Colorado Broadcasters Association To Start Hall Of Fame In 2024
The Colorado Broadcasters Association celebrated the state's superlative broadcasters at its Awards of Excellence Gala on Saturday, April 6. The event, which also celebrated the CBA's 75th anniversary, was held at the Ritz Carlton Denver with hundreds of radio attendees.
Pillar Media Puts Christian Hip Hop On The FM Dial In Denver
Pillar Media has tripled its presence in the Denver area after closing its acquisition of Max Media's KJHM and KFCO. KJHM, formerly Jammin' 101.5, is now Star 101.5, while KFCO switched from Hot 107.1 to Christian hip-hop Kingdom 107.1.
Katz: Tax Prep Services Still Get Big Returns From Radio Ads
With less than two weeks left until tax day, tax preparation services are turning to radio advertising for its broad reach, diverse audience, and local impact to connect with clients. While this isn't new, data shows the tax prep/radio bond is only growing stronger.
The Religious Radio Boom Continues As FCC Licenses Increase
After a year of financial uncertainty, radio ownership grew in the first quarter of 2024, according to FCC license records. Noncommercial FM numbers have soared in the past year, driven by aggressive buying from religious broadcasters.
West Virginia AM Loses Towers To The Week’s Spring Storm Wave
As strong spring storms whipped across the United States this week, two West Virginia AM broadcast towers were toppled by beyond-gale-force winds reaching 90mph on Wednesday night. Both towers belong to WCHS, a news station serving the Charleston area.
Doug Fitzgerald To Take Weekday Afternoons in Lincoln On KLIN
Last week, on-air personality and political consultant Dan Parsons revealed he had been cut by NRG Media Lincoln's KLIN-AM after ten months as part of a "strategic shift" in programming. We now know who Parsons' weekday afternoon replacement will be.
Blast From The Past: C.J. Jones and Ronald “Buzz” Bowman, 1980
Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past features C.J. Jones and Ronald "Buzz" Bowman at WCSC-AM in Charleston, SC. Send your Blast From The Past to our Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
How Do Radio’s Top Leaders Recruit Tomorrow’s Top Leaders?
With media creation and distribution rapidly evolving, particularly among Gen Z who are deeply immersed in digital platforms, how can radio recruit a demographic known for their digital nativity in a new world of increasingly democratized broadcasting?
Women to Watch: Julie Slater, The SoCal Sound
(By Charese Fruge') Julie Slater is the new Music Director at 88.5 The SoCal Sound in LA where she’s been the Midday Host since March 2022. Before that, she hosted Afternoons at 100.3 the Sound in LA for 8+ years.
2024 Radio Mercury Awards Add Two More Weeks For Entries
The Radio Mercury Awards, honoring radio and audio creativity in advertising, has extended its Call for Entry for the 2024 competition. Originally set for April 8, the new deadline for submissions is set for Monday, April 22, with finalists to be revealed in May.
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