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From All Access: TRIPLE TIGERS RECORDS artist SCOTTY McCREERY has inspired a HALLMARK CHRISTMAS romance movie with his song, "Five More Minutes." The holiday movie, starring NIKKI DeLOACH and … more

From All Access: Longtime RCA RECORDS boss and founder of GOLD'N RETRIEVER ENTERTAINMENT, JOE RICCITELLI, shared a tidbit related to his friend and mentor, the late VINCE PELLEGRINO and Golden Retrievers. … more

From All Access: Veteran broadcast engineer and consultant RICHARD "RICK" EDWARDS has died at the age of 74. He died SUNDAY (10/17) at HERITAGE HOSPICE in MARIETTA, GA, near WOODSTOCK, where he had … more

From All Access: SUNHILL is a four-piece band based out of SWEDEN. Their latest single “Golden Days” is taken from their forthcoming EP to be released on BLACK VALLEY RECORDS. They are a … more

From Radio Online: iHeartMedia KJR-AM/Seattle, the flagship station for the Seattle Krakens, and the Kraken Audio Network will debut its complete broadcast team this Saturday, October 23, at the inaugural home game when the Krakens will compete against the Vancouver Canucks. The More...

From Radio Online: Audacy flips Country WNSH-FM/New York to "94.7 The Block," as "New York's new No. 1 for throwbacks." The station will feature a wide collection of Classic Hip-Hop hits and Throwbacks, including music from Jay-Z, Fugees, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Beyonce, LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. More...

From Radio Online: Nominations for the 2022 Country Radio Hall of Fame are currently being accepted and the deadline to apply has been extended to November 12. Submissions received after the deadline will be placed under consideration for the following year. The Class of 2022 will More...

From Radio Online: Audacy CHR KLUC-FM/Las Vegas welcomes Maddie Reis as the new morning show producer for "The Chet Buchanan Show." Reis joins Buchanan and Kayla Jo Walker on the program. She previously served as an intern and producer for "The TJ Show" at co-owned WODS (103.3 AMP Radio)/Boston. "After a thorough More...

From Radio Online: Audacy welcomes Carlota Gonzalez as midday host for KRXQ-FM (98 Rock)/Sacramento, weekdays from 10am-3pm PT, effective October 25. Prior to joining 98 Rock, Previously, Gonzalez spent over 22 years on-air at KOMP-FM/Las Vegas. She succeeds Pat Martin who, after 33 years in middays on 98 Rock, moved More...

From Radio Online: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) names Dr. Stephen Wilkins as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), effective December 6. In this new post, he'll be responsible for the development and implementation of a human resources strategy that More...

From Radio Online: Cirrus Streaming has recently released a hosting, editing, monetization and distribution suite for podcasters. The suite allows content creators to manage all aspects of their podcast through one dashboard, allowing them to simplify and streamline their efforts. More...

From Radio Insight: Townsquare Media dropped its Country format on “103.7 The Peak” WPKQ North Conway NH/Portland ME at noon today and is currently in stunt mode. The station is looping Bad Religion’s cover of “White Christmas” and sound clips teasing “we have taken over this signal and we’re not giving it back” telling listeners to tune in on Monday. WPKQ, which transmits from the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, covers a wide swath of New England stretching from Central Vermont to Portland ME. The station previously duplicated much of the programming originating at 97.5 WOKQ Dover NH with ad sales targeted towards Maine. more

