008) Natalie Cole, ?The Holly and the Ivy? (1994) Faith Hill, ?Santa Claus is Coming to Town? (2008) WTSS (The New 96.1) Buffalo, N.Y.?s most-spun new titles include the Gabby Barrett version of ?Mary Did You Know??a song that doesn?t have one definitive version at radio. Older titles getting new airplay include: Garth Brooks, ?It?s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year? (1999) Alan Jackson, ?Let It Be Christmas? (2002) Sabrina Carpenter, ?Santa Doesn?t Know You Like I Do? (2023) Teddy Swims, ?O Christmas Tree? (2021)?another major title with no single definitive version* WKQC (K104.7) Charlotte, N.C., added the new David Foster & Kat McPhee version of ?Carol of the Bells? last year according to Mediabase. As a gold-based AC, it has typically added the fewest titles when we?ve gone through this exercise in the past. * Frank Sinatra, ?Jingle Bells? (1948) David Phelps, ?O Holy Night? (2005)?added late last year WDUV Tampa, Fla., is also a pop-leaning Classic Hits outlet, but this year it added Ariana Grande?s ?Santa Tell Me? (2014), also one of the most prominent of the last decade?s new titles. * WMGQ (Magic 98.3) New Brunswick, N.J., has a number of older titles in significant rotation for the first time this year: Nat King Cole, ?Silent Night? Ray Conniff, ?Jingle Bells? Bing Crosby, ?Frosty the Snowman? Frank Sinatra, ?The Christmas Song? Bing Crosby, ?Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!? WSHH Pittsburgh?s only library add for the year is John Denver?s 1990 version of ?Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.? Last year, it added the Trans-Siberian Orchestra?s ?Wizards in Winter? (2006). more

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From Radio Online: MediaCo Holding Inc. has fully repaid the $7.3 million convertible promissory note held by Emmis Communications Corp. The repayment was made in cash, marking the completion of a financial obligation stemming from MediaCo's formation in 2019. As a result, Emmis representatives have resigned from MediaCo's More...

From Radio Online: The Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) has unveiled the KAB Trust Campaign: "Rooted in Community, Committed to Truth," aimed at reinforcing public trust in local broadcasters as reliable sources of news and information. The initiative comes amid growing concerns about More...

