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Ke Buena 98.7 Debuting In Charlotte

Posted: 30 Jun 2016 01:19 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...-in-charlotte/



iHeartMedia is leasing Sports Fox Sports 98.7 W254AZ Belmont/WRFX-HD2
Kannapolis NC to Martz Media who will flip the station to Spanish CHR Ke
Buena 98.7.

Martz is run by Greenville SC based Roger El Comandante Martinez, who also
operates Poder 102.9 W275BJ/WGTK-HD2 Greenville. The new format will create
a competitor to Norsan Media rimshot Latina 102.3 WGSP-FM Pageland SC.

iHeartMedia/Charlotte inks a multi-year agreement with Martz Media Inc. and
will introduce the new Contemporary Latin on W254AZ-FM as Ke Buena 98.7
FM. Featuring a mix of local and national on-air personalities include
Roger El Comandante Martinez, the latest news, gossip and Latin music
favorites, The New Ke Buena 98.7 will serve the growing Hispanic/Latino
community in the Charlotte area.

We are very excited to have the opportunity to help support and broaden the
entertainment spectrum for the Hispanic/Latino community in the Charlotte
area and we look forward to Mr. Martinezs success with the New Ke Buena
98.7 FM, said iHeartMedia/Carolinas Region President Dave Carwile.

Matz Media President Roger Martinez added, Were thoroughly excited in being
able to provide our Charlotte Hispanic community a diversified taste in
Hispanic radio programming. Charlotte has grown substantially these past
several years, including its Hispanic/Latino population. From huge
community events to the over whelming positive audience response, weve seen
such great activity coming from Charlotte and were excited to be part of
the community and provide a fresh music and community engagement
perspective to the Hispanic and Latino population in the Charlotte area.

Martinez is a 35-year Latino/Spanish programmer in Latino communities
throughout the Southeast. Currently Martz Media operates Poder 102.9 in
Greenville, SC.



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Classic Country 98.1 Albuquerque Rebrands As The Bull

Posted: 30 Jun 2016 12:46 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...s-as-the-bull/



A week after celebrating its third anniversary, iHeartMedia has relaunched
Classic Country 98.1 K251AU/KBQI-HD2 Albuquerque as 98.1 The Bull.

No programming changes accompany the rebranding as the station continues to
run iHearts Premium Choice programming. The translator was 11th in the
market with a 2.6 share in the most recent Winter Phase 2 Nielsen Audio
ratings trends outranking many full powered signals in the market.



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Gold Coast's KCAQ & KOCP To Swap Frequencies

Posted: 30 Jun 2016 08:49 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...p-frequencies/



Gold Coast Broadcasting will swap frequencies for its Rhythmic Oldies Old
School 95.9 KOCP Camarillo and Rhythmic CHR Q104.7 KCAQ Oxnard in the
Oxnard/Ventura market on Friday, July 1 at 7:00am.

The move is all about the adjacent Los Angeles market as the move is to
allow KOCPs programming to rimshot the city filling the void for Rhythmic
Oldies created by the flip of Hot 92.3 KHHT to Urban Real 92.3 KRRL in
February 2015. 104.7s signal covers much of Los Angeles proper with a
booster in the San Fernando Valley and a translator CP on 98.3 that will
cover the westside including Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Much of its
programming is duplicated on Old School 104.7 KQIE Redlands serving the
Inland Empire.

The KCAQ programming will be downgraded to the Class A signal of 95.9.
However that station holds a CP that will relocate the signal to east of
Oxnard where it will sacrifice its coverage in the Santa Barbara market for
additional coverage in Simi Valley/Thousand Oaks and the western side of
the San Fernando Valley.



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Sean Ross: Looking For Clues In The Hits Of The 80s

Posted: 30 Jun 2016 08:13 AM PDT
http://www.goenvisionnetworks.com/20...ts-of-the-80s/





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Dana & Jayson Exit WBLI Morning Show

Posted: 30 Jun 2016 07:49 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...-morning-show/



Dana DiDonato and Jayson Prim have exited mornings at Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI
Patchouge/Long Island NY.

DiDonato had hosting mornings at WBLI since 2006 with multiple co-hosts.
Jayson Prim joined in January 2014 replacing Jeffrey Jameson. Producer John
Online Mingione left earlier this month to join 95.5 WPLJ New Yorks Todd
Jayde show. The station says it intends to announce a new morning show
shortly.

WBLI released the following statement on the stations Facebook page:



DiDonato shared the following letter on a newly created show page:





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New York Post: Bankruptcy static grows at cash-strapped iHeartMedia

Posted: 30 Jun 2016 06:02 AM PDT
http://nypost.com/2016/06/30/bankrup...d-iheartmedia/





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Los Angeles Times: NPR's president is betting on podcasts to hook
millennials

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 07:06 PM PDT
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...nap-story.html





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Detroit Sports 105.1 Drops Format; Begins Stunting

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 03:24 PM PDT
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Amidst the other changes taking place at Greater Media, the company
abruptly dropped the Sports programming at Detroit Sports 105.1 WMGC-FM
Detroit this evening.

WMGC is temporarily rebroadcasting the Oldies programming heard on 94.7
WCSX-HD2 until a new format is launched. The Sports format had launched in
August 2013 with much fanfare to take on CBS usually market-leading 97.1
The Ticket WXYT-FM, but failed to gain any momentum despite the addition of
Detroit Pistons basketball. In the May 2016 Nielsen Audio PPM ratings WMGC
held a 0.9 share of the Detroit audience while WXYT-FM was #1 in the market
overall with a 7.3 share.

Greater Media released the following statement:

Greater Media announces the company has discontinued the Detroit Sports
talk format on 105.1/WMGC-FM in the Motor City. The change officially took
place at 6pm on Wednesday, June 29th, 2016.

The station, which officially launched in August of 2013, has served as a
sports talk alternative in the market.

“The change comes after much careful consideration of the direction of the
stations format and overall ratings over the past three years,� said Steve
Chessare, vice president and market manager of WMGC-FM. “We would like to
thank our dedicated listeners and the entire Detroit Sports 105.1 staff for
their many contributions to the station in the Motor City. They are true
professionals and we are very grateful to them.

WMGC-FM will feature the sounds of sister station WCSX-FM’s HD2 Detroit
Oldies format during the interim until a new format is officially unveiled.

WMGC-FM is owned by Greater Boston Radio, Inc., a subsidiary of Greater
Media, Inc., the parent company of 21 AM and FM radio stations in the
Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia markets. The
company also owns a group of weekly newspapers in central New Jersey and
several telecommunications towers located throughout the United States.

INSTANT INSIGHT: At first glance only two gaping format holes exist in
Detroit. Formats that Greater Media conveniently programs in other markets.
Rhythmic Hot AC ala Hot 96.9 WBQT Boston or Variety Hits. The latter would
give Greater Media the same three music formats in their Detroit and
Philadelphia clusters.