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July 2021 (6/24 - 7/21) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 1: WBLS Bests New
York With 40 Year High

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 02:30 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211498/july-2021-6-24-7-21-nielsen-audio-ppm-ratings-day-1-wbls-bests-new-york-with-40-year-high/



Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with todays Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.

All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.


MediaCo Adult RB 107.5 WBLS reclaims sole possession of the lead of the New York market with a 6.5 to 6.9 gain which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is
the stations largest share since 1981 and the first time the station has
had sole possession of the New York market lead since Fall 1982.

iHeartMedia AC 106.7 Lite-FM WLTW holds at a 6.6 to fall to second. SBSs
duo of Spanish Tropical Mega 97.9 WSKQ (down 5.7 to 5.4) and Spanish AC
93.1 Amor WPAT-FM (up 3.8 to 4.9 for what Huff notes is the stations
highest share since it was Soft AC in 1990) follow. Audacy Classic Hits
101.1 WCBS-FM drops 5.5 to 4.7.

Audacy AC 102.7 WNEW rises 3.6 to 4.4 for what Huff notes is the stations highest share since it was Rock in 1988, but co-owned Alternative Alt 92.3
WNYL drops 1.8 to 1.6 to fall to its lowest share since April 2009 (the
month it flipped from Rock 92.3 K-Rock to CHR 92.3 Now).

Audacy Classic Hits K-Earth 101 KRTH rises 5.5 to 5.9 to extend its lead in
Los Angeles. A pair of stations tie for second as Univision Spanish AC
107.5 K-Love KLVE rises 4.2 to 4.8 (a PPM record for the station) and iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST slips 4.9 to 4.8. Audacy Rhythmic AC 94.7 The
Wave KTWV rises 3.9 to 4.3, while SBS Regional Mexican 97.9 La Raza KLAX is
up 3.6 to 4.1.

The Alternative battle in Los Angeles narrows as iHearts Alt 98.7 KYSR
drops 3.2 to 2.5, while Audacys 106.7 KROQ dips 2.3 to 2.2.

Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS takes the Chicago market lead with a 6.0 to
6.7 gain. iHeartMedia Adult RB V103 WVAZ falls 6.5 to 5.8. iHeartMedia AC
93.9 Lite-FM WLIT (5.6 to 5.2) and Hubbard Classic Rock 97.1 The Drive
(steady at 5.2) tie for third. Univision Regional Mexican Que Buena 105.1
WOJO rises 4.1 to 4.4.

Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM trends up 3.1 3.5 4.1, while
iHeartMedias Rock 95.5 WCHI-FM starts to show signs of life as it trends up
1.5 1.9 2.4.

Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM holds onto the San Francisco market lead
despite sliding down 8.7 to 7.9. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 5.9
to 6.0. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM falls down 6.3 to 5.1. iHeartMedia Soft AC 98.1 The Breeze KISQ places fourth up 4.6 to 4.7. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT remains in fifth down 4.0 to 3.9.

Classical 90.3 KDFC/104.9 KXSC rises 2.6 2.7 3.0. iHeartMedias recently tweaked Classic Hits 80s Plus 103.7 KOSF jumps 2.1 to 3.0. Cumulus Classic
Rock 107.7 The Bone KSAN trends up 2.0 2.2 2.8. Alpha Media rimshot AC
101.7 KKIQ jumps 0.9 1.2 1.9.

Bonneville Adult RB 102.9 KBLX falls 4.5 to 2.4.

Audacy Classic Hits 98.7 KLUV retains its Dallas market lead down 5.2 to
5.1, while sister Variety Hits 100.3 Jack-FM KJKK moves up to second with a
4.4 to 4.7 gain. iHeartMedia Classic Rock Lonestar 92.5 KZPS falls to third
4.7 to 4.6. iHeart AC Star 102.1 KDGE follows 4.6 to 4.3, and CHR 106.1
Kiss-FM KHKS rises 3.9 to 4.3.

Since leading the market in January with a 6.1 share, Salem Christian AC
94.9 KLTY has been in a free-fall moving (5.0 4.1 4.0 3.1 2.8) over the past five months.

iHeartMedia AC Sunny 99.1 KODA remains on top of Houston down 7.5 to 7.3. Univision Regional Mexican Que Buena 102.9 KLTN rises to second despite
holding steady at a 5.9 share. Hope Media Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ trends
down 6.6 6.3 5.8 for third. Cox Classic Rock 107.5/106.9 The Eagle
KGLK/KHPT (6.5 to 5.6) and Audacy Variety Hits 95.7 The Spot KKHH (steady
at 5.6) tie for fourth.