From Radio Insight: Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets. Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Washington DCPublic News/Talk 88.5 WAMU is down slightly 11.8 to 11.7. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP is as well 9.1 to 8.9. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR drops 8.5 to 7.6. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH rises 4.5 – 5.1 – 5.9. Classical 90.9 WETA-FM rises 4.2 to 4.4. Cumulus Media Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL is up 3.6 to 4.1. Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD is down 4.0 to 3.3. Radio One Gospel “Praise 104.1” WPRS-FM rises 2.3 to 3.4, while sister Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS slides 3.0 – 2.2 – 2.0. BostonBeasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM maintains its lead up 8.3 to 8.5. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX is back up 5.6 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX jumps up 4.5 to 5.9 for its best showing since January 2023. Beasley Media Classic Hits 105.7 WROR drops into a three-way tie for fourth down 7.1 to 5.8, while Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX is down 6.3 to 5.8 with its stream down 1.1 to 0.5 and iHeart News 1030 WBZ rises 4.4 – 5.5 – 5.8. Classical 99.5 WCRB trends up 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.8. Business News “Bloomberg 92.9” WBOS holds steady at a 0.8 share. Seattle/TacomaPublic News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM expands its lead to one and half shares down 8.5 to 8.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK is down 7.1 to 6.6. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM rises 4.2 – 5.6 – 6.1 since the flip of Audacy’s Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” in September. Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM is up 4.7 – 5.0 – 5.3. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW holds at a 5.1 share. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB drops 5.5 to 4.9. Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD rises 2.6 – 3.2 – 3.4. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO drops 3.4 to 2.4. Classical 98.1 KING-FM jumps up 3.1 to 4.0. Jazz/News 88.5 KNKX is up 2.3 – 3.0 – 3.2. Hubbard Country “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM slides 2.3 – 1.8 – 1.4. Miami/Fort LauderdaleCox Media Group Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT is back up 9.1 to 9.9. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR drops 6.4 to 5.5. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ dips 5.6 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM slips 6.2 – 5.7 – 5.3 to tie for fourth with Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM as it rises 4.9 to 5.3. Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC climbs up 3.0 – 3.6 – 4.3. SBS Spanish Classic Hits “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM slides 5.9 – 5.6 – 4.8 – 4.0. Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is down 2.9 to 2.4. Audacy Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS rises 1.7 to 2.3. PhoenixiHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ holds its commanding lead 8.4 to 8.3. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX rebounds 5.5 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI rises 3.0 – 4.6 – 4.9. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD is down 4.6 to 4.1 to tie with iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT, which holds at a 4.1 share. Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE climbs 2.5 – 3.4 – 3.9 to overtake iHeart’s 102.5 KNIX as it goes 3.6 to 3.7. iHeart CHR “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP though rises 1.8 to 2.5 to move ahead of Audacy’s “Live 101.5” KALV-FM’s 2.6 to 2.2 dip. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM drops 4.5 to 3.7. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 103.5” KLNZ slides 3.4 – 2.7 – 2.5. DetroitAudacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM is down from its record setting 11.4 share to a 9.7 with its stream down 2.7 to 2.1. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC jumps 7.3 to 8.8 followed by sister CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI up 6.4 to 6.6. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC is down 7.0 to 6.2. Beasley Media Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX rises 5.0 to 5.9 to tie for fifth with Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD as it is up 5.4 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD slides 6.2 – 6.0 – 5.5. Cumulus Hot AC 96.3 WDVD is down 3.8 to 3.2. Public News/Talk 91.7 WUOM-FM is up 1.7 to 2.5. WGPR Inc. Hip Hop “Hot 107.5” WGPR-FM slides 1.9 – 1.4 – 1.1. Minneapolis/St. PauliHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM is also down from its record high last month 13.0 -to 11.0, but still holds an over three share lead. Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM drops 8.5 to 7.7. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is up 6.7 to 7.5 with its stream rising 1.2 to 1.5. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM rises 6.1 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL continues its downward trend 8.4 – 7.9 – 7.4 – 6.8. iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB slides 6.2 – 5.0 – 4.8, with sister Country “K102” KEEY down 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.0. iHeart Conservative Talk “Twin Cities News Talk” 1130/103.5 KTLK is up 2.3 – 2.5 – 3.0. Tampa/St. PetersburgCox Media Group takes the top three spots in a market which saw the first few days of the monthly affected by the impact of Hurricane Milton. Soft AC 105.5 WDUV was down 10.7 to 9.4. Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM jumped up 5.4 to 6.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new all-time record high for the facility. Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL was third 4.5 – 5.2 – 5.4. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK is down for the fourth straight month 5.6 to 5.3. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX dips 5.4 to 5.2. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS slides 6.3 – 6.0 – 5.3 – 5.1. Beasley Spanish CHR “92.5 Maxima” WYUU jumps up 2.7 to 3.9. Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD is down 4.6 to 3.9. iHeart CHR 93.3 WFLZ rises 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.3. iHeart’s recently upgraded Spanish CHR “Rumba 95.7” WRUB gains 1.2 to 2.3. DenverBonneville’s duo of AC 101.1 KOSI (up 6.6 to 7.1) and Country 98.5 KYGO (down 7.4 to 7.1) tie for the Denver lead. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL is up 6.1 to 6.2. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC is down 6.2 to 5.8 with sister Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT up 4.8 to 5.1. iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL rebounds 4.5 to 5.0. iHeart News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA drops 4.4 to 3.4. Following its move to a gold-based presentation, Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “KS 107.5” KQKS-FM rises 2.3 – 2.5 – 3.0. The morning show changes at KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN takes it down 3.6 – 3.1 – 2.8 to what Huff notes is its lowest share since Holiday 2015. KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM rises 1.3 – 1.9 – 2.2. iHeartMedia Rock 107.9 KBPI gains 1.0 – 1.7 – 1.9. San DiegoAudacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN rises 6.2 to 7.3 to claim sole possession of the market lead. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM rises 5.6 to 6.1. Local Media San Diego’s duo of Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG (5.4 to 5.5) and Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM-FM (5.1 to 5.5) tie for third. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNV is down 6.0 to 5.4. With the Padres season over, Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN falls from first 6.2 to 2.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI trends down 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.8. CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM slips 4.2 – 3.9 – 3.7. Grupo Imagen Spanish AC “Radio Latina 104.5” XHLTN-FM rises 2.3 to 3.1. BaltimoreRadio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ jumps into the lead 7.2 to 7.6 over sister Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM as it dips 7.7 to 7.5. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF holds at a 6.8 share. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY is down 7.7 to 6.6 following the end of the Orioles playoff run. Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR rises 4.6 to 5.6 for its largest share since January 2022. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM rises 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.7. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR gains 3.8 to 4.7. WCBM Maryland Inc. Conservative Talk 680 WCBM rises 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.4 for its best share since March 2022. AAA 89.7 WTMD is up 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.9. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA drops 3.7 to 2.8. iHeart CHR “Z104.3” climbs 2.0 – 2.4 – 2.7. St. LouisiHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU pulls away with a 7.7 to 8.8 rise. Hubbard takes the next four spots with Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH down 8.2 – 7.6 – 7.4. Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE up 7.0 to 7.3. “New Country 92.3” WIL holds at a 6.5 share. Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS continues its summer/fall rise up 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.7 – 4.6 – 6.1. iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM ties for fifth up 5.4 to 6.1. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK rises 4.9 to 5.5. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL drops 2.5 to 1.8. Lots of movement in the News/Talk sphere. Audacy’s 1120/98.7 KMOX drops 5.0 to 2.9 with its stream down 1.6 – 1.1 – 0.9. Audacy Conservative Talk “97.1 FM Talk” KFTK-FM rises 1.6 to 2.1. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “104.9 The Patriot” KTLK-FM slides 2.1 – 1.6 – 1.2. more

