2019 في مجال الراديو
فيما يلي قائمة بالأحداث التي أثرت على البث الإذاعي في عام 2019. وتشمل الأحداث المدرجة عروض البرامج الإذاعية الأولى، والحلقات الأخيرة، والإلغاءات، وإطلاق المحطات، والإغلاقات، وتغييرات التنسيق، بالإضافة إلى معلومات حول الجدل الدائر.
أحداث بارزة
يناير
| تاريخ | حدث | مصدر |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | بعد شهرين من الصمت بسبب الأضرار الناجمة عن إعصار مايكل ، تعود محطة WARB - دوثان، ألاباما، التي كانت تقدم مزيجًا من موسيقى الروك الجنوبية والبلوز ، إلى البث الإذاعي بموسيقى حضرية معاصرة تحت اسم "Vibe 105.9". | [ 1 ] |
| بدأت محطة WRKA - وهي محطة إذاعية كلاسيكية متخصصة في موسيقى الريف - في لويزفيل بتقديم أغاني حفلات تدور حول موضوع يوم رأس السنة الجديدة ، مما أدى إلى تحولها إلى موسيقى البوب الإيقاعية الهادئة تحت اسم "103.9 The Groove" في 14 يناير. | [ 2 ] | |
| شبكة راديو Air1 تتخلى عن بث موسيقى CHR المسيحية لصالح موسيقى العبادة المعاصرة. | [ 3 ] | |
| تتحول محطة WXTG / WXTG-FM — نورفولك / هامبتون / فيرجينيا بيتش ، التي تبث ألبومات بديلة للبالغين، إلى بث الأخبار فقط ، بينما يستمر بث نفس النمط على محطة WTYD — ويليامزبرغ . | [ 4 ] | |
| 2 | أصدرت وزارة العدل الأمريكية أمرًا لشركة "واي برودكاستينغ" (التي تعمل تحت اسم "آر إم برودكاستينغ")، المالكة لمحطة WZHF في كابيتول هايتس، ميريلاند / واشنطن العاصمة ، بتسجيل المحطة كعميل أجنبي بسبب بثها لإذاعة "سبوتنيك" عبر اتفاقية تسويق محلية مع وكالة "روسيا سيغودنيا" ، وهي وكالة أنباء تابعة لحكومة روسيا الاتحادية . وتزعم وزارة العدل أن "روسيا سيغودنيا" "تسيطر سيطرة كاملة" على WZHF بموجب اتفاقية الإيجار، وأنها تدير المحطة "لخدمة المصالح الروسية"، مع التزام "واي برودكاستينغ" بصيانة معدات WZHF لزيادة بث "سبوتنيك" إلى أقصى حد ممكن لأكبر شريحة من الجمهور الأمريكي. وتنفي "واي" وجود أي مشروع مشترك مع جهات روسية، وتؤكد أن عقد الإيجار لم يُنشئ "علاقة وكالة". | [ 5 ] |
| CKOO-FM — تتخلى كيلونا، كولومبيا البريطانية، عن تنسيق الأغاني القديمة لصالح تنسيق موسيقى البالغين المعاصرين تحت اسم Soft 103.9. | ||
| 3 | بعد انتهاء البث المتزامن بين محطة KMEZ الحضرية المعاصرة - بورت سولفور / نيو أورلينز ومحطة KKND الشقيقة حيث تحل KMEZ محل الأخيرة على تردد 102.9، يتم إعادة إطلاق KKND بأغانٍ كلاسيكية ، تحت اسم "106.7 The Krewe". | [ 6 ] |
| 4 | تم تسريح معظم طاقم محطة KKGQ الإذاعية في نيوتن / ويتشيتا ، ولم يتبق سوى منسق الأغاني برايان مايكلز الذي يقدم فقرة منتصف النهار. ومن المتوقع الإعلان عن تشكيلة جديدة قريباً. | [ 7 ] |
| أجرت شركة Cumulus Media تغييرات جذرية في غرب ميشيغان . فقد تخلت محطة WBBL في غراند رابيدز عن البرامج الرياضية ، وأصبحت تبث بالتزامن مع محطة WTNR في هولاند ، التي تبث موسيقى الريف، مستخدمةً علامة "Thunder" التجارية. وانتهى البث المتزامن في 19 يناير/كانون الثاني، حيث تحولت WTNR إلى بث موسيقى بديلة للبالغين تحت اسم "94.5 The Q". وانتقلت البرامج الرياضية إلى محطتي WJRW في غراند رابيدز و WKLQ في وايتهول . وتأتي هذه الخطوة ضمن عملية إعادة هيكلة ستشهد استحواذ شبكة Michigan Media Network على برنامج Huge Show الذي يقدمه بيل سيمونسون على محطة WBBL، والذي سيستمر بثه عبر محطاتها التابعة في ميشيغان. | [ 8 ] | |
| WSOL-FM — برونزويك، جورجيا / جاكسونفيل تعود إلى موسيقى البوب الحضرية بعد ما يقرب من خمس سنوات مع موسيقى الهيب هوب الكلاسيكية . | [ 9 ] | |
| 7 | بعد عام واحد، قامت محطة KSSE/KSSC/KSSD، وهي محطة بث مشتركة بين لوس أنجلوس وجنوب كاليفورنيا، بإيقاف بث أغنية "La Suavecita" الإسبانية للبالغين وبدأت في بث أغاني البالغين الإسبانية الشقيقة KLYY - Riverside ، مما أعاد علامة " Jose " التجارية إلى المنطقة، حيث تم استخدامها آخر مرة في KDLD/KDLE ، التي أوقفتها في نفس الوقت تقريبًا لصالح أغنية "La Tricolor" المكسيكية الإقليمية حتى مايو 2018 عندما عادت إلى علامة "Super Estrella" التجارية، وهذه المرة كموسيقى روك كلاسيكية إسبانية . | [ 10 ] |
| أعاد برنامج "أمريكا مورنينغ شو" السابق، المرتبط بشكل رئيسي بشبكة محطات "كومولوس ميديا ناش إف إم" المتخصصة في موسيقى الريف، تسمية نفسه للمرة الثالثة خلال ثلاث سنوات ليصبح "ذا تاي بنتلي شو" فقط ، بعد أن كان يُعرف سابقًا باسم "تاي، كيلي، وتشاك شو" بعد عدة أشهر من رحيل كيلي فورد. ويستمر تشاك ويكس في تقديم البرنامج كمساعد لبنتلي. وللأسف، في اليوم نفسه، أوقفت محطة "دبليو إن إس إتش" الرئيسية في نيوارك / مدينة نيويورك بث البرنامج لصالح فقرة صباحية موسيقية. | [ 11 ] | |
| KNOC — ناتشيتوش، لويزيانا ، تتخلى عن موسيقى البوب الحضرية لصالح موسيقى الريف الكلاسيكية تحت اسم "95.9 Kix Country". | [ 12 ] | |
| 9 | بعد عامين من بث أغاني البوب الإيقاعية، تحولت محطة WXZO في ويلسبورو، نيويورك / برلينجتون، إلى البث الفضائي لقناة MeTV-FM . وتأتي هذه الخطوة في أعقاب استحواذ الشركة الأم Vox AM/FM على محطة WXXX المتخصصة في موسيقى البوب المعاصرة في ديسمبر 2018. | [ 13 ] |
| في البوكيرك ، حلت فرقة "La Suavecita" الإسبانية محل "La Tricolor" المكسيكية الإقليمية على KRZY-FM | [ 14 ] | |
| 10 | بعد بثّ المسلسل الوثائقي " النجاة من آر كيلي" على قناة لايف تايم ، والذي أسفر عن فتح السلطات تحقيقات في مزاعم الاعتداء الجنسي، أعلنت مجموعة من محطات الراديو الرئيسية المتخصصة في موسيقى الراب المعاصرة ، وعلى رأسها KKDA-FM و KRNB في دالاس ، و KJLH في لوس أنجلوس ، و WBLS في مدينة نيويورك ، و WAMJ في أتلانتا ، أنها ستتوقف عن بثّ موسيقى آر كيلي . كما حظرت SiriusXM موسيقاه، واكتفت بالإشارة إلى أغانيه في برامجها الأسبوعية المخصصة لأغاني التسعينيات والألفية الجديدة. وقد سحب العديد من الفنانين الذين سبق لهم التعاون معه موسيقاه من حساباتهم على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، وبعد ثمانية أيام، أعلنت شركة RCA Records رسميًا فسخ عقده. | [ 15 ] |
| 11 | انتهى البث الرباعي الكلاسيكي لموسيقى الهيب هوب على محطات WMTX-HD2/W233AV/W256CT/W290BJ في تامبا وسانت بطرسبرغ فجأة، وبدأ تحويل المستمعين إلى محطة WBTP الشقيقة المتخصصة في موسيقى الهيب هوب المعاصرة ، والتي بدورها عدّلت توجهها نحو تقديم برامج حضرية أكثر انتشارًا، ويعود ذلك جزئيًا إلى انخفاض نسب الاستماع وفقًا لتصنيفات نيلسن الصوتية . وفي 14 يناير، تحولت محطة WMTX-HD2 ومحطاتها التابعة إلى بث متزامن لبرامج الحوار على محطة WFLA . | [ 16 ] |
| 14 | تُوسّع شركة Entercom نطاق علامة " Channel Q " التجارية لتشمل مدينة سياتل ، حيث حوّلت محطة KNDD-HD2 من بثّها لفرق وفنانين من منطقة شمال غرب المحيط الهادئ فقط، ومحطة K277AE من بثّها لموسيقى البوب الإيقاعية المعاصرة (Hot AC) في تاكوما إلى بثّها لموسيقى الرقص الإلكترونية (Dance/EDM) الموجهة لمجتمع LGBTQ. وبهذا، تُضيف سياتل محطتين إذاعيتين لموسيقى الرقص الإلكترونية إلى محطة KNHC التابعة لمدارس سياتل العامة . | [ 17 ] |
| استحوذت شركة Seven Mountains Media، وهي شركة بث مقرها ولاية بنسلفانيا، على مجموعة من المحطات في منطقة ساوثرن تير بولاية نيويورك من شركة Community Broadcasters, LLC . وكانت هذه المجموعة مملوكة لشركة Community Broadcasters منذ أن باعت شركة Backyard Broadcasting المحطات عند خروجها من قطاع الإذاعة عام 2013. | [ 18 ] | |
| 15 | محطتان إذاعيتان في هاليفاكس تتحولان إلى موسيقى البوب الهادئة. تخلت محطة CKHY-FM التابعة لإيفانوف فجأة عن نمط موسيقى الروك السائد واسمها "Rock" بعد حوالي ستة أشهر لصالح "Jewel 105". وجاءت هذه الخطوة كإجراء استباقي من محطة CKUL-FM التي بدورها تحولت من بث أغاني البوب للكبار "Mix 96.5" إلى نفس النمط تحت اسم "The Breeze" بعد يومين، لتصبح ثالث محطة إذاعية تابعة لشركة ستينغراي تتبنى نمط وعلامة "Breeze". | |
| 17 | محطة فوكس سبورتس الإذاعية KGA /K278CY - سبوكان تعيد إطلاق برنامجها بمزيج هجين من الرياضة والهيب هوب تحت اسم "103.5 The Game". وستركز المحطة، التي من المتوقع أن يكون برنامجها موجهاً في الغالب نحو الموسيقى، على الموسيقى، ومن المتوقع أن تكون بمثابة محطة فرعية لمحطة KZBD الشقيقة المتخصصة في موسيقى الهيب هوب ، وأن تنافس محطة KEZE المنافسة في مجال الموسيقى الإيقاعية . وتستمر المحطة في تقديم مباريات كرة السلة لجامعة غونزاغا ، ومباريات هوكي سبوكان تشيفز ، ومباريات البيسبول لسبوكان إنديانز . | [ 19 ] |
| 18 | أكدت دراسة بيانات نيلسن بي دي إس راديو لعام 2018 عودة قائمة أفضل 40 أغنية إيقاعية إلى صدارة الموسيقى الجديدة، كما يتضح من عدد الأغاني التي وصلت إلى قائمة أفضل 20 أغنية في هذا النوع الموسيقي، حيث بلغ عددها 106 أغاني، بزيادة عن 103 أغاني في عام 2017. وجاءت موسيقى الأوربان المعاصرة في المرتبة الثانية، بعد أن دخلت 104 أغاني منها قائمة أفضل 20 أغنية في العام الماضي. في المقابل، استمر انخفاض عدد الأغاني التي وصلت إلى قائمة أفضل 20 أغنية في قائمة أفضل 40 أغنية سائدة ، حيث بلغ عددها 105 أغاني في عام 2013، ثم 96 أغنية في عام 2015، و87 أغنية في عام 2018، مما جعلها تحتل المرتبة الخامسة بعد موسيقى الروك النشطة (الرابعة بـ 92 أغنية) وموسيقى ألبومات البالغين البديلة (الثالثة بـ 100 أغنية) على التوالي. أما المراكز الخمسة المتبقية فكانت من نصيب موسيقى الريف (السادسة بـ 85 أغنية)، والروك البديل (السابعة بـ 84 أغنية)، وأفضل 40 أغنية للبالغين (الثامنة بـ 82 أغنية)، وموسيقى الأوربان المعاصرة للبالغين (التاسعة بـ 75 أغنية)، وموسيقى البالغين المعاصرة (العاشرة بـ 69 أغنية). | [ 20 ] |
| 21 | KMXA - انفصلت دنفر عن بثها المتزامن مع محطة KJMN الإسبانية وانتقلت إلى ESPN Deportes Radio ، مما يمثل عودة إلى هذا النمط بعد سبع سنوات. | [ 21 ] |
| 23 | بعد مسيرة مهنية استمرت 20 عامًا كنائب رئيس قسم البرامج ومدير البرنامج الرقمي الوطني لشركة Emmis Communications ، بما في ذلك الإشراف على محطة KPWR الإيقاعية لأفضل 40 أغنية ، ومنذ عام 2017 محطة KDAY لموسيقى الهيب هوب الكلاسيكية لشركة Emmis و(المالك الحالي) Meruelo Media، يغادر جيمي ستيل منافذ لوس أنجلوس ليتولى دورًا جديدًا كنائب رئيس قسم العلامات التجارية والمحتوى لمحطة WTMX التابعة لشركة Hubbard Broadcasting في شيكاغو. | [ 22 ] |
| 31 | يُغيّر فريق سانت لويس بلوز، أحد فرق دوري الهوكي الوطني ، محطته الرئيسية، لينتقل من محطة KMOX إلى محطة WXOS بموجب اتفاقية مدتها أربع سنوات تتضمن ترويجًا مشتركًا مع مجموعة محطات هوبارد برودكاستينغ في سانت لويس، بالإضافة إلى محتوى موسع، بدءًا من موسم 2019-2020. وسيستمر كريس كيربر وجوي فيتالي في تقديم التعليق على مباريات الفريق بعد الانتقال من KMOX إلى WXOS. | [ 23 ] |
فبراير
| تاريخ | حدث | مصدر |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KMGW — تتخلى محطة ياكيما عن الأغاني القديمة الإيقاعية لصالح الأغاني الكلاسيكية ، مما يضعها في منافسة مع محطة KARY-FM . | [ 24 ] |
| KTTU-HD2/K245BG - لوبوك تتخلى عن موسيقى الروك النشطة لصالح موسيقى الريف الكلاسيكية التي تعود إلى التسعينيات ، وهي خطوة تمنح محطة رامار كوميونيكيشنز محطة مصاحبة لمحطة K226CH/KTTU-HD4 التي تركز على موسيقى ريد ديرت، وتزيد من المنافسة على مستمعي موسيقى الريف في سوق وسط غرب تكساس، لتنضم إلى المنافسين الذين يركزون على الموسيقى الحالية KLLL-FM و KQBR ، ومحطة KSSL/K231BE التي تركز على الموسيقى الكلاسيكية . | [ 25 ] | |
| 5 | باعت شركة ألفا ميديا مجموعة محطاتها في بيوريا ( محطات الأغاني الكلاسيكية ومحطة البث الرياضي WPBG/W240DM/WPBG-HD3 ، ومحطة الهيب هوب الكلاسيكية WNGY ، ومحطة موسيقى الريف WXCL ، ومحطة موسيقى البوب المعاصرة WSWT ، ومحطة الأغاني القديمة WIRL/W274BM ، ومحطة الحوار WMBD/W262BY ) إلى شركة ميدويست كوميونيكيشنز ، مما منح شركة البث التي تتخذ من ولاية ويسكونسن مقراً لها أول دخول لها إلى ولاية إلينوي . | [ 26 ] |
| 7 | قدمت مؤسسة إيميس للاتصالات والإعلام التعليمي سلسلة من الطلبات المشروطة التي ستشهد تعديل تغطية العديد من المحطات في جنوب تكساس في أسواق سان أنطونيو وكوربوس كريستي وأوستن . ستقوم إيميس بتخفيض تصنيف محطة KBPA - سان ماركوس من الفئة C0 إلى الفئة C1 بقدرة 48 كيلوواط/326.2 مترًا من برج يقع شرق وسط مدينة أوستن مباشرةً ، مما يمنح المحطة إشارة أفضل في الضواحي الشمالية، بالإضافة إلى مدينة ترخيص جديدة. ستنتقل محطة KMJR - أوديم / كوربوس كريستي من التردد 98.3 إلى 103.7، وستنتقل محطة KXAI - ريفوجيو، تكساس ، التي تعمل أيضًا على التردد 103.7، إلى مدينة الترخيص الجديدة بالكونز هايتس، تكساس ، وسيتم تخفيض تصنيفها من الفئة C1 إلى الفئة A بقدرة 4.3 كيلوواط/98 مترًا، حيث ستغطي سان أنطونيو وضواحيها المجاورة. | [ 27 ] |
| 8 | WXZX — تعيد محطة هيليارد / كولومبوس، أوهايو، إحياء اسمها "105.7 The Brew" ونمط موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية (هذه المرة مع التركيز على الثمانينيات والتسعينيات والألفية الجديدة) بعد ثلاث سنوات باهتة مع الرياضة وقبل ذلك فترة عامين مع موسيقى الروك البديلة. | [ 28 ] |
| تتوسع علامة "فيرجن راديو" التجارية إلى فيكتوريا ، كولومبيا البريطانية ، حيث تحولت محطة Hot AC 107.3 Kool FM CHBE-FM إلى تلك العلامة التجارية بتنسيق CHR/Top 40 لتصبح أحدث محطة إذاعية مملوكة لشركة Bell Media تتبنى علامة "فيرجن راديو" التجارية في مواجهة المحطة المنافسة CHTT-FM . | ||
| 11 | بعد ثلاث سنوات تحت اسم "The Move"، أعادت محطة CFXJ-FM - تورنتو، التي تبث أفضل 40 أغنية إيقاعية ، تسمية نفسها مرة أخرى باسم "Flow 93.5"، وهذه المرة مع التركيز على أغاني الهيب هوب الرائجة حاليًا. | [ 29 ] |
| 13 | أعلنت شركة كومولوس ميديا عن صفقتين مع شركتي إنتركوم ومؤسسة الإعلام التعليمي ، تشملان بعضًا من أبرز محطاتها الإذاعية على موجة FM. تم بيع اثنتين من محطات كومولوس الثلاث في مدينة نيويورك ( WNSH إلى إنتركوم و WPLJ إلى مؤسسة الإعلام التعليمي)، بالإضافة إلى محطات في سيراكيوز ( WXTL )، وواشنطن العاصمة ( WRQX )، وسافانا ( WZAT )، وأتلانتا ( WYAY )، وسان خوسيه ( KFFG ) (المحطتان المذكورتان سابقًا إلى مؤسسة الإعلام التعليمي)، وسبرينغفيلد، ماساتشوستس ( WMAS / WHLL ، وكلاهما إلى إنتركوم). في المقابل، حصلت كومولوس على محطات إنتركوم في إنديانابوليس ( WXNT و WZPL و WNTR ). تجدر الإشارة إلى أن هاتين الصفقتين تم حظرهما بنجاح من النشر في المجلات والمواقع الإلكترونية المتخصصة، على الرغم من قيام مؤسسة الإعلام التعليمي بدفع حصتها من الصفقة في 31 ديسمبر 2018. | [ 30 ] |
| 15 | أعلنت شركة أبولو غلوبال مانجمنت رسميًا استحواذها على 14 محطة تلفزيونية تابعة لمجموعة كوكس ميديا ، بالإضافة إلى مجموعة محطاتها في دايتون ، والتي تضم محطة WHIO-TV التابعة لشبكة سي بي إس ، ومحطتي الراديو الشقيقتين WHIO و WHIO-FM ، ومحطة WHKO ، ومحطتي WZLR/W266BG ، وصحيفتي سبرينغفيلد نيوز-صن ودايتون ديلي نيوز . وتحافظ الأخيرة على مكانتها في السوق نظرًا لأصول كوكس التي تعود إلى عام 1889 عندما اشترى مؤسسها جيمس إم. كوكس صحيفة ديلي نيوز . وتشمل الصفقة، التي تُقدر قيمتها بنحو 3 مليارات دولار، بعض اتفاقيات المشاريع المشتركة مع محطات الراديو والصحف وغيرها من وسائل الإعلام التابعة لكوكس، والتي تملكها الشركة التي تتخذ من أتلانتا مقرًا لها. ويُعد هذا ثاني استحواذ لأبولو على مجموعة تلفزيونية، بعد استحواذها على شركة نورث ويست برودكاستينغ ، ومقرها أوكيموس بولاية ميشيغان ، والتي تمتلك 21 محطة في عشر أسواق، وتخطط لدمجها مع أصول كوكس بمجرد موافقة لجنة الاتصالات الفيدرالية على الصفقة. ستستمر عائلة كوكس في امتلاك حصة أقلية في العقارات التلفزيونية. | [ 31 ] |
| 20 | في أعقاب تداعيات عدم سداد عائدات دعوى قضائية رفعتها الولاية، رفعت شركة جون وهايدي سمولز كاب أوف ديرت ذ.م.م. دعوى قضائية ضد شركة تشاك برينان باد لاندز إيرتايم في المحكمة الفيدرالية للمطالبة بمبلغ 450 ألف دولار كأتعاب محاماة ونفقات أُمر برينان بدفعها. نشأ النزاع من عملية بيع فاشلة في مارس 2015 لمحطة KZOY/K221FO - سيوكس فولز، ساوث داكوتا، والتي كان برينان على وشك شرائها من سمولز مقابل 1.5 مليون دولار، لكنه تخلف عن السداد بعد موافقته على شراء محطة KCFS آنذاك (التي أصبحت لاحقًا KBAD-FM، والآن KGWD) من جامعة سيوكس فولز بنفس المبلغ، مما أدى إلى حصول سمولز على تعويضات بقيمة 750 ألف دولار من برينان في عام 2018، ويشير إلى بيع KBAD-FM إلى Real Presence Radio مقابل 945 ألف دولار في أبريل 2018 "لعرقلة وتأخير وإعاقة وإضعاف قدرة Cup O' Dirt على استرداد المبلغ المدفوع وإثبات صحة حكم هيئة المحلفين". باع برينان محطة KBAD-FM إلى Real Presence Radio بعد إغلاق معلم الجذب السياحي Badlands Pawn الذي كانت المحطة جزءًا منه في سبتمبر 2017 بعد أن ألغت إدارة الخدمات المصرفية في ولاية ساوث داكوتا جميع تراخيص الأعمال الخاصة بمواقع Dollar Loan Center التابعة له في الولاية. | [ 32 ] |
| 21 | أضافت SiriusXM أكثر من 100 قناة "إضافية" جديدة إلى منصاتها وأجهزتها، مستخدمة نفس الإعداد المستخدم في طراز Pandora الذي استحوذت عليه مؤخرًا . | [ 33 ] |
| 22 | أضافت منصة البث الإذاعي Radio.com التابعة لشركة Entercom محطات مملوكة لشركتي Bonneville International (22 محطة في ست أسواق) وCox Media Group (55 محطة في 11 سوقًا) إلى قائمتها، بما في ذلك البودكاستات الداخلية التي تنتجها الشركتان. ويأتي هذا التوسع عقب إضافة CNN و Bloomberg News إلى القائمة في 19 فبراير. | [ 34 ] |
