Radio Industry Mourns Death of Gary Krantz
Krantz Media Group President and CEO Gary Krantz passed away on Tuesday at the age of 65. His broadcast career, which spanned over four decades, was marked by contributions to broadcast radio, digital media, and syndication.
A New World For Cumulus’ News/Talk Stations
The Program Director and morning host at Cumulus Media-owned KCMO Radio for the last 6 1/2 years has been promoted to VP of News/Talk for the publicly traded company, putting him in control of what airs across some 43 spoken word radio stations owned by the company. Bill Hess will now focus on WMAL-AM & FM.
Cumulus Selects A Shreveport Local Leader
It's a sort of homecoming for an individual who joined Cumulus Media in 2003 and has been General Sales Manager of Townsquare Media's Lafayette, La., radio stations for the last decade.
Meet the new head of Cumulus' Shreveport, La., radio stations.
A Sirius XM Director Returns To Broadcast Radio With iHeartMedia
He calls himself "a charismatic media industry professional with a proven ability to drive revenue growth, foster strong relationships with brands, agencies, and creators, exceed sales targets, build and lead teams, and develop and mentor sales talent." Introducing the new VP of Sales for the San Francisco-Oakland market for iHeartMedia.
KLTY To Conclude Operations At Month’s End
It was once one of the biggest Christian Contemporary Music stations in North America. On February 1, it will be the North Texas home for Educational Media Foundation's "K-LOVE" Christian AC noncommercial network. Thus brings to a close a 24-year run at 94.9 MHz in Dallas-Fort Worth for KLTY.
Cousin Brucie’s WABC Program To Enter Syndication
He's an icon when it comes to radio personalities who first gained fame on "77 WABC." He later worked at WCBS-FM during its period as an Oldies station in New York and in 2020 returned to WABC-AM under the ownership of John Catsimatidis to host a Saturday night specialty show, shifting from Sirius XM. Now, this program is getting a national rollout.
An LMA To Buy For Air1’s Burlington, Vt. FM
A Class C3 FM serving the Burlington, Vt.-Plattsburgh, N.Y. market as an Air1 Worship Music affiliate is poised to become an owned station with the Educational Media Foundation family. That's according to paperwork filed with the FCC on Thursday seeking its regulatory approval of the transaction.
An Abel Choice To Lead CMG’s Atlanta Radio Stations
He began his radio career in New Orleans and has experience that includes serving as COO for Apex Broadcasting, and as VP of Radio for Griffin Communications. He's been on his second tour of duty at Cox Media Group since 2019, and in one month he's transferring from San Antonio to Atlanta to take the helm of its radio stations.
AJ Lurie To Succeed Dan Finn At Beasley
As previously reported, Dan Finn will officially retire from Beasley Media Group at the end of March 2025 after a distinguished career in broadcasting.
We now know who is succeeding him.
‘All Classical Radio’ Gets NEA Award For Access Recording Project
The Classical radio brand serving Portland, Ore., is the beneficiary of a Grants for Arts Projects cash award from the National Endowment of the Arts. The grant will support All Classical Radio's Access Recording Project, set to launch later this year.
Deceased Mississippi Licensee’s Radio Stations Move To Trustee
He was a retired state senator in Mississippi and also the owner of a Class D AM radio station with an all-important FM translator serving the city of Meridian. On July 1, 2024, N. Bradford Carter Jr. died at the age of 87. Now, his stations are being transferred to a trustee.
Costa Media Extends Its Nationals Coverage Agreement
Washington Nationals play-by-play en español will continue to be heard across two audio brands serving Hispanics who prefer Spanish across the National Capital Region, thanks to a deal between the Major League Baseball franchise and Costa Media.
Two More Landlords Get Pirate Radio Activity Warnings
The FCC Enforcement Bureau's Region One Regional Director has issued a pair of warning letters to property owners, alerting them to the presence of unlicensed radio stations that they could be held liable for, lest they silence them immediately.
SoCal Noncomms Come Together For Fire Info
As wildfires continue to impact communities across Southern California, three public media organizations serving Los Angeles have united to provide their consumers with daily updates by way of a "free, reliable, and essential local news and information to support you during this critical time."
Cobra Bit With License Revocation In First Post-Saurer Action
Five days ago, it looked like the licensee of a Texas FM successfully convinced the FCC that it should not be fined for a tardy renewal application. Now, this station owner faces a possible stripping of its license in what appears to be the first act by the acting Media Bureau, confirming Holly Saurer's shift to a new role.