Cumulus Media has notified all affiliates of its Westwood One News that the service would shut down on August 30. In a cancellation letter to stations, the company wrote, 'Due to the extraordinary circumstances in the current marketplace, Westwood One News will be ceasing operations effective on Sunday, August 30, following the 11:30pm ET newscast.' More

IBA to Officially Form Organization Within Next Two Weeks

The Independent Broadcasters Association

The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) is officially forming the organization within the next two weeks. Ron Stone said, "We have 496 owners and operators representing just under 3,000 stations that have signed up supporting the idea of the organization. The next step is the actual formation of the More

WWCD (CD102.5)/Columbus OH Names Laura Lee Interim PD

Laura Lee

Laura Lee joins Alternative WWCD-FM (CD102.5) Columbus, OH as Interim Program Director and midday host, effective Monday, July 13. She replaces APD Rachael Gordon in middays, who resigned after 15 years with the station. Lee previously served as PD and afternoon talent at WRMR-FM (Modern Rock More

Mark Hamlin Exits Midwest Communications Kalamazoo as OM

Mark Hamlin

Midwest Communications/Kalamazoo, MI Operations Manager Mark Hamlin exits the five-station cluster after five years over the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to joining the Michigan Group, Hamlin was PD/afternoon host at Country WFMS-FM/Indianapolis. Previously, He served as PD for AC KUDL-FM/Kansas City from May, More

Report: Former Blaze Radio Host Jay Severin Dead at 69

Jay Severin

Sad to report that longtime conservative radio personality Jay Severin has died after a battle with cancer, reports TheBlaze. He was 69. Severin was a veteran and former host on TheBlaze Radio Network's national platform in afternoons. The controversial talker was one Boston's top radio hosts for over More

RAB Campaign Promotes Trust & Truth with New Audio Assets

Radio Advertising Bureau

Given the recent Facebook boycott and continuous concerns regarding brand safety, transparency and trusted environments for advertising, the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is providing the tools that reinforce to the advertising community and listeners that broadcast radio is not only a safe place for brand More

Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan/Denver Adds Nate Jackson On-Air

Nate Jackson

Nate Jackson joins Bonneville Sports KKFN-FM (Radio 104.3 The Fan)/Denver as an air talent. He will be heard across all of the station's programs as a contributor and fill-in host, in addition to contributing digital content at 1043TheFan.com. Jackson spent six seasons in the NFL from 2003-2008 as a wide More

WZPR-FM/Nags Head NC Plans Flip to News/Talk Format

WZPR-FM

JAM Media Solutions flips Classic Rock WZPR-FM/Nags Head, NC, to News/Talk beginning Monday, July 13. The new format will feature a live and local morning show with long-time Outer Banks news veteran Sam Walker hosting "OBX Today." A native of Currituck County, Walker has been on the radio in North Carolina More

Jerry ''JT'' Tarrants Exits WRIF & WCSX/Detroit as PD

Jerry ''JT'' Tarrants

Jerry "JT" Tarrants exits Beasley Media Group's Active Rock WRIF-FM and Classic Rock WCSX-FM/Detroit as Program Director after seven years in the market. He joined WCSX as PD in 2013 and added WRIF programming duties lat December, replacing longtime PD Mark Pennington. Prior to joining the then Greater Media More

iHeartMedia Flips WMIA/Miami to The New ''Totally 93.9''

WMIA-FM

iHeartMedia flips AC WMIA-FM (93.9 MIA)/Miami to the new "Totally 93.9," "All 90's, All the Time." The new format will play the biggest 90's hits from artists such as Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, NSYNC, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Destiny's Child and more. In addition, listeners can also More

FCC Fines Gow Media's KFNC/Houston $5200 Over Contest

KFNC-FM

The FCC is fining Gow Media's Sports KFNC-FM/Mont Belvieu, TX (Houston) $5200 after it violated the Commission's rules when it failed to timely award a contest prize, thereby not conducting the contest substantially as announced or advertised. Specifically, the complainant claims that the advertised prize More

