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KAZG Phoenix Relaunches As Oldies 92.7

Posted: 27 Jan 2016 12:28 PM PST
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Following the addition of 92.7 K227CF Phoenix last year, Hubbard Oldies
1440 KAZG Scottsdale/93.3 KDKB-HD2 Mesa AZ has rebranded this week as
Oldies 92.7. Previously known as AZ Gold, KAZG is focusing on 1950s and
1960s hits that are no longer played by CBS Classic Hits 94.5 KOOL. The
92.7 translator is owned by Happy Dog Communications, K224CJ holds a
Construction Permit to upgrade from 10 to 250 watts at 447 meters from the
South Mountain tower farm (Coverage Map).
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Daily Domains 1/27: Ms Exitos For Orlando

Posted: 27 Jan 2016 12:03 PM PST
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Cox Media Group will be joining the Spanish language competition in Orlando
FL.
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Star 100.9 Rises Over Richmond

Posted: 27 Jan 2016 05:42 AM PST
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SummitMedia Soft AC Easy 100.9 WHTI Lakeside/Richmond VA flipped to Classic
Hits this morning. Now branded as Star 100.9, the station is positioning
itself as the Best Of The 70s, 80s and More. The move gives Richmond a
second Classic Hits station as WHTI will now directly compete with Alpha
Medias 107.3 WBBT. Morning hosts Bill Bevins and Shelly Perkins remain in
place at Star 100.9, while the station continues to be jockless in all
other dayparts. The change at WHTI is the second to come to a Richmond
market AC in recent months. Right after Christmas, iHeartMedias Lite 98
WTVR-FM relaunched as Mix 98.1
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January 1996: Starting The Year That Everything Changed