| 25 | أقامت محطة KDAF-TV التابعة لشبكة CW التابعة لشركة Tribune Media في دالاس / فورت وورث شراكة مع محطة KBFB التابعة لشركة Urban One والتي تبث أفضل 40 أغنية إيقاعية في دالاس لإطلاق برنامج صباحي متزامن يركز على ثقافة البوب / أسلوب الحياة بعنوان The Beat on 33 ، ويستضيفه منسقو الأغاني من برنامج Veda Loca in The Morning التابع لمحطة KBFB (Veda Loca والمضيفون المشاركون J-Cruz و Jazzi Black و DJ Kayotik). | [ 35 ] |
| 26 | غيّرت محطة CKCE-FM في كالجاري، ألبرتا، اسمها من "101.5 Kool FM" إلى "101.5 Today Radio". ولا يزال برنامج المحطة يبث موسيقى البوب المعاصرة، مع التركيز على أغاني الثمانينيات والتسعينيات. | |
| 28 | شهدت منطقة بيلوكسي / جلفبورت / باسكاجولا تغييرين في الترددات . فقد تبادلت محطة WXYK التابعة لشركة ألفا ميديا ، والتي استحوذت عليها شركة تيليساوث كوميونيكيشنز مؤخرًا، ومحطة WQBB التي كانت تملكها سابقًا، مواقعها، حيث انتقلت WXYK بنمطها الإذاعي المعاصر من 107.1 إلى 105.9 (مما منح "ذا مونكي" تغطية موسعة)، بينما تخلت WQBB عن Bob FM وانتقلت إلى 107.1 بتردد جديد يحمل اسم WLGF تحت ملكية شركة بورت برودكاستينج، التي باعت المحطة لاحقًا إلى محطة تابعة لشبكة K-Love في 11 مارس. | [ 36 ] |
يمشي
| تاريخ | حدث | مصدر |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | في تمام الساعة الرابعة مساءً (بتوقيت شرق الولايات المتحدة)، وبعد بث أغنيتي " Broken " لفرقة Lovelytheband و" In Bloom " لفرقة Nirvana ، بدأت محطة WDTW-FM ديترويت، المتخصصة في موسيقى الروك البديل ، ببث أغنية " It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) " لفرقة AC/DC ، تمهيدًا للعودة إلى موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية في تمام الساعة الخامسة مساءً بعد انقطاع دام ثلاث سنوات، مُعيدًا بذلك إحياء العلامة التجارية المحلية الشهيرة WLLZ تحت اسم "106.7 Detroit's Wheels". وكانت هذه العلامة التجارية (والرمز التعريفي) قد استُخدمت سابقًا على محطة WDZH من عام 1980 إلى عام 1995. وكانت أول أغنية بُثت على "Detroit's Wheels" هي " Back in Black " لفرقة AC/DC. وتم تغيير الرمز التعريفي رسميًا إلى WLLZ بعد أسبوع واحد. | [ 37 ] |
| 2 | WGGO — تعود محطة سالامانكا، نيويورك، إلى برامجها المنتظمة بعد ما يقرب من عامين من الصمت المتقطع والتنسيقات المؤقتة، وهذه المرة تبث برامج حوارية محافظة من شبكة Premiere Networks ، وتعيد برنامج The Rush Limbaugh Show إلى السوق بعد عدة سنوات من الغياب. | |
| 4 | تقوم مؤسسة Aloha Stations Trust التابعة لشركة iHeartMedia بتبادل محطات موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية WEKL - أوغوستا ، ومحطات الأغاني للكبار WSFF - فينتون / روانوك ، والبث المتزامن WSNZ - لينشبورغ ، ومحطات موسيقى الريف الكلاسيكية WLRX - إيرونتون، أوهايو / هنتنغتون، فيرجينيا الغربية ، مع مؤسسة Educational Media Foundation لست محطات إعادة بث: K266BD - كارمل فالي، كاليفورنيا ( KION - ساليناس / KOCN-HD2 - باسيفيك غروف )، K253BV - أوكلاهوما سيتي ( KBRU-HD2 )، W227BF - شورفيو / مينيابوليس ( KQQL-HD2 - أنوكا )، W292DH - بيتسبرغ ( WBGG )، W221CR - ممفيس ( WREC )، وW248BQ - ناشفيل ( WNRQ-HD2 ). | [ 38 ] |
| 5 | في أعقاب بثّ قناة HBO للفيلم الوثائقي المثير للجدل " مغادرة نيفرلاند" ، سحبت شركة كوجيكو مكتبة موسيقى مايكل جاكسون من محطاتها في مونتريال (محطة CKBE-FM الناطقة بالإنجليزية ، ومحطة CKOI-FM الناطقة بالفرنسية، ومحطة CFGL-FM الناطقة بالفرنسية )، وكررت الأمر نفسه في 20 محطة أخرى تابعة لها في كيبيك بعد أيام. وأشارت متحدثة باسم كوجيكو إلى شكاوى المستمعين كسبب وراء هذا القرار. | [ 39 ] |
| 6 | أعادت شركة Univision Communications تسمية راديو Univision ليصبح " شبكة Uforia الصوتية ". | [ 40 ] |
| 7 | بعد ستة أشهر فقط من إطلاقها، نقلت شركة إيميس برنامج " أوستن سيتي ليميتس راديو" التابع لمحطة KGSR إلى جهاز إعادة البث الخاص بها في أوستن K246BD/KGSR-HD2. وتحولت الإشارة الرئيسية 93.3 إلى موسيقى سوفت إيه سي تحت اسم "ستار 93.3" في 8 مارس. | [ 41 ] |
| 8 | WWJK — غرين كوف سبرينغز، فلوريدا / جاكسونفيل غيرت تنسيقاتها من أغاني الكبار إلى موسيقى الروك النشطة، تحت اسم "107.3 بلانيت راديو". | [ 42 ] |
| 13 | لأول مرة منذ محاولة محطة KYCY في سان فرانسيسكو بين عامي 2005 و2008، تخلت محطة WSAN في ألينتاون، بنسلفانيا، عن بث برنامج ESPN Deportes Radio لصالح بث محتوى بودكاست بالكامل ، مستخدمةً مكتبة برامج البودكاست التابعة لشركة iHeartMedia المالكة . وستستمر المحطة في بث مباريات فريق ليهاي فالي فانتومز للهوكي، وهو فريق من الدرجة الثانية. | [ 43 ] |
| 14 | WBGA/W242CJ — برونزويك، جورجيا تتخلى عن موسيقى البوب الحضرية لصالح موسيقى الإنجيل، متجنبة التداخل مع المحطة الشقيقة WSOL-FM، التي عادت إلى موسيقى البوب الحضرية من موسيقى الهيب هوب الكلاسيكية في يناير. | [ 44 ] |
| 15 | اعتمدت لجنة الاتصالات الفيدرالية قواعد جديدة أقرها الكونغرس الأمريكي عام 2018، تحت مسمى "قانون توسيع التعويضات لعام 2018"، والتي ستُخصص لتعويض محطات البث الإذاعي FM، بالإضافة إلى محطات التلفزيون منخفضة الطاقة وأجهزة إعادة البث التلفزيوني التي "اضطرت إلى تكبد تكاليف نقل مواقعها بشكل دائم، أو تعديل مرافقها بشكل مؤقت أو دائم، أو شراء أو تعديل مرافق إضافية" نتيجةً لعملية إعادة تنظيم البث التلفزيوني الجارية. وتسري هذه القواعد على جميع إشارات البث الإذاعي FM المرخصة والعاملة في 13 أبريل 2017، والتي كانت تشترك في برج واحد مع محطة تلفزيونية أعيد تنظيم بثها، وستكون مؤهلة للحصول على تعويضات تُقدر بنحو 150 مليون دولار، تشمل تكاليف النقل، وتعديل المرافق، أو بناء مرافق إضافية أثناء إعادة بناء المحطة التلفزيونية لمرافقها. وقد حُدد موعد نهائي قانوني لتطبيق هذه القواعد، ينتهي في 23 مارس. | [ 45 ] |
| 19 | محطة WVLZ/W268BP الإذاعية ، التي تبث أغاني الكبار، في ماريفيل / روكفورد / نوكسفيل، تينيسي، تتحول إلى موسيقى الروك النشطة . وبعد يومين، تتحول محطة WNFZ الإذاعية البديلة في باول إلى بث موسيقى جاك إف إم بعد تغيير ملكيتها من أوك ريدج إف إم إلى ميدويست كوميونيكيشنز . | [ 46 ] |
| 25 | فتحت لجنة الاتصالات الفيدرالية تحقيقًا في شكوى قُدّمت ضد محطات شركة "إنتركوم " في بوفالو بشأن سلسلة من المبالغات في الأسعار التي فرضتها مرشحة مزعومة للكونغرس مقابل إعلانات اشترتها عام 2018، وما إذا كانت المحطات قد فرضت عليها سعرًا أعلى من السعر الذي يدفعه المعلنون التجاريون، مثل مكاتب المحاماة ووكالات بيع السيارات، في انتهاك للقانون الفيدرالي. وتتعلق القضية بالانتخابات البرلمانية بين ناثان ماكموري والنائب الحالي كريس كولينز، حيث اعتقد ماكموري أنه دُفع مبلغًا أكبر بكثير من كولينز مقابل بث إعلاناته على المحطات؛ وتشير الأدلة التي حصلت عليها صحيفة "بوفالو نيوز" إلى أن ماكموري وكولينز دُفعا السعر نفسه مقابل وقت البث. ولم تكن المرشحة المزعومة، جاكي دروست، مدرجة على أي ورقة اقتراع للكونغرس، كما لم يكن لدى "إنتركوم" أي سجل لمحاولتها شراء وقت بث على محطاتها. أقرت شركة Entercom بأنها لم تنشر المعلومات المطلوبة حول الحملات الإعلانية لعام 2018 على موقعها الإلكتروني حتى شهر يناير، لكنها قالت إن هذا كان خطأ غير مقصود ونفت أي انتهاك للقانون الفيدرالي، لكنها وافقت على التعاون مع التحقيق. | [ 47 ] |
| 26 | بعد 17 عامًا، أعادت محطة CING-FM - هاميلتون / تورنتو إحياء علامة "Energy" التجارية مع الحفاظ على توجهها نحو موسيقى البوب للكبار. وتزامن إطلاق المحطة مع عودة مقدمي البرامج الصباحية السابقين في محطة CKFM-FM ، سكوت تاكر ومورا غريرسون، إلى نفس الفترة الزمنية في CING. | [ 48 ] |
| 27 | تقوم شركة iHeartMedia بتبادل مجموعتها من محطات الراديو في فريدريك بولاية ماريلاند، والتي تضم محطة WFMD الحوارية ومحطة WFRE الريفية (التي تعمل تحت مظلة Aloha Trust Group)، مع شركة Connoisseur Media مقابل مجموعة محطاتها في إيري ( محطة WTWF الريفية ، ومحطة WXBB "Bob FM" ، ومحطة WLTM للموسيقى المعاصرة ، ومحطة WRTS للموسيقى الكلاسيكية ، ومحطة WRKT للموسيقى الكلاسيكية ، ومحطة WFNN الرياضية ، ومحطة WJET الحوارية ). | [ 49 ] |
| 29 | تستحوذ شركة Allied Media Partners التي تم تشكيلها حديثًا ومقرها ويتشيتا على ستة عقارات في سوق كانساس هذا من Rocking M Media ( محطة KKGQ الريفية - نيوتن ، ومحطة KWME و KLEY/K262CQ للموسيقى المعاصرة الإيقاعية - ويلينغتون ، ومحطة "Bob FM" KIBB - هافن ، ومحطة KVWF للموسيقى الكلاسيكية - أوغوستا ، ومحطة KKLE الحوارية - وينفيلد ). | [ 50 ] |
أبريل
| تاريخ | حدث | مصدر |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | محطة بيني ميديا للأغاني القديمة WNNH — هينيكر، نيو هامبشاير تتحول إلى بث متزامن للأغاني الكلاسيكية WFNQ — ناشوا . | |
| 8 | Rhythmic Top 40 KOPW — Plattsmouth / Omaha / Council Bluffs توقف برنامج Big Boy's Neighborhood لصالح Chef West و The Morning Scramble مع Tay 'Mr West' Westberry والمتسابقة السابقة في الموسم 13 من برنامج American Idol ( ومدونة YouTube ) Alyssa Siebken. | [ 51 ] |
| 11 | WBOS - بروكلين / بوسطن تطلق موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية البديلة من الثمانينيات والتسعينيات تحت اسم "Rock 92.9". | [ 52 ] |
| أعلنت محطة WGBY-TV التابعة لشبكة PBS ، ومقرها سبرينغفيلد / هوليوك، ماساتشوستس (وهي محطة فرعية تابعة لمحطة WGBH-TV في بوسطن ، ومرخصة للمالك الأم، مؤسسة WGBH التعليمية)، وإذاعة نيو إنجلاند العامة ، عن اندماجهما تحت اسم "نيو إنجلاند للإعلام العام". وستستفيد المؤسسة الجديدة من هذا الاندماج لتعزيز قدراتها الإخبارية وتوسيع نطاق تغطيتها لمنطقة غرب ماساتشوستس، حيث ستستثمر مؤسسة WGBH التعليمية، التي ستحتفظ بملكية WGBY، مبلغ 6 ملايين دولار على مدى ست سنوات في هذا المشروع الجديد. | [ 53 ] | |
| 12 | محطة KXTN-FM في سان أنطونيو تتخلى عن موسيقى التيخانو لصالح موسيقى البوب المعاصرة ، وتُعرف نفسها باسم "Vibe 107.5"، وتعتمد الاسم الجديد KVBH. هذه الخطوة تمنح محطة KBBT الشقيقة، التي تبث موسيقى البوب المعاصرة، منافسًا قويًا لمحطتي KTFM وKTFM-HD2/K277CX ، اللتين تبثان موسيقى الهيب هوب الكلاسيكية والإيقاعية . كما تشهد هذه الخطوة اختفاء موسيقى التيخانو، التي اتجه جمهورها جزئيًا نحو الفئات العمرية الأكبر، وهو ما ساهم في انخفاض نسب استماع KXTN، من موجات FM، حيث قامت الشركة الأم، Univision، بنقل هذا النوع الموسيقي إلى محطتيها الشقيقتين KXTN وKVBH-HD2 على موجة AM. | [ 54 ] |
| تعود شركة ليلي برودكاستينغ إلى البث الإذاعي باستحواذها على معظم أصول شركة راديو بارتنرز، التي تضم ثلاث محطات في وارن، بنسلفانيا : WKNB و WNAE و WRRN . وسيتم دمج هذه المحطات الثلاث مع مجموعة قنوات " إيري نيوز ناو" التلفزيونية التي تضم WICU-TV و WSEE-TV . | [ 55 ] | |
| 15 | استحوذت شركة ميرويلو ميديا على محطة KLOS لموسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية في لوس أنجلوس من شركة كومولوس ميديا مقابل 43 مليون دولار، ووافقت على تولي إدارة المحطة في اليوم التالي بموجب اتفاقية تسويق محلية . في الوقت نفسه، قامت محطة KPWR التابعة لميرويلو، والتي تبث موسيقى البوب الإيقاعية ، في لوس أنجلوس، بفصل مقدمي البرامج الصباحية جيه كروز، ودي جيه ليتشيرو، وجيف "ذا سبورتس ديود" غارسيا دون أي تفسير؛ وانضم جيه كروز لاحقًا إلى محطة KRRL كمقدم برامج بعد الظهر. | [ 56 ] |
| قامت شركة Cumulus بتبادل محطات WICC الحوارية - بريدجبورت، كونيتيكت و WEBE AC - ويستبورت مع Connoisseur Media مقابل قائمة محطات Connoisseur في ألينتاون، بنسلفانيا، والتي تضم محطات موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية WODE-FM - إيستون ، والرياضة WEEX - إيستون ، والبديلة WWYY - بيلفيدير، نيو جيرسي (التي يتم بثها عبر W234AX - ألينتاون) والبث المتزامن WEEX WTKZ - ألينتاون. | [ 56 ] | |
| حققت يونغستاون إنجازًا جديدًا بدخولها قائمة أفضل 40 أغنية إيقاعية لأول مرة منذ ما يقرب من 20 عامًا، ومنذ أن تحولت محطة WRBP المعاصرة الحضرية إلى K-Love في عام 2013، حيث ظهرت محطة WLOA/W272EI (التي كانت مرخصة سابقًا لمدينة فاريل، بنسلفانيا ) لأول مرة باسم "Loud 102.3". | [ 57 ] | |
| 18 | WKZG — سيمور / غرين باي تنتقل من الأغاني الكلاسيكية إلى موسيقى البوب المعاصرة، لتملأ فراغاً ظل قائماً في السوق لعقد من الزمان. | [ 58 ] |
| 21 | تقوم محطة WMWX - مياميتاون ، وWYNS - واينزفيل ، و WKCX - كريتيندين، كنتاكي ، ومحطتان إذاعيتان منخفضتا الطاقة في منطقة سينسيناتي ، بإيقاف عرض موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية "ClassX" لصالح الأغاني الكلاسيكية المسيحية، والتي تحمل اسم "The Touch". | [ 59 ] |
| 28 | حصلت مدينة غراند جانكشن بولاية كولورادو على منفذ كلاسيكي لموسيقى الهيب هوب ، حيث أعيد إطلاق محطة KGJX-HD3/K232FB السابقة التي كانت تبث أغاني الكبار تحت اسم "94.3 The Beat". | [ 60 ] |
| 30 | West Virginia Radio Corporation makes a series of major moves. In Martinsburg/Hagerstown, WKMZ-FM drops CHR after two years and begins stunting with Christmas music as it prepared to return to AC and its former WLTF calls,[61] while in nearby Berkeley Springs, they acquire oldies simulcast WCST and WXDC from Metro Radio LLC. WCST will split from the simulcast of WXDC and become a simulcast of talk sister WEPM/W229CM, with WXDC shifting to classic hits. | [62] |
May
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill O'Reilly returns to radio, ten years after his retirement from The Radio Factor, with a 15-minute daily show, The O'Reilly Update. | [63] |
| WHBU/W279CL—Anderson, Indiana drops talk for oldies. The station will continue to offer local high school, Purdue University football and basketball broadcasts, and auto racing broadcasts from IndyCar and NASCAR. | [64] | |
| 6 | WYEZ—Murrells Inlet/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina drops Adult Top 40 for conservative talk, billing itself as "Talk 94.5" with new calls WTKN. The upstart will take on rival talker WRNN-FM, whose former morning co-host Liz Callaway joined WYEZ after leaving WRNN in February. | [65] |
| El Dorado Broadcasting acquires Entercom's outlets in California's Victor Valley region, CBS Sports Radio affiliate KMPS—Hesperia and classic hitsKVFG—Victorville. The two stations joins El Dorado's four other properties in the market.[66] On August 26, KVFG flipped to Regional Mexican as "La X 103.1" with new calls KXVV, while KMPS is taken silent for "financial reasons". | [67] | |
| Bustos Media expands its presence in the Puget Sound area with the purchase of KFNY—Centralia, Washington from iHeartMedia's Ocean States Divestment Trust for $3 million. The station will drop its Smooth Jazz format to simulcast Regional Mexican duo KMIA—Auburn and KZNW—Oak Harbor. | [68] | |
| American station group iHeartMedia emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which it filed for last year after accumulating $20.3 billion in debt. | [69] | |
| ESPN Deportes Radio affiliate KHHL—Karnes City/San Antonio switch to a simulcast of regional MexicanKLEY-FM—Jourdanton. | ||
| 7 | Connoisseur Media exits the Billings market with sale of its six properties (talkKYYA, ESPN Radio affiliate KBLG, countryKRKX, active rockKRZN, classic hitsKWMY, and CHRKPLN) to Desert Mountain Broadcasting. | [70] |
| 12 | Alpha MediaCHRKFRX—Lincoln, Nebraska fires morning host and program director Matt McKay (real name Matthew Rydberg) after an April 21 arrest for domestic violence against his wife, in which he also tried to strangle her during an argument, an assault for which he faces carries a three-year prison term in Nebraska. McKay was placed on leave during the time of his arrest until management dismissed him. | [71] |
| 17 | CISO-FM—Orillia, Ontario, dumps its classic hits format after nearly seven months as it switches to an alternative rock format while retaining the "Max FM" branding. The station's unsuccessful classic hits format debuted last November replacing AC 89.1 Sunshine FM. | |
| 21 | Cumulus Media has filed papers with the FCC to allow up to 100 percent foreign investment in the company. If the petition is granted (as the FCC will allow comments and opinions to be filed by June 20 and replies by July 8), special warrants agreed to as part of Cumulus' bankruptcy restructuring last year would be triggered increasing foreign ownership of Cumulus to 31 percent equity and 34 percent on a voting basis. Currently, Cumulus' voting and equity stakes were 22.5% held by foreign interests with no single entity holding more than five percent. | [ 72 ] |
| 22 | تُوسّع شركة ميرويلو ميديا محفظتها الإعلامية في لوس أنجلوس بشراء محطة KXOS التابعة لمجموعة راديو سينترو، وهي محطة إذاعية مكسيكية إقليمية، وذلك مقابل مبلغ لم يُفصح عنه. كما ستُساعد ميرويلو في إطلاق برنامج إخباري باللغة الإسبانية بالتعاون مع مجموعة راديو سينترو على قناة فرعية عالية الدقة تابعة لمحطة KXOS، بالإضافة إلى تطوير محتوى لقناة KWHY-TV التابعة لميرويلو . | [ 73 ] |
