2010 in radio
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The following events occurred in radio in 2010.
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- Date Unknown: CHOIChoiChoi , sometimes also Choe, is a common Korean family name.*Cuī in China Beijing-Manchu dialect*Chui in Hong Kong Cantonese*Choi Korea dialect*Tsui in Taiwan dialect-origin:in china;...
/Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
flips from Alternative Rock to News/Talk. - January 4: KJCSKJCS (FM)KJCS is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Nacogdoches, Texas, USA, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Radio Licensing....
/Lufkin, TexasLufkin, TexasLufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1882, the population was 35,067 in 2010. It is the county seat of Angelina County, and is situated in Deep East Texas.-History:...
goes silent. - January 5: Melanie MorganMelanie MorganMelanie Morgan is an American radio personality. She was formerly a host at KSFO in San Francisco where her husband, Jack Swanson, was the General Manager. She was recently laid off due to budget cutbacks and declining ad revenue. She has also previously worked as a reporter for KGO-TV in San...
quits her job as host of the nationally syndicated newsmagazine America's Morning News. The show will continue with the remainder of the show's staff. - January 6: KTTB/MinneapolisMinneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
-St. Paul drops Rhythmic contemporaryRhythmic ContemporaryRhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
for Top 40 and adopts the "Now" moniker. - January 7: John Lynch's Broadcast Company of the AmericasBroadcast Company of the AmericasThe Broadcast Company of the Americas, also known as BCA Radio is a broadcasting company based in the San Diego, California area.BCA Radio operates the following radio stations:...
acquires the programming operations of Rhythmic XHITZ, Alternative XETRA-FMXETRA-FMXETRA-FM — branded 91X, and sometimes identified as XTRA-FM — is an English language, Mexican-owned modern rock music station broadcasting from Tijuana, Baja California on 91.1 MHz. The studios are located in the Mira Mesa area of San Diego...
and Rhythmic ACRhythmic Adult ContemporaryRhythmic adult contemporary is a format used on stations in the United States and Canada. It usually gears toward an older audience, ages 25 to 54. Stations using this format play disco from the 1970s and early 1980s, dance/pop music, adult-friendly hip hop/old school tracks, R&B, dance/freestyle...
XHRM/Tijuana-San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
from Finest City Broadcasting in a foreclosure sale after Finest City was forced to sell its assets to pay off a massive debt. - January 8: WDUQWDUQWDUQ was a public radio jazz and news radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station broadcasted at 90.5 MHz with an ERP of 25kW. WDUQ was a full member station of National Public Radio and was also affiliated with Public Radio International and American Public Media...
/PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
is put on the selling block by Duquesne UniversityDuquesne UniversityDuquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...
. - January 21: Air America RadioAir America RadioAir America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceases operations effective immediately; WNYZ-LP/New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
ends its simulcast of WPTY/Long Island due to its planned conversion to ASTC digital. - January 28: Radio DisneyRadio DisneyRadio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
takes six outlets silent as parent company Walt DisneyThe Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
prepares to sell the stations off to different owners. - January 29: The FCCFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
Media Bureau adopts news rules that will allow FM stations to increase their digital IBOC signals' power up to 10% of their analog power. - February 1: CBS RadioCBS RadioCBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
places KFWB/Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in a trust. - February 1: Doug StephanDoug StephanDoug Stephan is an American radio talk show personality and hosts the nationally syndicated Doug Stephan's Good Day.-Radio Programs:Doug Stephan's Good Day is a "call-in" and interview show airing live Monday through Saturday featuring a fast paced format covering variety of topics...
joins United Stations Radio NetworksUnited Stations Radio NetworksUnited Stations Radio Networks is a radio network providing a wide range of programs and programming services for radio stations across the US and elsewhere...
. - February 11: KYZZKYZZKYZZ is a commercial radio station in Salinas, California, broadcasting to the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Salinas, California, area. KYZZ airs a Classic Hits music format.-History of "KYZZ":...
/MontereyMonterey, CaliforniaThe City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
drops Rhythmic for Oldies - February 12: CBS Radio announces that it will no longer have its radio station webcasts stream outside the United States due to royalty issues. This also include their news, sports and talk outlets as well
- February 14: Classic Hits WRAKWRAK-FMWGEX is a 90's Hits formatted radio station licensed to Bainbridge, Georgia and serving the Tallahassee, Florida and Albany, Georgia markets. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications....