From Radio Insight: KOAI (The Wow Factor) Phoenix,whichcelebrated its second birthday on Sept. 30, became a quick favorite of Ross on Radio readers, especially when its station stream was made available outside Arizona. Over the first year, PD/consultant John Sebastian tightened the station’s broad mix, eliminating the early 2000s Country aspect and focusing more on ‘70s pop/rock and ‘60s oldies. In year two, KOAI became a serious ratings player, peaking at 3.7 in August. (It was at 2.6 in September.) Sebastian, a constant figure in the radio trades over the years, has built a similar high profile on Facebook, especially among radio veterans. In July, he took to the platform to announce that The Wow Factor had been forced to geofence its stream again. It was distressing news for the station’s following, but also for advocates of streaming overall — a station worth hearing outside its market and with a good user experience (short stopsets and no ad substitution) was a victim of its own success. There are a lot of stations playing the ‘60s and ‘70s oldies that weren’t hard to find on the radio in 2001 but are less a part of big-city FM now, even at the megahit level. No two stations sound like each other. Certainly, Sebastian’s production style and the presence of more ‘70s Classic Rock makes KOAI different. But if you need something to stream outside Arizona in the meantime, there are choices for that music, including another surprise recent ratings winner. We took a First Listen to the Wow Factor at its launch, then returned to it several times in the last year. For those unable to hear the station, here’s a Fresh Listen. But if it’s something to listen to, not reading material, that you’re looking for, we’ve also got three more takes on the ‘60s/’70s blend. (It’s not meant to be a definitive list; see the comments below.) The Wow Factor’s imaging has always been part of its appeal. I wrote early on that the unique blend reflected Sebastian’s radio journey. He’s flipped that now; one sweeper declares, “This is your personal music history.” Another comes out and calls The Wow Factor “the perfect boomer station.” When we listened, KOAI was giving away tickets for the upcoming Doobie Brothers reunion tour as well as a concert getaway to see the Cirque du Soleil Beatles Love show in Las Vegas. When I wrote about the station last year, I mentioned a segue between “Baba O’Riley” and “Baby I’m-a Want You.” This year, the transition was from that Bread song into the Who’s “I Can See for Miles.” It’s worth noting that I got a chance to see how that audio looked in the Audacity editing program. The volume between the two songs and the sweeper that separated them remained even throughout — you wouldn’t have known that there were three different elements. I don’t write about processing expertly, but even that cursory look showed its intended role in making a broad mix sonically compatible. Here’s The Wow Factor at 7 a.m., October 6: Gerry Rafferty, “Right Down the Line” 5th Dimension, “One Less Bell to Answer” Doobie Brothers, “Listen to the Music” Bread, “Baby I’m-a Want You” Who, “I Can See for Miles” Carly Simon, “Nobody Does It Better” Ringo Starr, “Photograph” Classics IV, “Spooky” James Taylor, “Fire and Rain” Free, “All Right Now” Tommy James & the Shondells, “Crystal Blue Persuasion” Steely Dan, “Hey Nineteen” Cat Stevens, “Peace Train” Huey Lewis & the News, “Heart and Soul” Eagles, “Desperado” Grass Roots, “Let’s Live for Today” Dire Straits, “Money for Nothing” The good news about mid-‘60s-to-late-‘70s/early-‘80s hits is that there are plenty of choices on radio’s endless dial. Whenever I write about any station in that space, there are always plenty of other reader suggestions. In June, I wrote about “Oldies XL,” my new grouping for those stations that cheerfully went beyond the safelist as it now exists at Classic Hits radio.* Unlike the small-market Rhode Island station I wrote about, “Wow Factor” has pretty much settled on the hits —songs that tested well with audiences at some point, even if newer-leaning Classic Hits stations have moved beyond them. Of the three stations here, two are relatively hit-driven. One has some “oh wow” component. Two are hosted and have a “classic radio” feel. They’re all stations that a former “Wow Factor” streamer might enjoy. WECK (Big WECK) Buffalo, N.Y. WECK has been a “local radio strikes back” success story, currently getting a 3.3 share 12-plus with a mix of an AM home base and FM translators. Market veteran Roger Christian does middays; former WMSX PD Joe Chile just returned to the station for afternoons. Especially after its recent rebranding as “Big WECK,” the station is a particularly good choice if what you miss is the Oldies format as it successfully existed in the early ‘00s. Here’s WECK around 4:15 p.m., October 12: Four Seasons, “Who Loves You” Van Morrison, “Brown Eyed Girl” Monkees, “Daydream Believer” Stevie Wonder, “Living for the City” Sam Cooke, “Only Sixteen” Isley Brothers, “This Old Heart of Mine” Strawberry Alarm Clock, “Incense and Peppermints” Jay & the Americans, “Come a Little Bit Closer” Miracles, “The Tracks of My Tears” Rascals, “How Can I Be Sure” Beatles, “Eight Days a Week” Ad Libs, “The Boy From New York City” Blood, Sweat & Tears, “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” WDJO Cincinnati “Cincinnati’s Oldies Network” has elements of both that market’s WSAI (Real Oldies 1530), whose powerhouse signal made it one of the most-heard pre-Beatles Oldies formats in the early ‘00s, and earlier versions of Classic Hits WGRR, especially now that Dangerous Dan Allen is hosting Saturday night’s “Dial a Hit.” (I asked Allen to play this local hit that I’ve written about, and he did.) Like WECK, WDJO is oldies-radio-as-you-remember-it, but with a little more of a ‘70s component and, when I heard it on October 12, more “oh wow” songs. Here’s the station around 5:15 p.m.: Millie Small, “My Boy Lollipop” Miracles, “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” B.W. Stevenson, “My Maria” Simon & Garfunkel, “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” Raspberries, “Go All the Way” War, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Beatles, “Day Tripper” Chase, “Get It On” Buckinghams, “Susan” Chairmen of the Board, “Give Me Just a Little More Time” Gerry Rafferty, “Right Down the Line” Association, “Windy” Mouth & MacNeal, “How Do You Do?” Chris Montez, “Let’s Dance” KONO-AM San Antonio Cox’s KONO-FM is worth a listen, too. It has been successful with a Classic Hits mix that is both more rhythmic and more pop than many of its counterparts. It’s only hosted in mornings, making it less of a throwback than the other two (but also possibly the best choice if what you like about Wow Factor is being music-intensive). Here’s the AM around 8 p.m. on Oct. 12: Temptations, “I Wish It Would Rain” Alive ‘N Kickin’, “Tighter, Tighter” American Breed, “Bend Me, Shape Me” Jim Croce, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord” Moments, “Love on a Two-Way Street” Byrds, “Turn! Turn! Turn!” Brownsville Station, “Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room” Jimmy Ruffin, “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” Three Dog Night, “Celebrate” Paul McCartney & Wings, “Band on the Run” Tommy James & the Shondells, “Mony Mony” Eagles, “Take It Easy” B.J. Thomas, “Hooked on a Feeling” Skylark, “Wildflower” Four Tops, “Standing in the Shadows of Love” Rod Stewart, “Maggie May” more

