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From All Access: NICK PETROPOULOS, SAMANTHA BRENNER, PATTY MORRIS, BRIAN PHILIPS, TIM CLARKE, JILL STRADA, ROB ROBERTS, RANDY MALLOY, GARRETT CAPONE, EDIE LUNDEEN, TODD SIEVERS, KEN PITTMAN, BEATRIX DANKO, … more

From Radio Online: Liberty Media's SiriusXM reported first quarter net revenue rose 5% to $2.06 billion from $1.95 billion in 2020. Adjusted EBITDA rose 7% to $682 million from $682 million. SiriusXM saw self-pay net subscriber additions of 126,000, an increase of 83% year-over-year. The company posted a net income More...

From Radio Online: As part of the 20th annual CHR WKSE's "Kiss 98.5 Cares for Kids Radiothon," Audacy/Buffalo raised over $84,000 to benefit Oishei Children's Hospital. The amount raised brings the total funds raised to $3,563,345 since the radiothon's inception. As part of the More...

From All Access: MTV has announced it's nominations for the 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV NAWARDS and Music docs spotlighting BILLIE EILISH, TAYLOR SWIFT, BTS, BRITNEY SPEARS and DEMI LOVATO are among those … more

From All Access: BBR MUSIC GROUP has signed FRANK RAY to a recording deal. RAY will release his first song as a signed artist, "Streetlights," on FRIDAY, JUNE 11th. A former LAS CRUCES, NM police … more

From All Access: Independent Music Distributer DISTROKID has launched an expanded update of its automatic royalty distribution service. SPLITS 2.0 allows artists to split royalties with collaborators, and … more

From All Access: iHEARTMEDIA Active Rock KMOD/TULSA has hired LINDSEY BAUER as co-host for the BIG MAD MORNING SHOW featuring CORBIN PIERCE and sidekick "GIMPY." She replaces SEAMAN SAM who left the … more

From All Access: SEVEN BRIDGES RADIO Sports WJXL-A-F (1010 XL 92.5 FM)/JACKSONVILLE is bringing several of its former hosts back for an "alumni week" starting MONDAY (5/10), celebrating the … more

From All Access: HUBBARD RADIO Country KNUC (98.9 THE BULL)/SEATTLE was ensnared in some unfortunate headlines TODAY (5/7) when one of the semi-trailers it had wrapped with its logo was demolished in an early … more

From All Access: The PODCAST ACADEMY has announced that its first AMBIE AWARDS (AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO) presentation will be hosted by comic and EARWOLF "QUEERY" podcast host CAMERON … more

From All Access: CAIN released their first full-length album today (5/7) called Rise Up on PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP/SONY MUSIC. The band's current single, "Yes He Can," is already No. 15 on … more

