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Screamin Scott Randall Returns To WRIF

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:09 PM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...turns-to-wrif/



After being let go from Beasley Media Rock 101.1 WRIF Detroit last April,
Screamin’ Scott Randall is returning to his familiar 7pm-12am shift
starting tonight.

Randall previously hosted nights at WRIF from 1996 until April 2020 after a
three year stint in mornings at Rock 102.7 Z-Rock WDZR. His return comes as
WRIF prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on February 14.

Beasley Media Group Detroit announces Screamin’ Scott Randall will return
home to 101 WRIF in his 7pm-12midnight shift beginning on Monday, February
1st, 2021.

Randall previously spent over two decades on the air in the night-time slot
at the station.

“Screamin’ Scott’s energy, authenticity and kindness is a perfect fit for a
legacy brand like WRIF,� said Scott Jameson, Beasley Media Group Vice
President of National Content and Director of Programming of the company’s
Detroit-based radio properties. “He will hold down the 7pm-midnight show,
along with doing what he’s always done best, serving our community by
helping others.�



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SiriusXM To Launch Four Limited Run Channels For Black History Month

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 09:08 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...history-month/



SiriusXM announced new limited-engagement channels and specialty
programming as a part of SiriusXM Celebrates Black History Month, beginning
today, through March 1.

Limited-engagement channels, saluting powerful, pioneering Black artists,
Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, and recognizing the sounds and
artists from legendary record label, Motown, will be available throughout
the month of February on the SiriusXM app, internet connected devices and
smart speakers in your home.Â* Each of these channels will also be available
on a respective satellite channel for a limited time, see details below.

SiriusXM has collaborated with these historic artists and their teams to
create unique, hand-crafted radio channels that listeners and fans will
find exclusively on SiriusXM. For information on these music channels
please visit:Â* siriusxm.com/bhmartists

The Aretha Franklin Channel will pay homage to the ‘Queen of Soul’ by
featuring Aretha’s iconic catalog, from her early recordings to biggest
hits, which have withstood the test of time.Â* Listeners can also expect to
hear music from artists that have been influenced by Aretha.Â* The Aretha
Franklin Channel will be available on the SiriusXM app in the Hip-Hop/R&B
category.Â* Channel 49 (Soul Town) will become The Aretha Franklin Channel
from February 15 at 12:00 pm ET through February 21.

Â*The Jimi Hendrix Experience Channel will immerse listeners into the world
of the legendary rock guitarist and singer, who redefined music with his
compositions on the electric guitar, with studio and live performances,
demos and original programming. The deep influence of Hendrix will be
represented on “My Hendrix Experience,� a show curated by guest DJs, who
will share their love of Hendrix and his music. Additionally, the channel
will feature music from artists that influenced Hendrix, as well as those
that were influenced by him and that have covered his music.Â* The Jimi
Hendrix Experience Channel will be available on the SiriusXM app in the
Rock category.Â* Channel 27 (Deep Tracks) will become The Jimi Hendrix
Experience Channel from February 8 at 12:00 pm ET through February 14.

Miles Davis Radio will honor one of the most significant and acclaimed
figures in the history of jazz music by showcasing music from over 100 of
Davis’ albums and featuring alumni band members as hosts. These band
members include Marcus Miller, Lenny White, John Beasley, Joey DeFrancesco,
Vince Wilburn Jr., and others.Â* Miles Davis Radio will be available on the
SiriusXM app in the Jazz/Standards category.Â* Channel 67 (Real Jazz) will
become Miles Davis Radio from February 22 at 12:00 pm ET through February
28.

Â*The Motown Channel will celebrate the iconic record label envisioned by
Berry Gordy, that generated history-making artists, who changed music
forever.Â* The channel will feature music from Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross &
The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Jackson 5
and more. A special virtual event, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of The
Supremes, with founding member of The Supremes, Mary Wilson, will also be
broadcast on the channel.Â* The Motown Channel will be available on the
SiriusXM app in the Hip-Hop/R&B category. Channel 49 (Soul Town) will
become The Motown Channel from February 1 at 12:00 pm ET through February 7.

Also beginning today, Pandora will celebrate Black History Month with the
launch of a new Wake Up! Mode on the Black Music Forever station. The Mode
will feature Black artists and thought leaders reflecting on songs that
capture their journey from childhood to adulthood, great loves, biggest
triumphs, and more. With special commentary and song selections from Robert
Glasper, Deon Cole, Kirk Franklin, Ester Dean to Kiana Lede, Jon Batiste
and more, the new Wake Up! Mode will highlight the music that inspires them
to make every day into a better tomorrow.

