EMF Buys Albany FM
Educational Media Foundation picks up WJKE-FM/Albany, NY from Empire Broadcasting for $550,000.
Beasley Brings Christmas To Beantown
WMJX-FM, normally home to a "Today's Hits & Yesterday's Favorites"
format, is another of the early birds on the dial to flip to Christmas music....
Westwood One’s Holiday Feast Of Specials
Westwood One's has announced its list of holiday specials, hosted by a stellar lineup of artists. This year, the yuletide festivities commence with a side of turkey first -- A Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration with Chris Young -- a four-hour country music special available to stations Thursday, November 23 – Sunday, November 26, between 6 a.m. and 12 midnight.
WGN Radio Gets Its SNL On In Chi-Town
WGN Radio has announced it will do a series of live broadcasts from the “Saturday Night Live: The Experience” exhibition inside the Museum of Broadcast Communications at 360 North State Street in Chicago. The series will begin on Tuesday, November 21 with The Steve Cochran Show from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m
KTI Country Is Truckin’ On For The Troops
94.5 KTI’s “Truck for the Troops” radiothon raised $41,896 to replace a broken-down service vehicle for USO Wisconsin. The all-new truck has all the mod cons, and will mainly serve service members training at Fort McCoy. The radiothon ran from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, November 10.
This Rat Helps The Needy Of New Jersey
Beasley's WRAT will hold its 19th annual "Broadcast to Benefit the People of New Jersey Thanksgiving Season Collection Drive" at Shoprite (Route 66, Neptune), Monday, November 20, 6 a.m.-midnight, and Tuesday, November 21, 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. "The Rat" will attempt to fill the 21st truck in the history of the event to benefit those in need in the community.
Cumulus Files Details About Restructuring
And as we mentioned last week, we are hearing the word bankruptcy more than we ever have in the past. Two weeks after choosing to default on a $23.6 million interest payment on 7.75% senior notes due 2019, Cumulus has disclosed a previously confidential term sheet that includes pre-packaged Chapter 11 details.
Pandora, Sonos Present Home-Listening System
Music streamers Pandora have partnered with Sonos, the wireless home sound system, to develop a home listening system. Listeners can now control Sonos directly through the Pandora mobile app and command Pandora stations with voice commands via Alexa.
Beasley Philly Names Johnson Director Of Sports Content
Beasley Media has hired Eric Johnson as Director of Sports Content in Philadelphia. He spent the past 19 years serving as Brand Manager and PD at New Jersey's 101.5 FM. Prior to that, Johnson worked as the APD at WIP and was the PD at Y-100 in Philadelphia.
Jordan Becomes a Full-Time Rocker
Beasley Media has named Juline Jordan midday host at Classic Rocker WCSX-FM in Detroit. Jordan has spent over 20 years working in Detroit, most recently working as a weekend and fill-in on-air personality at WCSX-FM. Prior to that, she was heard on WRIF-FM.