From Radio Insight: In the last five weeks, I’ve come across two pieces of station imaging I wanted to immediately tell radio people about. One was a legal ID on WKRZ Wilkes-Barre, Pa., which bragged that the heritage CHR was “entertaining Northeast PA by air, by stream, and by your phone.” The other was a series of listener sweepers on KRTY (Country 95.3) San Jose.The first was a listener who said he was in his 60s and was listening on Amazon Alexa. The next sweeper featured a listener who was listening on TuneIn from Asia.* Since then, I’ve listened and heard KRTY running a listener sweeper approximately every 15 minutes. Some are more straightforward than others. But there was Mindy, listening to the morning show on TuneIn from Tel Aviv. Another listener talked about listening to the station via Alexa, the station Website, and the car radio. The WKRZ ID differed from the litany-of-devices promo that we have all heard frequently in the last few years only by dint of its more distinctive wording. The KRTY sweepers are not so unlike the “I’m Sean Ross and I am K-Sean-FM”-type campaigns we’ve heard for the last 25 years. They feature somebody who listens at home, at work, and in the car, but not in those words.* Device promos are so ubiquitous on radio as to be largely unnoticeable. Other than contesting, they may make up the bulk of the station business that jocks and promos talk about. The differences in the promos I like are subtle, and certainly radio may need more than nuance to be effective these days. But I noticed them. The KRTY sweepers in particular did several things I thought were important: They engage for listening everywhere. I once gave what was clearly a wrong answer in a radio-station group meeting because I thought smart speakers were the most important place to pursue streaming. The client was most concerned about station apps and the connected car. But the battle is everywhere. And since that meeting, COVID has redrawn the battlefield. The listeners always identify themselves. They sound like real people offering credible testimonials, not the anonymous voice in the big-pile-of-imaging-work-parts declaring “I love it!” and “I listen all day, every day!”* They contain local geography, something often encountered only during a stopset elsewhere. In addition, they make a case for KRTY as an international brand, like Spotify or Apple Music. As important, in the 10 a.m. hour of KRTY I heard on May 4, it ran two stopsets. One was under three-and-a-half minutes. One was three minutes. The ads were a mix of local and national advertisers. There were none of the national ads that I’ve heard tonnage on in my recent listening; e.g., Progressive’s ad with the finicky voice actor and his exaggerated vocal warmups (an amusing series, but not endlessly so). For comparison, I went back to four other stations that I’d recently run tape of in the 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. hours. KRTY had 6-1/2 minutes of ads. Two of the stations I listened to had 13 minutes. One had 12. One had about 10:30 worth of spots, but they were all in one bloc.* In those four stopsets, I heard a lot of Progressive ads, along with Zip Recruiter, Lowes, and other streaming perennials. I heard two stopsets made up entirely of morning team promos — not bits and sometimes the same ones. I heard ads cut off. I heard songs cut off. To be fair, I did not hear a lot of filler PSAs. I did sometimes hear the other stations trying to be creative in promoting device usage. But many of the streaming experiences weren’t much better than the ones I’ve been writing about since 2007. When I chose KRTY for my short hops in the car that afternoon, I heard music most of the time, rather than finding myself stuck with the wrong streaming experience.* I’ve made many a Ross On Radio reader glaze over by railing about station streaming, or maybe I’ve just made them feel powerless to change anything. But the streaming experience is worth discussing again because broadcasters are asking for the order so repeatedly in the course of any hour. When we are not asking them to “take us anywhere,” we are directing them to our podcast platforms. If they choose one of those podcasts, they will more likely encounter 4-6 minutes of spots than 13. In other words, we are reaffirming an experience that we could be offering ourselves.* more