From All Access: Just before 1p (ET) TODAY (10/22), AUDACY WNSH/NEW YORK switched from Country music, launching Classic Hip-Hop "94.7 THE BLOCK." starting with NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK's "The … more

From All Access: VARIETY is reporting that after only a week of being released, ADELE's "Easy On Me" has broken several records on radio, including becoming the most played song in US radio … more

From All Access: ALL ACCESS is sending out a big congratulations to COX MEDIA GROUP's Top 40 WPOI (HOT 101.5)/TAMPA for the major success of the first annual MIGUEL & HOLLY LIVE stage show. The event … more

From All Access: Nominations for the 2022 COUNTRY RADIO HALL OF FAME are being accepted here, and the deadline has been extended to FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12th. The Class of 2022 will be revealed at COUNTRY RADIO … more

From All Access: ANGELA STEFANO is departing her post as Country team managing editor for TOWNSQUARE MEDIA’s music news sites, TheBoot.com (where she is Editor-in-Chief) and TasteOfCountry.com (where … more

From All Access: BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC has signed emerging Country artist BRANDON DAVIS to its roster. His first song released via his new label, "The Kitchen," is out TODAY (10/22).DAVIS was … more

From All Access: ALL ACCESS sends congratulations to SILVERFISH MEDIA Pres. and "BIG D AND BUBBA" show Executive Producer PATRICK THOMAS and his wife, VIVECA ZESSERSTEN, who are expecting their … more

From All Access: Audacy is looking for a skilled Programming Coordinator to provide project management and administrative support to the core programming leadership group in New York City. Among the … more

From All Access: SLIPKNOT will headline KNOTFEST live from BANC OF CALIFORNIA STADIUM in LOS ANGELES on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, along with bonus performances from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, FEVER 333, CODE ORANGE, … more

From All Access: CALGARY Hip Hop musician TARIK ROBINSON has been named the new host and producer of CBC RADIO ONE/CALGARY and EDMONTON's weekly "KEY OF A," effective SATURDAY (10/23). ROBINSON … more

From Radio Online: iHeartMedia Washington D.C. has named Jen Richer Assistant Program Director, effective November 1. Richer will be responsible for assisting the region Program Directors with their day-to-day programming responsibilities and digital operations for all seven radio stations. She will report to Jeff More...

