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June 14, 2023
Bell Media Shutters Six AM Stations, Will Sell Three Others, Cuts Staff By 6%
BELL MEDIA will shut down six radio stations and sell three others while cutting 6% of the division's jobs as part of parent BCE INC.'s decision to cut back its media division to consolidate its brands and newsrooms and eliminate 1,300 jobs. THE … more »
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March 13, 2023
WWZY-WBHX/Long Branch, NJ Vet Robby Bridges Celebrates 30 Years In Radio
PRESS COMMUNICATIONS Rock WWZY-WBHX/LONG BRANCH, NJ, VP Programming and morning co-host ROBBY BRIDGES recently celebrated his 30-year anniversary in radio. BRIDGES began his career while in grade school as a programming assistant and self-described … more »
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March 11, 2022
Michigan Association Of Broadcasters Announces 2021 Broadcast Excellence Awards Winners
The MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS has announced the winners of its 20-21 BROADCAST EXCELLENCE AWARDS on THURSDAY (3/10). Radio winners include: Stations of the Year: Commercial Radio Market 1: CUMULUS MEDIA News-Talk WJR-A/DETROITCommercial Radio … more »
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October 5, 2021
Research Director Inc., Exclusive September 2021 PPM Analysis For Houston-Galveston, Atlanta, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston
Our annual SEPTEMBER swoon continues as The Ratings Experts from RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INC. – along with our fellow journeymen from XTRENDS – delve as deeply as we are allowed into the most recently completed NIELSEN survey. This one ran the … more »
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August 30, 2021
Beasley Launches Sports Station On WCSX-HD2/Detroit And Two FM Translators
BEASLEY has flipped Oldies WCSX-HD2/DETROIT and two FM translators formerly airing the "DETROIT PRAiSE NETWORK" Gospel format, W228CJ/DETROIT and W256EA/ECORSE, MI (formerly W248CC), to Sports as "THE ROAR, MOTOR CITY SPORTS TALK." … more »
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August 27, 2021
WMIR/Conway, SC, WYAY/Bolivia, NC Tap Bob Vandergrift For Mornings
CAROLINA GOLD's MARYLAND MEDIA ONE Oldies WMIR/CONWAY, SC, and Oldies WYAY/BOLIVIA, NC, has named BOB VANDERGRIFT as its new morning show host for the "GOLD Wake-Up Show," weekdays from 6a-10a (ET), starting MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, LABOR … more »
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August 25, 2021
Michigan Radio Veteran Launches Online Oldies Outlet 'Shiawassee Radio'
It's been years since mid-MICHIGAN Oldies fans have had an outlet for Top 40 hits from the '50s-'80s. Back in the spring, veteran MICHIGAN programmer/announcer JOSH STRICKLAND launched a streaming radio station to fill that need when he … more »
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August 23, 2021
Benztown, P1 Media Group To Host Free Webinar Featuring Gary Berkowitz
BENZTOWN and P1 MEDIA GROUP will host a free webinar for radio professionals “Programming In 2021: What It Takes To Win," the 15th in the companies’ “GLOBAL RADIO IDEAS” webinar series with top radio experts from around the … more »
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June 21, 2021
Seven More Audacy Stations Join BetQL Network
AUDACY has added seven of its secondary AM stations to the BETQL NETWORK, all of which have been rebranded as "THE BET." The new BETQL affiliates launching TODAY include Sports WJZ-A (THE BET 1300AM)/BALTIMORE, formerly CBS SPORTS RADIO 1300; … more »
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May 29, 2021
Tom Shannon, Longtime Buffalo, Detroit And Denver Radio/TV Personality, Dies At 86
TOM SHANNON, the longtime radio personality best known for his work at WKBW-A/BUFFALO and CKLW-A/WINDSOR-DETROIT in AM Top 40’s heyday, died WEDNESDAY (5/26) in SALINAS, CA at 82. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in APRIL. SHANNON, a … more »









