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iHeartMedia Launches Austin's 80s Station

Posted: 27 Aug 2021 02:09 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212185/iheartmedia-launches-austins-80s-station/


iHeartMedia has flipped 103.1 K276EL Austin TX from a simulcast of Sports
1300 The Zone KVET to 1980s Hits 103.1 Austins 80s Station.

Fed via 98.1 KVET-HD2, the new format targets Waterloo Medias market
leading Variety Hits 103.5 Bob-FM KBPA and Austin Radio Networks Classic
Hits 105.3 The Bat K287FG/KTXX-HD4.

The station will also bring longtime Austin morning personality Sandy
McIlrees syndicated The Sandy Show hosted by McIlree and his wife Tricia to
the market. McIlree is best known for his long run co-hosting mornings at
Hot AC Mix 94.7 KAMX with JB Hager from 1995 to 2013. The duo also hosted
at 105.3 The Fringe as well as 100.3 KRBV Dallas, while McIlree spent time
in mornings at WREW Cincinnati.


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Arizona Sports 98.7 Makes Lineup Changes As Bickley and Marotta Move To Mornings

Posted: 27 Aug 2021 12:19 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212182/arizona-sports-98-7-makes-lineup-changes-as-bickley-and-marotta-move-to-mornings/


Bonnevilles Arizona Sports 98.7 KMVP-FM Phoenix is revamping its on-air
lineup starting Tuesday, September 7.

Midday hosts Dan Bickley and Vince Marotta will move to mornings from
6-10am. Bickley joined KMVP-FM in 2013 after a stint at iHeartMedias 910
KGME and a long run as a sports columnist for the Arizona Republic. Marotta joined the station in 2011 and also serves as Editor of ArizonaSports.com
and public address announcer for the NBAs Phoenix Suns. He has previously hosted at KGME and co-hosted mornings at 103.9 The Edge KEDJ from 2002 to
2007.

That will bring to an end the Doug Wolf show that had been heard in
mornings since 2017. Ron Wolfley, who is also the Arizona Cardinals radio broadcast analyst, will move to 10am to 2pm where he will be teamed with current 6-8pm host Luke Lapinski as Wolf and Luke. Doug Franz will become a digital contributor on ArizonaSports.com.

Dave Burns and John Gambadoro will remain in afternoons from 2-6pm.


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Bob Vandergrift Joins Carolina Gold As Morning Host

Posted: 27 Aug 2021 11:02 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212179/bob-vandergrift-joins-carolina-gold-as-morning-host/


Maryland Media One Oldies Carolina Gold 93.9 WMIR-FM Conway/Myrtle Beach
and 106.3 WYAY Bolivia/Wilmington NC has announced the addition of Bob Vandergrift as morning host starting Monday, September 6.

Vandergrift joins Carolina Gold after most recently serving as morning host
at Soft AC Easy 105.9 WEZV Myrtle Beach. He has also programmed WBBE and
WVMG Bloomington IL and held APD and on-air roles at WOMC Detroit, KLIO Wichita, WZLR Dayton and WBBG Youngstown. The area native began his career
at WYAV Myrtle Beach.

The remainder of the WMIR-FM/WYAY on-air lineup will feature Joanna
Campbell in middays from 10-3pm, Pat Gwinn in afternoons from 3-7pm, and
Dennis Mitchell from 7-11pm.

Carolina Gold (WMIR-FM 93.9-Conway, SC and WYAY-FM 106.3 Boliva, NC) has
named Bob Vandergrift as the new morning show host. Bob will host the Gold
Wake Up Show weekdays from 6am-10am, starting Labor Day Monday, September
6. The Gold Wake Up Show will feature local and statewide news, weather, sports, contests and exclusive local content relevant to our listeners on
the Grand Strand and in Wilmington, NC.

Bob is a Conway, South Carolina native and most recently hosted the morning show and was program director of Easy 105.9, serving the Myrtle Beach
market. Bob has also worked in Wichita, Bloomington, IL, and WOMC In
Detroit, where Bob hosted the night show and was Assistant Program
Director. Bob is a Conway, South Carolina native. “I am beyond thrilled to join the Carolina Gold team. Thanks to Steve Clendenin and all who made it possible. Its my all-time favorite format and to get to do it in my
hometown is pretty special,” announced Vandergrift.

“Bob has natural talent to connect to our demo. He knows the market and
loves the format and will surely catapult the show and station to new heights,” shared Steve Clendenin, station owner and General Manager.