From All Access: JEN RICHER is returning to iHEARTMEDIA/WASHINGTON, DC as APD, starting MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1st. RICHER, who will assist all of the cluster's PDs and will report to SVP/Programming JEFF … more

From All Access: SIRIUSXM has lined up 15-time GRAMMY winner ALICIA KEYS for a return performance at HARLEM's APOLLO THEATER as part of SIRIUSXM and PANDORA's Small Stage Series. The NOVEMBER 11th … more

From Radio Insight: iHeartMedia has appointed Jen Richer as Assistant Program Director for their Washington DC cluster. Richer will assist the PD’s at all seven stations in the cluster reporting to SVP/Programming Jeff Kapugi. She returns to the cluster after previously serving as News Director at iHeart’s “104.7 Wonk-FM” W284CQ/WWDC-HD2 Washington. Most recently she was Executive Producer for “The Vince Coglianese Show” on Cumulus Media’s Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL-FM. She previously spent seven years at CBS Radio Hot AC “94.7 Fresh-FM” WIAD as co-host of the “Tommy Show” and was Web Coordinator at WMAL. iHeartMedia Washington D.C. announced today that Jen Richer has been named Assistant Program Director, effective November 1. iHeartMedia Washington, D.C. has a strong cross-platform presence and includes a number of iconic brands and franchises — both broadcast and digital — encompassing more than seven stations comprised of music, talk and news formats. iHeartMedia has the leading consumer reach and influence across multiple platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company. As Assistant Program Director, Richer will be responsible for assisting the region Program Directors with their day-to-day programming responsibilities and digital operations for all seven radio stations. She will report to Jeff Kapugi, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Washington, D.C. Richer returns to the Washington, D.C. Region from WMAL-FM, where she most recently served as the Executive Producer for “The Vince Coglianese Show.” Throughout her career she has held several programming roles including stints as Executive Producer for iHeartMedia Washington D.C.’s 104.7 WONK- FM’s “Reaction Zone,” News Director for iHeartMedia Washington D.C., Co-host and Executive Producer of “The Tommy Show” on WIAD-FM; and Host and Executive Producer of “The Fresh Perspective Show” on WIAD-FM. She began her career at WMAL-FM in 2006 and is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. “We are thrilled to welcome Jen Richer back to the iHeartMedia Washington, D.C. team in this newly created position,” said Kapugi. “Jen’s passion and dedication to radio and all things Washington, D.C. are an incredible asset – we can’t wait to see her back in action.” “I am so excited to rejoin the team at iHeartMedia Washington, D.C. for this incredible new opportunity to work with such a talented team of programmers and talent,” said Richer. “There couldn’t be a more important time for radio to connect with our listeners as we start transitioning into the ‘new normal,’ and I am looking forward to helping deliver an awesome experience for the Washington D.C community through these landmark stations.” more

From All Access: The staff at AUDACY WNSH (NEW YORK’S COUNTRY 94.7) is on the air this morning saying their goodbyes ahead of an apparent format change happening later TODAY (10/22). Morning host KELLY … more

From All Access: JEN RICHER is returning to iHEARTMEDIA/WASHINGTON, DC as APD, starting NOVEMBER 1st. RICHER, who will assist all of the cluster's PDs and will report to SVP/Programming JEFF KAPUGI, has … more

From All Access: ACAST is holding ACAST Audio Fiction Week next week (10/25-30) in the run-up to WORLD AUDIO DRAMA DAY on the 30th, with events and resources designed to celebrate scripted fiction … more