| 23 | CKJH — ميلفورت، ساسكاتشوان تعيد تسمية علامتها التجارية من CK750 إلى Beach Radio مع أغاني كلاسيكية من الثمانينيات والتسعينيات. | |
| 24 | قامت شركة Cumulus Media بتحويل محطة WYRG في إنديانابوليس ، المتخصصة في موسيقى الروك المعاصرة ، إلى محطة "93.9X Rocks" تحت اسم جديد هو WNDX . يأتي هذا التغيير بعد استحواذ Cumulus على ملكية محطة WZPL التابعة لشركة Entercom لتجنب التداخل، ولشغل مساحة بين محطتي WFBQ و WOLT التابعتين لشركة iHeartMedia، المتخصصتين في موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية وموسيقى الروك البديلة . كما تم نقل برنامج The Bert Show ، الذي كان يُبث على WYRG، إلى WNTR . | [ 74 ] |
| تُوسّع شركة بيني ميديا نطاق علامة "فرانك إف إم" التجارية في نيو هامبشاير ، حيث تنضم محطتا WLNH-FM ( لاكونيا) و WBYY ( سومرزورث / بورتسموث) الشقيقتان إلى محطتي WFNQ ( ناشوا) و WNNH ( هينيكر) لتشكيل بث متزامن لأغاني البالغين . كما تُحوّل بيني بث محطة WEMJ/W297BS (لاكونيا) الحوارية إلى بث متزامن مع محطة WJYY ( كونكورد / مانشستر ) الشقيقة ، مما يُوسّع نطاق وصولها إلى منطقة البحيرات المحيطة بلاكونيا. | [ 75 ] | |
| WVZA - ستتخلى محطة هيرين / ماريون / كاربونديل عن موسيقى البوب المعاصرة لصالح موسيقى الروك البديلة تحت اسم "Alt 2K"، مع التركيز على التوجه المعاصر مع بعض الإشارات إلى موسيقى الألفية الجديدة. وستكون هذه المحطة بمثابة محطة فرعية لمحطة WTAO-FM الشقيقة المتخصصة في موسيقى الروك النشطة في منطقة جنوب إلينوي . | [ 76 ] | |
| 28 | أعادت شركة Bell Media تسمية محطاتها الـ 13 المتخصصة في موسيقى الريف في جميع أنحاء كندا، بما في ذلك محطة CKLC-FM السابقة لموسيقى الروك البديلة في كينغستون، أونتاريو ، إلى اسم Pure Country . | [ 77 ] |
| 30 | With Educational Media Foundation taking ownership of WSFF (to become WLRX) and WSNZ (to become WAWX), rhythmic Top 40 WJJS—Roanoke moved to 93.5, replacing Hot AC WSNV, while retaining its simulcast on WJJX—Appomattox/Lynchburg. In turn WSFF and WSNZ's adult hits "Steve-FM" format (at 101.7 and 106.1 respectively) moved to 104.9 in Roanoke under new WSTV call letters. | [78] |
| Call Communications, the parent owner of the Christian CHR "Call Radio" network that broadcasts from flagship station WMKL—Hammocks/Miami, along with three co-owned full-powered and four translators that make up the network, announced plans to phase out terrestrial broadcasting altogether in favor of a digital platform that comprises streaming and on-demand music, podcasts, high school sports, and live concerts and events while building a digital production studio and hire additional programming staff. No decision has been made on whether Call will continue owning, selling, or cease operations on the stations. | [79] | |
| Liberal talkKABQ—Albuquerque switched to an all-podcast format, utilizing iHeartMedia's podcast library; this occurs with little advance notice (trade website RadioInsight didn't report the change until July 9). KABQ up to that point was the longest-running liberal talk station in the country. | [80] | |
| 31 | The sales of WPLJ—New York City, WRQX—Washington, DC, WYAY—Gainesville/Atlanta, KFFG—San Jose, California, WZAT—Tybee Island/Savannah, Georgia, and WXTL—Syracuse, New York from Cumulus Media to Educational Media Foundation closes; all simultaneously flip to K-Love. | [81] |
June
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois State University, the owners of WGLT—Normal/Bloomington, takes over the operations of WCBU—Peoria from Bradley University. As part of the deal, Bradley retained ownership of WCBU's license with ISU handling all facets of the station's operations, as well as its talk format, while WGLT's Peoria translator W278AE switched to a simulcast of WCBU's HD2 Classical service to avoid any duplication of NPR programs or similar shows. | [82] |
| 3 | The LGBTQ/dance hybrid Channel Q platform expands to five more markets, and adds another OTA signal as KGMZ—San Francisco drops its simulcast of sports sister KGMZ-FM to pick up the brand. | [83] |
| Apple announced the launching of its new iOS 13 device, which will allow users to call up audio streams from over 100,000 radio stations globally via SIRI voice command. The iPhone voice command platform will access streams from iHeartRadio, Radio.com, and TuneIn. | [84] | |
| Singapore radio station 938Now officially rebrands as CNA938, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the newly rebranded CNA television channel. | [85] | |
| 4 | 3 Horizons LLC announced that it has sold rhythmic Top 40 KWEE—West Linn/Portland to WAY-FM Network, whose Christian AC programming is also heard on K283BL via iHeartMedia's KFBW-HD2. The sale also ends its three-year LMA with Alpha Media, who is expected to announce plans to continue the format in another capacity as WAY-FM is expected to move the Christian AC format to KWEE upon the closing of the sale. | [86] |
| 5 | Townsquare Media acquires and divests a pair of stations in Tuscaloosa. The company will buy urban contemporaryWALJ—Northpoint from Apex Media and plans to rebrand the station from "105.1 Jamz" (mirroring former LMA partner WBHJ—Birmingham's "95.7 Jamz" moniker) to "105.1 The Block" while at the same time spins off sportsWTID—Marion to Educational Media Foundation for $110,000. The latter's format will move to W256CG/WTUG-HD2. | [87] |
| 6 | Nashville will serve as a launching pad for what is billed as the first country/hip-hop hybrid rhythmic Top 40 in the United States with the debut of WQSE/W244EK—White Bluff. The station, acquired by and owned by Jamal 'Polow Da Don' Jones's Young Country Holdings, will feature a mix of country artists such as Kane Brown and Chris Young along with crossover stars such as Taylor Swift and Fifth Harmony and rappers like Ryan Upchurch, Migos, Yelawolf, Blanco Brown and Bubba Sparxxx. | [88] |
| Vista Radio rebrands two of its stations in Lethbridge, Alberta: CJOC-FM rebrands to 94.1 Juice FM becoming the latest radio station to adopt the Juice FM branding while CKBD-FM drops its "Bridge" moniker and becomes 98.1 2Day FM while maintaining the modern AC format. | ||
| 10 | Urban One announces the sale of its Detroit urban AC WDMK and its Gospel translators W228CJ, W252BX, and W260CB, to Beasley Broadcasting, and will also end its LMA deal with International Free and Accepted Modern Masons to continue operating urban contemporaryWGPR at the end of the year. | [89] |
| East Texas Results Media sells its Tyler/Longview roster of classic countryKZXM—Bullard, CHR simulcast KFRO-FM—Gilmer/KLJT—Jacksonville, and Regional Mexican KMPA—Pittsburg, to Educational Media Foundation for $800,000. The stations will join two EMF-owned outlets in East Texas, Tyler-licensed KVNE and KGLY. | [90] | |
| Emmis Communications sells their 50.1% stake in the Austin cluster that it acquired in 2003 from the family of former President Lyndon B. Johnson's LBJ Broadcasting Company for $105 million to Sinclair Communications, who will regain full control of the six stations and three translators for $39.3 million, which it will rebrand under the name Waterloo Media. The sale will leave Emmis with eight stations, four each in Indianapolis and New York City. | [91] | |
| 11 | Dispatch Broadcast Group sells its radio and television stations, including WBNS/WBNS-FM—Columbus and ONN Radio, to Tegna for $535 million. | [92] |
| 13 | KCRW—Santa Monica/Los Angeles's Jason Bentley announced that he is relinquishing his duties as music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic after 10 years on August 30, but will continue hosting the station's mix show Metropolis on Saturday nights; Bentley has been with KCRW since volunteering in 1988 and became a paid air talent in 1992. The Santa Monica Community College-owned station will seek out two positions, one each for Morning Becomes Eclectic and MD duties respectively. | [93] |
| 17 | Nick Cannon is named the new morning host at rhythmic Top 40 KPWR—Los Angeles, whose program debuts on this date. The news was spoiled several days earlier by urban contemporary rival KRRL, whose air talents Big Boy and J.Cruz were former morning hosts at KPWR. The move marks Cannon's return to morning radio after a seven-year hiatus. He also replaced temporary host Cece Valencia, who returned to classic hip hop sister KDAY as co-morning host with one-time partner Romeo. | [94] |
| KOAS—Las Vegas shifts from rhythmic oldies to urban AC as it rebrands as "Jammin' 105.7." The station's musical emphasis features a balance of current-based uptempo R&B hits and recurrents from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. | [95] | |
| WRXD—Fajardo/San Juan returns to Spanish AC after a year with Spanish CHR, but retains the "Play 96.5" moniker. | [96] | |
| Telesouth Communications shuffles a pair of formats in Tupelo. The statewide "Supertalk Mississippi" format moved from WCNA—Potts Camp to WFTA—Fulton replacing classic hits "Power 101" and expands the coverage area for the "Supertalk" network. WCNA flipped to Hot AC, billed as "Mix 95.9". | [97] | |
| 21 | W255BY/WAJI-HD2—Fort Wayne splits from a simulcast of alternative WGBJ—Auburn to launch CHR "99.5 The Twenty-FM." The station, which will offer a commercial-free presentation featuring the "Top 20 hottest songs," will take on CHR WJFX and Adult Top 40 WMEE for listeners. | [98] |
| 25 | WAMO/W297BU—Pittsburgh changed formats from rhythmic contemporary to urban adult contemporary, branded as "107.3 The Beat". However, sister simulcast W261AX and Entercom-partnered WBZZ-HD3 continues to use the "WAMO 100" calls and rhythmic Top 40 format. | [99] |
| WROX-FM—Norfolk shifts from alternative to adult album alternative, featuring a broader, gold based playlist with songs as old as the 1970s and positioning as "More Variety, Less Repetition". | [100] | |
| 26 | iHeartMedia expands its Pride Radio format targeting the LGBTQ community to 12 more markets. The expansion was in response to rival Entercom's launching of the similar-formatted Channel Q platform. The move replaces EDM/Dance Evolution in several markets but continues as an iHeartRadio online platform. | [101] |
| Union Broadcasting suspends sportsWHB—Kansas City afternoon host Kevin Kietzman "until further notice" in the wake of the controversy surrounding comments on he made on his June 25 show about Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid and his family, in which Kietzman criticized the Chiefs' handling of the Tyreek Hill child abuse charges as a lack of discipline within the organization, and then comparing that to issues regarding Reid's son Garrett's death from a heroin overdose in 2012 and another son's prison term, later referring instead to Reid hiring his sons to work for the team after drug convictions. Kietzman would later apologize to the Chiefs, Reid, and listeners for his actions. On June 28, Kietzman was released from WHB, ending a 22-year relationship and Kietzman's 6% stake in Union Broadcasting altogether. | [102] | |
| Apollo Global Management announces that it will acquire Cox Media Group's 55 radio properties after announcing in March that it was exploring a sale. The move will keep all of Cox's radio and television properties under one roof as Apollo has already announced in February that it will acquire the 14 television stations and its Dayton radio and newspaper operations, of which will retain the Cox Media Group name (it had originally chosen Terrier Media as a new name before the radio purchase). However, Cox will spin off CHRWPYO—Maitland/Orlando and alternative WSUN—Holiday/Tampa, Florida to a divestment trust due to having lost its grandfathered ownership status with the announced sale. | [103] | |
| 27 | Cumulus Media sells conservative talkWABC—New York City to Red Apple Media, a new company founded by conservative billionaire and syndicated talk host John Catsimatidis through his Red Apple Holdings, for $12.5 Million. Catsimatidis, who hosts a weekly program at Salem Media rival WNYM—Hackensack, New Jersey, plans to retain the current format and staff. The sale will leave Cumulus with only one station in New York City, urban AC WNBM—Bronxville. | [104] |
| 28 | Urban AC WKAF—Brockton/Boston flipped to rhythmic oldies as "97.7 The Beat," with an emphasis on rhythmic Hits from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. This type of direction is targeted towards listeners who grew up listening to WXKS-FM during its early years with a mass appeal rhythmic/Dance direction during the 1980s and those who listened to WJMN when its rhythmic Top 40 direction also had a broad variety during the 1990s and 2000s. The first song played on The Beat was Michael Jackson's "Beat It." | [105] |
| Pacific Media Group acquires Ohana Broadcast Group's Honolulu cluster of Hawaiian contemporary KQMQ-FM, rhythmic ACKUMU-FM, rhythmic Top 40 KDDB (licensed to Waipahu) and alternative KPOI-FM for $5.5 million. All four stations will retain their current formats. | [106] | |
| KSBJ Educational Foundation expands its presence in the eastern part of the Houston and Golden Triangle area with purchase of Full Service AC KSHN—Liberty from Trinity River Valley Broadcasting, which plans to move the station's format online July 2. | [107] | |
| 30 | In a surprise move and without any notice or warning to its listeners, rhythmic Top 40 KVYB—Santa Barbara moved its call letters from 103.3 to 106.3, replacing the Classic hip hop format of KRUZ—Oak View (serving Ventura County), relaunching as CHR "106.3 The Vibe." The KRUZ call letters returned to the 103.3 frequency after 15 years with a classic hits format on July 1. | [108] |
July
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard General acquires a majority stake in rhythmic Top 40 WQHT and urban AC WBLS—New York City from Emmis Communications in a deal worth $91.5 million in cash and a $5 million note. Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan will also serve as CEO of the new company, Mediaco Holding, which will enter into a shared services agreement with Emmis (whose shareholders will retain a 23.72% stake in Mediaco) while the employees remain on the Emmis payroll. Emmis will continue to own ESPN Radio flagship WEPN-FM (which is leased out to The Walt Disney Company under a LMA) and Gospel WLIB in New York City. | [109] |
| WUBG/W287CW—Methuen, Massachusetts moves its classic hits format online as the stations targets the Boston area as an affiliate of Educational Media Foundation's K-Love format. | [110] | |
| شهدت المنافسة الإذاعية البديلة في ألباني / سكنكتادي / تروي تغييرًا جذريًا بعد عام واحد، حيث حلت محطتا WQBJ ( كوبلسكيل) و WQBK-FM ( رينسيلير) اللتان تبثان موسيقى الروك الكلاسيكية محل محطة WQSH ( مالطا) التي كانت تُعرف سابقًا باسم "Alt 105.7" ، وأعادتا تسمية نفسها إلى "Q105.7". وفي الأول من أغسطس، أعادت WQBJ إطلاق نفسها باسم "Alt 103.5" في معركتها المستمرة مع منافستها WINU ( ألتامونت) ، بينما تحولت WQBK إلى موسيقى البوب الهادئة باسم "103.9 The Breeze"، لتخوض بذلك منافسة مع محطة WYJB الأكثر رسوخًا . وبهذا التغيير، انتهى البث المتزامن لكلتا المحطتين WQBJ وWQBK الذي بدأ عام 1994. | [ 111 ] | |
