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Hubbard Launches Rock 98.9 Seattle

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 12:01 PM PDT
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Hubbard has completed the five days of stunting on 98.9 KLCK-FM Seattle and
launched Classic Rock Rock 98.9 at 12:00 today. Operating under new KVRQ
call letters, the new format places the station between Entercom Active
Rock 99.9 KISW and CBS Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK. KVRQ is launching with
12,000 songs commercial-free lasting for 30 days. Core artists for the new
station are listed as AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Nirvana and Guns ‘N
Roses. In the just released February Nielsen Audio ratings, KZOK was third
in the market with a 5.4 share and KISW sixth with a 4.7. The first hour of
Rock 98.9 consisted of: Nirvana In Bloom Judas Priest Youve Got Another
Thing Coming Living Colour Cult Of Personality Aerosmith Sweet Emotion
U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday Ozzy Osbourne Mama, Im Coming Home AC/DC Back In
Black Linkin Park Numb Def Leppard Love Bites Blue Oyster Cult (Dont
Fear) The Reaper Soundgarden Spoonman Rush Freewill Buckcherry Crazy
Bitch Listen to the launch of Rock 98.9 at FormatChange.com. KLCK-FM
Seattle, the former Modern Music station which had been stunting for the
past five days with random music programming from artists of various
genres, wrapped up stunting today at Noon Pacific and re-launched as ROCK
98-9, Seattle’s Rock station. Debuting new call letters, KVRQ-FM, Rock 98-9
is launching with a 12,000 song commercial-free kick off expected to take
about 30 days. Rock 98-9 will complement the Hubbard Radio Seattle cluster,
which includes top-rated MOViN 92.5 and WARM 106.9, both of which dominate
in the female and adult demographics in Seattle. Hubbard Radio Seattle
Market Manager, Marc Kaye stated, Our market research throughout Seattle
showed that with only 2 major FMs serving Rock listeners, a huge
opportunity is available for Rock 98-9. We will be Seattles station for a
wide span of Rock, with artists like AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Van Halen,
Nirvana and Guns ‘N Roses. Rock 98-9 will play the most rock on the radio
in Seattle.� Hubbard Radio SVP/Programming, Greg Solk added, Our first
mission is to attract a wildly creative, mad genius programmer to lead this
brand and connect with guys in a no-bones, no bull, entertaining fashion.
Rock 98-9 will be unconventional in its thinking and we want a programming
leader to build a very unique rock station thats unorthodox, passionate
and slightly off center. Kaye further adds, “If you would like to live and
work in an amazing city with award winning food and beer, a decent football
team, and program Rock for Hubbard, lets hear from you.� Applications for
the program director are at 989rocks.com and .
Rock 98-9 is now streaming at 989rocks.com Update 3/15: As the stunting
with blocks of artists or music styles continues, KLCK is promoting that it
will debut its new format on Wednesday, March 16 at 12:00pm. Two of the
domains we reported on below have been moved to the hosting company
utilized by Hubbard. Sports989.com goes to a not found page, while
989Rocks.com is password protected. Based on what weve heard and the KVRQ
call letters we fully expect 98.9 Rocks to be the brand launched tomorrow
afternoon. Update 3/12: The stunting on 98.9 continues with six hour blocks
of music. Following Frank Sinatra yesterday were The Eagles and heard today
were Garth Brooks and Showtunes. In addition to the multiple Sports
domains, there was an anonymous registration for 989Rocks.com in late
February, which better fits the KVRQ call letter application as well. With
CBS Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK pulling a 5.6 share and Entercom Active Rock
99.9 KISW at a 4.6, there are plenty of Rock listeners to pull from in the
market. KLCK-FM Program Director Lisa Adams has exited with the format
change, however we have been told that the airstaff is still in place,
which is an odd move if Sports is indeed the direction. Original Report
3/11: Hubbard Radio pulled the plug on Modern AC Click 98.9 KLCK-FM Seattle
at 12pm today and is currently stunting with nonstop Frank Sinatra. The
stations website has been replaced with quotes from multiple songs
including Beatles In My Life, Elvis Presleys Heartbreak Hotel and Garth
Brooks Unanswered Prayers. Floating question mark bubbles which when
clicked on bring up the video for Rick Astleys Never Going To Give You Up.
As we reported earlier today, Hubbard registered many domains pointing to a
flip to Sports. Additionally the station has applied for new KVRQ call
letters. “Click 98.9� registered a 1.9 share in the January PPMs in a
crowded Hot AC field that also includes Sinclair’s “Star 101.5� KPLZ and
iHeart’s recently repositioned “106.1 Kiss-FM� KBKS. More details as they
become available.

