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June 2022 (5/26 - 6/22) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 2: KZJK Discovers The
Top

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 02:00 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232871/june-2022-5-26-6-22-nielsen-audio-ppm-ratings-day-2-kzjk-discovers-the-top/



Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings
in PPM markets.

Todays releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, Baltimore,
and St. Louis.

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

Washington DC

Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU continues to dominate Washington at it inches up 10.1 to 10.2. Howard University Adult RB 96.3 WHUR holds in second down 8.5
to 7.9. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS surges up
4.2 5.8 6.9 into a tie for third with Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP (8.1 7.8
6.9). iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH rises 5.8 to 6.7.

Radio One Adult RB Majic 102.3/92.7 WMMJ/WDCJ trends up 4.0 4.1 5.0.
Audacy Sports 106.7 The Fan WJFK-FM rises 2.8 3.4 3.7. Audacy Hip Hop
95.5 WPGC falls 4.3 to 3.4, iHeartMedia Classic Rock Big 100 WBIG-FM trends down 4.3 4.0 3.3.
Boston

Beasley Media Classic Hits 105.7 WROR retakes the Boston lead with a 7.8 to
8.3 rise, while co-owned 98.5 The Sports Hub WBZ-FM falls 9.8 to 7.3.
Audacy AC Magic 106.7 WMJX holds at a 6.7 share. iHeartMedia CHR Kiss 108 WXKS-FM trends down 5.8 5.6 5.2 since the retirement of morning host
Matty Siegel, which ties co-owned Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX (5.1 to 5.2).

Audacy Hot AC Mix 104.1 WWBX trends up 3.7 4.1 4.7. Beasley Rhythmic Hot
AC Hot 96.9 WBQT rises 3.1 3.4 3.8, while iHeartMedia Hip Hop Jamn 94.5
WJMN rises 2.2 to 3.0. Cumulus Media Hot AC 104.5 WXLO jumps up 1.4 to 2.7
and Halls Providence market Cat Country 98.1 WCTK is up 0.4 0.7 1.3.

Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM falls 3.5 2.7 2.2.
Seattle/Tacoma

Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM trends up 6.3 6.9 7.3 to retain its
lead. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 95.7 The Jet KJEB holds at a 6.3 share.
iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK moves up to third 5.4 to 5.5. Public
News/Talk 94.9 KUOW dips 5.8 to 5.1. Hubbard AC Warm 106.9 KRWM falls down
7.8 6.3 5.0.

AAA 90.3 KEXP trends up 2.6 3.1 4.7. Jazz 88.5 KNKX jumps 2.7 to 3.9.
Crista Ministries Christian AC Spirit 105.3 KCMS-FM falls 4.9 to 3.9. Lotus News 1000 KNWN/97.7 KNWN-FM trends down 4.3 3.9 3.3.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale

Cox Soft AC Easy 93.1 WFEZ surges up 8.3 to 9.7 to reclaim the top spot in South Florida from sister Adult RB Hot 105 WHQT which rises 8.6 to 8.7. SBS Spanish Tropical El Zol 106.7 WXDJ trends up to third 3.6 4.6 6.2 which
Huff notes is the largest on the frequency since Fall 1995. Audacy AC 101.5 Lite-FM WLYF slips 6.3 to 5.5. Univision Spanish AC Amor 107.5 WAMR rises
4.8 to 5.3.

Univision Spanish Conservative Talk Radio Mambi 710 WAQI trends up 2.7
3.0 3.4. Trending down are Audacy Classic Hits 102.7 The Beach WMXJ (4.7
4.0 3.50 and Cox Rhythmic AC Hits 97.3 WFLC (3.5 3.4 2.8).
Detroit

Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC retains its lead moving 7.4 to 7.3. Beasley Media Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX dips 6.6 to 6.3. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC
rises 5.8 to 6.0. Audacy Sports 97.1 The Ticket WXYT-FM dips 6.2 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Adult RB Mix 92.3 WMXD slides down 6.9 6.7 5.4.

