Radio News

For 22 years, he's been a top programmer and Brand Manager for stations such as legendary News/Talker KMOX. Now, this Brand Manager is being promoted to Operations Manager for Audacy Corp.'s St. Louis six-pack of radio stations.

The decision follows a summer 2021 decision by KRS Audio Productions to produce a new Top 30 Country Countdown in a “brown bag” format.

It's a company offering radio stations products and services products and services designed to increase sales, improve ratings and lower expenses for barter that's sister to a radio programming syndicator. As of today, both entities have a new COO. And, it is a 30-year veteran of network radio sales and operations.

Audience engagement and sales intelligence tech firm Futuri has expanded its leadership team by welcoming a Chief Strategy Officer and, concurrently, a Chief Revenue Officer. The two individuals are taking roles Futuri says are designed to support its growth and expansion initiatives.

A radio industry veteran who spent the last 11 years in Indianapolis has been named Operations Manager of "98.9 The Rock," "ALT 96.5," "106.5 The Wolf" and "99.7 The Point" in Kansas City. He'll assume his new duties on February 1 while also taking the role of Brand Manager for two of those Audacy audio brands.

Que pena ... The end is near for "Qué Buena" listeners across the New York Tri-State Area. For those who have wanted WFME back on a FM signal heard in Gotham, it is almost time to rejoice.

The FCC in November 2020 adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, now under consideration, that would allow broadcast origination from FM Boosters. Obstacles could prevent this technology, dubbed "ZoneCasting" by its creator, GeoBroadcast Solutions, from proliferation across the U.S., however. Now, GBS says iHeartMedia is the biggest roadblock to making "ZoneCasting" happen.

Skyview Networks has established itself as a radio industry leader. Now, one of its top C-Suite figures is being promoted to CEO. What does this mean for Skyview founder Ken Thiele?

In August 2021, RBR+TVBR first shared the news that Larry Fuss was once again poised to become the owner of a 1,000-watt AM and its FM translator serving a small city in Mississippi. Why? A reversal of his 2011 sale of the properties was in the works, as the buyer couldn't keep up with his payment schedule and was some $50,000 behind. Now, Fuss has a buyer for the properties.

The board of directors for Chicago Public Media has voted to move forward with the acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times, the daily tabloid that competes against the Chicago Tribune and, in the suburbs, the Daily Herald. The organizations expect to close the transaction by the end of January.

A SVP of Performance Sales and a VP of Performance Sales have been added to the C-Suite at the audio content creation and distribution company formerly known as Entercom.

It’s at 1550 kHz and serves Northern California. And, it happened to be the home of the company's LGBTQ+-focused music and entertainment digital multicast format. That's now gone, as the station is already under the management of the incoming owners.

He was far more than just a morning host. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007, the legendary broadcaster started his career at small radio stations and eventually moved into television.

Known as "the dean of Los Angeles talk radio," Michael Jackson — the former KABC-AM host — died over the weekend. He had suffered from Parkinson's Disease.

In a sign that the demand for syndicated weekend radio programs is strong, Compass Media Networks has turned to Townsquare Media in initiating the launch of six new offerings that are available now for new and current affiliates.