| تستحوذ مجموعة ستيفنز ميديا على 37 محطة تابعة لشركة مابلتون كوميونيكيشنز في سبع أسواق في أربع ولايات باستثناء ثلاث محطات في تشيكو، كاليفورنيا، والتي يتم بيعها إلى بوستوس ميديا و KSFN - سان فرانسيسكو . تشمل الأسواق المعنية: ميدفورد، أوريغون ( KCMX ، KTMT ، KAKT ، KCMX-FM ، KTMT-FM ، و KBOY-FM )، ميرسيد، كاليفورنيا ( KYOS ، KBRE ، KABX-FM ، KHTN ، KLOQ-FM ، و KUBB )، ساليناس / مونتيري ( KCDU-FM ، KHIP ، KKHK ، KPIG-FM ، و KWAV )، ريدينغ، كاليفورنيا ( KRNO ، KQMS ، KWLZ-FM ، KRDG ، KRRX ، KSHA (FM) ، و KALF )، سبوكان ( KGA ، KJRB ، KZBD ، KEYF-FM ، KDRK-FM ، و KBBD )، الإسكندرية، لويزيانا ( KBKK ، KEZP ، و KLAA-FM )، ومونرو، لويزيانا ( KMYY) . ، KNNW ، KXRR ، و KZRZ ). | [ 112 ] | |
| KQEG — انتقلت محطة لا كروس، ويسكونسن، من بث الأغاني القديمة إلى بث الأغاني المعاصرة المعتمدة على الذهب، وتستحوذ على علامة MeTV-FM التجارية. | [113] | |
| WMAL—Washington splits from its simulcast of conservative talkWMAL-FM—Woodbridge, Virginia, flipping to ESPN Radio as WSBN. | [114] | |
| KVXQ—Denver rebrands from "Open Air Radio" to "Indie 102.3." The adult album alternative station adjusted its focus towards a more music intensive direction featuring local and independent musicians at the Colorado Public Radio outlet. | [115] | |
| 2 | Staffers at Entravision's Sacramento outlets, rhythmic Top 40 KHHM and countryKNTY (licensed to Shingle Springs), along with KNTY's Columbia/Modesto simulcast KCVR-FM, informed listeners that they have been let go as all three stations will flip to Spanish-language formats. KNTY flipped to Regional Mexican as a simulcast of sister KRCX and rebrands as "La Tricolor 99.9/101.9" on July 8. On July 29, KHHM and KCVR flipped to a Bilingual Top 40 simulcast as "Fuego 103.5", with an emphasis on Pop-intensive currents. The news ended a 22-year run for KHHM's Top 40 format in both Mainstream and rhythmic directions that date back to its start as KBMB, a 13-year run with country for "101.9 The Wolf," and a short 4-month run for "98.9 The Wolf." | [116] |
| 5 | Univision Communications, owner of Uforia Audio Network, has contracted three investment banks, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Moelis & Company LLC and LionTree LLC, to perform a strategic review of its assets and whether to sell the privately owned company. The news comes after Haim Saban, Madison Dearborn Partners and Providence Equity Partners were seeking at least a partial exit through a public stock offering or to sell the company completely. The three investors acquired the Hispanic-focused multimedia entity in 2006 and have explored offers to sell since 2014, although it did turn down a $15 billion bid by John Malone in 2017. | [117] |
| 8 | KDSP—Denver drops sports in favor of conservative talk as "Freedom 93.7, Real News, Real Talk." The station, whose new calls will be KDFD, will also utilize its newly acquired FM translator K229BS Lakewood as its simulcast. | [118] |
| 11 | Amarillo picked up a third Top 40, as Alpha Media flipped Regional Mexican KEYU-FM to new calls KVWE and moniker "We 102.9," with a hip-hop intensive rhythmic direction. The move puts the station up against rival rhythmic KQIZ-FM (the market's second most listened to station) and mainstream CHRKXSS-FM for listeners while serving as a flanker for market-leading classic rock sister KXGL. The Regional Mexican format and KEYU calls remained with former owner Gray Television due to its ownership of Telemundo affiliate KEYU as it goes to an online platform. | [119] |
| After two days of stunting with a series of bird sounds, rhythmic Top 40 WMBX-HD2/W242CI—West Palm Beach launched with a CHR format, branded as "Party 96.3". | [120] | |
| 12 | Whitney Young resigned her position as morning co-host at EntercomCHRWPXY-FM—Rochester, New York over her inability to lessen the pay gender gap between herself and morning partner Corey James. Young began her career at WPXY-FM in 2014 before moving on to digital media work in 2016, only to return to the station as midday host in 2017 and later moving to mornings with James in 2018. Young posted her letter on Twitter that James was paid nearly double what she was and attempts to reduce the disparity after her promotion from middays to mornings failed; although she emphasized that James is a good friend, talented showman and fully deserving of his salary, Young felt that she was underpaid in comparison. | [121] |
| 17 | JVC Media expands its Orlando roster with the acquisition of conservative talkWORL—Altamonte Springs & W288CJ Oviedo from Salem Media for $900,000, and will launch a new format on the two frequencies in August. Salem will hold on to the WORL calls, which will be exchanged with Spanish Christian WDYZ prior to the closing of the sale. JVC's other leased property, W231CT (which was programmed as active rock "Bud 94.1"), was recently sold by Circuitwerkes to iHeartMedia for $500,000. | [122] |
| 18 | After a five-year run of Regional Mexican format as Radio Centro, at 9:39AM (PDT), KXOS—Los Angeles flipped from regional Mexican to Bilingual rhythmic Top 40 as "Cali 93.9" and changed calls to KLLI. The flip puts the station (whose direction will feature Latin pop and reggaeton) up against rival Spanish CHR KXOL-FM while serving as a flanker for rhythmic Top 40 sister KPWR, as it reunited the two stations after seven years. | [123] |
| 22 | Bakersfield picked up a fifth Top 40, as Lotus Communications flipped Ranchera KCHJ-FM (part of a simulcast with AM sister KCHJ) to new calls KQKZ and moniker "Q92.1," mirroring its Visalia/Fresno sister KSEQ with a rhythmic direction. The move puts the station up against rival rhythmics KISV and KBDS, rhythmic-leaning CHRKLLY, and mainstream CHRKKXX-FM for listeners. The new format was planned to launch on July 15, but was pushed back a week in order to set up social media accounts. | [124] |
| Hubbard Broadcasting rebrands countryWIRK—Indiantown/West Palm Beach as "New Country 103.1". | [125] | |
| Indianapolis sees yet another radio shakeup, as iHeartMedia splits up the simulcast of Fox Sports Radio/talk hybrid WNDE and translator W248AW (97.5 FM), running a redirect loop pointing the WNDE audience to the 1260 frequency, whose programming also features Rush Limbaugh in its lineup. The translator is later sold to Educational Media Foundation on August 7 along with six other stations in a swap deal while continuing to operate the signal. On August 15 the translator flipped to CHR as "97.5 Kiss-FM", giving the market 3 Top 40s again. | [126] | |
| 24 | Cumulus Media makes a change in its Dallas/Fort Worth market, as it rebrands country outlet KSCS to "New Country 96.3". The station's format did not change. | [127] |
| 30 | غيّرت محطة KRTO - غوادالوبي / سانتا ماريا / لومبوك برنامجها الإذاعي من الأغاني القديمة الإيقاعية إلى الأغاني المعاصرة الإيقاعية ، تحت اسم "ميغا هيتس 97.1". سيضع هذا التغيير المحطة في منافسة مباشرة مع محطة KPAT المنافسة في مجال الأغاني الإيقاعية، بينما ستكون بمثابة محطة فرعية لمحطة KIDI-FM الشقيقة، وهي المحطة الرائدة في السوق في مجال الموسيقى المكسيكية الإقليمية . | [ 128 ] |
| 31 | غيّرت محطة CFSM-FM في كرانبروك، كولومبيا البريطانية، اسمها من Summit 107 إلى 107.5 2Day FM، لتصبح بذلك أحدث محطة إذاعية تابعة لشركة Vista Radio تحمل علامة "2Day FM". وتم تغيير نمط بث المحطة إلى نمط موسيقى البوب المعاصرة. | |
| تخلت iHeartRadio بهدوء عن العلامة التجارية لقناتها المخصصة للأطفال Nick Radio دون أي إشعار مسبق، وأعادت تسميتها إلى Hit Nation Jr.، وهي نسخة للأطفال من قناة Hit Nation ذات التنسيق CHR، منهية بذلك مسيرة ست سنوات للقناة التي تحمل علامة Nickelodeon التجارية. |
أغسطس
| تاريخ | حدث | مصدر |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | قامت محطة WQBU-FM في مدينة جاردن سيتي / نيويورك بتغيير نمط بثها من موسيقى مكسيكية إقليمية إلى موسيقى إسبانية معاصرة. | [ 129 ] |
| 5 | KJZY - سيباستوبول / سانتا روزا، كاليفورنيا تتخلى عن موسيقى البوب المعاصرة لصالح موسيقى البوب الراقصة تحت اسم "93.7 The Beat"، والتي تعرض تنسيق SPiN-FM الموجه نحو النوادي الليلية من Jamtraxx Media والذي تم تجربته سابقًا في WOLT - غرينفيل، ساوث كارولينا في عام 2012. | [ 130 ] |
| بعد أسبوع من العروض الترويجية بأغانٍ جديدة، تحولت محطة KDRI/K269FV في توكسون من البرامج الدينية إلى الأغاني القديمة تحت اسم "ذا درايف". وتم تعيين بوبي ريتش، الذي كان آخر ظهور له على محطة KMXZ-FM من عام 1993 إلى عام 2017 قبل فصله بسبب تعليق نشره على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي، مديرًا للبرامج ومقدمًا للبرامج الصباحية في المحطة. | [ 131 ] | |
| تنتقل محطة KVGQ التابعة لشركة Kemp Broadcasting في أوفرتون / لاس فيغاس من موسيقى البوب للكبار إلى موسيقى البوب المعاصرة ، مما يمنح السوق خمس محطات من فئة أفضل 40 أغنية، لتنضم إلى محطتي KLUC-FM التابعة لشركة Entercom و KFRH التابعة لإد ستولز ، بالإضافة إلى المحطتين المنافستين في فئة الموسيقى الإيقاعية KYMT-HD2 / K280DD و KVEG الشقيقة لمحطة KVGQ . | [ 132 ] | |
| 7 | iHeartMedia and Educational Media Foundation makes another translator swap deal. EMF will acquire seven stations from iHeart in exchange for six stations, all of which program an urban contemporary format under iHeart, thus suggesting the management at EMF were feeling uncomfortable with that format being on their licensed properties. | [133] |
| Capital Area Career Center's student-run Diversified WQNA—Springfield, Illinois announces that they will put the station up for sale, as the school can no longer afford to keep running as it has zero students enrolled in the radio program for the 2019–2020 school year, and for the time being they're currently operating with a community volunteer air staff. Management at WQNA says the station will continue to operate until a new buyer is sought. | [134] | |
| 12 | Entercom flipped classic hip hopKRBQ—San Francisco to rhythmic oldies; retaining the previous name, the station is now positioning as "The Bay's Old School" with a focus on 1970s through 1990s R&B and disco/dance-pop classics. | [135] |
| 13 | Nielsen Audio will release the first of its Continuous Diary Measurement ratings reports for the 46 markets converting to monthly releases, effective with the July 2019 survey, bringing the number of CDMs to 94 and will have monthly reporting (48 PPM markets and 46 CDM markets) representing 80% of radio's ad spend and population. The markets involved are Akron, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Albuquerque, Allentown-Bethlehem, Bakersfield, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Charleston (South Carolina), Chattanooga, Colorado Springs, Columbia (South Carolina), Dayton, Des Moines, El Paso, Fresno, Fort Myers-Naples, Grand Rapids, Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, Greenville-Spartanburg, Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Honolulu, Huntsville, Jackson (Mississippi), Knoxville, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Mobile, Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Puerto Rico, Richmond, Rochester (New York), Shreveport, Spokane, Springfield (Massachusetts), Syracuse, Toledo, Tucson, Tulsa, Wichita, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, and York. | [136] |
| Urban One officially confirmed that 'Hurricane' Dave Smith was fired from his position as VP/Operations & Programming for Radio One Atlanta due to a lawsuit alleging multiple instances of sexual harassment. While Smith claimed that it was a "misunderstanding led to his dismissal", it was the filing of a lawsuit on August 5 by former urban contemporaryWHTA evening host Feleg 'Shorty Mack' Abraham (who worked at the station from December 2016 until quitting in February 2018; she is currently a mid-day host at WFXE—Augusta, Georgia) that led to his firing, in which she claimed that in May 2017 Smith trapped her in his office, groped her, took his penis out and demanded she perform oral sex on him and suffered unspecified injuries escaping his grasp, as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress by Smith, negligent infliction of emotional distress by Urban One, negligent hiring, retention and supervision, assault and battery and false imprisonment. Smith has denied these charges and maintains his innocence. | [137] | |
| 14 | Radio Training Network ended its nearly 20-year LMA deal to operate "His Radio Talk" on iHeartMedia's WLFJ—Greenville, South Carolina. The station, who has programmed the format since March 2000, reverted the daytimer back to its previous WESC calls and started simulcasting country sister WESC-FM—Greenville. RTN will continue the Religious talk format on W225AZ, now being fed by WLFJ-HD4 and WHRT-FM—Cokesbury, South Carolina. | [138] |
| 15 | The Channel Q platform added nine more markets, bringing the number of stations airing the LGBTQ/Dance format to 28. | [139] |
| CJNW-FM—Edmonton, Alberta rebrands to Power 107 as it shifts towards a more rhythmic classic CHR sound with an emphasis on rhythmic pop-r&b hits from the 1990s and early 2000s. This marks the return of the "Power" branding to the Edmonton market for the first time since 2004 when CKNG-FM became Joe FM with variety hits. | [140] | |
| The "Jack FM" variety hits format makes its return to Victoria, British Columbia, after a four-year absence as Kiss 103.1 CHTT-FM dumps its Top 40 format and branding after dismissing all its on-air staff for the return of the "Jack" format and branding. The station's unsuccessful "Kiss" CHR format was launched back in February 2015 replacing Jack FM. The first song to be played on the newly relaunched Jack FM station was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. | ||
| 19 | The FCC reached a settlement deal with Meruelo Media over misuse of the Emergency Alert System tones, collecting over $67,000 in civil penalties, and committing to a "strict" compliance regime as part of the consent decree, according to the FCC's Enforcement Bureau. The fine that were handed out resulted from a featured production piece that aired on classic hip hopKDAY—Los Angeles' morning show between September 8 and November 22, 2017, that aired a voiced promo of "Ninety-Three Five, K-DAY. Hip Hop, back in the day. It's time for (morning host) Romeo's romantic weather," featured multiple sound effects supposedly ripped from a video found online including EAS tones and the start of a "National Weather Service has issued..." warning. The production piece aired 106 times on KDAY and 33 times on KDEY-FM—Riverside/San Bernardino after it began simulcasting KDAY on October 30, 2017. | [141] |
| CHNI-FM—Saint John, New Brunswick rebrands from Rock 88.9 to Q88.9 while maintaining the same mainstream rock format. | ||
| 21 | After being held up for three years, the deal between the Cesar Chavez Foundation and Educational Media Foundation to swap KUFW—Woodlake/Visalia to EMF for KVPW—Kingsburg/Fresno has closed with the companies swapping programming on the two frequencies. KVPW flips from EMF's "Air 1" network to Regional Mexican "La Campesina" programming, while KUFW has picked up EMF's "K-Love" network and applies for new call letters KLXY. | [142] |
| 22 | With rhythmic Top 40 KWEE—West Linn/Portland going to new owners WAY-FM Network, Alpha Media is expected to announce plans to continue the format on FM translator K275CH (broadcasting at 102.9 from Gresham), as it has dropped its simulcast of sports sister KXTG along with all references to the FM signal from the AM on this date. The transition becomes official September 16. | [143] |