/Albany, GeorgiaAlbany, GeorgiaAlbany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
is the latest Clear Channel O&OClear Channel CommunicationsClear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
to jump on the "Gen X" 80s-90s hits format. - February 15: KSTP-AM/Minneapolis-St. Paul drops Talk for ESPN Radio
- February 15: WBZW/Pittsburgh drops Top 40 for the second time in its history for Sports Talk as "93.7 The Fan." Sister station WZPTWBZZWBZZ may refer to:*WBZZ, a radio station licensed to serve New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States*WQSH, a radio station in Malta, New York, United States licensed as WBZZ from 2006 to 2011...
, currently an Adult Top 40 station, will merge its playlist and airstaff with the former WBZW. - February 15: WRCEWRCEWRCE is a radio station licensed to serve Watkins Glen, New York. The station is owned by Backyard Broadcasting and licensed to Backyard Broadcasting Elmira Licensee, LLC...
/Watkins Glen, New YorkWatkins Glen, New YorkWatkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....
returns to the air at low power after its tower was destroyed in December. - February 15: WCDV/Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
drops AC for the "Gen X" format, the first non-Clear Channel O&O to do so. - February 15: J. D. HayworthJ. D. HayworthJohn David Hayworth, Jr. , usually known as J. D. Hayworth, is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 from Arizona's 5th congressional district...
, a talk show host on KFYIKFYIKFYI is an American news/talk radio station broadcasting in Phoenix, Arizona. KFYI is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KFYI transmits in both analog AM and digital HD Radio.The digital signal is also rebroadcast on KNIX-FM's HD2 channel....
/Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, announces his entry into the United States Senate election in Arizona, 2010United States Senate election in Arizona, 2010The 2010 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2, 2010 along with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 24,...
, against incumbent John McCainJohn McCainJohn Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
. - February 15: Citadel Media shuts down its "TimelessTimeless (radio network)Timeless was a 24-hour satellite music service of Citadel Media . It has distributed a mix of soft oldies and adult standards to radio stations around the USA...
" satellite feed 2 days later than scheduled due to a decline in affiliates and advertisers. - February 22: KSTN-FMKSTN-FMKLVS is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format from K-LOVE, licensed to Stockton, California, USA. The station is currently owned by San Joaquin Broadcasting Company....
/Stockton, CaliforniaStockton, CaliforniaStockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
drops its regional MexicanRegional MexicanRegional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
format, after having carried it for at least some of its broadcast day since 1963, and switches to the K-LOVEK-LOVEK-LOVE is a Contemporary Christian music radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation. As of January 2011, K-LOVE's programming is carried on over 440 FM stations and translators in 45 states. K-LOVE claims an audience of 250,000 people each week via...
network. - February 22: WWMM/BirminghamBirmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
drops Triple-A for Talk, as it picks up the latter's format from sister station WAPI - February 26: A pair of surprise format flips takes place, with WYCL/Pensacola, FloridaPensacola, FloridaPensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
dropping AC for Rhythmic Hot AC and adopts "The Groove" moniker, while WZMRWZMRWZMR is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Altamont and serving New York's Capital District and surrounding areas. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting, and broadcasts at 6 kilowatts ERP from the Helderberg Mountains antenna farm in New Scotland...
/Albany, New YorkAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
drops Active RockActive rockActive rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
for Country - March 3: KSSJKSSJKKDO is an American commercial radio station serving Sacramento, California. The slogan is "Radio 94-7" and programs an alternative rock music format. The Entercom outlet broadcasts at 94.7 MHz with an ERP of 25 kW and is licensed to Fair Oaks, California...
/SacramentoSacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
drops Smooth AC for Alternative as "Radio 94.7." - March 5: The culmination of a massive shuffling of radio formats takes place in Central New YorkCentral New YorkCentral New York is a term used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following counties and cities:...
:- WLTI/SyracuseSyracuse, New YorkSyracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, a Citadel station, drops AC for mixed talk on March 3, competing with WFBLWFBLWFBL, located at 1390 kHz on the AM dial, is a talk and news radio station owned by Buckley Broadcasting and serving the city of Syracuse, New York....
and WSYRWSYR (AM)WSYR is a 5,000 watt radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York. Owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, it broadcasts a talk radio format under the moniker "Newsradio 106.9 WSYR." It was previously billed as "Newsradio 570 WSYR" until it became a simulcast with WPHR-FM in January...
, adopting the call sign WXTL three weeks later. DelilahDelilah ReneDelilah Rene Luke , almost always known mononymously as Delilah, is an American radio personality, author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally syndicated nightly U.S...
is picked up by former rival WYYYWYYYWYYY is a Lite Adult Contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 94.5 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.-History:...