SiriusXM Celebrates Black History Month will extend across an array of
music channels throughout the month of February, with specialty programming
dedicated to iconic Black artists who have impacted the history of music.
See the featured broadcast schedule below.Â* For information on SiriusXM
Celebrates Black History Month specialty programming and full broadcast
schedule, Â*please visit: siriusxm.com/black-history-month

Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio (ch. 19) will celebrate Bob Marley’s birthday
on February 6with a special All Bob, All Day, format playing only music
from the Bob Marley repertoire in between a series of special programs that
begin with a new childrens show hosted by Ziggy Marley inspired by Ziggys
Grammy-winning Family Time album and the recently-released follow up More
Family Time. Additional programming will feature an exclusive Survivor 76
party mix from DJ GQ, as well as highlights of the annual Reggae Jam
Session concert, which traditionally closes the annual birthday
celebrations at the Marley Museum in Kingston. The highlights of the
line-up include the late great legends Toots Hibbert and Betty Wright and
new performances from Kabaka Pyramid, Papa Michigan, Richie Spice, Tifa,
Tanya Stephens, Skip Marley, Jo Mersa Marley, and Agent Sasco. Country star
Kenny Chesney will kick off the birthday weekend programming as a guest DJ,
playing some of his favorite Bob Marley recordings and sharing how reggae
music impacted his life and career, on Friday, February 5 at 7 p.m. ET.
Special programming will continue to air on the channel beyond Marleys
birthday in honor of Black History Month.

B.B. King’s Bluesville Powered by The Blues Foundation (ch. 74) will pay
tribute to the founding artists of blues music and the prominent artists
who continue to move blues music forward.Â* Hourly vignettes, presented in
partnership with The Blues Foundation, will salute legendary Black artists
of the blues including, Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker,
Etta James, Robert Johnson, Koko Taylor, B.B. King and more.Â* The channel
will also feature exclusive live performances at SiriusXM’s studios from
Buddy Guy, Shemekia Copeland, Keb’ Mo’, Gaye Adegbalola, Gary Clark Jr.,
Irma Thomas, Joe Lewis Walker and more.

Heart & Soul (ch. 48) will host Common for “There’s a Beautiful Revolution
Happening� virtual event, to celebrate his latest album, There’s a
Beautiful Revolution Happening Pt. 1., which is meant to uplift, heal and
inspire those that are dealing with racial injustices.Â* The one-hour event
will broadcast on February 20 at 4 p.m. ET.

Hip Hop Nation (ch. 44) will spotlight today’s most paramount and
ground-breaking Black artists impacting music now. All month long, the
channel will give credit where credit is due to artists such as Drake,
Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and more, with specially-produced segments.

Kirk Franklin’s Praise (ch. 64) will see Franklin in conversation with
legendary gospel artists Jonathan McReynolds, Kierra Sheard and more led by
both Franklin and our own Isaac Carree, as they discuss the meaning of
Black History Month. “Honoring the Legends of Gospel Music on Kirk
Franklin’s Praise� will air Saturday, February 20 at 9 a.m. ET.

SiriusXM Celebrates Black History Month programming is available to
listeners nationwide on SiriusXM radios, the SiriusXM app, and at home on a
wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, devices with Amazon
Alexa or the Google Assistant, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers
and more. Go to www.siriusxm.com/ways-to-listen to learn more.



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WNYC Announces New Hosts For Morning Edition and All Things Considered

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 08:48 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...gs-considered/



New York Public Radios 93.9 WNYC-FM/820 WNYC New York has announced new
local anchors for Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

Michael Hill will join the station as Morning Edition anchor. Hill joins
WNYC from WNJM/WNJB-TV where he has served as an anchor and correspondent
since 2014. He also is a fill-in anchor for PBS Newshour Weekend and host
of Newark Today on Jazz 88.3 WBGO Newark NJ. Hill will take the position on
WNYC that had been held by Richard Hake until his death last April.

Sean Carlson, who has been serving as interim All Things Considered host
since Jami Floyd moved to lead the stations new Race Justice unit last
fall, will take on the role permanently. Carlson joined the station in 2015
and has worked on the stations evening, weekend and magazine shows during
his tenure. He has been living at a hotel near the station since last March
to be on-call 24/7 during the COVID pandemic. Prior to joining WNYC,
Carlson served as a host at WDDE Dover DE and host/reporter at KRBD
Ketchikan AK.