| 25 | Former Illinois congressman and conservative talk show host Joe Walsh announced his entry into the 2020 Presidential Election, where he'll run as a Republican and challenge incumbent Donald Trump (who Walsh had supported until recently) for the nomination. Due to the FCC's equal-time rule, it also de facto suspends his syndicated program that aired on Salem Media's WIND—Chicago and WNYM—New York City. | [144] |
| 26 | WDAS/W273DO/WDAS-FMHD2 Philadelphia drops the adult hits/Health Information "Breakthrough Radio" format that they partnered with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia since September 2017 in favor of Fox Sports Radio, billed as "The Gambler." A third simulcast, W281BI Trenton, New Jersey, will carry a different format due to Fox Sports Radio already affiliated with Townsquare Media's WNJE in that market. | [145] |
| Just three years after taking his morning show to syndication, and later becoming independently self produced, Tino Cochino is dropped by his flagship station, rhythmic Top 40 KKFR—Mayer/Phoenix. His program, which continues in syndication, is later picked up by another Phoenix station, CHR rival KZZP, for evenings starting September 8. | [146] | |
| IHeartMedia drops the Spanish CHR format of K276EL 103.1 FM (which is fed by KVET-FM-HD2) in Austin to simulcast sportsKVET 1300 AM. The translator formerly simulcasted the AM signal from 2011 to 2012, before switching to rhythmic oldies that year. | [147] | |
| In St John's, Newfoundland, Longtime morning host Randy Snow makes his return to CHOZ-FM after a 16-year stint at rival station CKIX-FM. In addition, CHOZ-FM shifted to playing hits from the 90s, 2000s & today with its new slogan "Newfoundland's Music Mix, The New OZ FM". | ||
| 28 | Good Karma Brands will take over operations of ESPN Radio's WMVP—Chicago from The Walt Disney Company as of September 28, under a long-term LMA deal. Disney will continue to own the station under the arrangement. | [148] |
| CHOO-FM—Drumheller, Alberta dumps its "Drum FM" branding and its AC format to become Boom 99.5 with a classic hits format becoming the latest radio station owned by Stingray Radio to take on the "Boom" branding. | ||
| 30 | SportsKJOC—Bettendorf/Davenport/Quad Cities flips to active rock as "I-Rock 93.5" while classic countryKBOB—Davenport picks up KJOC's former sports format. The move restored the formats back to their original locations; KJOC-FM was previously active rock from 1995 to 2004, while KBOB carried a sports format from 1993 to 2003 and again from May to September 2014. | [149] |
| Classic rockWNNX—Atlanta also makes a shift to active rock, but retained its current lineup, "Rock 100.5" branding, and "Atlanta's Best Rock" liner. | [150] | |
| TalkWGST—Atlanta rebrands as "Fox News Radio 640", while afternoon host Dana Barrett ends her show after 14 months to run in the 2020 election as a Democratic candidate in Georgia's 11th congressional district. | [151] | |
| The Spanish AC trimulcast of KJFA/K275AO—Belen/Albuquerque and KJFA-FM—Pecos/Santa Fe flipped to Bilingual rhythmic as "Fuego 102.9." | [152] |
September
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A report by FICCI-EY claims that the radio industry in India grew 7.5% in 2018, contributing 4.2% to the overall advertising revenues of the media and entertainment sector. | [153] |
| US stations KVVF/KVVZ "Hot 105.7/100.7" in San Jose and San Francisco return to SpanishCHR and its "Latino Mix" branding after five years, after dropping their former format on August 30 to begin stunting with a loop of Vicente Fernandez's "Volver Volver" and J Balvin's "Reggaeton". The move leaves the Bay Area with three Top 40s, San Francisco's KYLD, KMVQ-FM, and KREV; the latter's signal doesn't reach the San Jose area. Both markets are left without a core rhythmic format for the first time. | [154] | |
| Entravision flips its six ESPN Deportes Radio affiliates, KBMB—Black Canyon City/Phoenix, KCVR—Lodi/Sacramento, KMXA—Aurora/Denver, KRZY—Albuquerque, KSVE—El Paso, and KBZO—Lubbock, to ranchera/norteño under the relaunched "Jose" branding, which was previously used for its now-defunct Spanish adult hits format. The move comes ahead of ESPN Radio's Spanish-language sister network's closure on September 8. | [155] | |
| After a weekend of going jockless, US alternativeWZLB—Fort Walton Beach, Florida flips to classic rock and rebrands from "The Blaze" to "The Shark." | [156] | |
| CHXX-FM—Quebec City, Quebec, rebrands from "Pop 100.9" to "100.9 La Vibe" with more of a Modern AC/CHR-style format. | ||
| 3 | iHeartMediasportsKGME—Phoenix revamps its daily lineup, moving afternoon drive host Jody Oehler to morning drive (forcing Dan Patrick'ssyndicated show off the schedule, which eventually moves to Hubbard's crosstown KDUS), while hiring Dan Sileo as the new afternoon drive host. Sileo's show lasts approximately four days after the Arizona Coyotes (of which KGME is their radio flagship) finds out about his checkered radio past. | [157] |
| 5 | The Laramie, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Fort Collins/Greeley, Colorado markets picked up its first rhythmic contemporary format in that region covering Northern Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming, as Laramie-licensed KARS-FM dropped classic rock to become "Power 102.9." While the flip marks the first time a rhythmic format has launched in Wyoming (as it takes on Laramie's CHRKIMX and by de facto fills a Top 40 void in Cheyenne), its expected to serve as a flanker for its Townsquare Media-owned Cheyenne-licensed Fort Collins sisters Adult Top 40 KKPL and countryKUAD-FM against iHeartMedia's CHRKSME. KARS will also continue to serve as the flagship for Colorado State University football and basketball, thus sharing the green and gold in its logo with the school. | [158] |
| 6 | After nearly 36 years as a rock station, most of its life as adult album alternative and its final year with alternative, Cumulus Media's KFOG—San Francisco drops the format to simulcast sports KNBR as KNBR-FM. | [159] |
| Mainstream rockKLOS—Los Angeles completely shifts to classic rock, as it eliminates post–1990s modern rock tracks. | ||
| 7 | Roger Dale Wahl, the owner of oldiesWQZS—Meyersdale/Johnstown, Pennsylvania and Larimer Township Supervisor, is arrested on charges of creating a fake online dating profile of a woman in a scheme to lure people willing to rape her, including rape/threat of forcible compulsion, identity theft, criminal use of a communication facility and invasion of privacy, as well as tampering with physical evidence. Authorities say Wahl used equipment and devices that was connected from the station to a trail camera he secretly had hidden inside the woman's house over a six-year period – without her knowledge – and then used images from it to lure men to her home, and upon arrival Wahl encouraged men to rape her; Wahl would then destroy evidence linking himself to the crime. The arrest came after a person answering the ad alerted law enforcement about Wahl's activities after meeting him. | [160] |
| 20 | The Walt Disney Company rebrands ABC Radio as ABC Audio to reflect its diversified platform of radio, online, and podcast programming. | [161] |
| 23 | The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, has vacated the Federal Communications Commission's 2017 broadcast ownership rule changes that loosened cross-ownership and duopoly prohibitions, and remanded them to the commission for further consideration of how the changes affect ownership diversity. The decision was deemed a victory for grassroots media groups and organizations who challenged the changes, while at the same time criticized by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who along with Commissioner Mike O'Rielly and National Association of Broadcasters EVP of Communications Dennis Wharton, had supported the changes in an effort to allow media companies to consolidate television, radio, and newspapers entities in order to avoid financial difficulties and possible shutdowns or closures due to increasing competition from other platforms. The FCC plans to appeal the decision. | [162] |
| A series of financial conflicts between Wichita-based company Allied Media Partners and Rocking M Media over the March sale and LMA of the latter's properties (countryKKGQ—Newton, rhythmic Hot AC KWME and AC KLEY/K262CQ—Wellington, "Bob FM" KIBB—Haven, AAA KVWF—Augusta, and talkKKLE—Winfield) has resulted in Rocking M taking the stations off the air and cancelling the LMA with Allied despite the sale already approved by the FCC in May but has yet to close; As of October 1, Allied Media Partners ceased operations on the outlets and its staff was dismissed. Both companies are offering different explanations; Rocking M's Monte Miller told Radio Television Business Report that he took the stations off the air and that the sale is off, while Allied told listeners of each station that technical issues, and that Rocking M's refusal to clear the debt from the stations, had caused the silence. | [163] | |
| Federated Media fired WBYT—Elkhart/South Bend morning host Jim Mackey after apparently not showing up for the country station's 25th Birthday Party concert on September 22, instead opting to go to his daughter's wedding. Mackey, who had been with WBYT since October 2016, was given time off two days for the wedding but not for the concert and he had only given them two weeks notice ahead of time. A friend of Mackey's wrote that he offered to show up late to the concert on Sunday, but that was rejected by station management; the news has sparked outrage from listeners accusing WBYT of forcing Mackey to appear at a function instead of allowing him to spend more time with family. Ironically, both Mackey and co-host Deb Miles (who remains in mornings until a new co-host is announced), were just nominated by the Country Music Association for Best Small Market Morning Show in the 2019 event. | [164] | |
| 25 | Entercom's Radio.com adds Alpha Media's 183 stations and Salem Media's 115 stations to its platform, including their on-demand audio/podcasts, scheduled to be added in the coming weeks. | [165] |
| 26 | Entercom becomes the first radio broadcasting company to announce a ban on all advertisements for electronic cigarettes, which have recently been linked to seven deaths and 400 cases of a new severe form of respiratory disease. This comes after warnings of the health hazards of the products from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Medical Association, and the American Lung Association. | [166] |
| 30 | After dropping CHR on September 27, followed by a weekend stunt with Christmas music, WNUZ—Mercersburg, Pennsylvania/Hagerstown, Maryland changes formats to classic hits as "92.1 The Goat" (as in "Greatest of all Time") and its call signs to WIKG. | [167] |
October
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WNNF—Cincinnati is the latest Cumulus Mediacountry station to drop the Nash FM branding due to low ratings, as it rebrands as "Cat Country 94.1." Most of its lineup, including Nash FM's Ty Bentley and Blair Garner, remains intact. | [168] |
| The 100th anniversary of WWV, a shortwavetime and frequency standard station owned and operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the oldest licensed American radio station. | [169] | |
| 3 | KZLB—Fort Dodge, Iowa drops classic rock and returned to active rock after seven years. | [170] |
| 99.9 Sun FM CHSU-FM—Kelowna, British Columbia rebrands to Virgin Radio, becoming the latest Bell Media station to adopt the "Virgin Radio" branding. The station's format still remains CHR. | ||
| 7 | Stingray Radio rebrands two of its stations in rural Alberta, CKWY-FM—Wainwright and CJEG-FM—Bonnyville, to the "Hot" format. | |
| 9 | Bob Kingsley announces his departure from Country Top 40 to undergo treatment for bladder cancer. During his absence, Kingsley struck an agreement with the Country Music Association to provide guest hosts for the program, all of whom will be women, through at least December 1. Kingsley died a week later. | [171] |
| 10 | KCJK—Garden City/Kansas City transitioned from alternative to a hybrid alternative/active rock direction (calling it "Rockternative"), and rebrands from "X105.1" to "105.1 The X." | [172] |
| 14 | KQFC—Boise end its run with country with a flip to Gold-based Soft AC as "Magic 97.9." The flip brings the "Magic" branding back to the Idaho State Capitol city after a 10-year hiatus, when it was last used at then-CHR (now sports) sister KZMG from 1991 to 2009, and prior to that, then-CHR KBBK from 1984 to 1986 (that station is now country sister KIZN). | [173] |
| Entercom adds four more markets to its growing list of Channel Q LBGTQ/Dance affiliates. | [174] | |
| WWYY/W234AX—Allentown drops alternative to simulcast country sister WCTO. | [175] | |
| 15 | KCMC/K300DW—Texarkana, Texas drops its simulcast of conservative talk sister KTFS-FM—Texarkana, Arkansas for CBS Sports Radio, billing itself as "107.9 The Fan." | [176] |
| 16 | A pair of rival AM/FM translators in Gainesville flip to R&B-centric formats within hours of each other. The first came from WAJD/W255CV, who dropped Smooth Jazz for urban contemporary as "99 Jamz," putting it in competition with rhythmic Top 40 rival WTMG In response, WTMG's sister station WDVH/W231DH split from its Country FM sister and flipped to urban oldies as "R&B 94.1," with an emphasis on urban contemporary hits from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to serve as a flanker for WTMG. | .[177] |
| The Mainstay Station Trust, which holds several former Cumulus Media stations under their ownership which remain run by Cumulus, announces the sale of country station WPCK—Denmark/Green Bay to the Educational Media Foundation, which will convert the station to a non-commercial educational station license and likely carry either the K-Love or Air1 networks. On November 1, WPCK dropped country for good and began transitioning to its upcoming EMF-centric format by playing Christmas music, which comes just one day after AC rival WKZG made the shift to the temporary holiday format on October 31. | [178] | |
| 17 | WWMP—Waterbury/Burlington drops adult hits for active rock, billed as "Rock 103.3". | [179] |
| 18 | After stunting for a day with all-Elton John songs (that was tied to the singer's 2020 concert stop in Des Moines), KMYR Ames drops Mainstream AC and the "More 104" branding for Soft AC as "104.1 EZ-FM" and changes call letters to KOEZ. The change comes full circle as it returns the "EZ" branding back to the station after 22 years, when it was dropped by Saga Communications in favor of "Lite 104.1" and then-new calls KLTI after it was acquired in 1997. | [180] |
| 25 | WWIZ — تخلت مدينة ويست ميدلسكس بولاية بنسلفانيا عن بث أغانيها القديمة وبدأت بتقديم موسيقى عيد الميلاد . | [ 181 ] |
