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Josh Innes Show Expands To WLLZ Detroit

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 02:28 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222631/josh-innes-show-expands-to-wllz-detroit/


iHeartMedia Classic Rock 106.7 Detroits Wheels WLLZ Detroit will debut the
Josh Innes Show in mornings on Monday, April 4.

Innes will continue to be based at iHearts 105.9 The Rock WNRQ Nashville,
which he joined as morning host in April 2021. Innes previously spent his career in the Sports format with stints at 610 KILT, 790 KBME and 97.5 KFNC Houston in various dayparts and nights and afternoons at 94.1 WIP
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WQFM Rebrands As QFM With Playlist Shift

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 01:01 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222624/wqfm-rebrands-as-qfm-with-playlist-shift/


Times-Shamrock Hot AC Q92.1 WQFM Nanticoke/Wilkes-Barre and simulcasters
100.1 WQFN Forest City and 102.7 W274AO Scranton has moved from its 90s
Now positioned 90s/early 2000s based playlist to mostly current/recurrent
based Hot AC, while rebranding as QFM.

Currently operating jockless, the station is now positioning as Simply More Music.

WQFM/WQFN registered a 1.9 share in the February 2022 Nielsen Audio ratings placing it well behind Audacys market leading CHR 98.5 WKRZ/107.9 WKRF 9.5 share. The station also fits in a competitive landscape with Cumulus Medias combination of AC Magic 93 WMGS and CHR Hot 97.1 WBHT/95.7 WBHD with a 6.7
and 3.6 share respectively.

The 2pm hour of WQFM consisted of:

Doja Cat Say So
Jonas Brothers Sucker
Kings of Leon Use Somebody
Dua Lipa Levitating
Maren Morris The Bones
Harry Styles Watermelon Sugar
Semisonic Closing Time
Ava Max Sweet But Psycho
Panic! At The Disco High Hopes
Taylor Swift Message In A Bottle (Taylors Version)
Katy Perry Hot N Cold
Post Malone Circles
24KGoldn ft. Iann Dior Mood
Charlie Puth Attention
The Weeknd Blinding Lights


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Rock 103.3 Fort Myers Fills Out On-Air Lineup

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 12:40 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222622/rock-103-3-fort-myers-fills-out-on-air-lineup/


After launching last month, Sun Broadcastings “Rock 103.3” W277AP Bayshore/93.7 WHEL-HD2 Sanibel/Fort Myers FL has debuted its on-air lineup.

W277AP will feature the syndicated combo of Free Beer Hot Wings in
mornings and Dave Mahoney in afternoons. Former “93X” WXNX Program Director Anthony ‘Roach’ Proffitt will serve as APD/MD/midday host. John Rozz, PD of Classic Rock 94.5 The Arrow WARO, adds those duties for Rock
103.3.

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WBT Launches Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson & Beth Troutman

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 11:44 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222616/wbt-launches-good-morning-bt-with-bo-thompson-beth-troutman/


Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT Charlotte/99.3 WBT-FM Chester SC has announced
the addition of former television anchor and Congressional candidate Beth Troutman to its morning show alongside Bo Thompson for Good Morning BT.

Troutman previously anchored the syndicated news show RightThisMinute. She
has served as a news anchor at WCCB-TV and WCNC-TV Charlotte and ran for congress in 2004. She has been a regular contributor to Bo Thompsons
morning show since 2016.

Radio One Charlotte heritage News Talk WBT AM/FM welcomes veteran news
anchor, multiple Emmy-winning documentarian, television host, and former Congressional candidate Beth Troutman to morning drive as co-host of Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson Beth Troutman.

Having first been called upon by Thompson in 2016 as a correspondent from
the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Troutman has been a regular guest
with Thompson on WBT, bringing her media experience and personal insight to
the conversation with the station’s listeners. The duo’s ability to seamlessly move the discussion from news and politics to sports and entertainment and their shared Charlotte-native experiences has brought a
fresh approach to the airwaves of WBT as it approaches its 100th
Anniversary this April 10th.

“I was immediately impressed by Beth from our first meeting,” said Marsha Landess, Regional Vice President and Market Manager for Radio One,
Charlotte. “Her contribution as a guest with Bo, and her infectious positivity, has only reinforced that impression. Together, they’re able to speak to the moms and dads and working professionals of Charlotte as generational peers, and we are incredibly excited to have Bo and Beth begin WBT’s second century as our morning team.”

“This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside Bo Thompson,” said Troutman. “He is one of the best broadcasters in the business, and I know we’re going to create something really unique, fun, and informative
together for the WBT audience!”

