Home Login RADIO ONLINE RSS Facebook
Advertisement

Urban AC KMEZ/New Orleans Moves Home to 102.9 as Z102.9


KMEZ-FM
KMEZ-FM

Cumulus Media is moving Urban AC KMEZ-FM/New Orleans from its current 106.7 frequency back to its original home at 102.9 FM on Thursday, December 6. The station replaces "Power 102.9" and will be known as "Z102.9." Z102.9 will retain its Urban AC format, with local and syndicated personalities including Papa Smurf, D.L. Hughley and Downtown Lesli Brown.

Cumulus New Orleans Regional VP/Market Manager Pat Galloway said, "102.9 FM is where KMEZ had its most successful ratings and we are looking forward to making KMEZ bigger and better than ever. At Z102.9, we will be all about New Orleans and continuing to provide New Orleanians with incredible music and entertainment, and timely local News, Sports, Weather and Traffic that they can rely on. KMEZ is a very strong brand in the New Orleans market and our goal is to simply make it better."

KMEZ Program Director J'Michael Francois added, "During the first 30 days, Z 102.9 will be heard both on Z102.9 and on 106.7 FM so that all our current listeners will know that KMEZ will now be heard on 102.9 FM. The goal at Cumulus New Orleans is to provide our listeners with great products and make our stations as strong as possible for both our listeners and our advertisers. The combination of our four radio stations and our digital platforms leads to great success for both our listeners and our sponsors."

Advertisement

Latest Radio Stories

BIA Raises 2026 Local Ad Forecast to $186.1 Billion
BIA Advisory Services
BIA Advisory Services
BIA Advisory Services has raised its 2026 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast to $186.1 billion, an increase of $1.6 billion from its April projection of $184.5 billion, with higher political advertising and continued mobile growth driving the revision. BIA's April forecast had projected $184.5 billion in total More

Scott Masteller to Retire from 97.5 The Fanatic
Scott Masteller
Scott Masteller
Beasley Media Group has announced that Scott Masteller, Program Director of WPEN-FM (97.5 The Fanatic) in Philadelphia, will retire December 31, concluding a radio career spanning more than 45 years. Masteller joined The Fanatic more than three years ago and has played a key role in the sports station's More

Tim Dukes Joins Collective Heads as Partner
Tim Dukes
Tim Dukes
Collective Heads has named veteran radio programmer and media executive Tim Dukes as its newest partner, adding more than four decades of programming and senior management experience to the multi-platform consulting and marketing group. Dukes most recently served as President of Hope Media Group from 2024 More
Advertisement

America's Morning News to Launch September 21
America's Morning News
America's Morning News
A new nationally syndicated morning news program, "America's Morning News," will launch Monday, September 21, providing stations with a replacement option following the conclusion of "America in the Morning." The weekday program, produced by AccuMinute and distributed by Talk Media Network, will More

Audacy Study Finds New Rules for Podcast Advertising
''The New Rules of Podcast Advertising''
''The New Rules of Podcast Advertising''
Audacy has released a new "State of Audio" report that challenges some traditional assumptions about podcast advertising, finding that audience trust, host expertise and engagement can be more important to advertisers than the sheer size of a show's audience. "The New Rules of More

Beasley Deploys Futuri AI Platform Companywide
Beasley Media and Futuri
Beasley Media and Futuri
Beasley Media Group has deployed Futuri's TopLine Enterprise AI revenue intelligence platform across all of its markets under a multiyear agreement aimed at enhancing the company's sales process and providing local advertisers with more data-driven marketing strategies. The companywide rollout gives More

Return to Menu

Advertisement

Subscribe to our Newsletter
Radio news and headlines delivered right to your e-mail box -- and it's free.

Advertisement

Advertisement