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The Loss Of The Radio Show Felt Greatly At NAB Las Vegas

Posted: 04 May 2022 12:42 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/blogs/225057/the-loss-of-the-radio-show-felt-greatly-at-nab-las-vegas/



I went to Las Vegas last week for the 2022 NAB Show hoping to see a greater radio industry integration following the announcement last fall that the
Radio Show would be permanently consolidated into it.

Actions spoke louder than words. While there was an slightly increased push
for their sales panels and small and medium market radio forum, the loss of
a centralized convention for radio was felt. Many executives, brokers, and syndicators were having their usual meetings in their suites at the Wynn
and Encore. On the show floor, the amount of booths dedicated to radio companies were fewer and further between as they were split between the
three open halls and unlike past years no dedicated area with an audio
focus. It left the show completely disjointed for someone trying to find certain vendors.

There are still a number of conferences dedicated to a portion of the
industry, but not one where the entire broadcast radio community can come together for a common purpose. Where station owners can see the future transmission technology or on-air talent can learn sales practices to potentially make them more valuable to their stations or to learn a new
side of the business. Plus what radio person doesnt want a reason to travel
to Las Vegas?

In inquiring to the NABs SVP/Communications Ann Marie Cumming at the show,
she stated that they had no plans to have any increased radio presence at
the October NAB New York show outside of holding the Marconi Awards
ceremony. There could be potential for adding more panels for other facets
of the industry in Las Vegas next year, but unless they find a way to bring everyone together under one roof

Is there another show out there capable of picking up that mantle to bring
the entire industry together? Perhaps one of the bigger state organizations like Texas or Michigan? We need a venue that can speak to all of radio and raise it up together. A place to own the brand of radio for what it means
in 2022 and beyond.


Speaking of owning your brand, the under-the-radar rebranding of Christian
AC 95.1 WRBS-FM from Shine-FM to Bright-FM is a perfect example of a radio station making a short-term loss for long-term gain.

WRBS-FM General Manager Steve Lawhon was upfront with listeners telling
them that they were using the “Shine” name under license from Olivet Nazarene Universitys network in Illinois, which decided to require all
others to rebrand due to the digital confusion being caused to listeners in Illinois.

Now both stations have names that they own completely with trademarked
brands. All too often in commercial radio we see the trademarks come from syndicators who license it out such as Jack-FM, Fresh, or The Edge rather
than a single station lay claim to a brand to own on all platforms as radio becomes much more than just its AM or FM signal. Try being a station named
Z100 not in New York trying to get good SEO or social media accounts. iHeartMedia controls the brand in Portland and Eau Claire, but good luck
trying to get the Country station in Southern Illinois or the Classic
Rocker in Missoula to come up if you are a listener unaware of the massive national brand or just searching for Kiss-FM or The Bull.

Sometimes a good idea shines brightly.


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Chris Hoffman Rises To Cumulus VP/AC Format

Posted: 04 May 2022 10:52 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/224940/chris-hoffman-rises-to-cumulus-vp-ac-formats/



Cumulus Media has promoted Salt Lake City Operations Manager and Program Director/midday host of AC B98.7 KBEE to Vice President of AC Programming
for the company.

In his new role, Hoffman will oversee Cumulus 27 AC formatted stations. He
will continue in his existing Salt Lake City duties as well.

Hoffman has held his positions in Salt Lake City since 2015. He previously
has programmed Classic Rock 98.5 K-Fox KUFX San Jose from 2013-2015, Conservative Talk 710 KCMO and Classic Rock 101 The Fox KCFX Kansas City
from 2004-2013, Oldies 94.9 KCMO-FM Kansas City from 1999 to 2004, and
Oldies Kool 105 KXKL Denver from 1996 to 1999. Hoffman also held various
roles at KXKL APD/MD and Morning Show Producer from 1988 to 96.

Hoffman succeeds Emily Boldon, who departed her dual role as VP/AC
Programming and VP/Stratus Music at the end of March.