(WYYY and the rights to Delilah's show are both owned by Clear Channel), displacing John TeshJohn TeshJohn Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...
from the market. - WFBL responds by dropping its lone local host, Jon Alvarez.
- The Central New YorkCentral New YorkCentral New York is a term used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following counties and cities:...
-based The Game (WIXT/WRNYWRNY (AM)WRNY is an American radio station broadcasting at 1350 kHz. The station was owned by Clear Channel until September 2007, when ownership was transferred to Galaxy Utica as a result of Clear Channel's decision to "go private"...
/WTLB) radio network affiliates with ESPN RadioESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
and expand into the SyracuseSyracuse, New YorkSyracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
and OswegoOswego, New YorkOswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
markets via WTLAWTLA-External links:...
and WSGOWSGOWSGO is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Oswego, New York, USA, the station serves the Syracuse area. The station is currently owned by Galaxy Communications and features programing from ESPN Radio....
, along with two AM-to-FM translators. - WNSSWSKO (AM)WPRV is a radio station located in Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and airs a news/talk format.-History:...
/Syracuse, WLTI's sister station and the former ESPN affiliate for Syracuse, changes its call sign to WSKO and adopts the branding "The Score" in late February. On March 5, the station picks up Citadel's Imus in the MorningImus in the MorningImus in the Morning is an American radio show hosted by Don Imus on Cumulus Media Networks , and simulcast for television on Fox Business Network....
(at the time on WHEN) and affiliates with Sporting News RadioSporting News RadioYahoo! Sports Radio, formerly Sporting News Radio is a United States sports radio network that broadcasts sports news, talk, scores, and highlights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On August 1, 2011, it was announced the network would change its name to Yahoo! Sports Radio, effective...
. - WHEN, already running Fox Sports RadioFox Sports RadioFox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
for dayparts other than Imus, replaces Imus with Fox Sports Radio's morning show. - WNRSWNRS (AM)WNRS is a radio station broadcasting a sports/talk format. Licensed to Herkimer, New York, USA, the station serves the Utica area. The station is currently owned by Arjuna Broadcasting Corp. and features programing from Citadel Media, Fox Sports Radio and Bloomberg Radio.-History:The station went...
/Herkimer (which had held the ESPN affiliation for the Mohawk ValleyMohawk ValleyThe Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains....
, including Utica and Rome) switched to a mix of Fox Sports Radio, Imus, and Bloomberg Radio.
- WLTI/Syracuse
- March 5: The studios of Urban contemporaryUrban contemporaryUrban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
outlet KJMZKJMZKJMZ is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Contemporary format. The station is licensed to Cache, Oklahoma, and serves the Lawton area. KJMZ owned by Perry Broadcasting.-History:...
/Lawton, OklahomaLawton, OklahomaThe city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
became a crime scene as the station’s computers, monitors, television sets, webcams and two transmitter tubes (which were used to get the station back to full power following a series of severe winter storms in the area which crippled the station’s tower) were stolen from the property in the early morning hours. - March 7: Retiring Congressman Eric MassaEric Massa-March to the Primaries:Freshman incumbent Randy Kuhl had been elected to Congress with slightly over 50% of the popular vote in a three way race in 2004. In early 2005, former U.S. Naval officer Eric J.J. Massa, a long-time friend of 2004 presidential candidate General Wesley Clark filed to run...
, just days after announcing his resignation, takes to the airwaves on WKPQWKPQWKPQ is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hornell, New York, USA, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area including the Canisteo valley and northern Pennsylvania...
to accuse national Democrats of forcing him out of office. - March 8: WXKSWXKS (AM)WKOX is a radio station in the Boston radio market, licensed to Everett, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and carries a Spanish Hits format.- History :...
/Boston will dump its Regional Mexican format and replace it with all-talk "RushThe Rush Limbaugh ShowThe Rush Limbaugh Show is an American talk radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh on Premiere Radio Networks...
Radio;" it swaps callsigns with sister station WKOX a week prior. The station began stunting the week prior with a sound collageSound collageIn music, montage or sound collage is a technique where sound objects or compositions, including songs, are created from collage, also known as montage, the use of portions of previous recordings or scores...
of clips from the shows it was going to air and Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
speeches. - March 8: Another Albany, Georgia station makes a format switch, as WKZZWKZZWKZZ is a CHR radio station licensed to Tifton, Georgia, USA broadcasting as 92-5 KZZ -- Hit Music Variety. The station is currently owned by Broadcast South, LLC....
returns to the airwaves as a Adult Top 40 after stunting for 72 hours with "The Wheel of Formats." - March 11: "Psycho Mike" Catherwood is named the permanent co-host of LovelineLovelineLoveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its flagship station is KROQ-FM in Los Angeles....