| 30 | للعام الثاني على التوالي، أصبحت محطة WTRV - غراند رابيدز، ميشيغان أول محطة يتم تأكيد عدم قيامها بالتحول إلى موسيقى عيد الميلاد لموسم 2019، وذلك في نفس الوقت الذي قامت به محطة WLTC - كوسيتة، جورجيا . | [ 182 ] |
| WGXI - تتخلى محطة بليموث / شيبويجان، ويسكونسن، عن تنسيقها القديم للأغاني الكلاسيكية للبالغين لصالح تنسيق جديد للأغاني الهادئة / الذهبية AC مع إطلاق محطة البث FM W253CW-Plymouth. | [ 183 ] | |
| 31 | قامت شركة Cumulus Media بإلغاء محطة KHTB — Ogden البديلة بعد ثلاث سنوات لبث محطة KENZ — Provo الشقيقة المتخصصة في موسيقى CHR في نفس الوقت ، مما منح المحطتين من الفئة C تغطية واسعة النطاق في جميع أنحاء منطقة سولت ليك الحضرية . | [ 184 ] |
نوفمبر
| تاريخ | حدث | مصدر |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | أجرت شركة Forever Media تغييرات في برامجها الإذاعية في شبه جزيرة ديلمارفا . فقد نقلت محطة WNCL في ميلفورد، بولاية ديلاوير، برنامجها الموسيقي الكلاسيكي إلى محطة WYUS/W271CX ، لتحل بذلك محل برامج ESPN Radio التي كانت تبثها الأخيرة . كما تقدمت الشركة بطلب لنقل اسم WNCL إلى WYUS، وتغيير اسم محطة 101.3 التابعة لها إلى WCHK-FM، التي تحولت في الأول من نوفمبر إلى بث موسيقى الريف تحت اسم "101.3 The Chicken" (في إشارة إلى صناعة الدواجن في المنطقة). بالإضافة إلى ذلك، تم الاستغناء عن مقدمة برنامج الظهيرة في WNCL، باولا سانجيلير، واستبدالها بمذيعة Westwood One، ماريا دانزا. وفي سالزبوري، بولاية ماريلاند المجاورة ، عادت محطة WAVD في أوشن باينز من بث برنامج " Beach Music " إلى الأغاني الكلاسيكية ، ولكن تم تسريح جميع موظفيها باستثناء مقدمة برنامج الظهيرة، ليا ريزو، التي ستركز بشكل كامل على منصبها كمقدمة مشاركة لبرنامج الصباح في محطة WAFL في ميلفورد . | [ 185 ] |
| KSKI-FM — تتخلى مدينة صن فالي بولاية أيداهو عن موسيقى الألبومات البديلة للكبار لصالح موسيقى عيد الميلاد، كما تستعد أيضاً لتغيير نمطها الموسيقي بعد انتهاء موسم الأعياد. | [ 186 ] | |
| Vista Radio's CFCP-FM—Comox Valley, British Columbia returns to its former "Jet FM" branding after 5 years under The Goat branding but the station's active rock format remained unchanged. | ||
| 4 | WQQO-HD2/W264AK—Sylvania/Toledo drops conservative talk (which took over the programming that was heard on the now-defunct WTOD) and returned to active rock as "100.7 The Zone." This will be the fourth time that "The Zone" branding has been used in Toledo, following WRWK—Delta (2001–2009), and twice at 100.7 (2010–2011 and 2012–2016). | [187] |
| 5 | Another station joins the list of playing Christmas music ahead of a new format pending, as W233CM/WYCT-HD2—Pensacola fills the Holiday void until New Year's Day. Its previous ESPN Radio format had already relocated to sister station WEBY/W256DL in August. | [188] |
| 8 | KYAP—Nunn/Fort Collins, Colorado breaks from a simulcast of oldies sister KJMP—Pierce to flip to classic country as "K96.9." The station is positioning as "Colorado's Throwback Country" with a broad playlist focusing on the 70s through 2000s, and will target older listeners who prefer current-based rival KUAD-FM, who had billed itself "K99" until February when it rebranded to "New Country 99.1." | [189] |
| 12 | After 45 years, The University of Memphis will transfer its longtime Jazz outlet WUMR into a new nonprofit in collaboration with online newspaper The Daily Memphian and arts/retail space Crosstown Concourse. The deal, which is expected to be approved by the University of Memphis' Board of Trustees on December 4, will see the station expand its programming to include news, music and cultural programming. The station will continue to be student and volunteer run. | [190] |
| 14 | For the second time in its 60 years as a country outlet, WKHX-FM—Atlanta rebrands as "New Country 101.5." The move, which ends a 39-year run as "Kicks 101.5," adopts a more current and Georgia-centric based direction along with a modified lineup. | [191] |
| 15 | CHR KKOB-FM—Albuquerque rebrands as "93.3 The Q" and changed call letters to KOBQ. The move was done to allow its talkAM sister which had the same call letters to utilize the KKOB calls for its FM simulcast the following February. | [192] |
| WNWV—Elyria/Cleveland's nine-year run with smooth jazz (and its second tenure with the format, the first from 1987 to 2009) came to an end with a flip to Christmas music, followed by a surprise announcement that the entire air staff was let go on December 6. At the same time, a viral marketing campaign begins throughout Greater Cleveland consisting of billboards asking, "WHO IS #JENY?" | [193] | |
| 16 | Conservative talkKNUS—Denver abruptly cancelled host Craig Silverman's program midway through his three-hour show (filling the remaining slot with news and syndicated shows from parent owner Salem Media) after he replayed a 2015 interview he conducted with President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone, who was convicted on November 15 of impeding investigators in a bid to protect the president. In the clip, Silverman told Stone that one thing that concerned him about Trump was his relationship with Roy Cohn, the president's former personal lawyer who helped Senator Joe McCarthy during the investigation into suspected communists in the 1950s. This interview would prompt Silverman to critique Trump's actions that he saw as disturbing and corrupt, favoring his support for the impeachment of the President and his support of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who has been testifying about how she has been a target of the President during the hearings. Silverman described his firing as "a sad day for Colorado and the First Amendment." The GM at KNUS denies that Silverman was fired and cited his appearance at a competitor (referring to his former station, KHOW) as a reason for his removal, although Silverman is not an employee of Salem and is independently under a different contract, meaning he could return to the station if he chose to, a claim Silverman has disputed, as the KNUS website returned an error message instead of his show page as an indication of the status of the program. | [194] |
| 21 | Another rhythmic-centric format enters the fray in Fort Collins, as KJMP/K283CN drops oldies to launch rhythmic AC "Jump 104.5," with an emphasis on 1990s and 2000s. The flip puts the station in direct competition with the current-based KARS-FM, which itself had flipped from classic hits to rhythmic Top 40 this past September. | [195] |
| After three years with classic hits and struggling ratings, WXXM—Madison shifts to adult hits while retaining the "Rewind 92.1" branding. | [196] | |
| 22 | After nearly 10 years, the first six at 93.9 (when it was KHJZ) then the last three at 99.1, K256AS—Honolulu dropped the rhythmic AC/classic hip hop "99.1 Jamz" format (which continued on KUBT-HD2 and on its own iHeart stream, rebranded as "Jamz Hawaii") and adopted a variation of the contemporary hit radio format focused on international hits (with a particular focus on K-pop), branded as "PoP! 99.1" (it also moved its primary sub channel to KUCD-HD2, replacing the active rock format). The Asian-focused format fills a void that was left behind by KORL-FM's HD sub channels in 2014 (When the K-pop format was at 97.1 HD3 and the J-pop format was at 107.5 HD4). | [197] |
| 25 | Standard Media announces that it will acquire Waypoint Media, Sound Communications and all of their related sister companies for $60 million. The fifteen radio stations being purchased as part of the deal are located in Elmira, New York (AC WENY-FM/WENI-FM, classic hitsWGMM, countryWKPQ, and talkWENY/WENI), Olean, New York (active rockWQRS, CHRWMXO, country WZKZ/WOEN/W242CT, talk WGGO/W263CZ), and Lafayette, Indiana (adult hitsWBPE, country WYCM, CHRWAZY-FM, and conservative talkWSHY/W282CJ). This is Standard's first entry into radio; its founder, Deborah McDermott, was primarily a television executive before purchasing Waypoint. Waypoint's news production operations (the former Independent News Network) in Little Rock, Arkansas will also be acquired as part of the sale, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. | [198] |
| 27 | WLGX—Louisville also joins the list of stations stunting with Christmas music, as it drops Adult Top 40 "100.5 Kiss-FM" after four years. They also join AC rival WVEZ in bringing Holiday music to the Kentuckiana area. | [199] |
December
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | The San Francisco 49ers have suspended Tim Ryan, their radio color analyst for flagship stations KNBR/KNBR-FM—San Francisco, for suggesting that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had an edge on faking handoffs in the team's 20–17 win on December 3 against the 49ers because of his skin color during a review of the play by play on the station's "Murph and Mac" morning show. The comments was immediately condemned by the 49ers, who issued an apology to the Ravens organization. Ryan later apologized in a statement, saying "I regret my choice of words in trying to describe the conditions of the game. Lamar Jackson is an MVP-caliber player and I respect him greatly. I want to sincerely apologize to him and anyone else I offended." | [200] |
| 5 | WWFD—Frederick, Maryland begins testing a second digital subchannel, the first attempt at multicasting on an AM frequency in North America. Until this point, AM radio was thought to have too narrow of a bandwidth to allow more than one signal (current U.S. policy requires the first digital signal match the content of the analog signal); WWFD has, under special dispensation from the FCC, broadcast solely on digital since July 2018. The 40 kHz bandwidth is split between a 3 kHz datacast and two digital monoaural signals, split 25/12 on the first test and 20/17 on the second. Current HD Radio receivers do not have the ability to access the second signal. | [201] |
| Entercom's Kansas City outlets, country WDAF-FM and sportsKCSP, are announced as the new home and flagship station for the Kansas City Chiefs for their 2020 season, ending a 30-year run at Cumulus Media classic rock station KCFX, whose last game ends up being the team's Super Bowl LIV victory over the San Francisco 49ers on February 2, 2020. Under the new deal WDAF-FM will carry all Chiefs games broadcasts with play-by-play voice Mitch Holthus remaining in place, while KCSP will carry weekly press conferences, a Monday night Chiefs Kingdom Radio Show hosted by Holthus with interviews with players and coaches, live broadcasts from training camp, and appearances by Chiefs players and staffers on station programming. With the AFC West franchise joining the lineup, it also gives KCSP a monopoly on Kansas City's top two professional sports teams that also includes the rights to Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. | [202] | |
| 9 | WNGY—Peoria drops classic hip hop for 80s/90s/2000s Gold-based rhythmic AC as "KZ102.3," thus bringing back the "KZ" branding that was last used at sister WPBG during the 1980s and 90s when it was WKZW. | [203] |
| 16 | KDLD/KDLE—Los Angeles drops classic rock en Español "Super Estrella Retro" for Mexican Cumbia "Viva 103.1". The move resurrects the "Viva" brand that was last used at now sister simulcast KLYY/KSYY/KVYY that existed from 1999 through 2003 (when it was Regional Mexican) under the defunct Big City Radio ownership until it was acquired by Entravision. | [204] |
| WAVV—Naples Park/Fort Myers, one of the last remaining Beautiful music outlets in existence in the United States, transitioned to Soft AC as it eliminates the remainder of the instrumentals it has featured for the majority of its history. | [205] | |
| 17 | Conservative talkKNUS—Denver fires afternoon host Chuck Bonniwell and his wife Julie Hayden and cancelled their program altogether, after Bonniwell made a statement that he wished for "a nice school shooting" to interrupt coverage of "the never-ending impeachment of Donald Trump", only to have Hayden try to clarify to listeners, "No, no, don't even say that! Don't call us! Chuck didn't say that." Appearing to retract his statement, Bonniewell said he was talking about shootings in "which no one would be hurt." Although Bonniwell did issue an apology saying it was meant to be a joke, the management at the Salem Media outlet felt his choice of words (as the Denver Metropolitan area has been the scene of major mass shootings) was inappropriate and bringing his show back would do more harm than good. This is the second time in over a month that the station had to fire on air personalities for making statements that was out of line with Salem's policies regarding its handling of conservative issues by its staffers. | [206] |
| 20 | Cynthia Canty retires from broadcasting after 40 years on the air which includes stints on Michigan Radio and Detroit stations WMUZ-FM, WNIC, WDTX-FM, and WMGC-FM. April Baer will take over hosting her Michigan Radio show Stateside on January 6. | [207] |
| 23 | Seven Mountains Media announces plans to acquire the assets of Europa Communications and Equinox Broadcasting, two station clusters based entirely in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Seven Mountains already controls the former Community Broadcasters/Backyard Broadcasting cluster in the same region and will add to that WMTT—Tioga, Pennsylvania; WPHD—Elmira, New York and WZHD—Canaseraga, New York, among a slew of translators, pending FCC approval. The moves would leave Seven Mountains Media and Standard Media (presuming their purchase of Waypoint Media completes) as the two dominant clusters in Elmira. | [208] |
| 24 | WPHI-FM—Philadelphia rebrands from "Boom 103.9" to "Hip-Hop 103.9", as it refocused from a mixture of recurrent and current urban contemporary to a more straight ahead current-based hip-hop direction. | [209] |
| 25 | WWFW—Fort Wayne is the first station in 2019 to make the post-Christmas Day format flip after playing Holiday music, as the former Soft AC returns with adult hits as "103.9 Wayne FM." | [210] |
| WSVU/W233CJ/W269DS—West Palm Beach which became the first of several stations to start stunting with Christmas music early on November 1 (billing itself as "Rudolph's Radio"), returns with mainstream rock, billing itself as "Surf 92.5 & 101.7." The Vic Latino-owned station had programmed the syndicated "True Oldies" format, which is now being broadcast via WIRK-HD3/W240CI/W295BJ. | [211] | |
| 26 | K231BV/KIYS-HD2—Walnut Ridge, Arkansas (serving Jonesboro), which dropped active rock and began stunting with Christmas music on November 18, returns with adult hits and adopts the Bob FM branding. | [212] |
| KYYA—Billings, which dropped talk in November and began stunting with Christmas music with the sign on of FM translator K251CI (filling a void after having flipped AC sister KYSX to active rock in January 2019), returns with oldies and revived the "K-Bear" moniker. | [213] | |
| WLTM—Mina, New York/Erie, Pennsylvania, which dropped AC November 5, became the third iHeartMedia outlet (and the first station in North America) to adopt the podcast format on the FM dial. | [214] | |
| WXXF—Mansfield, Ohio, which had simulcasted country sister WFXN-FM until November when it began its Christmas music stunt, launched a soft adult contemporary format, branded as "107.7 The Breeze". | [215] | |
