What’s happening at radio today? Be sure to check out the current listings of radio station news and updates.
Rock WEBN-FM/Cincinnati Digital Program Director Rachel Elliot is elevated to Director of Country Programming for the iHeartMedia’s eight stations across Kentucky and West Virginia. She’s also served as an on-air host at WEBN and a national talent for iHeartMedia’s Country and Rock formats. Elliot will report to Region Senior VP/Programming Michael Jordan and Area President […]
Audacy partnered with Nielsen on a new political study, which notes if a campaign reallocated 20% of existing ad dollars to Radio, it could reach 17% more voters. With many of the 2024 local, state and federal elections expected to be hotly contested, every bit of exposure will be critical. Radio may be a difference-maker […]
Kris Fisher returns to Beasley Media’s WHHD (HD983) in Augusta, GA as Program Director. He officially began his new role at the station on February 5. Following a five-year vacation, Fisher is returns to the very same radio outlet he helped build. Most recently, he worked at Beasley’s co-owned cluster in Las Vegas cluster, where […]
The official mobile app for Country Radio Seminar 2024 (CRS 24) is now available for download on iPhone and Android mobile devices. Access to the app is available through mobile app stores by searching “CRS 2024.” The CRS 2024 app provides attendees with an expanded CRS agenda, session descriptions, speaker bios, artists performing, integrated calendar […]
Two individuals have been apprehended in Oklahoma for their alleged involvement on January 15 in the dismantling of a portion of a nearly 500-foot radio tower for copper theft — causing roughly $500,000 in damages for less than $100 in copper. The incident targeted the tower owned by Payne Media Group’s Country KITX-FM (K95.5) in […]
Country Radio Seminar (CRS) has announced the hosting duo for the New Faces of Country Music Show in 2024. Elaina Smith, host of Westwood One’s “Nights with Elaina,” will return for her fourth consecutive year as the emcee, and she will be joined by the voice behind the Country radio show, “Katie & Company,” Katie […]
iHeartMedia appoints Monica Wittkopp as Market President for its cluster in Madison, WI, effective immediately. She joined the Madison market in 2019 as an Account Executive and was promoted to Vice President of Sales in 2021. Previously, Wittkopp worked for the company’s co-owned group in San Diego, where she also served as an Account Executive […]
The Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) has announced the 2024 Rusty Walker and Lisa McKay Women in Radio Scholars. This year’s Rusty Walker Scholarship recipients are Gabe Mercer (KMLE/Phoenix & KKWF/Seattle), Erin Bourne (WJEN-FM/Lebanon-Rutland) and Haley Mason (CMG/Athens). The Lisa McKay Women in Radio Scholarship will be awarded to Annie Owens (WPAW/Greensboro) and Emily Harlan (KBAY/San […]
Recently, Edison Research reported that Americans age 13 and older listen to an average of four hours and eleven minutes of audio every single day. This enormous amount of time spent is one foundational assertion as to why advertisers should be allocating more of their budgets to audio. This week, the firm brings another strong […]
Zann Fredlund is named Program Director for CHR KXXM-FM (96.1 Now) in San Antonio and CHR KHFI-FM (96.7 Kiss FM) in Austin, effective immediately. Zann joins the central Texas markets from co-owned iHeartMedia Seattle, where she most recently served as the Assistant Program Director for KBKS-FM (Hits 106). She began her career at WTDY (Wired […]