. - March 12: DMG Radio AustraliaDMG Radio AustraliaDMG Radio Australia operates commercial radio networks in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. The company is 50% owned by United Kingdom company, Daily Mail and General Trust Group. Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd bought 50% of the company in November 2009.DMG Radio Australia was formed...
switches its Adult Hits-formatted VegaVega (radio network)Classic Rock is a network of two Australian commercial radio stations operated by DMG Radio Australia, one in Sydney, the other Melbourne. The Classic Rock stations were previously known as Vega, which was a sister station to DMG's other Australian radio network Nova...
network/stations to Classic RockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the... - March 12: KPMZ/Dallas-Ft. Worth dumps its oldies format and begins stunting with "ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
Radio" in preparation for a format change to news/talk as a simulcast of WBAP on March 15. - March 12: Oldies KCAR-FMKCAR-FMKCAR-FM is a radio station broadcasting a comedy format. Licensed to Baxter Springs, Kansas, USA, it serves the Joplin area. The station is currently owned by American Media Investments of Pittsburg Kansas...
/Joplin, MissouriJoplin, MissouriJoplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
flips to an all-comedy radioRadio comedyRadio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches and various types of comedy found on other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these can be conveyed on a small budget with just a few sound effects or some...
format. Though AM stations have used the format in the past, this is first time ever that a full-time Comedy format has appeared on the FM band in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Incidentally, Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
clips will also be part of this format. - March 16: National Geographic Radio moves from Salem Radio NetworkSalem Radio NetworkSalem Radio Network is a United States-based radio network that specializes in syndicated Christian talk, music, and secular news/talk programming...
to United Stations Radio NetworksUnited Stations Radio NetworksUnited Stations Radio Networks is a radio network providing a wide range of programs and programming services for radio stations across the US and elsewhere...
. - March 17 Kansas CityKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
picks up a new Active Rock outlet, as Cumulus Media launches "103.7 The Dam." The signal, which is actually a Class-A translator, is also the HD2 subchannel of Classic Rock sibling KCFXKCFXKCFX is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to the suburb of Harrisonville, Missouri, it serves the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It first began broadcasting under the call sign KRYP...
. - March 19: WAOB/Pittsburgh returns to the air with a new "Catholic Radio" format.
- March 19: WIHB/Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston, South CarolinaCharleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
drops Top 40/CHR for Urban as "92.5 The Box." - March 26: XM/Sirius station MLB Home Plate was rebranded to MLB Network Radio, and will simulcast some of TV channel MLB NetworkMLB NetworkMLB Network is an American television specialty channel dedicated to professional baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball. Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications have minority ownership of the new network, with MLB retaining a controlling two-thirds share...
's shows such as MLB TonightMLB TonightMLB Tonight is the signature program that airs on MLB Network and is simulcast on MLB Network Radio. The show offers complete coverage of all Major League Baseball games from 6pm ET till 1am ET during the regular season. It is taped live in Studio 3 of the MLB Network facility in Secaucus, New...
. - March 26: Just 10 months after dropping Smooth Jazz for Country, WDSJWDSJWDSJ is a radio station licensed to Greenville, Ohio and is based in the Dayton metropolitan area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.- Early history :...
/Dayton, OhioDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
flips formats again, this time to Classic Hits - March 29: Big Boy's Neighborhood, having ended its run on Citadel Media on March 26, moves to Dial GlobalDial GlobalDial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
. - March 31: WWPW/LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyLouisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
ends its simulcast of WAY-FM NetworkWAY-FM NetworkThe WAY-FM Network is a national, non-profit radio broadcasting network in the United States that primarily plays Contemporary Christian music operating in 25 states . It is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, while most programming originates in Franklin, Tennessee.-Origins in Fort Myers:WAY-FM...
affiliate WRVI to go Urban as "104.3 The Beat"; Hot AC WKIMWKIMWKIM is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Munford, Tennessee and serving the Memphis area. It is owned by Cumulus Media.-History:...