| Former ESPN Radio affiliate WAVL—Wausau ended its Christmas music stunt and launched an adult contemporary format, branded as "Wave 100.5". | [216] | |
| In western Minnesota, former AC KRVY-FM—Starbuck/Willmar, which also stunted with Christmas music, also flipped to a Variety hits format branded as "The New 97.3 The Kangaroo." | [217] | |
| After two weeks of stunting with Christmas Music without any explanation, WSTR—Atlanta returns to Adult Top 40 but made adjustments to feature recurrents from the 2000s and 2010s. | [218] | |
| After playing Christmas music for most of December, Cape 94.9 CKPE-FM—Sydney, Nova Scotia, rebrands to "94.9 The Wave" as it flips from Hot AC to classic hits. | ||
| 29 | Tegna Inc. spins off the San Diego combo of talkKFMB and adult hitsKFMB-FM to Local Media for $5 million. The deal will include a 10-year transmitter lease with Tegna for $102,000 plus an annual increase with two five-year renewal options. As part of the arrangement, Local must relinquish the rights to the KFMB call letters and will be given thirty days following closing to wind down use of the call letters and KFMB branding but may use them in connection of the transition of relationships with radio media buying agencies and other accounts for a period of up to one year following the closing date. Both outlets will retain their formats and reunite them with Local's Mexican-leased properties XETRA-FM, XHITZ-FM, and XHRM-FM, for this first time since 2015. | [219] |
| 31 | WMYI—Greenville, South Carolina, which dropped AC and released its airstaff on October 31 to stunt with Christmas music, became the latest iHeartMedia outlet to adopt the adult hits "The Lake" branding. | [220] |
Debuts
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Netflixlicenses their library of stand-up comedy specials to SiriusXM for an audio-only channel under the "Netflix Is A Joke Radio" channel banner. | [221] |
| Sebastian Gorka launched a new program on Salem Radio Network, which cancels The Michael Medved Show at the same time. Medved will continue his show online, and as a local show on KTTH, until he finds another terrestrial network. | [222] | |
| January 7 | Cumulus Media launched a new morning program, Rick and Sasha, hosted by Rick Party and Sasha The Diva, on urban AC outlets. | [223] |
| March 2 | Westwood One launched a new weekly entertainment/pop culture program, With Elaina, hosted by Nash FM personality Elaina Smith, on country stations. | [224] |
| July 15 | Benztown and Promo Only launched Hot Mix: The Afterhours, an EDM/Dance mix program that will supplement its Hot MixCHR and rhythmic Top 40 versions to stations. | [225] |
| August 5 | The BetR Network, a spin-off of SB Nation Radio launched in partnership with Vegas Stats & Information Network, launched. The network focuses primarily on sports betting, making it the first full-time radio network devoted to sports betting, and launched in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, both known for their numerous casinos. | [226] |
| Entercom launched Dance/EDM channel "FireLane" on its Radio.com platform, with KAMP-HD3—Los Angeles serving as the flagship station after a soft launch in March. The format will feature DJ mixes 24/7 that encompasses today's "festival tent" feel with rhythmic, dance, hip hop and EDM all being represented." | [227] | |
| August 11 | iHeartRadio launched Sunday Night Podcasts across 270 stations in the CHR, Hot AC, country, rock, Urban, and talk formats. | [228] |
| August 14 | SummitMedia began expanding rhythmic Top 40 WHZT—Greenville, South Carolina's Dex and Barbie T morning program to rhythmic sister WKHT—Knoxville, marking the company's first in-house syndicated show. | [229] |
| August 17 | iHeartRadio launched Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee, a two-hour entertainment program featuring "celebrity news, information and gossip, along with candid conversations with the stars who will bring truth to the latest stories and rumors" hosted by Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee, Melyssa Ford, and DJ Damage, on urban contemporary stations. An uncensored podcast version will also be available on iHeartMedia's online platform. | [230] |
| September 9 | Unanimo Deportes, a new Spanish-language sports network founded by former ESPN Deportes General Manager Lino García and former ESPN Deportes Radio Program Director Gerardo Quirama, debuts with a number of former ESPN Deportes talent involved. The network signs up stations that were once affiliated with ESPN Deportes Radio up until its September 8 shutdown. | [231] |
| October 15 | Mexican-American actress/singer Angélica Vale, best known for her work with Mexico's Televisa and TV Azteca, as well as her starring role on La Fea Más Bella (of which led to a cameo on its American equivalent Ugly Betty), made her foray into American radio as a midday host at KLLI—Los Angeles on this date. | [232] |
| November 11 | Townsquare Media and co-owned publication XXL launched XXL Higher Level Radio, a nightly hip-hop centric program, on its rhythmic and urban contemporary stations. | [233] |
| December 18 | XHLNC-FM—Tijuana/San Diego returned to the air with Spanish rhythmic hits under the "Mas Flo 104.9" branding, which is being programmed from Los Angeles under licensee MLC Media. | [234] |
Endings
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | After seven years, NBC Sports Radio switched to a stripped-down syndication service format, ending their run as a full-time network as multiple factors have made offering a full-time network cost-prohibitive. :00/:30 past the hour sportscasts continues to be offered, along with the morning show Pro Football Talk Live with Mike Florio and a new afternoon show The Daily Line with Michael Jenkins and Tim Murray. Hosts Newy Scruggs, Keith Irizarry, Mark Malone, and Dan Schwartzman will lose their programs as a part of the switch. The switchover also resulted in several affiliates (like KHKA—Honolulu) to join Westwood One's co-distributor CBS Sports Radio to fill the void. | [235] |
| January 14 | OldiesWAIK—Galesburg, Illinois ceased broadcasting after 61 years. The shutdown was due to the buyer of its sister stations WRAM/W231DA and WMOI not receiving any rights or recovery from a series of lawsuits involving the WAIK tower. | [236] |
| January 31 | Urban AC "Mix 87.7" Atlanta signed off the air, due to television station WTBS-LD turned off its companion channel 6 analog signal, which could be heard on most radios on 87.7 FM. | [237] |
| February 28 | After an eleven-year run Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly, which aired on sports stations across Arkansas and focuses on University of Arkansas Athletics, aired its final broadcast due to parent distributor Sport and Story moving its focus to film production and podcasting. | [238] |
| Broadcast Company of the Americas officially ceased operations on classic hits "105.7 Max-FM," which was under a leasing agreement via XHPRS-FM—Tijuana to serve San Diego. The station had been programming with no imaging or advertising since December 2018 and released its air staff in January after a dispute with Mexican businessman/owner Jaime Bonilla Valdez over the leasing contract, resulting in Valdez cancelling the arrangement altogether. | [239] | |
| April 1 | The New York Mets Radio Network abruptly ceases operations. WCBS, a maximum power clear-channel station that can be received in most of the Eastern United States at night, now exclusively airs all games. | [240] |
| April 4 | The Federal Communications Commission revokes the license of WJDF—Orange, Massachusetts for not paying regulatory fees since 2014, as well as a lack of response to warnings regarding the unpaid fees. Steve Wendell, who operated the station under a local marketing agreement with plans to acquire it outright, subsequently announces his intention to file a $1.8 million lawsuit against owner Deane Brothers Broadcasting, as he had not been informed of the unpaid fees (which prevented renewal of the WJDF license and the proposed license transfer). | [241] |
| April 10 | SportsXEPRS—Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico (serving San Diego) is taken off the air by the Bichara family, who had leased the station to Broadcast Company of the Americas. The signal is replaced with a simulcast of KJAV—Alamo/McAllen, Texas, which is owned by Bichara's Bi-Media Corporation. | [242] |
| April 12 | ESPN Radio affiliate WRDW—Augusta, Georgia signs off the air after Beasley Broadcasting sold the land where the tower is located but has not yet secured a new transmitter site. Beasley also moves WRDW's Atlanta Braves baseball broadcasts over to Gospel sister station WGUS-FM. | [243] |
| May 31 | Cumulus Media's Hot AC sisters WRQX—Washington, D.C., WPLJ—New York City, and WZAT—Savannah, classic rockWXTL—Syracuse, talkWYAY—Gainesville/Atlanta, and adult album alternativeKFFG—San Jose, signed off the air as commercial-licensed stations as the Educational Media Foundation took over ownership of the newly acquired properties. The stations flipped to EMF's K-Love network. Meanwhile, WRQX's format and "Mix" moniker is expected to be acquired by another station in Washington due to being a heritage brand in the market, but after its sign off it directed listeners to CHRWIHT instead; the WRQX calls supplanted the WSOM calls in Salem, Ohio, while WXTL's "The Rebel" brand moved online ahead of the turnover. | [244] |
| WQUN, a community radio station owned by Quinnipiac University, ceased broadcasting. | [245] | |
| June 19 | Access.1 Communications ended its tenure of owning radio stations with the sale of KCUL-FM—Marshall/Longview, Texas to RCA Broadcasting and KSYR—Benton/Shreveport to Coochie Brake Broadcasting. Both had been simulcasting Regional Mexican KOYE—Frankston/Tyler, Texas through a LMA with Alpha Media, who had intended to buy the stations but the deal fell through although Alpha did acquire Access.1's other properties. The sale now leaves Access.1 with American Urban Radio Networks and SupeRadio Networks while a 2015 sale of WGYM—Hammonton, New Jersey to Domestic Church Media is still awaiting closing due to judgment liens of the property and repairs needed to be made. | [246] |
| July 15 | Trine University's alternative WEAX—Angola, Indiana signed off the air and moved its programming to online. The move came with increased programming to be produced by the school's Department of Humanities and Communication, including a podcast network. | [247] |
| August 16 | After 72 years, conservative talkKQTY—Borger, Texas ceased operations. Most of its local programming moved over to classic country sister KQTY-FM. | [248] |
| August 18 | After 50 years, countryWEBS/W278CD—Calhoun, Georgia ceased operations due to foreclosure from a failure to pay off a loan, as a local bank takes over the station from owner Ken Payne. | [249] |
| August 30 | After a 50-year run in radio, including a 10-year stint as a weekend sports anchor at WHEC-TV, Steve Hausmann retired from countryWBEE-FM—Rochester, New York, where he joined in 2001 and then became co-host of "The Bee Morning Coffee Club" since 2004, on this date. | [250] |
| September 6 | Nevada Public Radio shuts down adult album alternativeKVNV—Sun Valley/Reno after two years due to a budget shortfall, the resignation of Nevada Public Radio CEO Flo Rogers, and a pending sale of its properties. The station will temporarily simulcast its Las VegasNPR/news sister KNPR-FM until a sale is announced. | [251] |
| September 8 | ESPN Deportes Radio ceased operations and shifts its programs to podcast delivery including Jorge Ramos y Su Banda and Raza Deportiva, along with 10 additional Spanish language podcasts. The closure laid off 10 full-time and 25 part-time employees as ESPN closed its Coral Gables, Florida offices. Several key affiliates have already found new formats or affiliates to fill the void ahead of the shutdown (most of its former outlets switching to Univision's TUDN Radio or newly upstart Unanimo Deportes), while New York City's WEPN switched back to the English-language ESPN Radio feed. | [252] |
| October 1 | KKGQ, KWME, KIBB, KVWF, KLEY and KKLE, six stations in the Wichita, Kansas area, simultaneously shut down after financial problems prevented its previous owner from closing on a sale of the station cluster. The stations' licenses are still active as options are explored regarding their future pending legal action. | [253] |
| October 7 | أوقفت مؤسسة باسيفيكا بثها المحلي على محطة WBAI في مدينة نيويورك ، بسبب مشاكل مالية وقانونية عانت منها المحطة (منذ استحواذ باسيفيكا عليها عام 1960)، والتي أدت إلى تسريح موظفيها وإلغاء برامجها (بما في ذلك قسم الأخبار)، والتخلف عن سداد إيجارات مبنى إمباير ستيت ، وحجز ممتلكاتها واستعادة معداتها، وهو ما تم تجنبه بفضل قرض طارئ لسداد الديون المتراكمة، وفشل صفقة تأجير مع مشغل محلي، والتوصل إلى تسوية لنقل بثها إلى تايمز سكوير 4. وستستمر WBAI في البث بمزيج من البرامج من محطات باسيفيكا الأخرى وسوق التوزيع في المستقبل المنظور، مع وعد بالعودة حالما تحل باسيفيكا مشاكلها المالية. تلقى موظفو باسيفيكا أمرًا قضائيًا مؤقتًا يُلزم باسيفيكا باستئناف عملياتها المحلية (حيث جادلوا بأن تصرفات باسيفيكا غير قانونية بموجب المادة 78 من قانون الإجراءات المدنية لولاية نيويورك، والمادة 1315 من قانون الشركات غير الربحية، والنظام الأساسي لباسيفيكا)، إلا أن استوديو WBAI كان قد تم تفكيكه بالفعل بحلول صباح اليوم التالي، مما جعل الامتثال مستحيلاً. وقد أدى هذا النزاع إلى حالة من الجمود القانوني بين المحكمة الفيدرالية الأمريكية والمحكمة العليا لولاية نيويورك، حيث أبقى تمديد الأمر القضائي المؤقت على الوضع الراهن إلى حين تعديله أو إلغائه من قبل محكمة الولاية. وفي 6 نوفمبر، قضت قاضية المحكمة العليا في مانهاتن، ميليسا كرين، بضرورة أن تعيد مؤسسة باسيفيكا إدارة WBAI إلى موظفيها المحليين فورًا، على الرغم من أن باسيفيكا تعتزم إنفاذ الأمر القضائي وتخطط لاستئناف القرار. | [ 254 ] |
| 18 أكتوبر | تقاعد جون هانكوك، مقدم البرامج الإذاعية في فترة ما بعد الظهر على محطة WBT / WBT-FM في شارلوت ، من العمل الإذاعي لأسباب صحية. وكان هانكوك شخصية بارزة في سوق الإذاعة في شارلوت منذ عام 1990، كما عمل في محطات إذاعية في دنفر وجاكسونفيل وسكرانتون-ويلكس بار قبل فترة عمله الأولى من فترتيه في WBT (1990-1999؛ 2001-2019) ومحطة WEND البديلة (1999-2001). | [ 255 ] |
| أُجبرت محطة WFPA الإذاعية في فورت باين، ألاباما، على التوقف عن البث، وتم إسكات جهاز الإرسال الخاص بها (وإزالته لاحقًا بعد الظهر) من قبل مالك العقار بسبب عدم سداد الإيجار. حدث الإغلاق أثناء البرنامج الصباحي للمحطة التابعة لشبكة فوكس نيوز الإذاعية ، حيث أشار المذيع ستيف مالكولم إلى أن نوابًا من مكتب شرطة مقاطعة ديكالب قاموا بتسليم إشعار الإخلاء أثناء البث. وبينما يخطط المالك مايك والاس (لا تربطه أي صلة قرابة بصحفي سي بي إس نيوز الذي يحمل نفس الاسم أو ابنه كريس والاس ، المذيع في فوكس نيوز ) لإعادة بث WFPA، يبدو أن المحطة كانت على علم بإخلائها، حيث أنشأ أحد المستمعين حملة تبرعات عبر موقع GoFundMe لصالح WFPA قبل الإخلاء، بينما علقت أخرى بأنها سمعتهم يناقشون توقف بثها. | [ 256 ] | |