From Radio Online: For the 15th consecutive year, "The Steve Harvey Morning Show" and Premiere Networks are spreading Thanksgiving cheer by providing thousands of turkeys to families in need. This year, more than 7,000 turkeys have been distributed to radio affiliates across the country as part of the Annual Turkey Give, a More...

From Radio Online: Cox Media Group Atlanta's stations joined forces with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to combat food insecurity ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Together, they collected 8,782 pounds of food, enough to generate 12,272 meals for food-insecure individuals across Georgia. WALR (Kiss 104.1), WSBB-FM andamp; WSB-AM More...

From Radio Insight: John and Anita Fredericks’ Disruptor Radio LLC is acquiring LHTC Media’s six stations and three translators in Morgantown and Fairmont WV for $650,000. The acquisition expands the deal originally agreed to in January where Fredericks began operating three of the station and three of the translators as Conservative Talk “The Torch“. A new LMA has taken effect giving the company operations of the entire cluster until closing. The stations involved in the deal are: Classic Rock “94 Rock” 94.3 WRLF Fairmont, Oldies “Buzz 98.3” 1490 WBKE Fairmont/98.3 W252EF Morgantown, Variety Hits “100.9 Jack-FM” WZST Westover, and the aforementioned “Torch” on 920 WMMN Fairmont/95.7 W239CM Morgantown, 102.7 WGYE Mannington/Fairmont/103.9 W280FF Morgantown, and 105.7 WHTI Salem/Clarksburg. Fredericks also owns Conservative Talk stations heard in Richmond, Lynchburg, and Norfolk VA, Atlanta GA, Nashville TN, and Philadelphia and Latrobe PA. Fredericks hosts a syndicated morning show heard on all the Talk stations. LHTC Media originally acquired four of the stations in 2016 for $700,000 and then added WGYE/WHTI/W280FF in 2023 for $190,000. more

From Radio Online: Veteran Phoenix personality Gunner Jackson is departing from KMLE (Country 107.9)'s morning show after five years, where he has co-hosted alongside Cheyenne Davis since December, 2019. The duo joined the station after hosting mornings at KDBL (92.9 The Bull) in Yakima, WA. Jackson's earlier career included More...

From Radio Online: This Thanksgiving, an estimated 72 million Americans will hit the road, according to AAA, making in-car entertainment a critical part of road trip planning. New data highlights a shift in how travelers consume audio content in their vehicles, with mobile phones playing an increasingly significant role. More...

From Radio Online: As the Thanksgiving and Black Friday festivities kick off one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year, retailers are turning to proven strategies to capture consumer attention. According to insights from this week's Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group blog, AM/FM radio plays a critical role More...

From Radio Online: Westwood One has announced the debut of a new syndicated nighttime Country music radio show, "Country Nights Live with Bev Rainey." The five-hour live program will originate from Nashville and air seven days a week, from 7-midnight. The show is set to launch on December 31 in markets across the U.S. More...

From Radio Online: Asheville Media Group (AMG) launches the annual Santa Pal Toy Drive, in partnership with Asheville Holistic Dentist, to benefit the Asheville Optimist Club's longstanding holiday program. The Santa Pal program, a community tradition for over 85 years, aims to bring holiday joy to More...

From Radio Online: On Saturday, November 23, WALR (Kiss 104.1) in Atlanta partnered with Publix and Mabra Law for the 6th Annual Kiss 104.1 Turkey Giveaway, distributing free turkeys to families in underserved communities ahead of Thanksgiving. The initiative, supported by Giving Grace -- a Remerge More...