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Burlington VT AAA Webcaster Makes Move To FM

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 10:48 AM PDT
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Randy Michaels Radioactive LLC has found two new lessees for its pair of
stations in the Burlington VT/Plattsburgh NY market. 107.1 WNMR Dannemora
NY is now WBKM bringing the programming of Burlington based AAA webcaster
WBKM.org to FM. Operating out of studios in downtown Burlington,
Burlingtons Kinda Music has been streaming for the past eight years and
features a gold-based AAA library full of local favorites like Phish and
Grace Potter. The station is operated by Eric Koval and Tony Gallucci out
of studios in downtown Burlington. Meanwhile 100.7 WPLB Plattsburgh West is
now WIRY-FM simulcasting the programming of Hometown Radio Inc.s 1340 WIRY
Plattsburgh. WIRY and WIRY-FM program a Full Service AC format with blocks
of Country, Oldies and Sports including New York Giants and Yankees games.

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Johnny Maze Named WZBH/WGBG Program Director

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:06 AM PDT
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Adams Radio Group has hired Johnny Maze as Program Director of Active Rock
93.5 The Beach WZBH and Classic Rock Big 98.5 WGBG in the Salisbury/Ocean
City MD market. Maze joins Adams from Scripps Wichita cluster where he
programmed Active Rock T95 95.1 KICT and Classic Rock 104.5 The Fox KFXJ.
He will also host afternoons on WGBG. Adams Radio Group has named radio
veteran Johnny Maze as the new Program Director for WZBH “The Beach� and
WGBG “Big Classic Rock� in Salisbury-Ocean City. Maze will also serve as PM
drive for WGBG. Maze most recently programmed rock/classic rock combo KICT
and KFXJ for E.W. Scripps in Wichita, KS. Under his leadership, both
stations achieved success in their target demo and in the most recent Fall
2015 ratings. KICT was #1 Adults 25-54 and KFXJ placed 3rd. Prior to his
time in Wichita, Maze programmed rock stations in Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Kentucky. Maze began his career on air in his hometown of Houston,
Texas with KTBZ. He is a supporter of the JDRF, the Humane Society, where
he has adopted his dogs from area shelters, and local promotions to help
area food banks, Goodwill and anything that brings smiles to kids in need.
Born in New Jersey, raised in Houston, TX, Maze received his BFA in
Communications from Sam Houston State University. He’s a huge college and
pro football fan, loves baseball, playing golf, poker and spending time
with his dog SJ. Growing up on the water, he is looking forward to again
being close to the ocean. “I can’t wait to get there, roll up my sleeves
and work with the talented staffs of both WZBH and WGBG and closely with
newly appointed VP/GM Cheryl Salomone. I am excited to be part of the team
working hard to expand our service to the local communities and bring these
heritage stations to new heights in ratings and revenue. Plus, it’s been 16
years since I’ve lived near the ocean, so that doesn’t hurt!� Ron Stone,
CEO of Adams Radio Group said “Johnny is the final piece of the puzzle and
he will be instrumental in solidifying our positon in the market. His
participatory management style and leadership will provide everyone at our
cluster a chance to be part of the building blocks that will no doubt
astonish us all.� Adams Radio Group owns WOCQ-FM, “OC104�; WZBH-FM, “93.5
The Beach�; WGBG –FM “Big Classic Rock 98.5 and WKHI-FM “Your Country
K107.7�. Adams is also acquiring new signals in Ocean City from Bayshore
Media: WIJK AM 1590 and two translators: FM 104.3 and FM 105.