The usual suspects remain on top in Atlanta. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5
WSBB rises 8.1 to 8.3. Cox Classic Rock 97.1 The River WSRV rebounds 6.7 to
6.9 and sister Adult RB Kiss 104.1 WALR trends up 6.0 6.4 6.6. Audacy Hip Hop/RB V103 WVEE slips 5.7 to 5.1. Cox AC B98.5 WSB-FM rises up 4.5 4.8
5.0.

Cumulus CHR Q99.7 WWWQ continues its summertime surge up 3.6 4.3 4.6
4.9. iHeartMedias crosstown CHR Power 96.1 WWPW is off slightly 4.1 to 4.0. Salem Christian AC 104.7 The Fish WFSH jumps up 3.9 to 4.7.

Both Country stations in Atlanta are on the upswing. iHeartMedias 94.9 The
Bull WUBL rises 3.0 to 3.5, while Cumulus New Country 101.5 WKHX trends up
2.1 2.3 2.9.

iHeartMedia Adult RB 105.3 WDAS-FM expands its Philadelphia lead to nearly
two share points with a 7.8 to 8.6 gain. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR holds in
second with a 6.6 to 6.7 rise. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP rebounds 5.2 to 5.8, while co-owned AC B101 WBEB trends up 4.4 4.8 5.6. Beasley Classic Rock
102.9 WMGK slips 6.3 to 5.6 to tie for fourth.

Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI rises 5.1 to 5.5. Beasley Variety Hits 95.7 Ben-FM WBEN-FM rebounds 3.5 to 4.3. iHeartMedia Alternative Alt 104.5 WRFF trends up 2.1 2.2 2.7. Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU slips 5.4 to 4.7, while iHeartMedia CHR Q102 WIOQ goes on a see-saw 3.7 4.6 2.8.

iHeartMedia Classic Rock Q104.3 WAXQ leads Long Island down 5.9 to 5.4. Connoisseur Media Soft AC 98.3 K-Joy WKJY trends up 3.9 4.8 5.0. Audacys
New York duo of Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM (steady at 4.8) and Classic
Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM (5.1 to 4.7) follow. Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3
WHFM trends down 6.2 5.9 4.5.

Connoisseur Oldies 1100 WHLI pulls off having a higher share for its stream than its over-the-air signal. WHLIs stream rises 0.2 to 1.3, while its AM daytime only signal drops 1.2 to 1.0.



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Libby Nolan Joins iHeartMedia St. Louis As SVP/Sales

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 10:09 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211495/libby-nolan-joins-iheartmedia-st-louis-as-svp-sales/



iHeartMedia St. Louis has announced the appointment of Libby Nolan as
Senior Vice President of Sales.

The appointment reunites Nolan with iHeartMedia St. Louis Market President
John Beck as Nolan served under Beck as Account Executive, Incite Director
and General Sales Manager when both were at Emmis St. Louis. Nolan began
her career as morning show producer for 93.7 KSD-FM in 1990 and later
served as Promotions Director at 105.7 KPNT and Marketing Director for 90.7 KWMU before leaving radio to work for multiple marketing firms including
her own from 1999 to 2009. A brief stint at CBS Radio St. Louis, Nolan
spent nine years at Emmis and later Entercom St. Louis following Entercoms purchase of half of Emmis properties in the market where she rose to
General Sales Manager. She then spent a little over a year as Market
President of Townsquare Media Quincy IL/Hannibal MO and seven months as
General Manager of Zimmer Communications Springfield MO until earlier this year.

iHeartMedia announced today that Libby Nolan has been named Senior Vice President of Sales for the St. Louis Market, effective immediately.
iHeartMedia St. Louis has a strong cross-platform presence and includes a number of iconic brands and franchises — both broadcast and digital — encompassing more than seven stations comprised of music, talk and news formats.

iHeartMedia has the leading consumer reach and influence across multiple platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company.
As Senior Vice President of Sales, Nolan will oversee advertising revenue
for all iHeartRadio St. Louis stations, including 103.3 KLOU, 93.7 The
Bull, Majic 104.9, KATZ AM FM, and St. Louis’ BIN: Black Information Network’s BIN103.7. She will report to John R. Beck, Jr., Market President for iHeartMedia St. Louis.

Nolan joins iHeartMedia St. Louis from Zimmer Radio in Springfield,
Missouri, where she served as Vice President and Director of Sales. Prior
to this role Nolan acted as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for Townsquare Media’s Quincy-Hannibal radio cluster. Nolan spent almost 10
years of her career at Emmis Radio St. Louis serving in several leadership positions, including Account Executive, Incite Director and General Sales Manager. She also held leadership positions at Entercom owned News Talk KFTK-FM. Nolan began her career at KSD-FM as a Morning Show Producer and is
a graduate of Southern Illinois University.

“I am very excited to have Libby on our team,” said Beck. “Her diverse background and leadership skills are a perfect match for the amazing things
we have to look forward to at iHeart St. Louis.”

