Hubbard Radio has rebranded Classic Hits 100.3 WSHE Chicago as “Throwback 100.3“. The relaunch comes with the station shifting to Millennial Hits focusing exclusively on music from the 1990s through early 2010s. WSHE is launching its new brand with a $1 million giveaway, while the station’s on-air lineup remains in-tact with Brooke & Jeffrey in mornings, Lisa Kosty middays, Rick Hall afternoons, and Ginger Jordan at night. The 12pm hour of Throwback 100.3 featured: Alanis Morrissete – You Oughta Know Zhane – Hey Mr. DJ Bell Biv Devoe – Poison Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River Eagle Eye C ..read more

MARC Radio Group has appointed veteran programmer Lance Ballance as General Sales Manager for its Gainesville FL cluster. Ballance joins MARC from Ramar Broadcasting Lubbock TX where was Brand Manager and an account executive since last June. He previously has held roles as Director of Content for Townsquare Media Lubbock, Operations Manager for Cumulus Media Worcester MA, Program Director of WTLT Fort Myers, WMJJ Birmingham, WMC-FM Memphis, and KOSY Salt Lake City. Earlier in his career he worked on-air at KOST and KBIG Los Angeles. MARC Radio Chief Revenue Officer Scott Miller states, “Lance ..read more

Audacy Vice President of Digital Audio Content Leslie Scott has exited the company after twelve years as part of last week’s layoffs. Scott originally joined the company as APD of former AAA “103.7 The Mountain” KMTT and Digital Program Director of their Seattle cluster. She rose to Program Director of Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD in 2015 and added Regional Alternative programming duties in 2020. She moved over to the corporate role in August 2021 overseeing the programming of Audacy’s exclusive streaming-only channels. Before coming to Seattle, Scott programmed KBXR and KBBM Columbia MO a ..read more

Point-To-Point Marketing, an industry-leading audience development company, teamed up with Strategic Solutions Research, a full-service market research firm, to conduct audio usage research focused exclusively on U.S. workers. This national study of workers’ audio consumption, perceptions, expectations, and desires will be the first-ever of its kind. The companies have partnered up in order to provide the audio industry greater insight into workers who are heavier users of audio and radio, and part of that collaboration will include a three-part webinar series titled “What Workers Want” condu ..read more

After sixteen years in Houston, Sarah Pepper will be saying goodbye to Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX. Pepper announced that she will depart KHMX following her show on Friday, May 17 as she is relocating back to Indiana to care for her ailing mother. As part of a staff memo regarding the upcoming departure, Brand Manager Melissa Chase states, “While we are saddened to see her go, we understand and respect her decision to prioritize family during this challenging time.” Pepper first came to Houston in 2008 to co-host mornings at defunct sister CHR “Hot 95.7” KKHH until its flip to Variety Hits ..read more

Nielsen continues its release of the March 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Monthly ratings for Albuquerque, El Paso, Harrisburg/Lebanon/Carlisle, and Metro Fairfield County. Coming later this week: On Thursday, May 2: Monthly ratings for Akron, Charleston SC, Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz, and Syracuse. On Friday, May 3: Monthly ratings for Columbia SC, Greenville/New Bern/Jacksonville NC, Little Rock, Springfield MA, and Toledo ..read more

University of Washington’s Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM Seattle is the latest public media operator to institute a round of layoffs. KUOW-FM will reduce their operating costs by $2 million for fiscal year 2025, with $1 million of the cuts coming from operational spending and the other half from ending their RadioActive Youth Media program and eliminating 8 current and 3 open staff positions representing 6% of the station’s staff. RadioActive provided community workshops to help youths discover public radio journalism and learn basic radio storytelling skills. In a news story, KUOW-FM Presiden ..read more

Audacy Conservative Talk “98.9 WORD” WYRD-FM Spartanburg/Greenville SC has announced a series of programming lineup changes taking effect on Monday, May 6. WYRD-FM will add Salem Radio Network’s Mike Gallagher Show for 10am to 12pm. Gallagher worked in Greenville early in his career and his show had been heard on Salem’s “94.5 The Answer” WGTK-FM until its sale and flip last year. To make room for Gallagher, “Straight Talk with Bill Frady” will move from 10a-12p to 12 to 3pm replacing The Erik Erickson Show. WYRD-FM will also add two more shows to the lineup. “Sunrise Carolina with Joey Hudson ..read more

Programming changes are imminent at Murfin Media’s “My Country 100.5” KVWF Augusta/Wichita KS. KVWF is currently running jockless with limited imaging, while promoting “Something New” coming on Thursday, May 2 at 12:00pm. The station launched its current brand last June a mix of current, classic and Red Dirt Country. Following the exit of Program Director Colby Ericson at the end of March, the station dropped all of its Red Dirt music. KVWF had just a 0.4 share in the February 2024 Nielsen Audio ratings. It is part of a crowded Country marketplace in Wichita that includes SummitMedia’s market ..read more

iHeartMedia has announced the appointment of Pedro Javier ‘PJ’ Gonzalez as Senior Vice President of Programming for their Miami operations. Gonzalez has been with iHeartMedia since 2018 as SVP/Programming overseeing iHeartLatino and all of the company’s Spanish language programming initiatives. He will continue in that role in addition to his new position. Gonzalez also spent twelve years at Univision Radio from 2005 to 2017 as VP/Programming and VP/Content overseeing the company’s stations in Chicago, Miami, New York and Puerto Rico. He has also worked at multiple groups in Puerto Rico includ ..read more