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that it has promoted Chris Hoffman
to Vice President of Adult Contemporary. Hoffman will continue in his role
as Operations Manager for Cumulus Salt Lake City’s KUBL-FM, KBEE-FM, and KKAT-AM. As Vice President of Adult Contemporary for Cumulus Media, Hoffman will be responsible for 27 Cumulus AC-formatted radio stations, overseeing
best practices, artist and label relations and company communications pertaining to the AC format

Hoffman is a 35-year radio veteran, programming stations in the AC, Classic Rock, Classic Hits and News/Talk formats. He started his career while still
in high school, at the University of Colorado’s radio station. As a
teenager he worked his way up at Shamrock Broadcasting’s Kool 105 (KXKL FM) in Denver, rising to Program Director in 1996. He went on to program KCMO
FM in Kansas City, MO, where his team won two Marconi Awards, and took on Operations Manager and Program Director roles for Cumulus at KCMO-AM and KCFX-FM. After two years in San Francisco programming KUZX/KUFX, Hoffman
moved to Salt Lake City as Operations Manager for Cumulus Media’s KUBL,
KKAT and KBEE, where he also served as Program Director and Midday host.

 

John Dimick, Senior Vice President Programming Operations, Cumulus Media, said: “Having the depth to recruit from within and promote someone with Chris’ abilities is another example of our commitment to having the best
and brightest in Cumulus Media. This is well deserved recognition, and we
are delighted to have Chris as part of the Audience and Content leadership team.”

 

Hoffman said: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to lead our AC team at Cumulus and work with our PDs to grow our legendary group of stations. A huge thank you to EVP Brian Philips and our VPs of Programming, John Dimick, Doug
Hamand and Greg Frey for this amazing opportunity. I can’t wait to get started.”



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TuneIn Appoints Tom Fuelling As CFO

Posted: 04 May 2022 07:09 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225055/tunein-appoints-tom-fuelling-as-cfo/



TuneIn, the world’s leading live streaming audio service, announced today that Tom Fuelling has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial
Officer. With over 25 years of experience working for media and technology companies including leading players in video streaming and music, Fuelling
will be a strong addition to the already robust executive team.

“Tom is an incredible addition to our growing leadership team. His
experience scaling global media businesses that consumers love is unparalleled,” said Richard Stern, CEO, TuneIn. “Working in a competitive landscape, TuneIn has emerged as a leader in live audio streaming and we
look forward to working with Tom as he’ll help us sustain and maintain our growth both domestically and abroad.”

Prior to joining TuneIn, Fuelling served as CFO for Hulu, OpenX,
ARTISTdirect and most recently, Spokeo, Inc., among others. During his six years at Hulu where he was the 12th employee, the company saw large growth
in its advertising-supported business. Fuelling was involved in the launch
of Hulu Plus, the company’s subscription product which he helped to scale
to more than 5 million subscribers during his tenure. At Hulu, OpenX and Spokeo, Fuelling was responsible for hiring and developing the accounting
and finance teams, implementing financial planning and reporting processes
and developing weekly and monthly operational metrics dashboards to provide actionable insights to improve the businesses.

Fuelling began listening to TuneIn more than five years ago and closely
follows the digital media space. He is a big consumer of audio content and
is looking forward to combining a personal interest with his professional
work.

“I am hoping to support the company’s current momentum and work with the team to grow our customer base,” said Fuelling. “I enjoy working at companies that are in a building mode and looking to scale, and I have
always been attracted to businesses like TuneIn that are innovating on
behalf of the consumer. With a professional background in the music and
video spaces, moving to audio seems natural to me.”


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BIA Expands Media Forecasting & Consulting Divisions

Posted: 04 May 2022 07:07 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225053/bia-expands-media-forecasting-consulting-divisions/



BIA Advisory Services has added three key personnel to augment its
forecasting and consulting divisions. In a leadership role at BIA, Nicole Ovadia has joined as Vice President of Forecasting and Analysis to focus on enhancing BIA’s U.S. local media advertising forecast models and to support strategic and financial consulting projects with insights and analysis on broadcasting, digital trends, and economic impacts.