From Radio Insight: Major Keystone Hip Hop “Loud Radio” 1400 WEST/99.5 W258DV Easton and 1600 WHOL/W295CR Allentown PA has set its launch lineup WHOL/WEST will air Superadio’s “E-Bro In The Morning with Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez” in mornings based at WQHT New York. Middays will be held by Production Director Hamilton ‘DJ H Vidal’ Newton including the “Back In The Day Mixtape” at noon. Newton will also continue to be heard in middays on sister “Loud 99.3” W257DI Reading PA and previously hosted nights at 95.7 WBTP Tampa. Station owner/Brand Manager Pat ‘DJ Grooves’ Cerullo will host afternoons. Cerullo, a Lehigh Valley native, previously hosted nights locally at “B104” WAEB-FM Allentown in addition to on-air and programming roles in Detroit, Philadelphia, San Antonio and Washington DC. WHOL/WEST will also serve as flagship for Cerullo’s weekly Sun Broadcast Group syndicated “In The Mix with DJ Grooves”. Vijay Das joins “Loud Radio” from Iliad Broadcasting Rhythmic CHR “Wild 101” KWYD Boise as APD/MD and to host afternoons. Das spent seven years as APD at KWYD and has previously worked at WHKF Harrisburg and WVRT Williamsport PA and is a touring comedian. ‘Diamond Boy Luis’ will host host nights. Luis, who also hosts “El Relajo De La Manana” on VP Broadcasting’s “Mega 101.7” W269DY/WLEV-HD2 Allentown and “99.9 La Kalle” 1340 WHAT Philadelphia, previously has been heard on WLZL Washington DC and WSKQ and WKTU in New York. The Lehigh Valley’s Hip Hop Station, the all-new LOUD Radio, is proud to be newest affiliate for Superadio’s E-Bro In The Morning with Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez. LOUD Radio owner and brand manger Pat “DJ Grooves” Cerullo said “Aligning our station with the country’s most recognizable Hip Hop radio brand and it’s morning show was an easy decision. The Lehigh Valley’s cultural connection and geographic proximity to New York makes this a perfect pairing. Our audience already knows E-Bro, and it brings instant credibility to the fast expanding LOUD brand.” Inbound from sister station Loud 99.3 in Reading, PA for middays is production director and former WBTP/Tampa, FL night jock Hamilton “DJ H Vidal” Newton. He will continue to be heard in Reading as well producing the Back In The Day Mixtape on both stations. Newtown added “I’m grateful and honored to be aligned with the LOUD Radio brand. I look forward to connecting with our listeners in the Lehigh Valley!” Being heard in early afternoons is owner and brand manger Pat “DJ Grooves” Cerullo. Cerullo returns to do radio in his hometown for the first time since he served as the night jock on WAEB/Allentown, PA from 2006-2009 and 2012-2014. He’ll continue to produce his syndicated weekend program “In The Mix with DJ Grooves” for Sun Broadcasting Group. LOUD Radio will now serve as the flagship station for the show and it’s 60+ affiliates. Being heard in early afternoons is owner and brand manger Pat “DJ Grooves” Cerullo. Cerullo returns to do radio in his hometown for the first time since he served as the night jock on WAEB/Allentown, PA from 2006-2009 and 2012-2014. He’ll continue to produce his syndicated weekend program “In The Mix with DJ Grooves” for Sun Broadcasting. LOUD Radio will now serve as the flagship station for the show and it’s 60+ affiliates. New to afternoon drive is on air personality/comedian Vijay Das. Vijay joins the station after working at Iliad Media’s KWYD/Boise, ID after seven years where he was APD/on air. His previous stops include WHKF/Harrisburg, PA and WVRT/Williamsport, PA. Das added “I’m excited to be back in the Keystone State and join the great team at LOUD Radio!” The duo previously worked together nearly 14 years ago, when Das was Cerullo’s intern at WIHT/Washington, DC. Vijay will also serve as the station’s assistant brand manager and music director. At night LOUD Radio adds locally based and nationally renowned talent Diamond Boy Luis. Luis has previous experience at WLZL/Washington, DC, WKTU/New York, NY and WSKQ/New York, NY. He’s also heard in the market on “El Relajo De La Manana”, which airs on VP Broadcasting’s Mega 101.7 and La Kalle 99.3 in Philadelphia, PA. more

From All Access: Three more radio station licensees have agreed to Consent Decrees with the FCC to settle online public file violations. ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC. (KERR-A/POLSON, MT; KIBG/BIGFORK, MT; … more

From All Access: ATLANTIC RECORDS VP/Rhythm Promotion MOTTI SHULMAN has been upped to SVP/Rhythm Promotion and MICHELLE BURDEN adds VP/Rhythm Promotion stripes. The pair have been working together at … more

From All Access: THE GRAND OLE OPRY in NASHVILLE will open up performances to full capacity for the first time in over a year beginning on FRIDAY, MAY 14th, with performances by OPRY members LORRIE MORGAN, … more

From All Access: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT Chief Financial Officer KATHY WILLARD will retire after nearly 25 years at the company, on JUNE 30th, when JOE BERCHTOLD adds the role of CFO to President. WILLARD … more

From Radio Online: Audacy reported first quarter net revenues fell 19% to $240.8 million from $297 million in 2020. Digital revenues up 17% to $49.8 million from $42.5 million, while local and national spot revenue declined 24.1% to $154.4 million from $203.4 million. Total operating expenses decreased 13% to $249 More...