“The opportunity to bring in a talent like Beth is one we couldn’t pass up,” Thompson added. “I respect her so much as a broadcaster and can’t wait
to have her join me for this new chapter of the show.”

Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson Beth Troutman debuted on April 1, 2022,
from 6 AM-10 AM on News Talk 1110 99.3 WBT.

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Travis Moon Joins Cox Houston As Director Of Operations

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 09:38 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222236/travis-moon-joins-cox-houston-as-director-of-operations/


Cox Media Group Houston has appointed Travis Moon as Director of Operations
for Country 93Q 92.9 KKBQ Pasadena, Classic Country Country Legends 97.1
KTHT Cleveland, and Classic Rock 107.5/106.9 The Eagle KGLK Lake
Jackson/KHPT Conroe. Moon will be responsible for all programming and
content at Coxs Houston cluster.

Moon joins Cox from Cumulus Media Country K-Bull 93 93.3 KUBL Salt Lake
City where he has served as Program Director since July 2017 following an earlier stint as APD/MD in the mid 90s. He has also served as Director of Country Operations for iHeartMedias four Country stations in Austin and San Antonio TX, Program Director of Hubbard Country B105.1 WUBE Cincinnati and iHeartMedia Classic Hits Kool 108 KQQL Minneapolis, APD/MD for K102 KEEY Minneapolis, and Senior Liaison of Radio Development for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Cox Media Group (“CMG”) today announced that Travis Moon has been named Director of Operations effective April 11. In this role, Moon will be responsible for all CMG Houston cluster content for KKBQ, KGLK and KTHT.

A country radio veteran, Moon was most recently Program Director for KUBL
in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over his 30 plus years in radio, he’s held similar roles at KAJA in San Antonio, Texas, KASE and KVET in Austin, Texas, and content leadership positions in Cincinnati and Minneapolis. 

“Travis is a
talented and creative content leader with a rich history in Texas,” said
CMG Regional Vice President Keith Lawless. “I am proud to have him join our CMG Houston family and excited for Houston’s next chapter under his leadership.”




A native of Nebraska, Moon has also served for 17 years on the Country
Cares Advisory Board for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The board provides support to St. Jude by enhancing country music’s fundraising efforts that help in the fight against childhood cancer.

CMG Houston has such a rich history of success in both community and industry impact,” said Moon. “I am thrilled to return to Texas and work with Keith Lawless; Stephanie Callihan, CMG Director of Sales; Rob Babin, CMG SVP for Radio;
and Chris Eagan VP of Audience and Operations. I also look forward to partnering with the CMG Houston team to add new chapters of success filled
with great moments and impact we can share together. 

Chris Eagan, CMG VP of Audience and Operations added, “Travis is a
strategic programmer in every sense of the word.  I’m looking forward to watching him apply his winning approach to our Houston radio brands and
take them to new heights.”


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Nielsen Releases Revised Market Rankings

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 09:04 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222602/nielsen-releases-revised-market-rankings/


As the Spring ratings survey period began on Thursday, Nielsen has released
its revised market rankings.

The top 10 markets all stay in the same spot. The changes begin at #11
where Seattle/Tacoma moves ahead of Miami/Fort Lauderdale. At #13, Detroit moves backup while Phoenix slips down to #14. Puerto Rico rises two spots
from #18 to #16 leading to San Diego and Tampa each dropping down a
ranking. Baltimore takes a two spot jump from #23 to #21, while Charlotte
slips from #21 to #23. Salt Lake City moves up from #28 to #27 trading
places with Sacramento. Las Vegas moves up from #30 to #29. Austin from #32
to #30. Orlando slips from #29 to #32.

Other markets making significant moves in ranking are: Monmouth/Ocean (55
to 52), Albany NY (67 to 64), Charleston SC (79 to 76), El Paso (76 to 79), Boise (92 to 83), Monterey/Salinas (97 to 91), Portland ME (99 to 93), and Traverse City MI (157 to 178).

The full listing of markets can be found here.

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A New Vibe In Central Nebraska

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 08:03 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222597/a-new-vibe-in-central-nebraska/


Flood Communications has relaunched Classic Hits Power 99 98.9 KKPR-FM Kearney/Grand Island NE as 98.9 The Vibe.

Positioning as The Tri-Cities Greatest Hits,” the station continues to
focus on hits from the 1960s through 80s.

The new brand will feature Jason Murphy and Timmari Tim Byrn in mornings. Murphy returns to the market after most recently serving as Program
Director for Adams Communications CHR Hot 104.9 WHTF Tallahassee FL. He previously spent a decade in the market as PD/morning host at NRG Media CHR “Hits 106” KQKY Kearney. Byrn has worked in the multiple sales and administrative roles at the company.