From Radio Insight: Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting is selling 94.1 WSOS-FM Fruit Cove/Jacksonville FL to Norsan Media for $1.6 million. The deal includes an imminent LMA that will see WSOS-FM’s Classic Country “Jax Country” format move to 100.3 W262AG Jacksonville/100.7 WMUV-HD2 Brunswick GA. The brand originated on 105.3 WYKB in 2017 and then added WSOS-FM as a simulcast the following year. WYKB was then sold to Norsan in 2021. Former WOKV-FM producer Hannah Guile, who joined Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting as APD and sales associate earlier this year, will add afternoon host duties at “Jax Country 100.3“. Norsan Media currently operates five brands in Jacksonville: Spanish CHR “Latina 92.1” WJXR, Spanish Rhythmic “Flow 105.3” WYKB Fernandina Beach, Regional Mexican “La Raza 92.9” 1160 WEWC Callahan, 1570 WVOJ Fernandina Beach, and 92.9 W225BI Stockade, Spanish AC “Romantica” 1320 WJNJ Jacksonville, 92.7 W224EF Orange Park, 103.7 W279AG Atlantic Beach, and WYKB-HD2, and Bilingual CHR “Top 97.3” 970 WNNR Jacksonville/97.3 W247CF Orange Park. more

From Radio Insight: Cumulus Media and Westwood One is replacing “Nights with Elaina” with ?Country Nights Live with Bev Rainey? starting Tuesday, December 31. Rainey has been serving as Program Director of Country 92.3 KRST Albuquerque since February 2020. She previously spent over two decades at iHeartMedia Albuquerque working on-air and in production at 94.1 KZRR, 100.3 KPEK, and 104.1 KLSK before joining Country “Big I 107.9” KBQI at its launch in 2000. She rose to MD of the station in 2008 and PD in 2012 as well as serving as Regional Director of Production and PD of Classic Country ?98.1 The Bull? K251AU/KBQI-HD3 during her time with iHeart. Rainey will be relocating to Nashville for the new show, which will air seven days per-week from 7pm to 12am. She commented, ?I?m thrilled to be hosting ?Country Nights Live? and joining the Westwood One team. I appreciate the opportunity to work with the pros at Cumulus Country?s Nashville nerve-center. From the moment I began in Country radio, it?s been my dream to broadcast nationally, live from the capital of Country music!?**** Cumulus Media Chief Content Officer Brian Phillips said, “The fresh adrenaline in ?Country Nights Live? will come from Bev?s ability to spontaneously interact with fans from all over America. This key daypart deserves more showmanship and razzle-dazzle than Country, as a format, has historically given it. As we welcome Bev, everything changes in the New Year!?* Elaina Smith had been with Cumulus/Westwood One’s national Country night show since its launch in January 2014. She served as Sean Parr’s co-host on “Nash Nights Live” until she succeeded Parr as host in January 2020. She previously co-hosted mornings at CHR 107.1 WAOA Melbourne FL and served as a producer for Dave, Shelley and Chainsaw at 100.7 KFMB-FM San Diego. more

From Radio Insight: MediaCo Holding Inc. has announced it has fully repaid the $7.3 million convertible promissory note held by Emmis Comunications. With the payment of the note, Emmis representatives have resigned from MediaCo’s Board of Directors. Formed in 2019 when investment firm Standard General purchased Rhythmic CHR ?Hot 97? WQHT and R&B 107.5 WBLS New York for $91.5 million in cash, a $5 million note, and 23.72% of the new company, Emmis had since sold off its ownership stake in the company. MediaCo then acquired Estrella Media’s content operations earlier this year giving the company operation of twelve additional radio stations Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Riverside/San Bernardino plus the “Estrella TV” network and five television stations. MediaCo President and interim CEO Albert Rodriguez commented, “We are pleased to take this step forward. This eliminates our only near-term maturity and positions us to continue our expanding mission to reach diverse audiences and drive growth for the future.? more

From Radio Insight: Guaranty Media has promoted Classic Rock “Eagle 98.1” WDGL Baton Rouge PD/afternoon host Michelle Southern to Operations manager for their cluster. Southern adds operational oversight of Country “100.7 The Tiger” WTGE Baton Rouge, Sports “ESPN 104.5” WNXX Jackson/104.9 KNXX Donaldsonville and “Talk 107.3” WBRP Baker. She began her career in 1998 at KNOE Monroe LA before arriving in Baton Rouge the following year spending seven years at the then Citadel Broadcasting cluster where she would eventually rise to PD of AC “Diva 103.3” WCDV. She would join Guaranty for the first time in 2006 spending nearly four years co-hosting mornings at what was then “Y100” WYPY. After a seven year run at Louisiana Radio Network as an anchor, reporter and Assistant News Director, Southern returned to Guaranty in August 2017 to host afternoons on WDGL. She would rise to cluster Creative Services Director the following year and was named Program Director in January 2022. Guaranty Media VP Gordy Rush said, “Michelle Southern?s promotion to Operations Manager at Guaranty Media is a testament to her unwavering dedication, exceptional talent and leadership. Her journey from rocking the airwaves on Eagle 98.1 to steering the operations of a leading media company is truly inspiring. We look forward to the innovative and dynamic direction she will bring to our team. Southern will now be responsible for leading Guaranty?s strategic efforts both in radio and emerging technologies. She will also oversee the radio stations? marketing efforts as well as the hiring and management of the group?s talent. She commented, “My love for radio has been a constant in my life. And it?s a privilege to share my passion with that of the mission of Guaranty Corporation, especially as we approach our 100-year anniversary. I?m honored to be able to contribute to that legacy.? more

From Radio Online: Wave Sports and#43; Entertainment (Wave) has announced the upcoming debut of "Not Gonna Lie," a new weekly digital series hosted by Kylie Kelce, wife of NFL star Jason Kelce and an increasingly prominent personality in her own right. The series, premiering December 5, promises a candid exploration of Kylie's More...