WNYC’s Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper made the announcement in the following
memo:

Dear NYPR colleagues,

I’m excited to announce that after a thoughtful search, we have found the
next hosts for our flagship news programs: Morning Edition and All Things
Considered.

Michael Hill, an award-winning journalist and New Jersey native, will be
the new voice of Morning Edition. Michael comes to us from New Jersey’s PBS
station, NJTV/NJ Spotlight News, where he has worked as anchor,
correspondent and multimedia journalist since 2014. He is also a fill-in
host for PBS NewsHour Weekend and the host of Newark Today, a civic affairs
show that airs on the legendary jazz station, WBGO. Before that, Michael
hosted and reported the news in New Orleans, Dallas-Fort Worth, Baltimore
and New York.

Michael was a 2018 National Fellow of the USC Annenberg Center for Health
Journalism and produced a five-part series, “Trauma’s Tragedy and
Treatment.� That year, he also received the Radio Public Affairs Award from
the New York Association of Black Journalists for a broadcast featuring
Newark’s four living elected mayors.

Michael is a consummate professional and prides himself in being a team
player on occasion, he has acted as videographer for colleagues’
newsgathering. But my favorite part of Michael’s bio is the line that
states: “Hill feels the truth is worth the pursuit.�

He will officially start on Monday, Feb. 8, and he’ll make his Morning
Edition debut a few weeks later. As host, Michael will preside over New
York City’s most listened-to morning drive radio show, and the daypart with
WNYC’s largest audience. It’s a critical role, and I’m excited to introduce
Michael to you and our listeners.

The new host of All Things Considered is someone you already know. Sean
Carlson will take a permanent seat in the chair, which he has been helping
to keep warm since Jami Floyd vacated it to launch and lead the new Race
Justice unit last fall. Since arriving at WNYC in 2015, Sean has been
something of a Swiss Army knife of hosts: He has worked evenings, weekends,
on the magazine shows, and as a fill-in on The Takeaway.

When WNYC moved most of its broadcast operations offsite last March due to
the pandemic, Sean was one of a handful of staffers who stayed nearby,
living in a hotel room with his cat and being on call nearly 24 hours a day
to ensure the station could remain on the air. In an unthinkable crisis,
we relied on Sean to bring our listeners the news and information they
needed, always with his engaging, calm style. He was also part of a team
that helped to cover Morning Edition in the wake of Richard Hake’s death.

His promotion is effective immediately.

Prior to joining WNYC, Sean worked as a host at WDDE in Dover, Delaware,
and as a host and reporter at KRBD in Ketchikan, Alaska. Sean is also a New
Jersey native, although he now lives in Brooklyn.

It took us a long time to get to these important choices. We must recognize
the tremendous efforts of our other colleagues Kerry Nolan, Lance Luckey,
Rebeca Ibarra, Julianne Welby, Yasmeen Khan, and Miyan Levenson who
stepped up to host during these extraordinary times.

Most especially, I want to give special recognition to David Furst, who has
been a regular host of Morning Edition for several months. He is an
incomparable and unflappable colleague, and we could not have gotten
through this period without his help. He deserves and has our deepest
appreciation.

Please join me in thanking all the people who helped in this process and in
congratulating Michael and Sean on their new jobs.

Sincerely,

Audrey



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Pair of Radio Stations Included In $925 Million TV Sale

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 08:18 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...llion-tv-sale/



As part of its $925 million purchase of Quincy Media, Gray Television will
add a pair of radio stations in Quincy IL.

Gray will add Sports 1440 WGEM/98.9 W255CY and News/Talk 105.1 WGEM-FM
Quincy. The radio stations are part of a cluster in what was Quincy Medias
home market that included WGEM-TV and two local newspapers. WGEM-TV, whose
channels air NBC, Fox, CW and MeTV programming will be included in the
sale, while the newspapers will not.

Gray Television owns one other radio station. Regional Mexican La Ley 104.7
KTXC LaMesa/Midland TX was one of two included in Grays 2018 purchase of
Raycom. A second station in Amarillo was sold in 2019.


Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray� or “ we�) (NYSE: GTN) announced today that it
has entered into an agreement to acquire Quincy Media, Inc. (“ Quincy� or “
QMI�) for $925 million in cash. Upon closing the transaction, Gray will own
television stations serving 102 television markets that collectively reach
25.4 percent of US television households, including the number-one ranked
television station in 77 markets and the first and/or second highest ranked
television station in 93 markets according to Comscore’s average all-day
ratings for calendar year 2020.