Trending up are Beasley Classic Hip Hop 105.1 The Bounce WMGC (3.8 4.1
4.4), Audacy Alternative Alt 98.7 WDZH (2.0 to 2.4), and WGPR Inc. Hip Hop
Hot 107.5 WGPR (1.8 2.3 2.4).
Phoenix

iHeartMedia AC 99.9 KEZ KESZs lead narrows as it moves 6.7 to 6.6. Desert Valley Media Groups The Wow Factor 95.1 KOAI trends up to second 5.1 5.3
6.2 to a new frequency high. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM rises 5.1 to
5.8. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI is up 4.1 to 5.0. Hubbard
Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX trends down 6.1 5.2 4.9.

With its relaunch as Rhythmic AC in the final week of the monthly, Desert Valley Media Groups Hot 97.5/103.9 KMVA/KZON rises 1.7 to 2.7. Also rising
are iHeartMedia Hot AC Mix 96.9 KMXP (3.6 to 4.8), Audacy Classic Hits 94.5 KOOL-FM (2.9 3.4 4.0), and Sierra H Classic Hip Hop 101.1 The Bounce KZCE (2.6 to 3.3).

iHeartMedia CHR 104.7 Kiss-FM KZZP dips 2.9 to 2.3 to what Huff notes is
the lowest share on the frequency since it was Hot AC Variety 104.7 KVRY in Summer 1995.
Minneapolis/St. Paul

Audacy Variety Hits 104.1 Jack-FM KZJK surges up 6.4 7.1 7.8 to move into
a first place tie with Hubbard Hot AC KS 95 KSTP-FM (9.0 8.2 7.8). Huff
notes that this is the first time 104.1 has ever had a share of the Twin
Cities market lead. iHeartMedia Classic Hits Kool 108 KQQL rises 7.1 to
7.3. Cumulus Media Rock 93X KXXR is up 6.2 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Country K102 KEEY trends up to fifth 5.0 5.4 6.4.

Cumulus Classic Rock 92.5 KQRS trends up 4.7 5.1 6.1. iHeartMedia Country 102.9 The Wolf KMNB rises 1.8 2.3 2.8. Classical 99.5 KSJN is up 2.0
2.3 2.8.

Trending down in the Twin Cities are Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM (7.0
6.4 5.9), Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM (6.0 5.3 4.2),
and AAA 89.3 The Current) 4.8 4.0 2.9.
San Diego

LM San Diego Variety Hits 100.7 Big-FM KFBG retains its San Diego market
lead despite falling from its record 8.4 to 6.6. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY rises
to second 5.2 to 6.3. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM dips 6.2 to 6.0. Audacy Classic Hits Sunny 98.1 KXSN rebounds 5.0 to 5.8. LM San Diego Rhythmic AC Magic 92.5 XHRM trends down 6.6 6.0 5.3.

LMSD CHR Z90.3 XHTZ rises 2.4 to 3.2.
Tampa/St. Petersburg

Cox Media Group Soft AC 105.5 WDUV remains in the lead down 7.8 to 7.6
(adding 1.2 additional share points from its stream), while sister Classic
Rock 107.3 The Eagle WXGL surges up 5.6 6.1 7.3 for what Huff notes is
its largest share since March 2019. Radio Training Network Christian AC The Joy-FM 91.5 WCIE dips 6.7 to 6.6. Beasley Media Classic Hits Q105 WRBQ
rebounds 4.8 to 5.6. Cox AC Magic 94.9 WWRM is off 5.5 to 5.4.

Cox Hot Talk 102.5 The Bone WHPT trends up 3.7 4.5 4.7. iHeartMedia AC
Mix 100.7 WMTX jumps up 4.2 to 5.2.

A pair of Beasley Media stations match or exceed recent lows. Country 99.5
WQYK trends down 3.7 3.2 2.8 for its lowest share registered in August
2021 and 1977. Rhythmic CHR Wild 94.1 WLLD slides 3.8 3.4 2.5 for the
lowest share marked since the frequency moved into the Tampa market in 1995.

In its first full monthly as Spanish Tropical El Zol 97.1, SBS WSUN-FM
rises 0.4 to 0.6.
Denver

KSE Media Classic Hits Kool 105 KXKL rises 5.1 to 5.7 to tie Bonneville
Country 98.5 KYGO (6.1 to 5.7) atop Denver. This is only the second time
KXKL has had a share of the Denver lead. Audacy Classic Rock 99.5 The
Mountain KQMT dips 6.6 5.8 5.5 to place third, while sister Hot AC Alice 105.9 KALC slides from its station record last month 6.4 to 5.4. Bonneville
AC 101.1 KOSI dips 5.9 to 5.2.

