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News/Talk WMAL in Washington, DC, raised over $413,000 during the 21st annual WMAL Operation Fisher House Radiothon benefiting the Fisher House Foundation. This year’s fundraising event was held on Thursday, November 30 and Friday, December 1 and featured popular WMAL hosts’ interviews with families of injured veterans that have benefited from the donations made in […]
WZPL/Indianapolis’ Smiley Morning Show raised $1,000,508 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana during the Smiley Morning Show Make-A-Wish Request-A-Thon on-air fundraising event held on Thursday, November 30 and Friday, December 1. 99.5 WZPL has raised a total of more than $13 million over the last 25 years to help make the wishes […]
iHeartMedia has extended its contract with radio personality Ryan Seacrest. The contract now runs through December 31, 2027. Seacrest first started his career as a teenager with iHeartMedia in Atlanta at WSTR-FM before going on to work in Los Angeles at 98.7, which eventually led to other radio and hosting opportunities. Since then, Seacrest has […]
Premiere Networks-syndicated Brooke & Jeffrey have announced a new Merch for a Cause fundraiser benefitting Action Against Hunger, a global movement to end hunger. Kicking off the holiday season of giving, listeners and fans can now purchase special edition Brooke & Jeffrey sweatshirts and t-shirts with 100% of the proceeds going toward the non-profit organization, […]
Cumulus Media’s WRRM-FM (Warm 98.5) in Cincinnati officially kicks off the Christmas season with a flip to continuous Christmas music, bringing holiday cheer and the season’s best Christmas music to the Tri-State area. The AC outlet made its annual switch to Christmas music at 4:45pm Friday with the Andy Williams’ classic, “It’s the Most Wonderful […]
iHeartMedia AC WLTW (106.7 Lite FM) in New York will make its annual switch to “New York’s Christmas station,” airing around-the-clock festive music leading into the holiday season for listeners in the New York tri-state area beginning November 17 at 5pm. To celebrate, 106.7 Lite FM’s morning hosts Cubby and Christine will broadcast live from […]
In conjunction with Giving Tuesday, a celebration of giving around the world, the Broadcasters Foundation of America is asking radio professionals to consider a tax-deductible donation that will help their colleagues in need. The Broadcasters Foundation, a 501c3 charity, provides financial assistance to people in radio or television who are in need due to a […]
Beasley Media Group’s WMGQ (Magic 98.3)/New Brunswick, NJ has officially become Jersey’s Christmas Station. Magic 98.3 launched its annual all-Christmas format on Friday, November 10 at 2pm with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” a station tradition. In addition, Magic 98.3’s self-proclaimed “Mr. Christmas” and 5pm to midnight air personality Brett Radler […]
KEXP/Seattle has purchased KREV (92.7) in San Francisco and pending FCC approval and will assume full ownership and operation of the station within the next few months, reports the Seattle Times. This according to a donor email written by KEXP CEO Ethan Raup. The station formerly owned by Royce International was acquired from the Bankruptcy […]
KRWM-FM (Warm 106.9) has kicked off its 23rd year of being Seattle’s Official Christmas Music Station with a little bit of help from two familiar faces. Seattle Super 12’s, Norb Caoili and Big Lo, couldn’t wait to get Seattle into the holiday spirit and snuck into the Warm 106.9 studio Monday morning to make the […]