From All Access: AUDACY first quarter 2021 net revenues fell 19% year-over-year to $240.9 million, despite a 17% rise in digital revenues to $49.8 million. The revenue figure was also dented by a 98% drop in … more

From All Access: iHEARTMEDIA/PREMIERE national Country personality BOBBY BONES will release a new EP with his comedy duo, BOBBY BONES & THE RAGING IDIOTS, on FRIDAY, MAY 14th. Following in the tradition … more

From All Access: BLACK RIVER ENTERTAINMENT has signed DAN WILSON to a publishing deal. Prior to joining the BLACK RIVER PUBLISHING roster, the GREENVILLE, SC native spent the last couple of years working with … more

From Radio Insight: MBM Texas Valley sells Classic Hits “Classic 92.7” KESO South Padre Island TX to Rio Grande Bible Institute for $550,000. RGBI began operating the station via LMA on Monday, May 3 flipping the station to its Spanish Christian “Radio Esperanza” network heard on 88.5 KOIR Edinburg, 97.7 KRIO-FM Roma, and 910 KRIO McAllen. Danny and Kait Hill have purchased News/Talk “Kern River Radio” 1140 KVLI/103.7 K279CZ Lake Isabella CA from Alta Sierra Broadcasting for $25,000. The Hills own Hot AC “Rewind 98.1” KRWI Woffard Heights/93.5 K228GB Lake Isabella. William Stafford’s Route 6 Broadcasting Area Partnership sells Country 1370 WWCB/94.1 W231DW Corry PA to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine for $70,000. LECOM will add the signals to its Oldies 88.5 WMCE-FM Erie. Translator SalesMiddle Tennessee State University sells 104.9 W285FB Bellevue TN to Nashville’s Sportsradio, Inc. for $65,614. W285FB will be added to the translator network rebroadcasting Sports 560 WNSR Brentwood/Nashville along with 95.9 W240CA Brentwood, 107.9 W300DO Smyrna and 103.9 WPDQ Drakesboro KY. Nelly Broadcasting purchases 92.1 K221FW Lewiston and 96.9 K245CH Grangeville ID from Radio By Grace for $44,609.54. K221FW rebroadcasts Nelly’s “Big Country 97.7” KZBG Lapwai, while K245CH rebroadcasts Classic Hits “96.9 KORT-FM” 1230 KORT Grangeville. Hochman Hawaii Two purchases 104.7 K284AL Haleiwa HI from New Heights Communications for $60,000. K284AL, which currently rebroadcasts EMF’s “K-Love” network via 103.5 KLUU Wahiawa, will rebroadcast a subchannel of Hochman’s 101.1 KORL-FM Waiane/Honolulu. Community Media Assistance Project sells 96.7 K244ES Carson WA/Hood River OR to The Next Door Inc. for $1. K244ES will continue to rebroadcast Radio Tierra’s 95.1 KZAS-LP Hood River. more

From All Access: MBM TEXAS VALLEY LLC is selling Classic Hits KESO (CLASSIC 92.7)/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX to RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC. for $550,000 plus an LMA before closing. In another filing with the … more

From All Access: SYDNEY-based HARVEST MEDIA has hired publishing and production music exec SIMON JAMES to head its new UK office. “We’ve long operated globally, but we’re delighted to … more

From All Access: BBR MUSIC GROUP has signed FRANK RAY to a recording deal. RAY will release his first song as a signed artist, "Streetlights," on FRIDAY, JUNE 11th. A former police officer, RAY … more

From All Access: FOUNDERS ENTERTAINMENT has released the lineup for the 10th Anniversary of THE GOVERNORS BALL MUSIC FESTIVAL, set to take place FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th at the … more

From All Access: HUTTON BROADCASTING Rhythmic Hot AC KLBU (JAM’N 94.7 FM)/SANTA FW has resigned with NEW JACK RADIO WEEKLY with DJ KAZ for another year. PD KIDD CORONA said, "NEW JACK RADIO … more

From All Access: Produced by WE KNOW NOTHING, BOY DESTROY’S WARPAINT EP was released on APRIL 15th via LOYALTY OBSESSION, which documents his dark, brooding and dramatic story so far. In his own words … more

From All Access: DEDE In the Morning star DEDE McGUIRE and her DEDE McGUIRE FOUNDATION will celebrate women across the nation with the fourth annual DEDE’s DO-OVER SCHOLARSHIP. Five lucky women will be … more

From All Access: CUMULUS MEDIA has announced that veteran Rock Radio programmer DAVE ROSSI is the new PD for Rock WKSM (99 ROCK)/FT. WALTON BEACH-DESTIN, FL. He joins WKSM from programming iHEARTMEDIA Classic … more