The Colorado Avalanches run to the Stanley Cup helps Bonneville Sports
104.3 The Fan KKFN-FM rise 1.9 2.1 2.5 and franchise flagship Altitude
Sports 92.5 KKSE-FM gain 0.9 1.1 1.5.

Trending up are iHeartMedias trip of Classic Rock 103.5 The Fox KRFX (3.8
4.1 4.8), Alternative Channel 93.3 KTCL (3.9 4.3 4.7) and AAA 97.3 KBCO
(3.5 4.3 4.6). Audacy Hip Hop KS 107.5 KQKS rises 1.6 to 2.7.

Public News/Talk 90.1 KCFR trends down 4.5 4.1 3.8.
Baltimore

Radio One Adult RB Magic 95.9 WWIN-FM rises 9.3 to 9.4. Audacy AC Todays
101.9 WLIF surges up 6.9 7.3 8.6. iHeartMedia Variety Hits 102.7 Jack-FM
WQSR slips 8.1 to 7.7, while co-owned Country 93.1 WPOC is up 7.1 to 7.2.
Radio One Hip Hop 92Q WERQ trends up to fifth 4.3 4.9 5.3.

Audacy Hot AC Mix 106.5 WWMX trends down 5.4 5.2 4.4, while iHeartMedia
CHR Z104.3 WZFT dips 2.6 to 2.2. AAA 89.7 WTMD falls 2.8 1.8 1.1.
St. Louis

Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE returns to double digits with an 8.9 to 10.0 gain. Hubbard Variety Hits 106.5 The Arch WARH jumps up to second 7.0 to
8.0. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK rises 6.8 to 7.6 to tie for third with
iHeartMedias surging Country 93.7 The Bull KSD (5.6 6.5 7.6). Hubbard Alternative 105.7 The Point KPNT (steady at 7.4) and iHeartMedia Classic
Hits 103.3 KLOU (7.2 to 7.4) tie for fifth.

Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC 99.1 Joy-FM KLJY trends down
6.0 5.7 5.0. Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL is down 6.4 to 4.9. AAA 88.1 KDHX
falls 2.6 1.3 1.1.


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Does 97.5 The Fanatic Have The Best Show Ever In Afternoons?

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 01:12 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232912/does-97-5-the-fanatic-have-the-best-show-ever-in-afternoons/



Beasley Media Sports 97.5 The Fanatic WPEN-FM Burlington NJ/Philadelphia
will launch its new afternoon show on Monday, August 1.

The Best Show Ever? will feature Tyrone Johnson, Ricky Botallico, Hunter
Brody and Jennifer Scordo. Johnson and Scordo are holdovers from the
previous Mike Missanelli Show where Johnson served as co-host and Scordo as producer. Botallico was a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and other major league teams over an eleven year career and also serves as an analyst for NBC Sports Philadelphia. Brody currently serves as a fill-in
host at WPEN-FM and hosts multiple podcasts.

The show will air from 2-6pm and also be seen in its entirety on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Beasley Media Group Philadelphia’s 97.5 The Fanatic has announced The Best Show Ever? will officially debut beginning on Monday, August 1st from 2
p.m. – 6 p.m. in Philadelphia. NBC Sports Philadelphia will televise the
show live in its entirety, continuing the simulcast partnership between the network and 97.5.

Host Tyrone Johnson – a 20-year broadcasting professional, Ricky Bottalico – a former 11-year Major League Baseball relief pitcher and NBC Sports Philadelphia analyst, Hunter Brody – a new age, digital sports-media influencer and Jennifer Scordo – a seasoned major market radio pro and air talent, will join together to bring a show that offers something for every Philly sports fan!

“When you put long time Fanatic personality Tyrone Johnson together with social media star Hunter Brody and former Phillies pitcher Ricky Botalico,
then mix in “Ring Master” Jenn Scordo, you’re going to have some exciting afternoons on the Fanatic,” said Beasley Media Group Vice President and Market Manager Joe Bell.

“Philadelphia fans are the best fans ever and they deserve ‘The Best Show Ever?’,” said 97.5 The Fanatic Program Director Chuck Damico. “We look forward to this diverse group of passionate sports experts providing some
of the most entertaining sports talk in Philadelphia.”