“BIA’s role as a trusted advisor has been increasing significantly, and I am excited to expand our team to support our efforts for clients,” said Tom Buono, CEO and Founder, BIA Advisory Services. “The media marketplace is extremely dynamic and its incumbent on us to continually challenge
ourselves to deliver the best data and insights that help our clients with their goals and priorities. Our new team members have exactly the skillsets necessary to immediately deepen our impact and value to clients.”

Ovadia comes to BIA from the New York State Broadcasters Association
(NYSBA) where she had a successful track record advocating for NYC Radio.
Prior to that, she spent over 14 years with Emmis Communications at both
the corporate level in the Strategy Group focusing on sales and
acquisitions and at the local level in New York where she served as Vice President Customer Success.

Over her career, Ovadia has focused on building forecast models,
implementing process improvements, and building partnerships with clients. These will all be areas she will focus on at BIA. In addition to her role
in forecasting, Ovadia will be leading enhanced initiatives to develop recommendations and conclusions based on forecasted outcomes and will work
with the forecasting team to develop and share custom analyses with
clients. Ovadia possesses a B.S. degree in Economics from Wharton and an
MBA from MIT Sloan. She will be based in New York City

BIA also announces that Leyla Chatti has joined as a Senior Media Analyst
and Mark Dugan as Director of Data Insights and Client Relations.

Chatti comes to BIA from Warner Brothers Digital where she worked in the business intelligence area analyzing and reporting audience insights to
global leadership. Prior to that, she was a client insights analyst for the financial services area at Comscore. At BIA, Chatti will do qualitative and quantitative research and use BIA’s advertising forecast to develop custom strategic business insights for clients. She will also be focused on
business vertical analysis by media channel. Chatti earned her B.A. from
the University of Virginia. Chatti will be based in Washington, DC.

Dugan comes to BIA from Sinclair Broadcasting, where he was a research
director for WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh. In this role, Dugan worked regularly
with Nielsen, Scarborough, Media Audit, and Kantar Research to develop customized client-centric presentations and assist sales management to
better position the station. He also trained sales staff in projection and estimate techniques. Dugan has also been an Account Executive at Raycom
Media and Research Director at Granite Broadcasting. Dugan will be based in Pittsburg, PA.

At BIA, Dugan will use his industry experience to help clients use BIA data
and research effectively and efficiently. Mark has his MBA with a
concentration in Marketing and a BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester.

BIA’s Managing Director, Rick Ducey, commented on the company’s expansion, saying, “Nicole’s broadcasting experience and unique set of skills and experience will be invaluable as we expand and refine our advertising
forecast to reflect today’s digital trends. Combine that with Leyla and Mark’s abilities to develop deep analysis around our data and we will be
able to better key into our clients’ business goals and help them succeed.”

Ovadia, Chatti, and Dugan have started in their positions at BIA. More on
their backgrounds can be found in the company’s analyst directory here.


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Cumulus Rejects Warshaw Acquisition Offer

Posted: 04 May 2022 05:15 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225047/cumulus-rejects-warshaw-acquisition-offer/



In a letter to shareholders s part of its first quarter earnings report
today, Cumulus Media CEO Mary Berner announced the rejection of the
acquisition offer made by Jeff Warshaw last month.

Berner stated that the Cumulus Board of Directors unanimously concluded
that the indication of interest significantly undervalues the company.
Cumulus will begin a $50 million share repurchase program to instead
deliver value to shareholders. The earnings report stated that the company increased first quarter revenue by 15% year-over-year with digital revenue
up 18% thanks to a 35% increase in digital marketing services and 22@
increase in podcasting revenue.