Carolina Gold’s schedule will feature Bob Vandergrift 6-10am, Joanna
Campbell 10am-3pm, Pat Gwinn 3pm-7pm and Dennis Mitchell 7pm-11pm. Carolina Gold launched on WMIR-FM 93.9, licensed to Conway, SC and serving the
Myrtle Beach market, along with WYAY-FM 106.3, licensed to Boliva, NC,
serving the Wilmington, NC market on May 15th and is the only station
featuring an Oldies format in both markets. Carolina Gold focuses on music
from the 60s, and 70s and airs a great deal of local information, such as
news, weather, sports and community events. Both WMIR-FM and WYAY-FM is
owned by Maryland Media One, LLC, which also owns and operates WHGM-AM and translators in the Baltimore, MD market, as well as WXJX-AM and WCNS-AM,
with translators, in the Pittsburgh market. All stations run a similar Gold oldies format. Carolina Gold can be streamed at www.goldcarolina.com and on
the iHeart app.


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SiriusXM To Debut Limited Run Halsey Channel

Posted: 27 Aug 2021 08:16 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212175/siriusxm-to-debut-limited-run-halsey-channel/


SiriusXM and Halsey announced today the launch of ‘Halsey Radio,’ a limited-run channel with music hand-picked by Halsey.

The exclusive channel will celebrate Halsey’s personal and diverse music library featuring music spanning genres from alternative to hip-hop, pop,
rock, rhythm, blues and country. Halsey will also be showcasing their
fourth studio album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 27.

Listeners will hear Halsey sharing behind the scenes stories while playing
a variety of core favorites from Nine Inch Nails, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Nirvana, Lady Gaga and much more.

Halsey Radio begins Wednesday, September 1, and airs through Tuesday,
September 7, on channel 105 via satellite radios. Additionally, the
exclusive channel will run on the SXM App through Tuesday, September 14.

Additionally, on Pandora, starting Friday, August 27, listeners can hear Halsey’s Pop-Up Mode on Today’s Hits. Halsey shares commentary on transitioning their own sound, inspirations for their music, what it was
like working with the artists that guest on the album and more. The Mode
runs through September 2.

SiriusXM Hits 1 was the first outlet in America to support Halsey when they were still an unsigned artist in early 2014.

Halsey’s career-defining If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, known for their work in Nine Inch Nails and
as Oscar, Golden Globe and GRAMMY®-winning film/television composers, which
is available for pre-order on Halsey’s store.


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Zeke Montana Joins 106.5 The Wolf Kansas City As Morning Host

Posted: 27 Aug 2021 07:08 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212172/zeke-montana-joins-106-5-the-wolf-kansas-city-as-morning-host/


After retiring from mornings at Steel City Media Country Q104 KBEQ Kansas
City in October 2019, Zeke Montana has joined Audacy Country 106.5 The Wolf WDAF-FM Kansas City in the same role.

Montana had been making regular fill-in and guest appearances at WDAF-FM
for the past year. Now he will join Codie Allen daily in the timeslot
replacing Joshua James. James had been serving in a fill-in capacity since
the exit of Chris Combs in December 2019.

Montana previously spent his entire career at KBEQ, joining the station as
a part-timer when it was CHR in 1987 and remaining through its 1993 flip to Country. He hosted mornings from 2002 until his 2019 exit.



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Station Sales Week Of 8/27

Posted: 27 Aug 2021 04:30 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212161/station-sales-week-of-8-27/


A three licensee swap will see Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna acquire 880
KJOZ Conroe/Houston TX from Daij Media in exchange for three translators.
Daij Media will receive 96.5 K243BO Roma and 98.7 K254DU Angleton TX, while co-owned Aleluya Broadcast Network will acquire 88.1 K201IY Houston. KJOZ currently serves as the originating station for La Calle 102.5 K273AL
Houston.

Smile FM acquires Plonta Broadcastings Christian Radio 88.5 WCTP Gagetown
and 105.1 W286CI Saginaw MI for a $25,000 donation to Life in Christ Church.

Good News Radio buys 96.7 WGNX Colchester IL from Patricia Van Zandt for $140,000. WGNX already simulcasts Good News Radios Christian 89.7 WLUJ Springfield IL.

North Texas Radio will purchase 93.9 KFON Groveton TX from Katherine Pyeatt
for $25,000.

Family Life Ministries sells 820 WPGO Horseheads/Elmira NY to Montrose Broadcasting Corporation for $50,000.
Translator Sales

Ave Maria Communications acquires 107.9 W300CO Dexter MI from Spring Arbour University for $105,000. The translator will rebroadcast Catholic 990 WDEO Ypsilanti MI.

Cynthia Ennis and Doug Kaimakis will purchase 100.9 K265AX Chelan and
Manson, 103.1 K276BY Pateros, and 103.1 K276CT Twisp WA from Cecile Andrews
for $1. The three translators rebroadcast AC 93.5 KOZI-FM Chelan.

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