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More Details On EMF's WBOQ Acquisition

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 10:30 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/230736/wboq-drops-ac-as-emf-begins-lma/



Educational Media Foundation will pay $1.75 million for WBOQ.

The deal also includes a two year non-compete effective the date the sale closes with Westport Communications owner Todd Tanger receiving a redacted amount. EMF will also pay a redacted monthly amount for its Network
Affiliation Agreement that took effect on July 1 until closing.

Original Report 7/1: Todd Tangers Westport Communications has ended the AC format of North Shore 104.9 WBOQ Gloucester MA as Educational Media
Foundation began operating the station under an LMA at 10am this morning
ahead of an expected sale.

EMF has launched its Christian AC K-Love network on WBOQ to fill some
coverage gaps in the market not reached by EMFs 107.3 WKVB Westborough.

WBOQ serves the northeast suburbs of Boston and had featured many former
Boston personalities including former 105.7 WROR morning co-host Hank Morse
in mornings.


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Civic Media Launches With Pair Of Wisconsin Acquisitions

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 08:34 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232878/civic-media-launches-with-pair-of-wisconsin-acquisitions/



Sage Weil and Mike Crute are launching Civic Media with a pair of
acquisitions in Wisconsin.

Civic Media is purchasing Sports 1230 WXCO/98.9 W255DN Wausau from Sunrise Broadcasting for $400,000. The deal includes a 24 month non-compete
preventing Sunrise from broadcasting any Wausau area high school sporting events on their AC Wave 100.5 WAVL Rothschild and Oldies Bluejay 96.3 730 WJMT/96.3 W242CZ Merril as well as providing 250 commercials for WXCO on
those two stations between closing and December 31. A time brokerage
agreement will take effect on August 1.

The company is also acquiring Fruit Broadcastings Standards 1450 WRCO/107.7 W299CD and Country 100.9 WRCO-FM Richland Center WI for $900,000. As part
of that deal, Civic Media will pay seller Ronald Fruit $3500 per month from closing until January 31, 2023 to continue to serve as an on-air host.

The Civic Media website describes the new company as building out a network
of radio stations covering most of Wisconsin stating, At Civic Media we
believe that radio has an important role to play in supporting the
community with quality local news and commentary. We focus on local,
regional and state issues and current events that are most relevant to our listeners, and combine news with open and honest commentary to advance listeners’ understanding and engagement.

Weil is a minority investor in Crutes Liberal Talk 540 WAUK/101.1 W266DR Waukesha/Milwaukee. Crute also operates Good Karma Brands 1580 WTTN Columbus/92.7 W224EG Madison via LMA as Liberal Talk Devil Radio 92.7.


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Domain Insight 7/13: Format Change Coming To My 97.1 Tucson?

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 07:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/netgnomes/232846/domain-insight-7-13-format-change-coming-to-my-97-1-tucson/



iHeartMedia looks to be prepping a change at low-rated Hot AC My 97.1 KMIY Green Valley/Tucson AZ.

KMIY currently ranks eighteenth in the market with a 1.3 share in the May
2022 Nielsen Audio ratings. The brand had relaunched on 97.1 in January
2021 after being featured on the companys 92.9 from 2011 until November
2020 when it began stunting for two months.
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WNKN Builds A Classic Hits Oasis

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 06:29 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232863/wnkn-builds-a-classic-hits-oasis/



Grant County Broadcasters flipped Classic Country 105.9 WNKN Middletown OH
to Classic Hits 105.9 The Oasis on Tuesday.

Positioning as Where The Music Went, the stations website is emphasizing
that it has a larger library playing songs that didnt test well with the younger audiences stations were seeking. The station is focusing on music
from the 1960s through 80s with an emphasis on the 70s. Core artists are
listed as including Chicago, Billy Joel, Beach Boys, The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Earth Wind Fire, Bee Gees, Doobie Brothers, Hall Oates,
Supremes, James Taylor, The Guess Who, Simon Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Santana, and Fleetwood Mac.

Longtime Cincinnati personality Jeff Maverick Bolen, who had been hosting mornings at sister Classic Country 106.7 WNKR Williamstown KY, moves to the same timeslot at WNKN. Ernie Brown will move in reverse, shifting from WNKN
to mornings at WNKR.