Regarding the unsolicited offer made by Warshaw on April 14, Berner wrote:

The Company recently received an indication of interest in acquiring the Company for $15.00 to $17.00 per share. After a careful and thorough
review, conducted in consultation with our financial and legal advisors,
the Board unanimously concluded that the indication of interest
significantly undervalues the Company and is not in the best interests of
its shareholders.

The Company’s Board is open to all paths that continue to drive superior shareholder value. Our strong momentum across business lines, multiple
digital revenue growth drivers, operational efficiency and superior cash
flow provide the Company with substantial untapped upside that it expects
to continue to realize on behalf of its shareholders. Given these facts and circumstances, the Board unanimously believes execution of the Company’s strategy will deliver significantly more value to shareholders than this indication of interest.

We look forward to updating you on our progress as we continue to deliver
value for Cumulus shareholders.


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WTKE Brings Classic Rock To Fort Walton Beach

Posted: 04 May 2022 04:30 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225021/wtke-brings-classic-rock-to-fort-walton-beach/



Omni Broadcasting has flipped Sports 100.3 The Ticket WTKE-FM
Niceville/Fort Walton Beach FL to Classic Rock 100.3 K-Rock. The station is
now running programming from Local Radio Networks and United Stations
Nights with Alice Cooper.

The new format targets Cumulus Medias Active Rock Rock 99 WKSM, which
gained a current based competitor last August in JVC Medias Rock 92.1 WECQ.

The former Ticket programming heard on WTKE-FM continues in Fort Walton
Beach on 103.7 W259AN Fort Walton Beach via WTKE-HD2 and 1490 WTKE
Milton/97.1 W246BN Pensacola.


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WKSZ Adds Edgar Ybarra and Reed Petitpren

Posted: 03 May 2022 01:42 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225000/wksz-adds-edgar-ybarra-and-reed-petitpren/



Woodward Radio Group has announced the addition of Edgar Ybarra and Reed Petitpren to CHR 95.9 Kiss-FM WKSZ De Pere/Green Bay and 92.9 WKZY Chilton/Appleton WI.

Ybarra will serve as Music Director and midday host filling the position previously held by Heather Storm. He most recently worked in support for VCreative and tracks mornings at Delta Radio CHR Q102 WIQQ Greenville MS. Ybarra has also worked in the market as Program Director of Cumulus Media Country 104.9 WPCK and Classic Rock 106.7 WKRU. He has also programmed
Country B93.7 WBFM Sheboygan, APD/MD at 93.7 WXAL Burlington VT, and on-air
at CHR 97.5 WZOK Rockford IL.

Petitpren will take over the afternoon slot that had been held by Drake
Webb. Petitpren most recently hosted afternoons at Alternative Go 96.3 KQGO Minneapolis until its sign-off in December 2020, spent seven years in afternoons at 89X CIMX Windsor ON/Detroit, and has worked at WRIF Detroit,
WWCK Flint, KKCT Bismarck, and WXYK Biloxi in his career.

Woodward Radio Group’s station 95.9 KISS FM (WKSZ-FM) is naming new hosts
and staff.

Reed Petitpren is the station’s new afternoon host and digital content creator and Edgar Ybarra is the station’s new music director and midday
host.

“I am excited to work with the great crew here at WRG.” Petitpren said. “There is something about the vibe here that is just different. WRG does radio the way radio is supposed to be done, local and community oriented.”

Petitpren was previously at GO 96.3 (KQGO) in Minneapolis.

“I found the elusive unicorn in Woodward Radio Group. I’m excited to join the team,” Ybarra said. “The opportunity to be live and local and to be able to create fresh and new content on KISS-FM for northeast Wisconsin is
one I couldn’t pass up. The team that has been put together for KISS-FM and all of Woodward is top notch. It’s a rare vibe to find in the radio
business these days and I’m really happy to be part of it.”

Ybarra is a veteran of the Green Bay/Appleton/Oshkosh market. Most recently YBARRA worked for V-Creative and Cumulus.