Country Radio Broadcasters 2020-2021 Board of Directors

Country Radio Broadcasters

The Country Radio Broadcasters have completed their elections for the organization's 2020-2021 board of directors. Returning as CRB Board President is Kurt Johnson of Townsquare Media, while John Shomby is elected as Vice President and returning as Secretary is Beverlee Brannigan. Serving on this year's More

KYGO-FM/Denver Celebrating 40 Years as a Country Outlet

KYGO 40 Years

Bonneville's KYGO-FM/Denver is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a Country outlet this week. The station will mark the occasion with a day of special programming on Saturday, July 11, counting down the top 40 songs in the station's history from 7-11am MT. Then from 11am-midnight, KYGO will present what the More

''Nights with Elaina'' Features Special Guest Hosts Next Week

Nights with Elaina

Westwood One Nashville's "Nights with Elaina" will showcase a week of special nights with guest hosts beginning July 13-18. They include Trisha Yearwood, Danielle Bradbery, Chrissy Metz (from NBC's "This Is Us"), Brett Eldridge, Justin Moore, and Rascal Flatts' Jay Demarcus with his More

Benztown + MMPN to Produce ''First Match with Jesse Kage''

Jesse Kage

Benztown + McVay Media Podcast Networks announces that it will produce and market "First Match with Jesse Kage," a podcast for professional wrestling fans that goes behind the scenes with wrestling's superstars to tell their first-hand accounts of their lives and experiences in the professional wrestling More

Hot Radio Maine Rebuilds Program Helps Over 200 Businesses

A program launched to support small businesses on the radio airwaves across Maine has now hit a new milestone, with over 200 Maine businesses participating. On June 1st, Mainestream Media's WHTP-FM Hot Radio Maine, in conjunction with Lee Auto Malls, launched the "Rebuilds" program. The program is aimed at More

Tony Bruno Show Adds The Mightier 1090AM/San Diego

Tony Bruno

The Mightier 1090AM (XEPRS), SB Nation Radio and JAKIB Media Partners are announce the addition of The Tony Bruno Show. This marks a return to the West Coast for Bruno while reuniting him with a loyal audience of followers, sports stars, personalities and Hollywood's biggest names. The show will debut this More

FOX Sports Radio The Gambler to Air Philadelphia Union Games

iHeartMedia Philadelphia announced FOX Sports Radio The Gambler, is now the official broadcast partner of the Philadelphia Union. The first live broadcast hosted by Dave Leno and Philadelphia Union Legend, Sebastien Le Toux kicked off July 9, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. when the Philadelphia Union faces NYCFC. More

J. Mike Cox Named Program Director of WHCB 91.5/Blountville, TN

J. Mike Cox

Appalachian Educational Communications has announced the appointment of J. Mike Cox as Program Director of WHCB 91.5FM serving the Tri-Cities, VA/TN area. WHCB is a non-profit, Educational, non-commercial Christian radio facility that broadcasts to portions of five states from its studios in Blountville. More

WGTO/South Bend Adds Sun Broadcast Group's MeTV-FM

MeTV-FM

Sun Broadcast Group has announce that MeTV-FM adds WGTO-AM (910) and FM (97.1) in South Bend, IN, as a new affiliate. The duo started airing the format this past Sunday. "WGTO AM910 and FM97.1 has been a Classic Hits station for many years, but we found ourselves competing with higher power stations More

RHoF Announces 2020 Nominees, Voting Begins Monday July 13

Radio Hall of Fame

The Radio Hall of Fame has announced this year's 24 nominees in a total of six categories. Industry voting in four of those categories begins next Monday, July 13. Listener voting in the other two categories begins on July 20. Due to COVID-19 health and safety concerns, the 2020 More

El Dorado Broadcasters Appoints Chris Fleming as EVP

Chris Fleming

El Dorado Broadcasters, owners of stations in Victor Valley, CA and Yuma, AZ, appoints Chris Fleming as Executive Vice President for the company and General Manager for the Victor Valley stations. Fleming spent the past three years as Executive VP of Neuhoff Media, based in Lafayette, IN. Previously, he More