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RadioInsight for Wednesday 8 March 2017
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/////////////////////////////////////////// K-Rock Gives Way To AC Fun 101 In Reno Posted: 08 Mar 2017 02:14 PM PST http://radioinsight.com/headlines/11...-fun-101-reno/ From RadioInsight Evans Broadcasting flipped Rock 100.9 K-Rock KURK Sparks/Reno NV to AC Fun 101 on Tuesday, March 7. Cluster OM Doug Daniels adds PD and morning host duties for the new station. His wife Denise Daniels will host middays and Reno market veteran Rick Carter joins for afternoons from Shamrock Active Rock Z105.3 KZTI. The syndicated John Tesh will be heard at night. New KRFN call letters are now in place. The new format goes after Reno Media Groups 106.9 More-FM KRNO. No web or social media presence exits yet for the new brand. KURK midday host Kathleen and afternoon host Jay Slater will segue to sister Country 92.1 The Wolf KWFP. The post K-Rock Gives Way To AC Fun 101 In Reno appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Highway Stations To Be Auctioned Off Posted: 08 Mar 2017 12:32 PM PST http://radioinsight.com/headlines/11...auctioned-off/ From RadioInsight Seven stations in the California desert on the route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas are being auctioned off at the end of the month. Scott Knoblauch of Spectrum Media, LLC is taking bids on the seven stations split into three formats branded as Highway Radio as part of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings against parent KHWY Inc. The stations once thrived as being the only in-car entertainment for those driving on Interstate 15 to Las Vegas and back to Los Angeles. Newer options have taken away much of the ability of these stations to draw advertisers. The stations available in the bankruptcy auction a Hot AC The Highway Vibe 98.1 KRXV Yermo/Barstow, 98.9 KHWY Essex, and 99.7 KHYZ Mountain Pass CA. KHYZ also has a 370w/454m booster KHYZ-FM2 Las Vegas that covers much of the market. Country Highway Country 101.5 KIXF Baker and 107.3 KIXW-FM Lenwood/Barstow CA. Rock The Drive 94.9 KHRQ Baker and 96.9 KHDR Lenwood/Barstow Confidential bids are due to Knoblauch by March 31. Information can be received via e-mail to or calling (864)233-9530. The post Highway Stations To Be Auctioned Off appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Keefer Returns To KBCO Posted: 08 Mar 2017 11:36 AM PST http://radioinsight.com/headlines/11...-returns-kbco/ From RadioInsight iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO Boulder/Denver has announced that David Keefer Fulgham will return to the station on March 20 to host afternoons from 3-8pm. Keefer served as Music Director/afternoon host on KBCO from 1999 through 2012 when he was the victim of one of then-Clear Channels mass layoffs. Since then he has worked for Community Radio for Northern Colorados 91.5 KUNC and 105.5 The Colorado Sound KJAC where he was involved with the launch of the non-comm AAA and served as MD/Afternoon host. Prior to coming to Colorado in 1999, he spent four years as PD of AAA KBXR Columbia MO. iHeartMedia Denver announced today the return of popular afternoon host Keefer to 97.3 KBCO, Denver’s World Class Rock, effective March 20, 2017. Keefer will broadcast weekdays from 3 – 8 p.m. Keefer will feature KBCO’s variety of World Class Rock and will host artists live in KBCO Studio C (the stations live performance studio). “Being on-air at 97.3 KBCO one of the most respected radio stations in the country setting up Studio C recordings for some of the most prolific musicians in the industry, and working alongside some of the most creative, professional, and hard-working people I have ever encountered, I was truly living my dream,” said Keefer. “I’m excited about coming home to 97.3 KBCO.” Keefer previously served as afternoon host on 97.3 KBCO from 1999 until 2012 before taking a five-year hiatus. “The legacy of KBCO has Keefer’s DNA all over it. I am thrilled beyond words to welcome him back,” said Scott Arbough, Program Director of 97.3 KBCO. “Keefer’s gift is his honest and smooth baritone combined with great interaction and a clever command of language that is a rare gift. We are so excited to share this gift with the Denver / Boulder radio listeners. He’s back!” 97.3 KBCO is a leading media outlet in the Denver market and its content is available across multiple platforms, including its broadcast station; online via its branded digital site; mobile; and social, with nationwide listening through iHeartRadio, the all-in-one streaming music and live radio service – with its more than a billion downloads and 95 million registered users. The post Keefer Returns To KBCO appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Chris Crowley Moves From WCMF Rochester To KGON Portland Posted: 07 Mar 2017 05:45 PM PST http://radioinsight.com/headlines/11...kgon-portland/ From RadioInsight Entercom has transferred Chris Crowley as Program Director of 96.5 WCMF Rochester to 92.3 KGON Portland. Crowley has programmed WCMF since 2010. He has previously programmed 94.5 WARO Fort Myers FL, 95.3 KUJZ/97.9 KNRQ Eugene OR, and served as a consultant for Jacobs Media. Entercom Portland welcomes Chris Crowley as the new program director for 92.3 KGON, Portland’s Classic Rock Station. “We could not be happier to have Chris join the Entercom Portland cluster,” stated Tim McNamara, general manager, Entercom Portland. “I know Chris will do great things for KGON, and I’m very excited about the future of our legendary station.” “Getting to work for Entercom Portland and having the opportunity to oversee heritage call letters like KGON is a once in a career kind of deal” said Crowley. “The chance to take this 48 year heritage station back to the top is one I just cant pass up and I’m looking forward to forging new relationships in Portland. Thank you to Pat Paxton, Michael Doyle, and Tim McNamara for this phenomenal opportunity.” Crowley joins the team with an extensive background of work in radio. After graduating from the University of Alaska Anchorage, Crowley has spent 26 years in various radio companies, including programming and working with Jacobs Media, the countrys premier rock consultancy. The post Chris Crowley Moves From WCMF Rochester To KGON Portland appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Wyoming Cluster Set To Go Dark In Tower Rent Dispute Posted: 07 Mar 2017 03:53 PM PST http://radioinsight.com/headlines/11...-rent-dispute/ From RadioInsight Rich Broadcastings four stations in Jackson Hole WY are set to go dark on Wednesday, March 8 over a dispute with American Tower on what the company owes. Owner Robert Mecham has been trying to negotiate down the $500,000 the company owes in back rent claiming that the rent that the company pays is not commensurate with the size of the market. Mecham told the Jackson Hole News Guide that “We have tried and tried and tried to work out a deal On Wednesday those stations are going dark.” A letter to American Towers attorney that Mecham shared with the newspaper questioned why none of the monthly fees seem to make sense. Rich Broadcasting pays $750 per month for 90kW/315m KJAX using a 14 bay antenna, while 50kW/323m KMTN and 100kW/322m KZJH pay $3000 each per month. He also asks why stations in markets like Boise, much larger than Jackson Hole reaching many more potential listeners pay less than he does. As part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last year, Rich Broadcasting sought to have the money owned cut down to $150,000. Rich Broadcasting owns Country 93.5 KJAX, Classic Rock KZ 95.3 KZJH, AAA 96.9 The Mountain KMTN, and News/Talk 1340 KSGT/96.3 K242BU which simulcasts sister 590 KID Idaho Falls ID. The company acquired those stations along with three stations in Sun Valley ID from Chaparral Broadcasting in 2013 for $3.7 million. In preparation of potentially losing their tower site, Rich Broadcasting relaunched the online streams for the KJAX, KMTN, and KZJH today. The post Wyoming Cluster Set To Go Dark In Tower Rent Dispute appeared first on RadioInsight. |
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