“Losing two major talents of the station (Heather Storm and Drake Webb) in the last six months was a huge hit, but taking the time and doing it right, both Petitpren and Ybarra should be staples of the station for years to come,” Brand Manager Joe Marroe said.

Petitpren started his afternoon show Monday and Ybarra jumps on board May 9.


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WDIA Memphis Legend Bobby O'Jay Dies

Posted: 03 May 2022 10:36 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/224992/wdia-memphis-legend-bobby-ojay-dies/



Longtime iHeartMedia RB Oldies 1070 WDIA Memphis personality Bobby OJay
passed away this morning.

WREG-TV reports that when OJay would normally open the phone lines at
9:00am the station continued playing music. Midday host Bev Johnson
confirmed to the television station that he passed away while at work, but
no cause of death has been revealed.

OJay has been with WDIA since 1983 and also served as Program Director of
the station. Prior to his arrival in Memphis, the 68 year-old OJay worked
in Milwaukee, Montgomery AL, Houston, Dallas and Chicago.




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Heardle vs. the Lost Factor

Posted: 03 May 2022 09:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/blogs/224621/heardle-vs-the-lost-factor/



It might surprise some Ross on Radio readers to hear Heardle and the Lost Factor mentioned in the same sentence. Heardle is the two-month-old British “name-that-tune” variant on the game Wordle that has been phenomenal in its own way. The Lost Factor divides old chart points by current radio spins to calculate those once-big hits that have become obscure with time. Where
would they overlap?

At this writing, they have not. Heardle’s clues have included “Dancing Queen,” “Like a Virgin,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” and “I Wanna
Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).” Yesterday’s clue was “I Love Rock & Roll.”  “It’s too easy for us,” tweeted one radio person. Shortly thereafter, Questlove, who became Heardles celebrity influencer, weighed in along similar lines. (The April 28 clue, reminiscent of Heardle;s April
Fools game, is a seeming response.) 

So far, I’ve considered a song “lost” if its Lost Factor is higher than a 1.0. So far, no song heard in Heardle has had a higher number than 0.7, although that doesn’t count the 17 songs so far — roughly a quarter of the clues — that never made the Billboard Top 100 songs for a given year and
thus have no Lost Factor. Yet, there have definitely been clues that were
hard enough to generate online grumbling. 

The makers of Heardle plan to release online stats about difficulty, but it
is already possible to glean some generational differences both from the
clues I’ve seen discussed or complained about on social media, as well as from Shazam stats. All 14 clues for the last two weeks have shown up on
Shazam for that week, and it’s telling which songs people needed more help with. A lot of the recent clues also speak to the changing nature of “what
is a hit.”

Heardle creator Omakase Studio is UK-based, and you can definitely tell
that from some of the choices. Annie Lennox’s “Walking on Broken Glass” endured to some extent on AC radio there; in the U.S., it was a
not-quite-real hit in 1992, during Top 40’s desperate hours when pure pop
was overshadowed by almost every other genre. “Walking on Broken Glass” reads as “lost” to most radio people now, but it never made the year-end Top 100 in America. 

There are other giveaways. “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor” by Arctic Monkeys was a cultural moment in the UK; here it’s “Do I Wanna Know”
that any Alternative radio veteran or listener heard as a current for two years. Mark Ronson hadn’t yet broken through in America with “Uptown Funk”
when “Valerie,” essentially an Amy Winehouse record during her peak stardom, became a radio staple. “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus was an Alternative hit here, but a mainstream pop smash there.

The Omakase Studio people say they don’t have an age target in mind, but if there’s a single person signing off on final song choices, I’d guess them to be somewhere in their mid-30s, where you can have heard enough older
songs to choose “Got to Be Real” by Cheryl Lynn or “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross — songs that are sadly not as omnipresent as “I Love Rock & Roll” (but not lost either). That person might also still make the effort
to keep current on music, explaining how “Streets” by Doja Cat became one of the early clues. The repertoire also reflects those songs that read as
hits to the current generation — e.g., “Jolene” by Dolly Parton — even if
they weren’t pop-radio songs when new.