“We are honored and humbled to be selected by Quincy’s shareholders to
acquire their terrific company,� said Hilton H. Howell, Jr., Gray’s
Executive Chairman and CEO. “We are very excited to welcome their dedicated
journalists, account executives, and technologists to the Gray family. With
the addition of these professionals and their stations, Gray will become a
stronger company with an even larger platform of high quality television
stations to better serve the public interest first.�

“Many of our shareholders, board members and employees are descendants of
two families who have been in the company for 95 years and in the media
business for over 100 years. The focus has always been on serving our
communities with the best in news, public service and community
involvement. It is a legacy of which we are very proud,� said Ralph M.
Oakley, President/CEO of QMI. “While this is the end of a long and
successful chapter, it also represents a wonderful new chapter for the
communities we serve and our employees with the acquisition of the stations
by Gray. They are great operators and people and our philosophies very much
mirror one another.�

QMI is a family-owned media company headquartered in Quincy, Illinois, that
owns and operates high quality television stations and leading local
digital platforms in 16 markets primarily in the Midwest. Like Gray,
Quincy’s portfolio of best-in-class television stations maintain local
control over programming and operational decisions and have reputations for
a commitment to excellence in local news operations, programming, community
engagement and public service. Gray believes that the deep similarities
between Gray and Quincy in terms of company cultures, award-winning
journalistic commitments, and exceptional community service will help
ensure a smooth integration of the acquired stations.

Through the transaction announced today, Gray will acquire the following
television stations:

WPTA (ABC/NBC) and WISE (CW) in Fort Wayne, Indiana (DMA 104)
WEEK (NBC/ABC/CW) in Peoria, Illinois (DMA 118)
WREX (NBC/CW) in Rockford, Illinois (DMA 132)
KBJR (NBC/CBS) and KDLH (CW) in Duluth, Minnesota (DMA 136)
KTIV (NBC/CW) in Sioux City, Iowa (DMA 147)
KTTC (NBC/CW) in Rochester-Mason City, Minnesota-Iowa (DMA 156)
WBNG (CBS/CW) in Binghamton, New York (DMA 158)
WVVA (NBC/CW) in Bluefield-Beckley, West Virginia (DMA 162)
WGEM (NBC/FOX/CW) in Quincy, Illinois (DMA 172)


To facilitate prompt regulatory approvals, Gray has elected to divest
Quincy’s high quality television stations in the following markets in which
Gray also owns a full-power television station:

Tucson, Arizona (DMA 75)
Madison, Wisconsin (DMA 80)
Paducah-Harrisburg, Kentucky-Illinois (DMA 91)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (DMA 92)
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin (DMA 123)
Wausau-Stevens Point, Wisconsin (DMA 134)


Upon the issuance of this press release, Wells Fargo Securities will begin
a formal process to market the divestiture stations to qualified third
parties. The divestitures may take the form of cash sales, swaps involving
other television stations, or a combination of cash and swaps. Interested
parties should contact Wells Fargo Securities directly and should not
contact Gray or Quincy about the divestiture opportunities.

In addition to the stations above, Gray will acquire Quincy’s Heroes &
Icons affiliate WSJV in South Bend, Indiana (DMA 98) as well as
WGEM(AM)/-FM in Quincy, Illinois. Gray will not acquire Quincy’s newspaper
operations, which will be divested prior to the Gray/ Quincy closing.

The parties expect to close their transaction following receipt of
regulatory and other approvals in the second or third quarter of 2021. Gray
expects that the Quincy transaction will be immediately accretive to Gray’s
free cash flow per share. Including expected year-one annualized synergies
of approximately $23 million, the transaction purchase price represents a
multiple of approximately 6.9 times a blended average of Quincy’s 2019/2020
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Gray intends to finance the transaction, net of divestiture proceeds, with
cash on hand and/or new debt. Wells Fargo has provided a debt financing
commitment for an incremental loan to finance up to the full purchase price
of $925 million. Gray anticipates that its expected strong free cash flow
generation throughout 2021 should allow Gray to continue to deleverage its
capital structure following the closing. Gray expects that its total
leverage ratio, net of all cash and net of proceeds from divestiture sales,
would approximate 4.0 times trailing eight-quarter operating cash flow (as
defined in our current senior credit facility), including estimated
synergies, at year-end 2021.

