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My 99.5 Salt Lake City Adds Brooke & Jubal

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:13 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...-brooke-jubal/



Another Salt Lake City station is making a change in mornings.

iHeartMedia Hot AC My 99.5 KJMY Bountiful has picked up the syndicated
Brooke Jubal for mornings effective today. They replace Mandi who slides
to nights. Jackie Cunningham will continue to voice track middays out of
Seattle and 97.9 WNCI Columbus Chris Davis remains in afternoons for now,
though the station is seeking a local replacement.

iHeartMedia’s My 99.5 in Salt Lake City announced today the addition of
Brooke Jubal to the station’s weekday morning lineup. Effective
immediately, the top-rated show now airs in the Monday through Friday, 6 to
10 a.m. MT timeslot.

Brooke Jubal brings high-energy, laughs and the best in pop culture
conversation to listeners every day. The popular program also features
phone taps, hilarious skits and listener interaction.

We are pumped to be the new morning show on My 99.5!� shared Jubal.
“Thanks to iHeartMedia for their continued support and a special thank you
to Jeff Cochran for making this happen. We cant wait to make Salt Lake City
laugh every morning.

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“We’ve been watching the undeniable growth of this show for almost a year,�
shared Jeff Cochran, Senior Vice President of Programming, iHeartMedia Salt
Lake City. “Brooke and Jubal’s connection to young adults and their
laugh-out-loud content make this show a perfect match for KJMY.â€�Â*Â*

Below is the updated weekday programming lineup for My 99.5:

Brooke JubalÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 6 AM – 10 AM

Jackie Cunningham 10 AM – 3 PM

Chris Davis 3 PM – 7 PM

Mandi 7 PM – Midnight

In addition, My 99.5 announced an opening for an evening drive personality.

Fans can listen to My 99.5 via the stations website
http://my995fm.iheart.com/, as well as on iHeartRadio, iHeartMedias
all-in-one streaming music and live digital radio service.



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2016 Post-Christmas Format Change Watchlist

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:00 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...nge-watchlist/





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We once again reach the time of the year when many stations prepare to come
out of the Christmas season. This year the addition of many new translators
from the AM Revitalization Period will potentially increase the amount of
stations making changes after Christmas or New Years.
Confirmed Changes

Bloomington IN Â*Mid America Radio Groups The Christmas Station 101.1 WDCK
Bloomfield will flip to Classic Country on Tuesday, January 3.

Dallas iHeartMedias 102.1 KDGE will debut its new AC Star 102.1 format.

EvansvilleÂ* Townsquare Medias 105.3 WJLT will debut its new AC My 105.3
identity.

Fort WayneÂ* Adams Radio AC Soft Rock 103.9 WWFW will rebrand as 103.9
Sunny-FM.
Stations Stunting

Astoria OR Radio Beams 93.3 KEUB Gearhart has been running Christmas Music
since signing on in October.

Bellefontaine OH V-Teck CommunicationsÂ*107.3 W297BP is running Christmas
Music until debuting its permanent identity (Domain Insight).

Branson Â*Earls Family Broadcasting will flip 1220 KOMC/98.1 K251BZ to a new
format on December 26 after stunting as Christmas 98.1 since October 1.

Chattanooga For the second consecutive year, Brewer Medias 106.9Â*W295BI
Chattanooga is stunting as Santa 106.9 Â*in preparation of a format change.

Columbia MO Zimmer Radios new sign-on 98.3 KDVC is stunting as K-Santa in
preparation of debuting its permanent identity (Domain Insight).

Long Island Bold Broadcastings newly acquired 104.7 WEJL Montauk will
debut its new format on December 26.

San AngeloÂ* William McCutcheons 103.5 KBJX Mertzon has been stunting as
Frosty 103.5 since signing-on in October.

San Francisco iHeartMedias new sign-on 104.1Â*K281BU is stunting as Santa
104.1.

Tampa Beasley Media Rock 98.7 No Rules Rock WBRN-FM is running
commercial-free Christmas Music as Santa 98.7.
Other Potential Changes

Boston Beasley Medias Silent 1330 WRCA will return to the air with a new
format and translatorÂ*106.1 W291CZ.

Sacramento iHeartMedias 107.1 The BrewÂ*K296GB North Highlands is stunting
as The Christmas Brew.

Seattle Sinclair Broadcast Group Hot AC Star 101.5 KPLZ has been running
Christmas Music as Santa-FM, which is potentially a sign of a post
Christmas change.

Terre Haute The three-way Emmis/DLC Media/Midwest Communications deal will
close in early 2017 leading to Classic Rock 105.5 The River WWVR West Terre
Haute moving to one of Midwests frequenciesÂ*and a new format for WWVR and
potentially others.

Tulsa iHeartMedia Oldies 93.5 Chrome-FM K228BR has jettisoned its branding
for Christmas-FM.



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98.7 Tampa Drops Bubba The Love Sponge For Santa

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:44 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...nge-for-santa/



Beasley Medias 98.7 No Rules Rock WBRN-FM Holmes Beach/Tampa has dropped
the Bubba The Love Sponge show and the stations Rock format for
commercial-free Christmas music as Santa 98.7.

WBRN-FM previously used the same stunt in 2014 prior to the addition of
Bubba and relaunch of the station as Bubba 98.7 in February 2015. The
station relaunched as 98.7 No Rules Rock last December in an attempt to
gain traction. WBRN-FM ranked 21st in the Tampa market with a 1.2 share in
the November 2016 Nielsen Audio ratings.

Bubba is set to go to trial against Nielsen in May 2017 over his alleged
ratings tampering efforts.

Beasley has released the following statement in regards to the change:

December 12, 2016 – Naples, FL Beasley Media Group has decided to make a
format adjustment on WBRN-FM in Tampa, Florida.

As a result of this decision, The Bubba the Love Sponge® Show will no
longer be carried by Beasley in the Tampa, Florida market.

Beasley looks forward to continuing its relationship with Bubba and The
Bubba the Love Sponge® Show on WRXK / 96K-ROCK in Ft. Myers, Florida.



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San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio-based iHeartMedia downgraded as Fitch
cites potential for bankruptcy

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:52 AM PST
http://www.expressnews.com/business/...h-10786859.php





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Todd & Erin Exit Rewind 100.7 Salt Lake City

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:45 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...alt-lake-city/



Todd Erin Collard have exited mornings at Broadway Media Classic Hits
Rewind 100.7 Woodruff/Salt Lake City as the company has decided not to
renew their contracts.

The couple joined KYMV in March 2014 after being let go from Cumulus AC
B98.7 KBEE in 2013 following a 12 year run. Todd began his morning radio
career in Salt Lake City at 97.1 KISN in 1986 and Erin Fraser joined his
show in 1994. The couple married three years later and left KISN to join
KBEE in 2001.

The departure of Todd Erin from KYMV is the third morning show change at
Broadway Medias Salt Lake City cluster in recent weeks.