When I see my radio friends stumped by a clue, it’s nearly always those
2000s songs that had a cultural presence but not one on pop radio: Koffee’s Afro/Caribbean “Toast,” for instance. I managed to figure out “Black Skinhead” by Kanye West — heavily written about when it was new in 2013 but receiving zero U.S. radio spins now. But Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” stumped me. I heard it in 2001, but I only really know it as sampled by West for “Stronger.”

There have also been the trick questions that have caused a certain amount
of online annoyance: expecting players to know “Wonderwall” by Oasis from the cough that precedes the familiar intro (actually at the end of the
previous song on the album, apparently) or “Wannabe” by Spice Girls from the chuckle that comes before “so tell me what you want.” Those songs are megahits here, but even bigger at home. Again, to a 35-year-old Brit who experienced those songs by playing the album, not just hearing them on the radio, those might seem like fair questions. (Then again, around the same
time, Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” also began with interstitial noise.)

These are the last two weeks of Heardle clues and where they ranked on
Shazam last week. As is the case overall, the Shazam figures here likely reflect both people trying to game the Heardle game and who just wanted to bookmark songs. So an almost-hit like “My Oh My” might be one of the least-searched songs for the week because contemporary listeners still
heard it plenty, or possibly because older listeners just threw their hands up. 

Two weeks ago:

Cheryl Lynn, “Got to Be Real” (No. 11)
Koffee, “Toast” (21)
Fatboy Slim, “Praise you” (42)
Oasis, “Wonderwall” (57)
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Californication” (61)
Camila Cabello f/DaBaby, “My Oh My” (63)
Pink, “Get the Party Started” (99)


Last week:

Arctic Monkeys, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” (No. 27)
Mark Morrison, “Return of the Mack” (33)
Shakira, “Whenever, Wherever” (45)
Annie Lennox, “Walking on Broken Glass” (52)
Lauryn Hill, “Ex-Factor” (64)
Harry Styles, “Adore You” (68)
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free” (114)


These are the songs with the highest Lost Factor, based on airplay at
monitored BDSradio stations earlier this month:

Doja Cat, “Streets” (0.7 — as the year-end top 100 becomes less reliant on
major airplay hits, it was No. 67 for the year and got 47 spins last week); Spice Girls, “Wannabe” (0.6)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, “Summertime” (0.5)
Destiny’s Child, “Independent Women” (0.5)
John Legend, “Ordinary People” (0.4)


And here are the Heardle clues with the least airplay, regardless of Lost Factor:

Kanye West, “Black Skinhead” (zero spins)
Wheatus, “Teenage Dirtbag” (13)
Mark Ronson, “Valerie” (14)
Arctic Monkeys, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” (16)
Koffee, “Toast” (28)


(Update: The day after this article was initially published, the clue was
Candi Statons R&B classic Young Hearts Run Free, a top 5 U.K. hit, but only
No. 20 here. That song would be tied for fourth with 16 spins. Even then, because it had few year end points, its lost factor is 0.7.)

It’s worth noting that after “I Love Rock & Roll,” Questlove, who became the game’s celebrity endorser early on, took to Twitter to suggest that he create his own more challenging version, an idea which many followers
liked. Maybe theres an announcement of a celebrity curator in the offing.

Heardle is cool—-but there is no middle ground—-either it’s too easy and I
get it in 1 sec or some gen z jawn I dunno. @Heardle_app I wanna do a
Questo edition in which I really challenge music heads #Heardle #60

https://t.co/19CCdq6Viy

- a Rug In Percussion? (@questlove) April 27, 2022



Then again, a more challenging game already exists, actually. It’s SongPop, which I wrote about when it became phenomenal nearly a decade ago. If its intros you want, SongPop has multiple just the intros playlists, but they
also have hundreds of others. I don’t play SongPop as obsessively as I did
at the time, but if you or Questlove would like to challenge me, look for
me @RossOnRadio.


