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Tony Randall (Sans Kris) Joins KATM As Afternoon Host
Cumulus Media Country “Kat Country 103” KATM Modesto CA is adding former syndicated morning host Tony Randall to its lineup starting Monday, December 1. Randall, formerly half of the “Tony & Kris” morning show with Kris Rochester, will take over afternoons at KATM. The duo debuted together in 1991 at WHMA Anniston AL and moved…
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1120 KMOX Marks 11/20 For Centennial Celebration
Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX St. Louis/104.1 KMOX-FM Hazelwood is marking its centennial today as it celebrates 11/20 as “KMOX Day” with the recognition of 12 “station pioneers”. With ten plus hours of special programming today from 8am to 6:30pm, the station is honoring former KMOX General Manager Robert Hyland, sports broadcaster Bob Costas, former station…
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97.3 Wink-FM Debuts With Holiday Hits In Monroe
Todd Fowler’s Skyline Media has relaunched 97.3 KJMG Bastrop/Monroe LA with Christmas Music as “97.3 Wink-FM“. The station is promoting a new format for the signal after the holidays. KJMG was most recently logged as Adult R&B “Majic 97.3” a few years ago. The Class A signal rimshots into Monroe and continues a revamp of…
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Nielsen October 2025 Ratings Releases 11/19
Nielsen continues its release of the October 2025 monthly ratings. Today’s markets are Dayton, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Metro Fairfield County, Tucson, and Tulsa. The next three releases will feature: On Thursday, November 20: Albuquerque, Allentown/Bethlehem, El Paso, Fresno, Honolulu, Knoxville, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. On Friday, November 21: Akron, Bakersfield, Charleston SC, Harrisburg/Lebanon/Carlisle, and Omaha/Council Bluffs.…
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ESPN Radio Retains MLB Audio Rights
As part of MLB’s new media rights deals announced today with ESPN, NBC/Peacock, and Netflix, ESPN Radio will retain its existing rights for the next three seasons. ESPN Radio will continue to carry the weekly Sunday Night Baseball despite the game’s television move to NBC/Peacock, the Home Run Derby, All-Star Game, and all of the…
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Mason’s Observations on CHR vs. Hot AC, Lingering Hits, and Streaming Stories
The past month has been very good for the growth of Liveline. We’ve added several new affiliates, including Cumulus Hot AC KQHN (Q97.3) Shreveport La. Oddly enough, almost half of our 65 affiliates are Hot AC, which in recent years has not been drastically different from Top 40. Both formats are now embracing many older…
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Dan Potter Exits Mornings At KRMG
Morning host Dan Potter has exited Zoellner Media Group News/Talk 740 KRMG/102.3 KRMG-FM Tulsa after seventeen years at the station and thirteen in mornings. Potter told the Tulsa World that his contract was not being renewed, “A week ago today, my show finished, and I went into a meeting that I thought was a contract…
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SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio Coming To An End Tonight
As TikTok’s new deal with iHeartMedia is set to take effect, the current “Tik Tok Radio” (channel 4) on SiriusXM will sign-off tonight at midnight PST. SiriusXM’s Christmas music flagship brand “Holly” is promoting that it will move from channel 79 to channel 4 on Thursday, November 20. “Country Christmas”, which was set to air…
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Big Smoothie Exits Syracuse’s K-Rock
After eight years at Galaxy Communications Rock “K-Rock” 94.9 WKLL Frankfort/100.9 WKRL-FM North Syracuse/106.5 WKRH Fair Haven NY, Jamie ‘Big Smoothie’ Hantke has exited as afternoon host. Hantke joined the stations in 2017 as a weekend host before moving up to afternoons in 2020. He previously had two stints at Cumulus Media’s “95X” WAQX from…
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WOEX To Launch First Bilingual Christmas Playlist
Cox Media Group Bilingual AC “Hits 96.5” WOEX-FM Orlando is promoting that it will become the “first ever bilingual Christmas” station at 5pm on Friday, November 21. The stations says it will feature “your favorite English Christmas hits, all introduced and presented by our lively Spanish-speaking DJ lineup” through December 25 before returning to regular…
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