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WOEZ To Switch To Nature Sounds Overnights

Posted: 06 May 2022 08:51 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225207/woez-to-switch-to-nature-sounds-overnights/



On the companys quarterly earnings call yesterday, Saga Communications Chairman/CEO/President Ed Christian revealed a new programming initiative
it intends to launch on Soft AC Easy 93.7 WOEZ Burton/Hilton Head Island SC
in the next week or so.

WOEZ will be the prototype for an initiative created by Christian to try to bring listening back to overnights. Christian states that WOEZ will begin airing sounds of rain and thunder in the background to help listeners fall asleep from either 11pm or 12am until 5am. The company intends to sell
short sponsorships twice an hour to monetize the programming.

Christian explained the thought behind the programming on the call:


Okay. And it occurred to me several weeks ago that one of the big problems
I was reading an article, and one of the big problems that it talked about
is that more and more Americans are having problems going to sleep and
falling asleep. And it goes through talking about this and what its doing
to the persons health well-being and everything else like that by being restless at night.

One of the things that has happened to radio today is that we have lost a
lot of listening, any overnight areas. Overnight radio used to be a
relatively big thing. Right now, couple of major shows that are syndicated
for overnight talk shows that are good. But in terms of the music area and music formats for overnight, a lot of it has now been automated and
produced right off the machines and with nobody in a facility to speak of
or nobody at all in the facility.

So I came up with an idea of, okay, so why dont we do something thats
totally different and totally unique to radio itself, commercial
over-the-air radio. And so weve been working on perfecting the idea that
were doing. And were taking it as a prototype extra air station in Boston Hilton Head. And one of the stations there, we have 4 radio stations in the market. One of them was easy favorites.

Weve been on the air for several years now, and its doing quite well for
us. But we decided that there really isnt an overnight listening audience
to it. And so were going to be running, I guess, we call it deep sleep
music overnight, but its not music, its sounds. And so from youre going to think Im probably a little nutty here, but thats okay. 11 O clock at
midnight until 5 in the morning will be just the sounds of rain and thunder
in the background to provide a sleep audience. And youre going, why do you
make any sense out of that?

Well be selling very short spots going to be brought to you by spots like mattress doors, that type of product category with only 2 mentions an hour during from 11 till 5 or mid-night till 5. We have an extra hour so were
going to do it.

But again, lets try and take from lemons, which is kind of the overnight
hours and turn them into a lemonade and at least monetize that and sell
them in 26- or 52-week schedules on the station and break it into 2 break
an hour, which is what were doing. So it wont be commercialized as it will
be basically that would be defeating the idea of trying to put people to sleep, but there will be mentions all the time like that.

And thats a product that we can do, and its something that we can do for revenue producing and have money coming in on the overnight thing. And at
the same time, providing a service to a lot of listeners. So well see what happens on that. Trying not to ramble on today on this. But I think thats
what radio needs is some different thinking, a different way of looking at
the problems.

And if we strike out, we strike out on something and we invent something
else and have to have the forward momentum.



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Station Sales Week of 5/6: Passport Checks Another In Western PA

Posted: 06 May 2022 04:45 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225169/station-sales-week-of-5-6-passport-checks-another-in-western-pa/


Translator Sales

Family Life Ministries sells 101.7 W269EC Saint Marys PA to Seven Mountains Media for $1. Upon completing its move from 91.7 last month, W269EC began simulcasting Seven Mountains Classic Hits Passport Radio 900 WCPA
Clearfield along with 98.5 W253CU Clearfield expanding the brands coverage
west over Dubois, Saint Marys and towards Punxsutawney.
Station Sales

Alfred Hammonds Capital Broadcasting VA sells 920 WURA Quantico/98.1 W251CH Manassas and 1480 WDWC Dumfries-Triangle VA to Amin Segundos WASP
Productions. Segundo will pay $700,000 for WURA/W251CH and $250,000 for
WPWC. The buyer has has operated both stations via Time Brokerage Agreement since April 2016. All three signals operate as Regional Mexican Radio Unida.

Other sales RoRo Investments acquired Great American Broadcastings three stations in Panama City FL.


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20 iHeartMedia Alternative Stations Go Out Of Order

Posted: 06 May 2022 04:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225163/20-iheartmedia-alternative-stations-go-out-of-order/



Compass Media Networks weekly Out of Order with Stryker will be added on 20
of iHeartMedias Alternative stations.

Hosted by Ted Stryker, who joined iHeartMedias Alt 98.7 KYSR Los Angeles as afternoon co-host in February, the weekly top 20 Alternative show will be
heard on stations including 94.5 The Buzz KTBZ-FM Houston, DC 101 WWDC Washington, Alt 104.5 WRFF Philadelphia, Channel 93.3 KTCL Denver, and
106.5 The End WEND Charlotte.

