Compass Media Networks, Townsquare Media Offer New Weekend Versions Of Shows For Six Music Formats

Weekend Editions

Weekend versions of six shows produced by TOWNSQUARE MEDIA are being offered by COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS for airing in six different formats. The shows, offered in two five-hour episodes, include POPCRUSH WEEKENDS for Top 40, featuring a Top 25 countdown hosted by DONNY MEACHAM and a SATURDAY night three-hour mix by DJ DIGITAL; a different version of POPCRUSH WEEKENDS for Hot AC with LAURYN SNAPP; XXL HIGHER LEVEL WEEKENDS with JOEY ECH for Hip Hop; TASTE OF COUNTRY WEEKENDS with JESS ROSE for Country; ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK WEEKENDS with MATT WARDLAW for Classic Rock; and LOUDWIRE WEEKENDS with TODD FOOKS for Active Rock.

TOWNSQUARE MEDIA Chief Content Officer JARED WILLIG said, “We are tremendously proud of our format-leading music brands POPCRUSH, LOUDWIRE, XXL, TASTE OF COUNTRY, and ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK, which are truly 360-degree multimedia brands that influence millions of passionate music fans every day on multiple platforms online and on-air. We are also very grateful for our ongoing partnership with COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS, which now extends our already popular syndicated radio shows onto the weekends to entertain audiences seven days a week.” 

TOWNSQUARE MEDIA SVP/Programming and Content KURT JOHNSON added, “These shows will become a regular destination for our weekend listeners. Each show is curated by an expert programmer, hosted by a compelling and engaging host, and woven with info and entertainment from the leading music websites in the world.”

COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS SVP/Affiliate Sales ADAM WILBUR said, “Our ability to deliver quality, reliable weekend programming along with some of the most well-known online brands for music fans in these formats should give radio station listeners and programmers a chance to settle in and enjoy the community we are building.”

Find out more from dingold@compassmedianetworks.com or (310) 242-8746.

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