From Radio Online: Last week Bustos Media raises $141,208 for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital during its Thanksgiving Radiothon 2024. "We are pleased to have raised more money than last year. However, this is our 10th consecutive year we have done this radiothon, and I am pleased to say we More...

From Radio Online: The "Country Oldies Show," a staple for fans of Classic Country hits, is marking its 30th anniversary this year. Veteran New York Country air personality Steve Warren launched the show in 1994 on WYNY-FM, filling a gap in the market during an era dominated by "hot, young, new" trends in the Country music More...

From Radio Insight: Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. New YorkiHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW slips 8.5 – 8.2 – 7.8. Co-owned Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is off 6.1 to 6.0. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS dips 5.8 to 5.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is off 5.7 to 5.4. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM moves 5.5 to 5.3. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ jumps up 4.0 to 4.9 and its stream adds an additional 0.7 share. After setting a Talk format record high last month, Red Apple Media’s 770 WABC is off 5.0 to 4.8. With the Yankees World Series run, Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM rises 2.6 – 3.3 – 3.6, while its stream is down 1.1 to 0.9. Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM rises 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.0. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 710 WOR is up 1.2 – 1.4 – 1.8. Los AngelesAudacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH maintains its lead 5.8 to 5.6. iHeartMedia CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM dips 5.3 to 5.1 with sister Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG slips 5.4 – 5.0 – 4.9. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE slides 5.5 – 5.0 – 4.8. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST is down 5.4 – 4.8 – 4.7. iHeartMedia’s “AM 570 Sports” KLAC rides the Dodgers championship run for a 1.5 – 2.0 – 3.0 gain. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is the station’s best share since Winter 1981. Educational Media Foundation’s Christian AC “K-Love” KKLQ rises 1.3 to 1.9. ChicagoHubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV returns to the top spot 6.0 to 6.5. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 6.3 to 6.4 With its move to Christmas music in the final week of the monthly, iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT jumps 4.8 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ is down for the fourth straight month 5.4 to 5.0. Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM holds at a 4.6 share. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN is up 3.8 to 4.2. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT slides 5.0 – 4.5 – 3.8. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX continues its rebound 2.3 – 2.9 – 3.3, while iHeartMedia CHR “103.5 Kiss-FM” WKSC gains 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.2. Nexstar Talk 720 WGN climbs 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.0. Audacy Sports “670 The Score” WSCR is down 2.7 to 2.2. Dallas/Fort WorthCumulus Media Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM holds on top at a 5.9 share. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO is off 5.0 to 4.9. iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM climbs 3.5 – 4.2 – 4.3 – 4.8 for what Huff notes is its best showing since August 2022. Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM is up 4.4 to 4.7. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK inches up 4.1 to 4.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS rises 3.4 to 4.1. Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF continues its free-fall 6.4 – 4.8 – 4.4 – 4.0 – 3.2. EMF’s Contemporary Worship “Air 1” KYDA continues its surge up 2.1 – 2.7 – 3.4, and is also #1 in the market in 18-34. Service Broadcasting Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM slides 3.1 – 2.8 – 2.5. Hope Media Group Christian AC “Way-FM” 89.7 KWAW swings 1.1 – 2.2 – 1.5. Estrella MediaCo Regional Mexican “La Raza” 93.7 KNOR rises 0.7 – 1.1 – 1.4. After setting record lows last month, both Cumulus Media’s 820 WBAP/93.3 WBAP-FM (1.7 share) and Audacy News/Conservative Talk 1080 KRLD (1.0 share) hold steady this month. San FranciscoPublic News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM continues its surge rising 8.6 to 10.3 for its best share since February 2021. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is down 7.0 to 6.5. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT continues its downward trend but only 5.5 to 5.4. Classical 90.3 KDFC trends up 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.7 – 5.1, for what Huff notes is the best share ever for the station in both its 90.3 and 102.1 incarnations. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ also continues its downward trend 5.0 to 4.9. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ dips 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.5. iHeart Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL drops 3.7 to 3.1. In its final monthly before its move to 810, Cumulus Conservative Talk 560 KSFO is up 1.1 – 1.4 – 1.7. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR slides 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.5, while Audacy’s “95.7 The Game” KGMZ is up 1.1 – 1.2 – 1.5. Houston/GalvestoniHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99” KODA is up 7.4 to 7.7. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ moves 6.0 to 6.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ rises 4.9 to 6.0. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ is up 5.3 to 5.6, while sister Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK ends its downward momentum with a jump up 4.2 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM drops 5.7 to 5.0. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH drops 4.2 to 3.3. Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE is down 3.8 to 3.3. Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM slides 3.8 – 3.2 – 3.0. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT is up 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.3. As it prepares to complete its sale to SBS, Radio One Gospel “Praise 92.1” KROI is up 0.9 – 1.2 – 1.4. AtlantaCox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB rises 9.5 – 10.1 – 10.3 for what Huff notes is the station’s best share since January 2021. Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV drops 7.7 to 7.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ rises 5.5 to 6.0, while Cox’s competing “Kiss 104.1” WALR is down 6.6 – 6.3 – 5.7. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE is off 5.6 to 5.5. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM slides 6.9 – 6.2 – 5.6 – 5.2. Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH is up 4.4 to 4.8. Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM rises 4.3 to 4.8. Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE climbs 3.2 – 3.6 – 4.0. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR rises 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.0. iHeartMedia Country “94.9 The Bull” WUBL is up 2.9 – 3.3 – 3.3 – 3.7. Cumulus’ “New Country 101.5” WKHX continues its slide 3.8 – 3.3 – 3.1 – 2.8, but is still ahead of its competitor in mornings. Dickey Brothers Sports “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN drops 3.3 to 1.5 after the Braves playoff end. Audacy’s “92.9 The Game” WZGC dips 3.4 to 3.0, but its stream is up 0.5 to 0.9. PhiladelphiaiHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 8.2 to 8.4 to reclaim the top spot. Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR is up 7.9 to 8.3 for what Huff says is its best showing since September 2022. Following the Phillies early playoff ouster, Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP drops 9.8 to 7.5. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK rises 6.7 to 7.0. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB rebounds 4.3 to 4.9. Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU trends up 3.9 – 4.2 – 4.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Q102” WIOQ continues its upward trend 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.5 – 2.7 – 3.2. iHeart Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL drops 3.8 to 3.2. Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ drops 4.1 – 3.5 – 3.2. iHeartMedia Alternative “Alt 104.5” WRFF rises 1.8 to 2.3. Audacy Conservative Talk 1210 WPHT is up 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.9 for its best showing since November 2018 with its stream adding 0.7 to 1.2. Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM is down 3.1 to 2.6. Nassau/SuffolkCox Media Group Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM drops 8.5 to 7.4 but retains the Long Island lead. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises up 4.9 – 5.6 – 6.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is off 5.7 to 5.6. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK moves 5.0 to 4.9. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM is off 4.7 to 4.6. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ slides 4.6 – 4.3 – 3.8, co-owned Hot AC 103.5 WKTU drops 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.1. Connoisseur Media Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF-FM ends its skid back up 2.5 to 3.3, while sister Rock “94.3 The Shark” WWSK climbs 2.2 – 2.6 – 2.9. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC is up 2.0 to 2.3, but sister simulcaster 107.1 WLIR-FM rises 0.7 to 1.3. iHeart’s 710 WOR is up 1.3 – 1.7 – 2.0. Riverside/San BernardinoAnaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA is up 9.2 to 9.6. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY slips 7.6 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG drops 5.5 to 4.6. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” KLVE is up 3.9 to 4.2. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG is up 3.0 to 3.4. Mereulo Media Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS gains 2.6 to 3.4. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI falls 4.1 to 2.8. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN drops 3.6 to 2.6. San JoseAudacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 4.5 to 5.0. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT and CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ both move 4.8 to 4.7. Univision Spanish Rhythmic “La Kalle 100.3” KBRG jumps 3.1 to 4.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL is up 4.0 to 4.2 to tie Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX as it is down 4.7 to 4.2. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR continues its yo-yo trend 6.1 – 3.7 – 4.7 – 3.8. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS slides 3.5 – 3.3 – 2.8. Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC is up 2.0 – 2.4 – 2.8. Middlesex/Somerset/UnionTownsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW continues its rise 6.3 – 7.6 – 7.8 with its stream up 0.6 to 0.8. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is off 6.3 to 6.2. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” (steady at 5.4) ties Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM as it rises 4.9 to 5.4. iHeart AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW dips 5.6 to 5.3. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW slips 5.4 – 5.1 – 4.8. Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ falls 6.5 – 5.3 – 4.7 – 4.4. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM is up 3.5 to 4.3. Press Communications Country “Thunder 106” WKMK yo-yo’s 2.8 – 2.0 – 2.8. more