“I am thrilled to return to my roots in St. Louis, reestablish old
alliances and form new partnerships on behalf of iHeartMedia,” said Nolan. Both John and I have a long history of building best in class culture and award-winning teams, and I’m honored to help lead our sales team and our clients to even greater success.



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Audacy Launches 1010 WINS Noticias

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 09:52 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211490/audacy-launches-1010-wins-noticias/



Audacy has announced a Spanish language brand extension for News 1010 WINS
New York.

1010 WINS Noticias will consist of a daily on-demand newscast, podcasts,
and written news content. The company notes that it will target advertisers with co-branded targeted social media posts, mobile app display ads, custom email newsletters, and homepage takeovers.

Audacy announced the launch of 1010 WINS Noticias.com, a multiplatform, Spanish digital audio offering for 1010 WINS (WINS-AM), the most
listened-to news station in the country.

1010 WINS Noticias will see the launch of a special website, Audacy.com/1010WINSNoticias. The site will deliver the same energy,
resources, and trusted content for news as 1010 WINS, providing original content, audio and video podcasts and a daily newscast for download – all in Spanish. Podcasts at launch include a rare sit-down conversation with Venezuelas acting president Juan Guaido. To hear the interview, please
click here.

“We could not be more excited about this new venture,” said Ben Mevorach, Brand Manager, 1010 WINS. “No news brand is more respected or more New York than 1010 WINS. To be able to now share what we do with the Spanish-speaking news consumer represents an extraordinary opportunity for them, for us, and for advertisers.”

1010 WINS Noticias will also aim to create a unique value proposition for advertisers through multiple opportunities to reach consumers, included co-branded targeted social media posts, mobile app display ads and custom
email newsletters, as well as homepage takeovers.

Audacy is the No.1 local news platform in the country, operating more than
two dozen news stations across the U.S. Its award-winning news portfolio reaches over 16-million listeners monthly via broadcast, digital and
connected devices and delivers the highest weekly reach of all-news
listeners in 26 markets nationwide. Audacy’s news brands are honored year after year with major awards from the RTNDA and the NAB.




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Shaun King Joins VSiN To Co-Host Late Nights

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 09:45 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211493/shaun-king-joins-vsin-to-co-host-late-nights/




 VSiN, The Sports Betting Network announced today that Shaun King, former
NFL quarterback and member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII championship team, has joined as co-host of The Night Cap. King will join co-host Tim Murray to cover sports betting markets around the country each weeknight from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET.

“Shaun is an incredible talent, and we’re thrilled to add his unique perspective as a player to our sports betting content as we continue to
expand VSiN’s programming and reach,” said Brian Musburger, founder and CEO of VSiN. “His experience as an NFL quarterback coupled with the skills he honed as a former ESPN and NBC Sports analyst will be an incredibly
valuable addition to our evening lineup.”

King played six seasons in the NFL, including five with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and one with the Arizona Cardinals. He was considered among the first true dual-threat quarterbacks in NCAA football during a standout
career at Tulane before being selected by Tampa Bay in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He also was a member of the Super Bowl
XXXVII Champion Buccaneers.

Following his tenure in the NFL, King began a career in sports media. From 2007-2010 he served as an ESPN studio analyst for NFL and NCAA football appearing on First Take, NFL Live and ESPNews. He was also ESPNs lead
analyst for Arena Football League coverage and worked as a game analyst for Bright House Sports Network in the Bay Area. King has served as an NFL
analyst for NBC Sports Network, Yahoo! Sports, FOX Sports Net and Versus
and co-hosted the King David Radio Show on 1010 AM in Tampa.

“My passion has always been connecting with and informing sports fans and
no one does that better than VSiN when it comes to sports betting,” said King. “I’m so excited to join a team on the forefront of what’s happening in sports betting and use this impressive platform to help give fans the
news and insights they need to decide when to have a little skin in the
game and when to stick to just a rooting interest in the teams they love.”

VSiN’s sports betting content delivers the news, analysis and insights
sports bettors need to make informed wagering decisions. Featuring the industry’s most knowledgeable sports betting experts and legendary book makers, VSiN informs and entertains the growing number of Americans betting
on sports – whether they’re sharp bettors or brand new to the action. The unique content sets the stage for the day’s biggest sports betting events
and shares expert tips and predictions across the NFL, NCAA, NBA, NHL, MLB, PGA, and more.




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Domain Insight 8/9: iHeartMedia Moves Fast With 107.9 Sacramento
Registrations

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 07:52 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211487/domain-insight-8-9-iheartmedia-moves-fast-with-107-9-sacramento-registrations/



iHeartMedia has wasted no time registering domains for its newly won 107.9 Sacramento facility.
This content is for Premium Annual and Premium Monthly members only. Visit
the site and log in/register to read.

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