WNKN covers both the Dayton and Cincinnati markets where in the latter it
will create a challenger to Cumulus Medias 103.5 WGRR. In the early months
of Covid, WNKN surged in the Cincinnati ratings to a 6.1 share in the April
and May 2020 Cincinnati monthlies. Since then it has fallen back to earth, generating a 1.7 share in the May 2022 ratings. WGRR currently is second in
the market with an 11.1 share. In Dayton it will compete against Cox Media Groups 1980s focused 95.3 The Eagle WZLR.


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Ace & TJ Return To Kiss 95.1 Charlotte

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 05:36 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232858/ace-tj-return-to-kiss-95-1-charlotte/



The Ace TJ Show will return to Charlotte on former flagship Kiss 95.1 WNKS.

Ace TJ will air on WNKS from 9am to 12pm following the stations Maney
Lauren morning show. The duo hosted mornings on WNKS from 1998 to 2011
before moving to iHeartMedias Channel 96.1 WHQC until exiting the station
in July 2021. Kiss951.com will also feature Ace TJs live stream from 6-9am
and on-demand content.

Beasley Media Group’s is pleased to welcome back Ace TJ to KISS 95.1 (WNKS-FM) after an 11-year hiatus.

The Ace TJ Family radio syndication’s “Ace TJ Anytime” will be heard weekdays 9am-12noon. In addition, Beasley Media Group Charlotte will become
the official Charlotte digital home of The Ace TJ Show (live from 6am-9am
and any-time on demand) via Kiss951.com.

“This may sound corny, but I’ve always had a feeling that someday we’d be back. Being able to return in this new and exciting way is spectacular,”
said TJ.

Ace added, “It’s great to be “home” with people we started our career with
and achieved so much success here in Charlotte but, more importantly, it’s special to be doing something so unique with a great company that will hopefully transform the way talent and companies work together.”

This is super exciting as Kiss 95.1 will now have the biggest two brands in Charlotte Top 40 with Maney Lauren, and Ace TJ all in one place,” said
Kiss 95.1 Program Director Cameron Moore.

The Ace TJ Family has fully transformed all radio syndication deals to
include daily geo-targeted digital inventory incorporating local clients
into five platforms: radio, streaming, podcast, video and social/web/app.
The Ace TJ Show is also available to radio in three models: live, delayed/edited as well as now digital only content for radio syndication
via The Radio Button for Classic/Adult Hits, Hot AC, Country, CHR and AC stations throughout the United States.


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KMFA President/GM Anne Hume Wilson To Retire

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 05:17 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232851/kmfa-president-gm-anne-hume-wilson-to-retire/



Capitol Broadcasting Association Classical 89.5 KMFA Austin
President/General Manager Ann Hume Wilson will retire by the end of the
year.

Wilson has led KMFA since December 2012. Prior to joining the station she
spent much of her career in marketing and communications including Director
of Marketing for High Museum of Art in Atlanta and Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. She moved to Austin in 2004 as Associate Director and later
Interim Director of the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas
and was then Executive Director of choral ensemble Conspirare until joining KMFA.

KMFA Classical 89.5 announces that, after almost ten years as its President
and General Manager, Ann Hume Wilson will retire this year.

With KMFAs new home completed, and strategic plan initiated, its an ideal
time to pass the baton to a new leader, said Wilson. KMFA looks very
different now than it did ten years ago, and I am honored to have had a
hand in its growth and transformation.

The end of 2022 will bring Wilsons decade of leadership to a close. In that time, she has led the 55-year-old station through many transformative
strategic initiatives.

The capstone of her tenure was the opening of KMFAs permanent home, a purpose-built facility in East Austin for which KMFA raised $10.5 million entirely from community supporters, one of the largest capital campaigns in
the history of classical radio. The two-story facility includes the Draylen Mason Music Studio, broadcasting studios, hands-on-learning areas, one of
the largest classical music libraries in Texas, and community gathering
spaces.