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From Radio Insight: How quickly can the pop-music landscape change? Consider the first six months of 1982. The first six months (or so) were Top 40 radio?s worst doldrums up to that time. The last six months were the beginning of a golden age of the format, filled with such still-unavoidable titles as ?Eye of the Tiger? and ?Jack and Diane.? The first six months have enduring songs, too, but they are also the time of ?Pac-Man Fever? and ?I?ve Never Been to Me.? Four years ago, we started one of Ross On Radio?s most popular series of stories with a look at ?The Lost Factor? of the hits of 1982. Specifically, we derived a formula for measuring those songs with the greatest trajectory between hits at the time (position on Billboard?s year-end chart) and obscurity now (number of airplay spins, or lack thereof). Early 1982 accounted for the bulk of the most ?lost? songs then; now, it?s 14 out of the top 15 forgotten onetime favorites. The Lost Factor began as a distraction for author and audience during COVID. With your encouragement, it eventually covered the years between 1960-2009. I chose that as an ending point just as the former Broadcast Data Systems (now Luminate) was leaving the business of monitoring radio, making further direct comparisons difficult. Or so I thought. Occasionally, I would look at Mediabase, BDS?s competitor and now Billboard?s source of monitored airplay, and be surprised at how similar the numbers often were, despite a different panel of monitored radio stations. This week, as a holiday season gift to ROR readers, the Lost Factor returns to 1982, where it all began. And we have a new champion. In my original look at 1982, the song with the highest Lost Factor was Buckner & Garcia?s ?Pac-Man Fever,? which as the No. 42 song of the year (and thus 59 chart points) was now receiving no airplay at the BDS monitored panel. That gave it a Lost Factor of 59. ?Pac-Man Fever? received no airplay at Mediabase stations last week, either. Its lost factor is still 59, but it has now been passed by three other songs. On the week we initially examined, ?Chariots of Fire? by Vangelis, the No. 12 song of 1982, had all of three spins, giving it a Lost Factor of 30, still considerable. This year, it received only one spin, raising its Lost Factor to 89. That would have put it just outside the top 10 on our all-time Lost Factor Top 100. Both the old champion (a novelty song) and the new (an instrumental) are from genres often likely to end up ?lost.? It?s important to point out that both BDS and Mediabase reflected or reflect primarily mainstream commercial outlets in the top 150 markets. They don?t include SiriusXM?s decade channels. You may recently have encountered ?Chariots of Fire? on the ?80s at 8 channel, or in a retail establishment. It?s still ?lost? to somebody whose ?80s listening is shaped mostly by today?s Classic Hits radio. And however radio?s influence might have changed, it still largely controls the agenda for which songs are remembered now. Here are the new top 15 Lost Factor songs of 1982: Vangelis, ?Chariots of Fire? (2020 ranking #6, current LF 89) Air Supply, ?Sweet Dreams? (#4, 73) Charlene, ?I?ve Never Been to Me? (#5, 63) Buckner & Garcia, ?Pac-Man Fever? (#1, 59) Roberta Flack, ?Making Love? (#13, 55) Diana Ross, ?Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (#19, 47) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, ?Hooked on Classics? (#2, 45) Karla Bonoff, ?Personally? (#21, 41) Juice Newton, ?The Sweetest Thing (I?ve Ever Known)? (#25, 40) Sheena Easton, ?You Could Have Been With Me? (#15, 37) Dan Fogelberg, ?Leader of the Band? (#18, 33) Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder, ?Ebony and Ivory? (#23, 32) Barbra Streisand, ?Comin? In and Out of Your Life? (#16, 27) Elton John, ?Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)? (#29, 25) Paul McCartney, ?Take It Away? (#9, 16) With the exception of ?Take It Away,? which first charted in July, the top 15 here are songs that came out in late 1981 but were part of the following year?s Billboard Top 100, or winter/spring 1982. They are thought of as the pre-MTV sound of pop music, although all of them actually became hits at a time that MTV existed, even if the channel wasn?t yet available everywhere or as influential as it would become quickly. None of the top 15 songs received more than three monitored radio spins in the previous week. In some cases, there are big Lost Factor jumps due to losing a small number of spins. In 2020, a commenter asked how Charlene?s ?I?ve Never Been to Me? could have been played even twice. Last week, it wasn?t played at all. Even as somebody who enjoys coming across ?lost? songs on Classic Hits radio, there aren?t a lot in the top 15 that I?m pining to hear again. ?Pac-Man Fever? was a solid power-pop/bubblegum moment in the last year of ?yacht rock? dominance. ?Take It Away? was a return to form for McCartney after ?Ebony and Ivory.? I love Sheena?s ballad inexplicably more than I like anything else from her first three years of MOR hits. I like Karla Bonoff, and I like the ?70s R&B artist Paul Kelly who wrote ?Personally.? But reaction to ?The Lost Factor? the first time made it clear that every song here will be someone?s favorite. The original look at 1982 came with a footnote that affected two songs. Both ?Through the Years? and ?Love Will Turn You Around? had seemingly elevated spins as a result of Kenny Rogers? death the week before.