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WKQX Completes Its Return To Q101 Identity

Posted: 03 May 2022 06:20 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/223740/q101-branding-to-return-to-wkqx-chicago/



At its station anniversary concert this evening, Cumulus Media Alternative 101.1 WKQX Chicago made its return to its heritage Q101 identity.

Timed to the rebirth of the Q brand on then 87.7 WKQX-LP in May 2012, the station was holding its Ahoy concert with Weezer where the announcement was made around 8:00 this evening.

BIG NEWS <3 @laurenoneil #Q101isBack pic.twitter.com/1ghZfwiPHJ

- 101WKQX (@101WKQX) May 4, 2022



Original Report 4/18: Cumulus Media has acquired the intellectual property
and trademarks of Q101 Chicago from Matt Dubiels Broadcast Barter Radio Networks and will restore the to brand to Alternative 101.1 WKQX Chicago.

Broadcast Barter Radio Networks had acquired the Q101 IP when Merlin Media purchased WKQX to launch its short-lived FM News brand in 2011. They kept
the brand going as a webcaster and selling merchandise with the stations
logo.

The Alternative format relaunched on-air first as Q87.7 in May 2012 and
then made its way back to 101.1 in January 2014. Because BBRN retained the
Q101 IP and trademark, the station has been branded as 101.1 WKQX since
then.

Now the two will become one again. Vice President/Market Manager Marv Nyren told Robert Feder it took four years to reach a deal with Dubiel to
reacquire the rights to the brand.

No word yet on when the rebranding will take effect.


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Vincent 'Mojo' Wilson Joins Cumulus Mobile As Operations Manager

Posted: 03 May 2022 06:11 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/224973/vincent-mojo-wilson-joins-cumulus-mobile-as-operations-manager/



Cumulus Media has appointed Vincent Mojo Wilson as Operations Manager for
their five station cluster in Mobile AL and Program Director of CHR 97.5
WABD and Conservative Talk 660 WXQW.

Wilson joins Cumulus from Southern Broadcasting in Florence/Muscle Shoals
AL where he served as Director of Operations since 2015 outside of a five
month stint in afternoons at Beasley Media Classic Hip Hop 105.1 The Bounce WMGC Detroit in 2019. Wilson has also programmed Rhythmic CHR Wild 96.3
WNHT Fort Wayne IN and Wild 100.7 WYDL Corinth MS during his career as well
as Creative Services Director/night host for B103.9 WXKB Fort Myers, Music Director at 105.5 The Beat WBTT Fort Myers. He started his career at 93.3
WFLZ Tampa.

Wilson fills the position that had been held by Jimmy Steele until his move
to Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL Indianapolis in March.

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that it has appointed Vincent “Mojo” Wilson as Operations Manager for Cumulus Mobile, AL. Cumulus Mobile’s five-station group includes WBLX-FM (Mainstream Urban), WDLT-FM (Urban AC), WABD-FM (CHR), WGOK-AM (Gospel), and WXQW-AM (News/Talk). Wilson will also serve as Program Director for WABD-FM and WXQW-AM and will be heard on-air
on WABD-FM weekdays from 9:00am-2:00pm.

A 26-year radio veteran, Wilson started his career doing nights at 93.3 FLZ Tampa. He also served as on-air host at WMGC 105.1 The Bounce in Detroit. Wilson was most recently Director of Operations for Southern Broadcasting
in Florence/Muscle Shoals, AL.

Don Boyd, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Mobile, said: ““Mojo” is a
talented programmer and on-air personality with a strong track record
leading Urban, CHR, Gospel and News Talk stations. He will be an excellent addition to our top performing team in Mobile as Operations Manager of our five-station group.”

Vincent “Mojo” Wilson commented: “I’m extremely excited to join the Cumulus
family and work alongside Don Boyd, Doug Hamand, and the talented team in Mobile! Cumulus Media is a company that I’ve wanted to work for, and this
is the perfect fit.”

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