NuVoodoo Media Services recently completed 12th and latest NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study revealing that 38% of respondents were aware of the practice of group contesting among radio stations. Among those who are aware, 13% think they are bad. Among the larger population, the portion who think group More

Fisher Named Brand Manager at KOAS and KVGS/Las Vegas

Kris Fisher

Beasley Media Group names Kris Fisher as the new Brand Manager at Rhythmic Oldies KOAS-FM (Old School 105.7) and Hot AC KVGS-FM (Star 107.9). He'll begin his new post on Monday, September 24. Fisher most recently served as the Program Director at Beasley Media Group's WHHD-FM (HD98.3) and WCHZ-FM (Hot More

Geraldo Rivera Launches New Show on WTAM/Cleveland

Geraldo Rivera

iHeartMedia's News/Talk WTAM-AM/Cleveland welcomes Geraldo Rivera with the debut of his new show, "Geraldo in Cleveland," premiering Monday, September 24. The program will air weekday mornings from 9-10am. In addition, Rivera will host a weekly podcast for iHeartRadio. The FOX News correspondent-at-large More

Sun & Fun Media Names Closson as Sr. Account Executive

Tim Closson

Sun & Fun Media appoints sales and veteran radio broadcasting exec Tim Closson as Senior Account Executive for the company. Closson brings over 24 years in radio and nearly 14 years in media and related sales to the company. He was previously Manager/Affiliate Sales for Country & Sports at Westwood More

Paul J Schneider to Retire from KBOI Boise After 51 Years

Paul J Schneider

After 51 years, Paul J Schneider has announced his retirement from KBOI-AM (NewsTalk 670)/Boise, ID. After waking up the Treasure Valley for over five decades, Schneider has decided it is time to sleep in. He started his career at KBOI in June, 1967 shifting to radio in 1976. During the early years, More

Analyticowl Debuts Broadcast Predictive Attribution Tool

Analyticowl

AnalyticOwl announces the launch of NumericOwl, a predictive attribution benchmark tool that helps advertisers and media companies predict response levels to aired commercials. It's based on real-world data and analysis derived by AnalyticOwl over the past three years by tracking billions of website and More

WLAC/Nashville Adds FM Simulcast, Expands TN Star Report

WLAC

iHeartMedia Nashville adds a simulcast of WLAC-AM (TalkRadio 1510) on 98.3, flipping 250W W252CM-FM from a Country simulcast of WSIX (The Big 98), effective immediately. The 98.3 FM signal can be heard across southern portions of the Nashville area, including Williamson County and the Franklin area. WLAC More

Adams Radio Launches ''US98.5'' in Salisbury-Ocean City

US98.5

Adams Radio Group flips its former Classic Rock frequency in Salisbury-Ocean City, MD, to Country as the new "US 98.5 Everything Country." The new format will be consulted by Keith Hill. Recently, Adams moved Classic Rock WGBG-FM from 98.5 to a new 25,000-watt signal at 107.7 that had previously been More

WPST/Trenton Names Joe Hyer Director of Digital Strategy

Townsquare Media

Townsquare Media CHR WPST-FM/Trenton, NJ, appoints Joe Hyer as Director of Digital Strategy. Most recently, Hyer was with Entercom's National Content team in Philadelphia, where he handled content for AC and CHR outlets and Radio.com. Previously, he spent five years with Townsquare as a Regional Content More

EMF to Acquire WPFM/Panama City from Powell Broadcasting

WPFM-FM

Educational Media Foundation (EMF) has agreed to acquire 54kW CHR WPFM-FM (107.9)/Panama City, FL, from Powell Broadcasting LLC. Terms were not immediately disclosed. Powell Broadcasting is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Powell Group and owns radio stations in Panama City and Sioux City, IA. EMF is a More

Matt Sparx Adds Music Duties at KUAD-FM/Fort Collins CO

Matt Sparx

KUAD-FM/Fort Collins, CO, afternoon personality Matt Sparx adds Music Director duties at the Townsquare Media Country outlet. He succeeds morning co-host and Country Radio Hall of Famer Brian Gary, who will now focus on his morning show. Sparx joined KUAD for afternoons in 2016 after working for Alpha More

Candy Cintron Appointed PD of El Zol 107.9 Washington DC

Candy Cintron

Entercom appoints veteran programmer Candy Cintron as PD for WLZL-FM (El Zol 107.9)/Washington DC, effective immediately. She previously held the roles of Assistant Program Director and morning show producer for the station since 2015. Cintron joined the Spanish outlet in 2009. Cintron was also a 2018 mentee More

Alpha Media/Portland Names Tony Howard Interactive SM

Tony Howard

Alpha Media/Portland, OR, names Tony Howard as Interactive Sales Manager, effective October 1. Most recently, Howard was VP of Sales & Affiliate Partnerships for Clip Interactive where he managed teams responsible for educating, training and supporting sellers from 600 U.S. affiliates. He's also worked More

SoCast Introduces Digital Ad Platform for Radio Revenue

SoCast

SoCast has launched SoCast Ads, a digital revenue advertising platform that company says can bring more and new dollars to radio. The platform enables the sale and management of online display, video and mobile across a station's digital assets. SoCast Ads uses data from a radio outlet's digital channels More

iHM/West Michigan Ups WBCT PD Taft to SVP/Programming

Dave Taft

iHeartMedia/West Michigan elevates Country WBCT-FM (B-93.7)/Grand Rapids PD Dave Taft to Senior VP/Programming duties for the company's West Michigan region, including Grand Rapids and Muskegon. He'll continue as WBCT's PD, a role he's handled since September, 2009, after serving as Assistant PD/MD, then More

BMG CEO Beasley Unveils ''Beyond the Business'' Podcast

Beyond The Business

Beasley Media Group announces CEO Caroline Beasley recently interviewed Dr. Shawn DuBravac, author of the New York Times best seller "Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live and Communicate" (Regnery, 2015), during a two-part interview for her new podcast entitled More