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ABC Audio announced today a multiyear podcast advertising deal with Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast, an industry podcast advertising marketplace connecting ad buyers and content creators. This strategic partnership will position ABC Audio’s podcast portfolio for continued growth. ABC Audio’s library of podcasts features ABC News’ flagship daily news podcast “Start Here,” as well as “Reclaimed: The Story […]
SummitMedia flips Hot AC WPYA (Mix 97.3) in Birmingham to CHR as “Today’s Hits 97.3.” YEA! Networks synidcated Tino Cochino Radio replaces Ace & TJ Show in mornings. Kayla Morgan continues to voicetrack middays and co-owned WQNU (Q103.1) Louisville APD/afternoon talent voicetracks afternoons. The new format features music from artists such as Doja Cat, Steve […]
Adam Bomb joins Country WNGC in Athens, GA morning drive with current co-host Haley Mason, weekdays from 5-9am. The veteran air personality previously hosted various air shifts, including nights and afternoons on Q100/Q99.7 in Atlanta during his sixteen-year stint. He also made his mark as the nighttime personality for several years on Westwood One’s syndicated […]
Liberty Media has conveyed a proposal to the Special Committee of the board of directors of SiriusXM outlining the terms of a proposed combination of the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group (LSXM) with SiriusXM to form a new, consolidated public company (New SiriusXM). In the proposed deal, Liberty would separate LSXM by means of a […]
CMG Radio flips CHR WPOI-FM (Hot 101.5)/Tampa to Urban AC as “101.5 The Vibe – Tampa Bay’s Only R&B.” The new format will air artists such as Usher, Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige. With a similar mindset, CMG Radio recently switched the frequency of Urban AC Hot 99.5 FM Jacksonville to 106.5 FM. This […]
WGTS/Washington, DC listeners have been restocking food pantries around the DC area this summer with “The Great Cereal Box Drive,” a Hands and Heart initiative. The station talked with leaders of local food ministries and discovered that one of the biggest food needs was for cereal. At every major event this summer, listeners generously donated […]
Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne welcomes back Big Kess to Hip Hop W277AK (Loud 103.3) in Fort Wayne. Big Kess will be the driving force behind “The Big Kess and Snacks Show,” which debuts Monday, September 25 at 6am. Big Kess will be joined in the morning by Kam “Snacks” Coleman, a local stand-up comedian […]
Contemporary Christian KTIS/Minneapolis-St. Paul names Jen Driskill as Assistant Program Director and midday host. For the past 15 years, she’s hosted middays at KSBJ in Houston. Driskill will begin her new role at KTIS on October 12. “We are thrilled to welcome Jen to the 98.5 KTIS team,” said KTIS Program Director Matt Deane. “Jen […]
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, in association with Telepictures, and Audacy have announced “Extra: The Podcast,” a weekly show from the Emmy Award-winning TV show “Extra” as they enter their milestone 30th season. Every day, “Extra” talks to the biggest celebrities and newsmakers for breaking entertainment news, pop culture headlines, and behind-the-scenes information from Hollywood’s biggest […]
Atlanta Country radio host James “Moby” Carney, who was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame in 2011, has lost his battle with stage 4 stomach cancer. He was 69. Moby was a 40-year veteran air personality who worked in Rock radio for ten years then moved to Atlanta and WKHX (Kicks 101.5), where […]