The transaction has been approved unanimously by the Boards of Directors of
both Gray and Quincy. No Gray shareholder vote will be required. Wells
Fargo Securities, LLC served as financial advisor to Quincy. Cooley LLP
served as primary legal counsel for Gray. Brooks, Pierce, McLendon,
Humphrey & Leonard, LLP and Scholz, Loos, Palmer, Siebers and Duesterhaus
LLP served as legal counsel for Quincy.

Gray currently owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital
properties in 94 television markets. Gray’s television stations cover
approximately 24 percent of US television households and broadcast over 400
separate programming streams, including roughly 150 affiliates of the Big
Four broadcast networks. Gray also owns video program production,
marketing, and digital businesses including Raycom Sports, Tupelo- Raycom,
and RTM Studios, the producer of PowerNation programs and content.




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Mark Chernoff To Step Down As WFAN Program Director

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 08:05 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...gram-director/



Entercom has announced that Mark Chernoff will step down as Vice President
of Sports Programming and Program Director of Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM
New York once a replacement is named later this year.

Chernoff has programmed WFAN since 1993 after stints programming Rock 105.5
WDHA-FM Dover NJ, 102.7 WNEW New York and 92.3 K-Rock WXRK New York. He
would later add oversight of WNEW and WXRK again at later times in its
history and hold executive positions for CBS Radio and Entercom.

Entercom New York VP/Market Manager Chris Olivero, who began his career as
a board-op working for Chernoff at WFAN, wrote the following memo making
the announcement:

Today, I’d like to share significant and meaningful news regarding WFAN.

After nearly 30 years of unmatched success, our colleague and industry
programming icon, Mark Chernoff, will step down from day-to-day oversight
of WFAN and CBS SPORTS RADIO later in 2021 after a worthy successor has
been identified – which trust me will be no easy task.Â*

Since no one knows the job better, Mark will be a member of the search
committee for the next sports content lead for both brands and, until that
time, will remain fully responsible for all operations. Also, Mark will
continue on as an advisor to WFAN after the search and transition is
complete.

I was lucky enough to first meet Mark in 1998 in his windowless
sub-sub-basement office out at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens. I was
a college grad groveling for part-time board op shifts at WFAN. That began
a relationship that has evolved into one of the most rewarding, important
and genuine friendships of my entire life. One that I have and always will
cherish.

When people think of WFAN, names like Imus, ‘Mike The Mad Dog’ or Boomer
often come to mind, but no name has been more responsible for the
consistent excellence of THE FAN than “Chernoff.�

Again, nothing is changing right now, so business as usual. But it was
important for Mark that we share this news well in advance with all of you
as we begin this process.

And, of course, when the time is right, we all look forward to celebrating
Mark for a career of contributions to our New York cluster unlike no other.

Thanks all for appreciating this special moment,

Chris Â*




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Radio One Promotes Trio To VP/Radio

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 05:52 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...o-to-vp-radio/



Radio One has announced the promotion of three market managers to the role
of Vice President of Radio.

The promotions go to Cincinnati Station Manager Daniel Abercrombie,
Columbus Station Manager Kimberly Kyle, and Philadelphia General Manager
Ezio Torres. Abercrombie has been with Radio One Cincinnati since 2015
rising from Local Sales Manager to General Sales Manager and then Station
Manager in 2019. Kyle served as Local Sales Manager for the Columbus
cluster from 2002-2015. She returned to the cluster as Station Manager in
2017. Torres, who previously held Sales management positions with the
company in Philadelphia and Washington DC from 2002-2009, rejoined Radio
One as Director of Sales in 2016 and was promoted to General Manager two
years later.

David Kantor, CEO of Urban Ones Radio Division, announced today the
promotion of three key company executives, Daniel Abercrombie, Kimberly
Kyle, and Ezio Torres to Vice President, Radio.

Daniel Abercrombie, who oversees the companys Cincinnati market, (WIZF-FM,
WOSL-FM and WDBZ-AM), started with the company in 2015 as a Local Sales
Manager. Abercrombie became General Sales Manager in 2018, and then in
2019, he was promoted to Station Manager. The importance of radio as a
means of serving our local communities cannot be understated. I am humbled
for the recognition but truly proud of our entire Cincinnati team with how
they persevered in 2020 and excited to continue the journey with them. But
also, it is an honor just to be surrounded by great people every day as a
whole at Urban One, and I am just very thankful, said Abercrombie.