The station has also added market veteran Doug Duda as sports reporter,
while Michael Shively moves to the market from Floods Beatrice NE cluster
to serve as News Director.

The relaunch took place at 10am this morning. It is expected that Flood
will shortly be making another format change in the market.

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Horizon Makes Pair Of Flips In Bend/Prineville

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 06:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222581/horizon-makes-pair-of-flips-in-bend-prineville/


Horizon Broadcasting Group has flipped a pair of its stations in Bend OR.

Variety Hits 95.7 FM KLTW-FM/93.3 K227DC Prineville has flipped to Classic Country as 95.7 The Ranch KRCO-FM. The station assumes the Classic Country format that had been heard on 690 KRCO since 2000. Positioning as Countrys Greatest Hits, Jim “Jimbo” Schoebel moves from KRCO to host mornings and cluster Operations Manager Dave Clemens will host afternoons in addition to
his current spot in mornings on Classic Hits 105.7 KQAK.

With the flip at 95.7, 690 KRCO/96.9 K245BC Prineville has flipped to
Sports as 96.9 The Ticket KRCO will mostly carry programming from Fox
Sports Radio including Dan Patrick in mornings from 6-9am and Colin Cowherd from 9am-12pm. Westwood Ones Rich Eisen Show from 12-3pm is the only
non-Fox Sports show in the lineup. KRCO will also carry play-by-play for
the NBAs Portland Trailblazers, Oregon State University Football and Men’s Basketball and the NFLs Seattle Seahawks.





Horizon Broadcasting Group has amended two formats in its cluster of radio stations in Central Oregon, effective April 1, 2022 (No Fooling!).

The former KLTW-FM has rebranded as Country’s Greatest Hits 95.7 The Ranch (and adopted the call letters KRCO-FM). “We have served listeners with the Classic Country format on KRCO-AM since 2000, and we have experienced phenomenal growth with this format on our heritage AM facility over the
past three years, said Keith Shipman, President & CEO of Horizon
Broadcasting Group. “It’s time to provide this growing audience with a crystal clear 100,000 watt signal serving all of Central Oregon with hits
from the greatest country artists of all time.”

Jim “Jimbo” Schoebel, a longtime Central Oregon radio personality, will handle wake up duties on Country’s Greatest Hits 95.7 The Ranch, while Dave Clemens – one of the region’s most popular air personalities over the past two decades – will handle afternoon drive. “I began my radio career on KRCO-AM some 25 years ago – so I’ve kind of come full circle,” said Clemens. “I’m excited about this music, this format, and the opportunity to entertain the passionate country music listener of Central Oregon.” Veteran Horizon Broadcasting Group news anchor/reporter Bill Baker will provide
local news updates weekday mornings on 95.7 The Ranch.

Core artists for Country’s Greatest Hits 95.7 The Ranch include Garth
Brooks, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Kenny
Chesney and Luke Combs. 95.7 The Ranch will also be available on a
translator at 93.3 FM (serving parts of Crook County) and will stream from
its website – www.957TheRanch.com and on the Tune-In Radio App.

KRCO-AM has filled a glaring hole in the Central Oregon radio landscape by launching an all-sports format. The station is now known as Sports Radio
96.9 The Ticket and features a Hall of Fame lineup of powerhouse sports
talk hosts, including Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd and Rich Eisen and is affiliated with the FOX Sports Radio Network. Sports Radio 96.9 The Ticket
is also the exclusive Central Oregon home for the Portland Trailblazers,
Oregon State University Football, Oregon State University Men’s Basketball and the Seattle Seahawks.

“We are pleased to offer Central Oregon sports fans a place to go every waking moment of every day for sports talk radio from the very best personalities in all of sports,” said Shipman. “Sports Radio 96.9 The Ticket’s lineup is second to none – and we will be the only station to hear the state’s most popular live sporting events – the Trailblazers, Beavers and Seahawks. In fact, we’ll offer over 140 live sports broadcasts








annually.” The station can be heard on 96.9 FM, on KRCO-AM’s original 690 frequency (which recently celebrated 77 years of service to Central Oregon listeners), on the station website – www.969TheTicket.com and on the
Tune-In Radio App.

Here is the broadcast lineup for Sports Radio 96.9 The Ticket:







M-F 6a-9a The Dan Patrick Show

M-F 9a-12p The Herd with Colin Cowherd

M-F 12p-3p The Rich Eisen Show

M-F 4p-7p The Odd Couple

M-F 7p-6a FOX Sports Radio

Weekends FOX Sports Radio





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Station Sales Week Of 4/1

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 04:30 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222505/station-sales-week-of-4-1/


Iowa Public Radio will acquire the licenses to the stations that make up
its statewide network from University of Iowa, Iowa State University and
the University of Northern Iowa for a combined $1.