| 1 نوفمبر | بعد ما يقرب من 10 سنوات، ترك ريان لاكوس، الذي عمل في منافذ كومولوس ميديا في بيوريا كمدير رقمي وكعضو في فريق البث لمحطة WZPW الإيقاعية (كمقدم برنامج صباحي باسم "ORyan") ومحطة WIXO الشقيقة النشطة لموسيقى الروك (كمقدم برنامج منتصف النهار باسم "Ryan Black")، مجال البث ليصبح مدير منطقة إلينوي لمنظمة Best Buddies International. | [ 257 ] |
| 8 نوفمبر | بعد شراكة دامت 32 عامًا بدأت في محطة KZZP في فينيكس ، و30 عامًا من العمل في الصباح في محطة KROQ-FM البديلة في لوس أنجلوس ، غادر جين "بين" باكستر برنامج كيفن وبين ليعود إلى موطنه إنجلترا ، حيث قدم جزئه من البرنامج عن بعد (أولاً من ولاية واشنطن ثم من نيو أورليانز) منذ عام 1999. ومن المتوقع أن يستمر شريكه كيفن رايدر في تقديم البرنامج بشكل منفرد. | [ 258 ] |
| 15 نوفمبر | بعد 34 عامًا من العمل في العديد من البرامج الإذاعية، كان آخرها في الفترة الصباحية، غادر مارك دانيلز محطة AC WALK-FM في باتشوغ، نيويورك، في نفس يوم التحول السنوي للمحطة إلى بث موسيقى عيد الميلاد. وستتولى شريكته جيمي موريس تقديم البرنامج منفردًا حتى انطلاق برنامج جديد في يناير 2020. | [ 259 ] |
| 13 ديسمبر | انتهى برنامج توم جوينر الصباحي بعد 25 عاماً، مختتماً بذلك مسيرة المذيع توم جوينر التي امتدت 50 عاماً في مجال البث الإذاعي والتلفزيوني. | [ 260 ] |
| 20 ديسمبر | The morning team of John Erickson and Bruce Murdock announced that they both retired from iHeartMedia AC KKCW—Portland on this date. Both men have worked together and separately in the Portland and Seattle markets since the 1970s. | [261] |
| December 31 | The Mike Harvey Show ended after 36 years as host Mike Harvey retires. Harvey had been hosting the oldies program SuperGold continuously in syndication since 1983. Existing affiliates was transitioned to Throwback Nation, a 1980s/1990s centered program hosted by Tony Lorino. | [262] |
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Nationality and notability | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Joe Stapelton | 55 | American radio personality based in the Boston area (traffic reporter on WBZ and performer on WAAF's Hill-Man Morning Show). Also film actor. | [263] |
| January 4 | Wiet Van Broeckhoven | 69 | Belgian radio presenter and writer. Hosted the shows Njam Njam and Hitbox on Radio 2. Was also active as a humorist writer. | [264] |
| January 7 | Jimmy Hannan | 84 | Australian radio and TV personality (3UZ) | [265] |
| January 18 | Brian Stowell | 82 | Manx linguist, physicist, author, and radio personality (Manx Radio) | [266] |
| January 25 | Brittney Cason | 39 | American radio personality and freelance journalist (CBS Sports Radio, KOMP—Las Vegas and WNKS—Charlotte) | [267] |
| January 29 | Sari Seppälä | 50 | Finnish radio presenter and journalist (Radio Nova). | [268] |
| February 1 | Jon Anderson | 76 | American radio talk show host (KGUM—Hagåtña, Guam) | [269] |
| Jeremy Hardy | 57 | English comedian and radio host/panelist (The News Quiz, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation) | [270] | |
| February 4 | Gary LaPierre | 76 | American radio journalist (WBZ—Boston) | [271] |
| February 5 | George Klein | 83 | American DJ (WLFP—Memphis and SiriusXM) | [272] |
| February 9 | Bruce Williams | 86 | مقدم برامج حوارية أمريكي شهير ، متخصص في الشؤون المالية الشخصية؛ قدم برنامج بروس ويليامز على مستوى البلاد من عام 1981 إلى عام 2010 | [ 273 ] |
| 14 فبراير | ديفيد هورويتز | 81 | مدافع عن حقوق المستهلك الأمريكي، ومقدم برنامج Fightback Talkback على شبكة راديو الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية . | [ 274 ] |
| 16 فبراير | كين نوردين | 98 | شاعر أمريكي وفنان تعليق صوتي إذاعي، ومقدم برنامج Word Jazz على محطة WBEZ في شيكاغو | [ 275 ] |
| جيري بلوم | 86 | المدير العام/رئيس محطتي WQXI و WQXI-FM الأمريكيتين في أتلانتا، جورجيا، من عام 1960 إلى عام 1989؛ اشتهر بتقليده الساخر لشخصية آرثر كارلسون في مسلسل WKRP في سينسيناتي. | [ 276 ] | |
| 24 فبراير | ماك وايزمان | 93 | موسيقي ريفي أمريكي ومنسق أسطوانات ( WSVA - هاريسونبرغ، فيرجينيا ؛ أدار برنامج WWVA Jamboree من عام 1966 إلى عام 1970 وكان ضيفًا منتظمًا في برنامج Old Dominion Barn Dance في أوائل الستينيات) | [ 277 ] |
| 28 فبراير | أندريه بريفين | 89 | عازف بيانو وملحن وموزع موسيقي وقائد أوركسترا أمريكي من أصل ألماني | [ 278 ] |
| 10 مارس | ريكس سورنسن | 73 | مذيع أمريكي، ومدير تنفيذي في مجال التلفزيون والإذاعة، ومطور عقاري (المؤسس المشارك لإذاعة إير أمريكا ) | [ 279 ] |
| 16 مارس | توم هاتن | 92 | مراسل ترفيهي أمريكي ( KNX - لوس أنجلوس ) | [ 280 ] |
| 18 مارس | أوغوستو فيكتا | 87 | ممثل الدراما الإذاعية الفلبينية ( إذاعة الفلبين ) | [ 281 ] |
| 20 مارس | وولفغانغ ميلر | 44 | مذيع رياضي أمريكي، ومقدم مشارك لبرنامج "ذا درايف وذ وولفغانغ أند ستين" على إذاعة KGBG - دي موين | [ 282 ] |
| جاكلين روسيتي | 65 | شخصية إذاعية وتلفزيونية أمريكية، ومذيع، ومبرمج في سوق هونولولو (يُعرف على الهواء باسم "Honolulu Skylark")، اشتهر بتقديمه برامج مهرجان ميري مونارك، ومشاركته في تأسيس وتقديم جوائز نا هوكو هانوهانو . تخرج من محطات إذاعية في هونولولو مثل KNDI و KCCN و KCCN-FM ، ومحطات هيلو في هاواي مثل KWXX-FM و KAPA . | [ 283 ] | |
| 21 مارس | كريس كورلي | 55 | فنان تعليق صوتي أمريكي في العديد من المحطات الإذاعية | [ 284 ] |
| 26 مارس | فويومي شيراشي | 82 | ممثلة ومذيعة راديو يابانية | [ 285 ] |
| 31 مارس | إرمياس أسغيدوم | 33 | Eritrean American rapper, remixer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor, known by his stage name Nipsey Hussle (Mix show contributor for KPWR—Los Angeles) | [286] |
| April 2 | Bill Heine | 74 | British radio presenter (BBC Radio Oxford) | [287] |
| April 6 | Jim Glaser | 81 | American country musician (along with his brothers, a member of the Grand Ole Opry) | [288] |
| April 17 | Chet Coppock | 70 | American journalist (WMAQ—Chicago) and sports radio personality (Sporting News Radio) | [289] |
| April 23 | Jim Dunbar | 89 | American radio program director (KGO—San Francisco) and DJ (WXYZ—Detroit, WDSU—New Orleans, and WLS—Chicago) | [290] |
| April 30 | Fitzroy Gordon | 65 | Jamaican-born Canadian radio broadcaster (CKFG-FM) | [291] |
| May 1 | Maa Afia Konadu | 67 | Ghanaian broadcaster (host of "Asomdwe Nkomo" on Peace FM) | [292] |
| May 2 | Mike Williamson | 90 | Australian runner and sports commentator (3AK and 3AW) | [293] |
| May 13 | Doris Day | 97 | American singer and actress whose career dated to the Golden Age of Radio era (radio work included an eponymous program, Carlin's Carnival on WLW and The Bob Hope Show) | [294] |
| May 16 | Steve Duemig | 64 | American golfer and sportscaster (Fox Sports Radio, WDAE—Tampa, Florida and WFNS—Blackshear, Georgia) and color commentator (Tampa Bay Lightning) | [295] |
| May 17 | Herman Wouk | 103 | American writer (radio work included gags for The Fred Allen Show) | [296] |
| May 21 | Dave Bookman | 58 | Canadian DJ at Toronto stations CFNY-FM and CIND-FM | [297] |
| June 1 | John Myers | 60 | British radio executive (GMG Radio, Radio Academy) | [298] |
| June 4 | Humble Harve Miller | 84 | Los Angeles radio personality and convicted murderer | [299] |
| June 16 | Zappy Max | 97 | French broadcaster (Radio Luxembourg) and actor | [300] |
| June 20 | Abdiel Gonzalez | 47 | Puerto rican radio DJ, voice-over artist and host of "El Jukeo" on WRXD, worked for radio stations WEGA, WMEG and WOYE | [301] |
| June 21 | Avelino Muñoz Stevenson | 62 | Puerto Rican sports journalist, and father of Jowell Muñoz. Served as a contributor of programs at WIAC, WIPR, WSKN and WVOZ. Also worked as an announcer for basketball and volleyball events. | [302] |
| Eamon Friel | 70 | Northern Irish singer, songwriter and broadcaster (BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Foyle). | [303] | |
| July 1 | John Walton | 67 | American radio host (co-host of the regionally syndicated Walton & Johnson) and station owner (KXXF—Winnie/Beaumont, Texas) | [304] |
| July 7 | Bob Fouts | 97 | American sportscaster (San Francisco 49ers Radio Network) | [305] |
| July 29 | Max Falkenstien | 95 | American radio sportscaster (Kansas Jayhawks) | [306] |
| August 8 | Malcolm T. Elliott | 73 | Australian host on several stations | [307] |
| August 11 | Jim Cullum Jr. | 77 | American jazz musician, music preservationist, and host of Riverwalk Jazz on Public Radio International | [308] |
| August 26 | Reb Foster | 84 | American radio DJ (KRLA and KYA) and band manager (The Turtles, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf) | [309] |
| Felix Donnelly | 89 | New Zealand Catholic priest, social activist, academic (University of Auckland), and radio talkback host (Radio Pacific) | [310] | |
| September 13 | Eddie Money | 70 | American singer/songwriter, actor, and reality television personality (host of "Money in the Morning" on WSRV Atlanta) | [311] |
| September 16 | Vic Vogel | 84 | Canadian jazz pianist, composer, arranger, trombonist, and conductor | [312] |
| September 17 | Cokie Roberts | 75 | American journalist (political reporter and analyst for Morning Edition on NPR) | [313] |
| October 4 | Margaret Lyons | 95 | Canadian radio executive | [314] |
| October 6 | Jeff Silberman | 66 | American entertainment, broadcasting, and media journalist (Billboard Radio Monitor, All Access Music Group, Network 40, and Hitmakers) | [315] |
| Larry Junstrom | 70 | American amateur radio operator (call sign K4EB)[316] and bass guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special) | [317] | |
| October 17 | Bob Kingsley | 80 | American country music radio host and producer (American Country Countdown, Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40) | [318] |
| October 27 | Tony Bombardo | 78 | American traffic reporter (last helicopter-based traffic reporter in the Syracuse, New York area, with stints at WHEN as "Scott King" and WSEN under his own name) | [319] |
| October 30 | Julian Keane | 57 | British radio presenter (BBC World Service) | [320] |
| November 4 | Gay Byrne | 85 | Irish broadcaster (The Gay Byrne Show) | [321] |
| November 5 | Dominique Farran | 72 | French radio host and music journalist (RTL) | [322] |
| Jan Erik Kongshaug | 75 | Norwegian sound engineer, jazz guitarist, and composer, Eurovision contestant | ||
| November 6 | Tazeen Ahmad | 48 | British reporter on BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Radio 5 Live | [323] |
| November 15 | Papa Don Schroeder | 78 | American radio station owner (WPNN—Pensacola, Florida) and record producer | [324] |
| November 18 | Sam Williams | 93 | American host at Flint, Michigan stations WAMM and WDZZ-FM | [325] |
| December 4 | Don Chiodo | 54 | American sportscaster (WCEN-FM—Mount Pleasant, Michigan) and announcer (Central Michigan Chippewas). | [326] |
| December 5 | Leon Cole | 79 | Canadian musician and radio presenter. | [327] |
| December 18 | Alain Barrière | 84 | French singer, Eurovision contestant | [328] |
| December 27 | Don Imus | 79 | American broadcaster, shock jock and host of Imus in the Morning (WGAR and WHK—Cleveland, WNBC/WFAN and WABC—New York City) | [329] |
| December 29 | Neil Innes | 75 | British comedy musician | [330] |
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- ↑"WFPA Fort Payne Silent Following Eviction From Studio/Tower Site" from Radio Insight (October 20, 2019)
- "DeKalb County Radio Station Evicted From Studio, Plans To Return To Air" from WHNT/Huntsville, Alabama (Nexstar Media Group) (October 18, 2019)
- ↑"Ryan LaCosse To Exit Cumulus Peoria" from Radio Insight (October 21, 2019)
- ↑"Gene 'Bean' Baxter To Exit Kevin & Bean Show At End Of The Year" from Radio Insight (March 6, 2019)
- ↑"Mark Daniels Exits WALK-FM After 34 Years" from Radio Insight (November 19, 2019)
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- ↑Tom Joyner signs off after nearly 50 years on radio airwavesNew York Daily News, December 13, 2019
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- ↑Mike Harvey to retire from syndicated show, Throwback Nation to pickup most affiliates. Radio Insight. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑Joe Stapleton Dies: Longtime Boston Traffic Reporter, 'Spotlight' Actor Was 55Deadline Hollywood, January 2, 2019
- ↑Wiet van Broeckhoven is niet meer (audio)Radio Visie, January 6, 2019 (in Dutch)
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- ↑Longtime K-57 talk show host Jon Anderson has diedThe Guam Daily Post, February 1, 2019
- ↑Jeremy Hardy: Comedian and Radio 4 panel star dies aged 57 BBC, February 1, 2019
- ↑"Retired longtime Boston radio, television journalist Gary LaPierre dies at 76". WCVB. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑"George Klein, friend of Elvis and legendary Memphis DJ, dies after complications from dementia". Fox13Memphis.com. 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑Hall of Famer Bruce Williams dies, from Radio Ink, February 11, 2019
- ↑"David Horowitz, TV's 'Fight Back!' Consumer Advocate, Dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 February 2019.
- ↑Kogan, Rick (February 16, 2019). "Ken Nordine, 98, dies. Chicago creator of word jazz, with a 'voice that could give you the chills'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ↑Ho, Rodney (February 16, 2019). "Former WQXI GM Jerry Blum, inspiration for Art Carlson on 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' has passed". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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- ↑"SMG mourns the passing of Rex Sorensen" from Pacific News Center (Sorensen Media Group) (March 10, 2019)
- ↑Tom Hatten Dies: Former 'Popeye and Friends' & 'Family Film Festival' Host Was 92Deadline Hollywood, March 16, 2019
- ↑Radio drama actor Augusto Victa diesRappler, March 20, 2019
- ↑"Wolfgang Miller, Host At KBGG (1700 The Champ)/Des Moines, Dies After Being Hit By Truck On Highway" from All Access Music Group (March 20, 2019)
- ↑"Jacqueline "Honolulu Skylark" Rossetti dies at age 65"Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine from KITV (Honolulu, Hawaii) (March 20, 2019)
- ↑Veteran broadcast and radio voiceover artist Chris Corley diesNewscast Studio, March 25, 2019
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- ↑Radio and TV broadcaster John Myers dies at 60 BBC, June 2, 2019
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- ↑Fallece el periodista Avelino Muñoz StevensonEl Nuevo Dia, June 21, 2019
- ↑Derry musician and BBC broadcaster Eamon Friel dies BBC, June 21, 2019
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- ↑Longtime Bay Area broadcaster Bob Fouts dies at 97San Francisco Chronicle, July 7, 2019
- ↑"Voice of the Jayhawks," Max Falkenstien, passes away at 95 University of Kansas Athletics, July 29, 2019
- ↑Vale: Malcolm T. ElliottTV on Tonight, August 8, 2019
- ↑San Antonio Jazz Legend Jim Cullum Has DiedThe Syncopated Times, August 11, 2019
- ↑Reb Foster, One of the 11-10 Men at KRLA, DiesLos Angeles Radio, August
- ↑Felix Donnelly death noticeNew Zealand Herald, August 28, 2019
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- ↑Legendary radio icon, 'Papa Don' Schroeder has diedPensacola News Journal, November 15, 2019
- ↑Gospel radio personality Sam Williams passes away at 93 WEYI-TV (NBC 25), November 19, 2019
- ↑'Voice of the Chippewas' remembered at CMUArchived 2019-12-07 at the Wayback Machine WJRT-TV, December 5, 2019
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