“93.7 The Rock” launches in Denver
Following the move of its Sports Talk “Mile High Sports” from 1510 AM to 94.1 FM last week, Hunt Broadcasting has launched the Variety Hits “93.7 The Rock” K229BS Loveland, CO/KCKK-AM 1510 simulcast in Littleton, CO. The FM is 99 watts @ 716 ft. HAAT.
Malibu getting new FM
Dubbed “KBU 97.5,” Zuma Beach FM Emergency and Community Broadcasters (Hans Laetz) received approval from the FCC to fire up a freshly-granted CP in Malibu, CA.
“The River” launching in New Hampshire
On 3/14, Great Eastern Radio will launch AAA “106.7 The River” on W294AB (100 watts @ 300 ft. HAAT) fed by the HD2 channel of classic rocker WHDQ-FM 106.1 Claremont, NH. The River will serve the “Upper Valley” Hanover-Lebanon market that also includes Hartford, Norwich and Woodstock. Great Eastern also owns
Salem adds in Greenville/Spartanburg
Salem Broadcasting is buying WOLT-FM Greer, SC from Earth Radio Broadcasting for $100K and the cancellation of a promissory note valued at
AM Broadcaster seeks FCC waiver
Carl Como Tutera tells RBR-TVBR he has filed two amendments in the last few weeks to move his
WKSH-AM sold in Milwaukee
Radio Disney Group, LLC has sold 10-kW WKSH-AM to Starboard Media Foundation, Inc. The broker for Radio Disney was Bill Schutz of Williamsburg, VA-based Schutz & Company. The price was
Jelli launches “SpotPlan”
Jelli says SpotPlan is the first programmatic buying platform for radio advertising. In addition, the company announced the availability of demand and supply-side APIs to enable third-party buying and selling software to tap directly into Jelli’s ad platform.
Joe Zingale passes
Gary Weiss, RVP, Radio One Raleigh/Charlotte Region, says Joe Zingale, Bob Weiss’s (Gary’s father) and Norman Wain’s former partner years ago in the company they had that founded the famous WIXY 1260 and WDOK (“Stereo 102”) in Cleveland passed away 3/10 in Cleveland after a long battle with Parkinson’s:
Chop Shop Classic celebrates 40 years of AC/DC
Envision Networks Chop Shop Classic announces an AC/DC 40th Anniversary Special. Host Steve Black looks back 40 years to where it all began. The 2-hour special will revisit how the band came together, Angus' stage costumes and antics, the life and death of Bon Scott and replacing Bon the same year he died in 1980, and of course, the music history of AC/DC’s greatest hits.
Saga FY up 3.3%, sans political; Q4 down 5%
Saga Communications’ FY revenue was down only 1% on $129.5 million compared to $130.3 million for
Sirius XM stock upgraded, but mixed bag
Macquarie has upgraded shares of Sirius XM Radio from a neutral rating to an outperform rating
Radio lags behind TV, Internet in emergencies
New research from Mark Kassof & Co. says that radio ranks third as the source of information
NextRadio, TagStation to test enhanced advertising
NextRadio and TagStation are planning the first beta testing of FM enabled smartphone Enhanced Ad capabilities with a select group of
Emmis gives employees $3.2 million in common stock
Roughly 75% of Emmis’ full-time employees were told 3/10 that they’re eligible to receive
Buckley sells KSEQ-FM to Lotus
Lotus Communications and Buckley Broadcasting announced 3/10 that Lotus is buying Rhythmic Top 40