Out Of Order with Stryker, the two-hour weekly alternative countdown show
is back on the radio in Los Angeles airing on ALT 98.7.  The show is
further expanding its affiliates with more than 20 additional iHeartMedia
radio stations nationwide, including WRFF-FM Philadelphia, WWDC-FM
Washington DC, KTBZ-FM Houston, KTCL-FM Denver, and WEND-FM Charlotte.
The nationally syndicated program, distributed by Compass Media Networks, features the top 20 alternative rock songs in the country… played totally
Out of Order. The show also highlights new music and features weekly
interviews with some of music’s biggest stars.
“I’m so excited to bring Out Of Order to all of these amazing new affiliates,” says Stryker, the long-time KROQ Los Angeles host, who
recently moved to ALT 98.7 KYSR to host Alt Afternoons as part of the
Booker & Stryker show. “Out Of Order is a show that I absolutely love! It’s a mix of awesome songs, top artist interviews, and new music discovery.” “Huge thanks to Lisa Worden and the teams at both iHeart and Compass Media Networks who worked together to help make this happen,” he adds.
Lisa Worden, iHeartMedia Vice President Rock and Alternative/Program
Director, ALT 98.7 Los Angeles states, “I am pumped to add Out Of Order
with Stryker to ALT 98.7 and the iHeart Media roster of Alternative
stations.  I’ve always enjoyed listening to the show and think it’s a great
fit for our stations!”
For more information on Out Of Order, please contact Doug Ingold  dingold@compassmedianetworks.com



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Toucher & Rich Expand To Springfield

Posted: 05 May 2022 08:38 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225134/toucher-rich-expand-to-springfield/



Saga Communications Rock Lazer 99.3/98.5 1600 WLZX/98.5 W253CD East Longmeadow/Springfield and 99.3 WLZX-FM Northampton MA will launch the
Toucher Rich show in mornings on Monday, May 9.

Hosted by Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb and based at Beasley Medias
98.5 The Sports Hub WBZ-FM Boston, the show entered regional syndication
last fall on Townsquare Medias Alternative WCYY network of 94.3 WCYY Biddeford/Portland, 1400 WJZN/95.9 W240DH Augusta, and WPKQ North Conway NH.

Toucher Rich fill the morning slot on WLZX/WLZX-FM that had been held by
Dave Coombs. Coombs has since moved to middays at Sagas Hometown Rock 96.5 WKLH-FM Milwaukee.

Beasley Media Group announces Toucher Rich, the Marconi Award winning
morning show featured on Boston’s 98.5 The Sports Hub, has added Saga Communication’s Lazer 99.3 and 98.5 in Springfield and Northampton, MA to
its syndication network beginning on Monday, May 9th, 2022.

The addition of the new affiliation further expands the show’s audience across New England.

Toucher and Rich, featuring Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb, along with
Jon Wallach, is the #1 ranked morning radio show in Boston. The program recently celebrated its 12th anniversary on 98.5 The Sports Hub as the
dominant program for Male and Adult audiences 25-54.

“We’re excited to be launching Toucher Rich in Springfield and Northampton on Lazer 99.3 and 98.5 with our new friends at Saga Communications,” said Toucher and Rich. “We’re fortunate to have some of the most loyal listeners in radio and look forward to introducing our show to a whole new audience
of potential TR diehards.”


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WSSR Launches Eddie Volkman & Hannah Brummer In Mornings

Posted: 05 May 2022 07:20 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225130/wssr-launches-eddie-volkman-hannah-brummer-in-mornings/



Alpha Media Hot AC Star 96.7 WSSR Joliet IL will debut a new morning show hosted by Eddie Volkman and Hannah Brummer.

Volkman, who has served as Content Director at WSSR since April 2019, moves
to mornings from afternoons. Volkman is best known for his long run in
mornings at CHR B96 WBBM-FM Chicago from 1986 to 2008 mostly alongside Joe ‘JoBo Bohannon. He has also hosted mornings at Classic Hits 104.3 K-Hits
WJMK Chicago, Classic Rock “103.9 The Fox” WFXF Dundee IL, and has spent time at Talk WLS Chicago.

Brummer currently hosts afternoons at Alpha Hot AC 102.3 WXLC Waukegan IL
and will continue in that role as well. Brummer joined WXLC in September
2021 after previously working in promotions at Audacy Chicago.

The duo take the morning slot that had been held by Kevin Kollins until his exit at the start of April. Kollins is currently prepping a campaign for
the Will County Board.



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Mass Live: WEEIs Meghan Ottolini eager to create good radio as she makes history in Boston

Posted: 04 May 2022 06:38 PM PDT https://www.masslive.com/sports/2022/05/weeis-meghan-ottolini-eager-to-make-create-good-radio-as-she-makes-history-in-boston.html

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