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J.R. Jaus Named Morning Host At Y100 San Antonio

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 08:19 AM PDT
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Cox Media Group Country Y100 KCYY San Antonio brings in J.R. Jaus as its
new morning host. Jaus joins KCYY from sister K92.3 WWKA Orlando, where he
has hosted afternoon since December 2014. He takes the spot vacated by Jeff
Miles following his move to Greater Medias 102.5 WKLB Boston last month.
Prior to joining WWKA Jaus hosted nights at CBS CHR Energy 103.7 KNGY San
Diego. Cox Media Group (CMG) San Antonio has named J.R. Jaus as the New
Morning Show co-host on Y100 alongside Beth Chandler. Jaus previously was
with CMG’s WWKA K92.3 in Orlando. “JR’s coming to TEXAS, and we welcome him
to the CMG San Antonio team,� said Jeff Garrison Operations Manager for CMG
San Antonio. “He is both entertaining and engaging with the audience, and
we look forward to hearing him on Y100!� J.R. Jaus has been in radio for
over a decade going back to his first gig at 19. He has TV credits as well,
including Nickelodeons Victorious with Ariana Grande and on CSI Miami. I am
very excited to be in a city that is so passionate about country music
because it is a true passion of mine,� said Jaus. “San Antonio, and Texas
in general, is a place that I feel honored to be able to do country radio
in. I look forward to connecting with this amazing community and being a
part of peoples lives every day. Teaming up with my co-host Beth will be a
blast, as she is as genuine as it gets and has worked hard to make her mark
in San Antonio. Finally, I must thank Cox Medias Susan Larkin, Jeff
Garrison, Ben Reed, Steve Smith, Stevie DeMann, and Drew Bland for
presenting me with this opportunity. I joined the company 15 months ago so
to be presented with this kind of a promotion so quickly is very flattering
and shows that Cox Media Group is truly invested in their talent.�

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Lance Tidwell Named OM Of Cumulus Kansas City

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 07:55 AM PDT
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Cumulus Media has hired Lance Tidwell to serve as Operations Manager of
their Kansas City cluster and PD of Talk 710 KCMO/103.7 K279BI. Tidwell
recently exited his position as SVP/Programming for iHeartMedia San Antonio
following the elimination of his position. Despite most of his career being
spent in Country formats, Cumulus does not have a Country station in Kansas
City. Cumulus Media announces that it has named 21-year radio programming
professional Lance Tidwell as Cluster Operations Manager of Cumulus
Media-Kansas City’s seven-station cluster and Chiefs Radio Network. He will
also be the Program Director for KCMO Talk Radio 710/103.7. Cumulus
Media-Kansas City owns and operates: 101 The Fox (KCFX-FM), 94.9 KCMO,
105.1 JACK FM (KCJK-FM), 95.7 The Vibe (KCHZ-FM), Magic 107.3 (KMJK-FM),
KCMO Talk Radio 710/103.7, and 102.5 The Underground (KCMO-HD2). Cumulus
Media-Kansas City also operates Chiefs Radio Network, the official radio
network for the Kansas City Chiefs. Tidwell was previously SVPP,
iHeartMedia-San Antonio and SVPP, iHeartMedia-Tucson, and prior to that,
was Program Director for Clear Channel’s WWYZ-FM in Hartford/New Haven, CT.
He also served as Program Director of KQFC-Boise and WGKX-Memphis for
Citadel Broadcasting. Earlier in his career, Tidwell was Operations Manager
for Clear Channel stations KTOM-Monterey/Salinas, CA, and for WCOS in
Columbia, SC. Tidwell attended Auburn University and is a U.S. Navy Veteran
who served in the Gulf War. Donna Baker, Midwest Regional Vice President
and Kansas City Market Manager for Cumulus Media said: “As Cumulus CEO Mary
Berner has said, “Programming is the oxygen of Cumulus�. With his vast
experience and success record, Lance is the ideal choice to lead our
outstanding local programming teams and partner with me in Cumulus KC as
Operations Manager.� Doug Hamand, Vice President of Programming Operations
for Cumulus Media said: “Lance Tidwell is an amazing programmer with
incredible vision and insight. He and the Cumulus-Kansas City team will be
very successful in a very short time.� Tidwell said: I am thrilled to join
the Kansas City Cumulus team, and am anxious to get started and to work
closely with local leadership, programming and talent to grow ratings and
revenue. I want to thank Donna Baker, Doug Hamand and Mike McVay for this
opportunity to help make a difference during such a dynamic time.