* While both songs had more airplay in 2020 than they did last week, both have LF scores under 1.0 ? meaning that they are still receiving a proportionate amount of airplay to their prominence at the time. The inverse is that last week?s death of legendary artist/producer Quincy Jones led to a boost in airplay for ?One Hundred Ways? (featuring James Ingram) that brought that song?s LF from 1.3 to 0.6. Donna Summer?s Jones-produced ?Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)? got enough spins to take it from a 42 LF to 6.0 ? not quite out of the land of the lost. In general, the Lost Factor formula (and the dividing line of 1.0) still works well with Mediabase data. In 2020, there were 44 songs that could be considered ?lost? based on BDS data. This time, there are 45. (1982 was a year particularly robust in songs missing from the radio now, and I don?t doubt that will be the case even if this exercise moves on to include other years of the decade.) The songs that became the most ?lost? outside the top 15 were: Diana Ross, ?Mirror Mirror? (LF 2 to LF 15) Elton John, ?Blue Eyes? (LF 3 to LF 13) Neil Diamond, ?Yesterday?s Songs? (LF 2 to LF 12) Lindsey Buckingham, ?Trouble? (LF 2 to LF 6) Paul Davis, ??65 Love Affair? (LF 2 to LF 6) Songs that crossed the 1.0 threshold into becoming ?lost? this year were America, ?You Can Do Magic?; George Benson, ?Turn Your Love Around?;and Willie Nelson, ?Always on My Mind.? Besides ?One Hundred Ways,? the only song that returned from being ?lost? was ?Love in the First Degree? by Alabama.Given that we?re dealing with songs that have crossed the 40-year-old mark since our first computations, it?s actually a surprisingly small list (although there are lots of songs below the 1.0 mark that you don?t regularly hear). Finally, there are those songs that are the opposite of ?lost.? The songs with the five lowest LF scores aren?t necessarily the songs that receive the most airplay, but the ones most played proportionately to where they ended up on 1982?s Top 100: Stevie Nicks, ?Edge of Seventeen? ? she?s coming off a barrage of recent publicity, but her ?Leather and Lace? was down Loverboy, ?Working for the Weekend? ? punches above its weight because it was the #95 song of the year. Journey, ?Don?t Stop Believin?? ? it was the disproportionate airplay on this song (and the inverse for Olivia Newton-John?s much-bigger-at-the-time ?Physical?) that helped prompt this story to begin with. In case you?re wondering, ?Physical? saw a slight increase in LF from 2.9 to 3.7. Van Halen, ?(Oh) Pretty Woman? Police, ?Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic? A Flock of Seagulls, ?I Ran (So Far Away)? Joan Jett & Blackhearts, ?I Love Rock ?n? Roll? John Mellencamp, ?Jack and Diane? Stevie Wonder, ?Do I Do? ? the only one in the top 10 that gets the bulk of its 2024 spins from Adult R&B, not Classic Hits I?m hoping to revisit the Lost Factor at least a time or two more. I?m inviting readers? guidance on what they?d like to see next. Later years of the CHR boom such as 1983-85 may be more top-of-mind for readers, but the LFs are relatively low, because more songs are radio mainstays now. I?m looking forward to your feedback. more

From Radio Insight: After five years in mornings at Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE Chandler/Phoenix AZ, Gunner Jackson is stepping down from the position. Jackson and co-host Cheyenne Davis joined KMLE in December 2019 from Townsquare Media Country ?92.9 The Bull? KDBL Yakima WA where they hosted mornings and he served as Brand Manager. He had a previous stint in mornings from 2011-13 as well. Jackson has also served as morning show producer for ?Kiss 106.1? KBKS Seattle, PD/Morning Host at Country ?Kissin 97.7? KYSN Wenatchee WA and ?Kick 104? KIQK Rapid City SD, and on-air at CHR ?Power 99.1? KUJ-FM Kennewick WA. Gunner shared on the station’s social media pages, “Just wanted you to hear the news from me first. Thave stepped away from hosting the morning show on KMLE Country 107.9. I’ll cherish the memories and relationships I’ve been able to make with our great listeners in The Valley. My family and I will be forever grateful for the love, support and prayers we received from you when my daughter Taytem went through her battle with cancer. Now I’m going to focus on what’s best for my family and what is next for me in this industry that I love.” Co-host Cheyenne Davis, who arrived from Yakima with Jackson, remains. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KMLE COUNTRY 107.9 (@kmle1079) more