Posted: 26 Jan 2016 01:09 PM PST
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Next week will be the 20th anniversary of the passing of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 by Congress. With now two decades in the
rear view mirror there have been millions of words written on the positives
and negatives of the changes brought on by the passage of the bill. Over
the course of this year we will look back at 1996, as it took place. Well
look at the programming changes and deals that paved the way to the radio
landscape we know today. And we start with where we were in January 1996.
When 1996 began the big news in technology was the reveal of the digital
versatile disc. The first DVDs held 133 minutes of video per side of the
disc and players were set to hit the market later in the year starting at
$500. The radio industry buzzword was duopoly. A 1992 revamp of ownership
rules allowed companies to own up to 18 AM and 18 FM stations and was then
raised again to 20 on each band in 1994. More importantly, for the first
time since the 1940s, one company could operate more than one station in a
market on the same band as duopolys of 2 and 2 were now possible. As 1996
began some of the first big consolidation deals were preparing to close as
Evergreen Media purchased Pyramids 12 stations for $306.5 million, Infinity
purchased Alliances 7 stations for $275 million, and what was then the
largest pure radio group deal as Chancellor Media bought Shamrock
Broadcastings 19 stations for $395 million. Radio also played a part in two
major deals announced on consecutive days in 1995. On August 1, Disney
announced the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion. Disney
acquired ABCs 21 radio stations as part of the deal, but outside of a
handful of purchases and building a network of mostly AM stations for its
Radio Disney network never became a power player in radio. The same would
not be true when Westinghouse Electric agreed to a purchase of CBS Inc. for
$5.4 billion. The combination of Westinghouse and CBS created the
then-largest radio group in the country with 39 stations and duopolies in
major markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco,
Philadelphia and Boston. Other deals made in January 1996 included:
Evergreen Media agreed to purchase Sports 1130 WDFN and Country 105.7 WWWW
Detroit for $30 million pending approval of the Chancellor/Shamrock deal.
Secret Communications filed a similar $27 million option and began a Time
Brokerage Agreement for Alternative 107.5 KTBZ Houston. All of those
companies would end up being rolled-up into AMFM and later Clear Channel.
Jefferson Pilot paid Bruce Waltons KIFM Broadcasting $28.75 million for
Smooth Jazz 98.1 KIFM San Diego. The deal created a duopoly with Jefferson
Pilots Country 1240/97.3 KSON. Those two FMs are now part of Entercoms San
Diego cluster. John Douglas sold his 8 remaining Douglas Broadcasting
stations to Par Broadcasting (also controlled by Douglas). The stations,
which all aired Brokered programming, included 1430 WNJR Newark NJ, 103.1
WVVX Highland Park IL and 750 WNDZ Portage IN in the Chicago market, and
1450 KEST San Francisco. Osborn Communications purchased Country duo Kickin
98 97.9 KNAX and Froggy 101.1 KRBT Fresno from EBE Communications for $7
million. Panache Broadcasting, owners of Urban AC 1310 WTLC and 105.7
WTLC-FM Indianapolis, purchased Easy Listening 93.9 WXTZ Fishers IN for $4
million and flipped it to Urban Oldies as 93.9 Gold utilizing ABC Radio
Networks Solid Gold Soul satellite network. Format Changes Over the course
of 1996 the biggest market in the country would see seven FMs take on new
formats mostly due to station sales and a chain reaction from previous
changes. The first change took place on January 5 as Infinity brought their
top managers and programmers to New York and relaunched Classic Rock 92.3
K-Rock WXRK as a current intensive Alternative stations along the lines of
sister stations 106.7 KROQ Los Angeles and 98.5 KOME San Jose. The flip at
WXRK was intended to fill the vacancy of Alternative Rock in the New York
market that was being partially filled by Alt leaning CHR Z100 WHTZ and AAA
leaning Rocker 102.7 WNEW, while giving a musical format more in line with
the younger demographics tuning into the station for Howard Stern in the
morning. The flip of K-Rock would lead to a shift in the Alternative format
to a more divisive male focus and harder rock songs and a splintering off
of Modern AC for the softer pop leaning Alternative products following that
formats debut in late 1995 at 100.7 KFMB San Diego. By the end of the month
two more changes would be on their way to New York. Spanish Broadcasting
Systems began LMAing 93.1 WPAT-FM while awaiting FCC approval of their
$83.5 million purchase of the Soft AC Todays 93.1 from Park Communications.
The station would flip to Spanish AC as Suave-FM. Evergreen Media announced
that Country 103.5 WYNY would drop its format, but well get to the end
result of that next month. Other format changes that took place in January:
AC 107.5 KMXB Salt Lake City flipped to Alternative 107.5 The End KENZ.
102.7 KQMB Salt Lake City signed-on as Star 102.7 with Westwood Ones
satellite AC format. Rock 105.9 The Bear WWBR Birmingham flipped to
Alternative 106X WRAX. Cox Medias new-to-air 94.7 WAJE Louisville debuts as
Rock AC 94.7 The River. Country/Southern Rock 102.9 WYCQ Nashville
rebranded as Moo 102 WMMU. Urban The New 107.5 WJZA Columbus debuts to
compete against Power 106.3 WCKX. The two stations would merge under the
Power identity on 107.5 in December 1997. All 70s Mix 96.3 WMXF Madison
flipped to AC Lite 96.3. CHR 102.9 KGLE Reno flipped to Alternative 102.9
The Zephyr KZZF. Airchecks KPWR Los Angeles 10th Anniversary Special B96
Chicago 1/27/96
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Ingstad Family Sale To Lead To Fargo Move-Out

Posted: 26 Jan 2016 12:55 PM PST
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A deal involving three members of the Ingstad family will lead to Classic
Hits 92.7 The Drive KZDR Kindred/Fargo ND from moving out of the market.
Robert Ingstads Mediaactive LLC is selling KZDR to his niece Brooke
Ingstads Radio Wahpeton Breckenridge for $275,000. Brooke Ingstad is in the
process of acquiring Full Service Country 1450 KBMW Breckenridge MN from
her father James Ingstads Radio FM Media for $300,000 and 100.7 K264AY
Chamberlain SD for $35,000. KZDR has applied to relocate out of the Fargo
market to Breckenridge MN as well. The station seeks to downgrade from a
Class C3 to Class A in the process with 6kW at 46 meters. To make that move
possible, Radio FM Medias 107.9 The Fox KPFX Fargo applies to change
city-of-license to Kindred to retain the illusion of first aural service to
that town.
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