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KQMT-FM (99.5 The Mountain) in Denver raised more than $51,000 during its 7th annual “Project Sanctuary – Helping Heroes Heal Radiothon” on Friday, November 15. The event supports Project Sanctuary, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping military servicemembers and their families transition back to civilian life through therapeutic retreats. The radiothon, broadcast from 6am to […]
YouTube, typically known as the go-to platform for video content, has risen to the top as the most popular service used for podcast listening in the U.S. According to Edison Podcast Metrics, 31% of weekly podcast listeners age 13 and up choose YouTube as the service they use most to listen to podcasts, surpassing Spotify […]
Last week Bustos Media raises $141,208 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital during its Thanksgiving Radiothon 2024. “We are pleased to have raised more money than last year. However, this is our 10th consecutive year we have done this radiothon, and I am pleased to say we have raised over one million six hundred thousand […]
Greg Beharrell will continue to host the evening slot on Meruelo Media’s Rock 95.5 KLOS in Los Angeles. The decision follows a successful renegotiation of his contract, facilitated by YEA Media Group. Meruelo Media Senior Vice President of Programming and Content Pio Ferro humorously commented on the contract renewal, noting a playful misread that initially […]
Milwaukee’s WRXS-FM (Pure Oldies 106.9) is launching its annual tradition of festive programming with “WRXS-mas,” offering a dedicated lineup of classic holiday music. Beginning today, November 22, WRXS-mas will feature non-stop Christmas songs and carols from iconic artists such as Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Dean Martin. The station promises to […]
In a sweeping move, iHeartMedia has initiated a major wave of layoffs, marking its most substantial staff reduction since January, 2020. The company is adopting a new operational framework aimed at centralizing many of its day-to-day activities to a national programming team, impacting various local and regional positions across the U.S. The layoffs have affected […]
Main Street Media has agreed to acquire WPBX-FM, WOWF-FM, WAEW-AM, WCSV-AM, W242DH and W249DA in Crossville, TN, from PEG Broadcasting. PEG Broadcasting is a Tennessee-based company headed by Dawn and Reed Shaw. Main Street Media is a Tennessee-based company headed by Chad Graves and Scot MacDonald. Main Street Media was formed earlier this year by […]
Steve Hegwood’s Core Communicators has introduced a new player in the New Orleans radio scene with the launch of Hip Hop “Streetz 100.3” on KLRZ (100.3) in New Orleans. Previously operating as Coastal Broadcasting of Larose’s Sports “ESPN New Orleans,” the station began its new format with 5,000 songs back-to-back, commercial free. The station’s operations […]
iHeartMedia New Orleans flips Rock WFFX-FM to the new VooDoo 103-7, effective October 17. VooDoo 103-7 will feature New Orleans 90’s to now, including songs from artists like P!nk, Maroon 5, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Nickelback and Matchbox 20. The station’s weekday lineup will also feature the Louisiana-based syndicated “Murphy Sam & Jodi” […]
Alpha Media EVP of Content Phil Becker recently welcomed Bootleg Kev, host of the Premiere Networks-syndicated Hip-Hop program “The Bootleg Kev Show,” to his “Phil-Osophy with Phil Becker” podcast for a conversation about the rise of Country music. The opinionated duo attempted to answer the question: “Is Country music the new Hip-Hop?” Becker and Bootleg […]