Kimberly Kyle held the role of Local Sales Manager with Radio One for 14
years. After serving two years as the Director of Sales at North American
Broadcasting, Kyle returned to Urban One in 2017 as the Columbus market
station manager (WCKX-FM, WJYD-FM and WXMG-FM). Urban One and the Columbus
team are amazingly resilient. Our people just know how to get it done! said
Kyle Its an honor and a privilege to be surrounded by some of the greatest
minds in the business and to represent this audience every day!

Ezio Torres returned to the company in 2016 as the Director of Sales in the
Philadelphia market (WPHI-FM, WPPZ-FM, Classix 107.9, and WRNB-FM).
Previously, between 2002 and 2009, Torres held the National Sales Manager
role in Urban Ones Washington, D.C. market and then National Sales Manager
and General Sales Manager in Philadelphia. He was promoted to General
Manager in 2018. I am excited and thrilled to be recognized by the
company! I am also humbled because the acknowledgment should go to every
member of the Philadelphia market team one of the best teams with which I
have had the pleasure to be associated, said Torres.

David Kantor, CEO, Radio Division, stated, I am delighted to celebrate the
achievements and recognize the outstanding efforts of Dan, Kim, and Ezio.
They earned the promotion to Vice President with their strong management
capabilities, especially in 2020. Not only have they continued to improve
their operations, but each made their 2020 budget in what can only be
described as an unprecedented year. Under their leadership, each market
beat their Miller Kaplan Metrics in Local, National, Total Spot, Digital,
and Total Revenues.



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Now Is The Time For 106.3 Cheyenne

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 05:45 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...06-3-cheyenne/



Following the merger of its former Cowboy Country brand into Y95 95.1 KCGY
Laramie in mid-January, Townsquare Media has debuted CHR 106.3 Now-FM KLEN
Cheyenne WY.

The new brand is positioning as Cheyennes Hit Music Station. The Cheyenne
market was previously served by a pair of rimshots in White Park
Broadcastings iMix 104.5 KIMX Centennial/Laramie and iHeartMedias 96.1
Kiss-FM KSME Greeley CO. The new format will also fill the hole to be
created by Townsquares planned downgrade of Hot AC 99.9 The Point KKPL
Cheyenne to exclusively cover the Fort Collins CO market.

Both KLEN and KKPL will share the syndicated Jubal Show in mornings. KLEN
will then feature WLHT Grand Rapids Christine in middays. KLEN Brand
Manager Jon Jax Kleeman will host afternoons in addition to his morning
show on KCGY.



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Jubal Show Debuts In Austin

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:54 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...uts-in-austin/



Following the cancellation of the Billy The Kidd Show last month,
iHeartMedia CHR 96.7 Kiss-FM KHFI-FM Georgetown/Austin debuted The Jubal
Show in mornings today.

The KBKS Seattle based Jubal will go up against his former show in Austin.
Waterloo Media Hot AC Lucy 93.3 KGSR added Brooke Jeffrey for mornings
last April following Jubals departure from that syndicated show.

Former Billy The Kidd Show co-host Anne Hudson is now hosting middays on
KHFI simultaneously with her longtime midday role on co-owned Country KASE
101 100.7 KASE.

96.7 KISS FM Austin’s #1 Hit Music Station, welcomes “The Jubal Show� to
the morning program lineup, effective immediately. The popular syndicated
show will broadcast weekday mornings from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

“The Jubal Show� will add to the continued evolution of 96.7 KISS FM to be
the foremost Contemporary Hit Music station in the Austin market. The
top-rated syndicated show is hosted by popular on-air personality and
comedian Jubal Fresh and co-hosted by Alex Fresh, who is ridiculously
funny, fiercely authentic and unapologetically outspoken; and “English�
Evan, a newcomer to this country with his own brand of comedy, musical
skills, and of course, his accent. The show features an array of
fan-favorite segments including “Jubal’s Dirty Little Secret,� “Phone
Pranks� and “War of The Roses.�

“Jubal’s impact on the Austin market will be monumental,� said Jason
McCollim, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Austin and
San Antonio. “In the ‘new normal,’ Austinites are craving content from
storytellers who not only deliver authenticity but are also companions, and
this is precisely what #TeamJubal brings to #TeamAustin.�

“I’m so excited to be on the air in Austin and couldn’t be happier to be on
96.7 KISS FM� said Jubal.