Saturday, July 11, 2026

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Alternative owner for Roanoke FM

WVMP-FM Vinton VA is changing hands in a deal with a unique contract plank
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.

Q3 was a downer at Beasley

James Taylor famously reported that he was going to Carolina in his mind
Taylor Swift

Radio partnership will provide a Swift boost

The odds that a famous genre-busting pop star will have success releasing a new album have been greatly enhanced
Deal

How many dimes will Dimes pay in SLO?

We knew that Buckley family members Eric and Martha Fahnoe were buying the Mapleton San Luis Obispo radio cluster
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From Russia with kiloHertz

A New Jersey radio station is going from Blackstrap Broadcasting to Davidzon Radio

If musicians aren’t trying to get on the radio

…they sure might be singing about it
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Details on upstate tweener deal

We call it a tweener because it is pretty much between two different radio markets
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RTN doubles up in Springfield

Bible Baptist College may be selling its Springfield MO FM station

Did FCC tune in Mattoon waiver request?

Hope Christian Church of Marlton Inc. just moved the transmitter of W289AZ Trenton back in April
Cumulus

Cumulus, Big Machine team for Reba

Country icon Reba McIntyre is working on her first new music release in half a decade

Radio news: Radio One, Sun & Fun

Here are some notes on a few things going on in the biz
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Louisville FM joins a Union

Cumulus will soon be completely out of the Louisville KY market
Next Radio

FM on cell may equal FM on dashboard

Radio still commands the lion’s share of in-vehicle listening
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Lazer expands its California radio empire

Alfredo Plascencia’s 20-station radio group is about to add four FMs in two inland California markets
FEMA / Federal Emergency Management Agency

What to do when your cell phone becomes a brick

Craig Fugate of the Federal Emergency Management System speaks from experience