Wilson expanded service to the community with Listen Local, a series
showcasing Austin-area classical organizations. She has built strong partnerships in the K-12 education community, including an annual
instrument drive co-sponsored with Austin Soundwaves and, in the new space, ongoing tours and musical experiences with underserved schools.
Simultaneously, KMFAs national footprint has grown with its first
syndicated program, Early Music Now, currently heard in more than 100 communities.

For its 50th anniversary in 2017, Wilson introduced branding platform, On
Key, Offbeat, to emphasize the distinctive place of classical music on the Austin radio dial. Brand elements included a redesigned website, a 5
Offbeat Things newsletter, and an app featuring Sounds of Austin—a playlist of classical works mapped to major Austin tourist and cultural destinations.

Wilson strengthened KMFAs commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion at
the board level, growing minority representation from 6% to 20% in five
years, as well as at the staff level, with two young Latino men now heard
in its on-air lineup. In 2022, KMFA launched an annual
composer-in-residence program to commission, record and distribute new
music for radio from under-represented composers.

It will be difficult to replace Ann. Yet, we look to find the next leader
who will build upon the successes of these past 55 years, especially these
past 10 led by Ann, said KMFA Board Chair, Soriya Estes. Together, we work
to cultivate and grow a more diverse audience and KMFAs role as a key
convener and influencer in Austins cultural ecosystem.

With the adoption of its strategic plan in June 2022, KMFA has identified
new opportunities for growth in service, revenue, and digital innovation,
with an eye to increasing the diversity of a younger audience for the
future. In her remaining months, Wilson will lay groundwork for her
successor with an audience research project and work to launch a $2.5M endowment campaign.

The KMFA Board of Directors has convened a search committee of five board members who will engage the KMFA team, listeners, donors, and community
members in the search process. Koya Partners, an executive search firm specializing in mission-driven leadership, has been selected to conduct a national search for Wilsons successor. For more information, email kmfaceo@koyapartners.com.


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Power 106 Partners With Rolling Loud For Multiple Station Features

Posted: 13 Jul 2022 04:33 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232841/power-106-partners-with-rolling-loud-for-multiple-station-features/



Meruelo Media Hip Hop Power 106 KPWR Los Angeles has announced it has
partnered with Rolling Loud to rebrand three of the stations programming features around the festivals branding.

Power 106 host/mixer DJ Carisma will host all three of the features. Loud @
2 on Tuesdays at 2pm and Saturday Night Loud from 9pm to 12am will focus on
new releases and emerging artists. The stations daily music news segment
will be rebranded as The Loud Report and continue to air in mornings,
middays, and weeknights.

Power 106 Los Angeles and Rolling Loud have announced a new music multi-platform programming partnership that showcases new Hip-Hop releases
and emerging Hip Hop artists with SATURDAY NIGHT LOUD, LOUD @ 2 and THE
LOUD REPORT. The new programming will be hosted by Power 106’s DJ
Carisma. DJ Carisma has built her career on identifying new music trends
and amplifying new artists. SATURDAY NIGHT LOUD and the new LOUD
programming launches Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 9 p.m. midnight.

“This strategic content partnership is the next natural step of an existing and very productive relationship with Team Rolling Loud and Live Nation!” stated Otto Padron, President and CEO of Meruelo Media. “LA is about to get even more LOUD!’

Haz Montana, VP of Audio Brands at Meruelo Media added “This Power 106 partnership with Rolling Loud is the pairing of two world-class and iconic
Hip Hop brands. Not only will this relationship deliver unique and
exclusive content, but it drives cultural exposure to the hottest and next waves of artists. DJ Carisma will be a trusted ambassador to this initiative.”

DJ Carisma said, “I’m super excited to be teaming up with Rolling Loud, the biggest hip hop music festival in the world!   Can’t wait to break new music, artists and I will be bringing y’all the hottest interviews with the hottest new artists in the game!” 

Carisma hosts SATURDAY NIGHT LOUD every Saturday from 9p – 12a. Carisma
and Power 106 midday host, Bryhana, deliver breaking new music every
Tuesday with LOUD @ 2. The latest in Hip Hop news airs Fridays with THE
LOUD REPORT; airing morning drive, middays, and nights.

In addition to the Loud on-air partnership, Power 106 (KPWR-FM/105.9) is
the Rolling Loud official Hip Hop media and promotional partner in Los
Angeles for the biggest Hip-Hop music festival in the world, taking place annually in LA.

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