Iowa Public Radio was formed in the early 2000s to combine and manage the operation of the stations of each of the three universities, all of which stopped funding the network in 2020. The deal includes the following
stations:

Iowa State Universitys 640 WOI and 90.1 WOI-FM Ames, 91.1 KNSK Fort Dodge,
90.7 KNSC Carroll, 89.1 KNSZ Ottumwa, 96.3 KICL Pleasantville, 105.9 KICP Patterson, 97.9 KNSL Lamoni, and 91.7 KICG Perry.
University of Iowas 910 WSUI and 91.7 KSUI Iowa City and 101.7 K269EK
Dubuque.
University of Northern Iowas 91.1 KNSB Bettendorf, 89.5 KHKE and 90.9 KUNI Cedar Falls, 89.7 KNSY and 98.7 K254AE Dubuque, 1010 KRNI, 90.7 K214BA and
91.5 KNSM Mason City, 88.9 KICJ Mitchellville, 91.1 KICW Ottumwa, 104.7
K284CN Ames, 94.5 K233AA Davenport, 97.7 K249EJ Des Moines, 102.1 K271AF Eldridge, and 95.3 K237GD Iowa City.


Sanpete County Broadcasting Company will purchase Oldies “Utah’s Goat” 96.7
KQMB Levan and 1400 KSRR Provo/96.7 K244DH Saratoga Springs UT from JJIE Corporation for $170,000. As part of the deal SCBC will filed modification applications to relocate KSRR and KQMB to new sites as their current leases will no be continued. The buyer owns nine other radio stations and two
LPTVs in central Utah.

Local real estate brokers Gideon Fountain and Jonathan Wilcoxs Greenwich E-Radio LLC will purchase Talk 1490 WGCH Greenwich CT from Forte Family Broadcasting for $105,000. The buyers host a weekly show on the station and began operating WGCH via Time Brokerage Agreement on March 18.
Translator Sales

Vic Michaels Mountain Community Translators will acquire 102.1 W271BP Williamsport PA from Montrose Broadcasting Corporation for $125,000. W271BP will be used to rebroadcast Conservative Talk 1380 WMLP Milton.

Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport purchases 96.1 W241AO Wye Mills MD
from Hope Christian Church of Marlton NJ for $20,000. W241AO will
rebroadcast Radio Broadcast Communications 1460 WKHZ Easton MD.

Black River Valley Gospel Radio donates 90.5 W213AR Lyons Falls and 91.9
W220BO Lowville NY to Mars Hill Broadcasting. Both translators rebroadcast
Mars Hills Christian Preaching 102.9 WMHR Syracuse NY.

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Robbie Mack Joins Candy 95 As PD/Afternoon Host

Posted: 01 Apr 2022 03:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222474/robbie-mack-joins-candy-95-as-pd-afternoon-host/


Bryan Broadcasting has announced the appointment of Robbie Mack as Program Director and afternoon host of CHR Candy 95 95.1 KNDE College Station TX.

Mack joins the company after eight years as PD of CHR Hot 107.9 WJFX and Variety Hits 103.9 Wayne-FM WWFW Fort Wayne IN. He has also worked on-air
at CHR Q92 WDJQ Canton OH and Hot AC 98.1 WKDD Akron.

Bryan Broadcasting General Manager Ben Downs commented “When you’re finding a replacement for people who worked here for 10 years, you know you’ll need to find someone with special skills and talents. Like Frito and Katy before him, Rob understands radio and knows how to reach an audience. And he has
the gift of being a person who can make our systems run like the Marconi-winning station we’re used to. He’s a great fit and an extremely gifted programmer. We plan on learning a lot from him.

Mack added “I can’t wait to get to Texas and get started at Candy 95 and Bryan Broadcasting. Through each step of the process, it became more and
more apparent that this was the place to be. They still do radio the right
way, with jocks in the studios and on the streets. They wrap their arms
around the local B/CS community and the listeners return the favor. Anyone
that knows me knows I’m passionate about local radio. I feel like I just
got the best gig of the year.”

Mack fills the opening created by the departures of former Director of Operations Tucker ‘Frito’ Young and Program Director Katy Dempsey to mornings at Cox Country Y100 KCYY San Antonio at the end of 2021.

Afternoon host Ted Hallowell, who has been filling-in mornings since the departure of Young and Dempsey, will remain permanently in that timeslot.
Mack is beginning the hunt for morning co-host and midday host and says interested applicants can send resumes, airchecks and social media links to careers@bryanbroadcasting.com.

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