/MemphisMemphis, TennesseeMemphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
takes the "Gen X" format - April 1: After 9 months of FM Talk, KPWT/San AntonioSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
silences the format in anticipation of a flip to Adult Album Alternative on April 5. (See also April 15 below) - April 2: Clear Channel takes a pair of outlets and flips them to Top 40/CHR; Rhythmic WLWD/Lima, OhioLima, OhioLima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
and Country WIBL/Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta, GeorgiaAugusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County... - April 15: Coinciding with tax day, KRPTKRPTKRPT is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Devine, Texas, USA, the station serves the San Antonio area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications....
/San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
drops its all-Texas country format for syndicated talk as "92.5 The Patriot." The lineup is almost identical to KPWT's former lineup, with all programming from Cox RadioCox RadioCox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
and Talk Radio NetworkTalk Radio NetworkTalk Radio Network is an American radio network providing talk radio programming, with an emphasis on conservative talk on weekdays and variety/general interest talk radio on weekends. Some of the most recognizable personalities in American radio, such as Laura Ingraham and Michael Savage, are...
(see April 1 above). - April 20: After 14 years as a Triple-A outlet, KENZKENZKENZ, branded as "101.9 the End" is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based radio station. Owned by Cumulus Media, the station airs an alternative format on 101.9 FM.-History:...
/Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
become the latest Citadel O&O to flip to the "Gen X" format - April 22: Longtime Hot AC WMXB/RichmondRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
flips to a hybrid Alternative/Hot AC direction as "103.7 The River." - April 27: Just seven days after KENZ/Salt Lake City flipped to the "Gen X" format, Classic Rock KYLZ adopts a Triple-A leaning Modern AC format to pick up some of KENZ's displaced listeners
- April 29: Another Richmond, Virginia outlet switches formats as Alternative WDYLWDYLWHTI is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lakeside, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area. WHTI is owned and operated by Cox Radio, Inc.-External links:*...
flips to Rhythmic Top 40 as "Hot 100.9." WDYL is also the sister station of WMXB, who in turn dropped Hot AC for Alternative a week earlier - April 30: KKHIKXWAKXWA is a radio station licensed to Centennial, Colorado, USA. The station serves the Denver metropolitan area and is currently owned by Way-FM Media Group.-History:...
/DenverDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
moved its Smooth Jazz format to the internet. With this move, KKHI becomes the fourth station in Denver to drop the Smooth Jazz format. - April 30: Corus EntertainmentCorus EntertainmentCorus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
sells all of its stations in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, including four in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, one in Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, and one outside OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, to CogecoCogecoCogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
. - May 3: Regent CommunicationsRegent CommunicationsTownsquare Media is an American radio broadcaster, based in Greenwich, Connecticut., after it acquired sister companies Gap Broadcasting and GapWest Broadcasting, it owned 171 radio stations in 36 radio markets, with concentration in the Northeast, Midwest, Southwest, and Mountain...
changes its name to Townsquare Media - May 3: The home of the Grand Ole OpryGrand Ole OpryThe Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
is flooded due to the Cumberland RiverCumberland RiverThe Cumberland River is a waterway in the Southern United States. It is long. It starts in Harlan County in far southeastern Kentucky between Pine and Cumberland mountains, flows through southern Kentucky, crosses into northern Tennessee, and then curves back up into western Kentucky before...
in Nashville overflowing its banks, resulting in the Opry moving most of its performances back to the Ryman AuditoriumRyman AuditoriumThe Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live performance venue, located at 115 5th Avenue North, in Nashville, Tennessee and is best known as the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry....
(the Opry's winter home and its regular home from 1943 to 1974) and the rest to the War Memorial AuditoriumWar Memorial AuditoriumThe War Memorial Auditorium is a 1,661-seat performance hall located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is located across the street from, and is governed by, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and is also adjacent to the Tennessee State Capitol.- History :...
(an even earlier Opry venue, used from 1936 to 1943). - May 4: KSYUKSYUKLQT is a commercial radio station located in Corrales, New Mexico, United States, broadcasting to the Albuquerque area. KLQT airs an adult contemporary music format...
/Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
drops Rhythmic AC for Adult Contemporary. - May 11: In the Chico, CaliforniaChico, CaliforniaChico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
market, KZAPKZAP (FM)KZAP is a commercial radio station located in Paradise, California, broadcasting to the Chico, California, area. KZAP airs an Oldies format.-History:...
"The Pig" has flipped from the Adult album alternativeAdult album alternativeAdult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
format to NewsAll-news radioAll-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcast of news.All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried in some form on both major US satellite radio networks...
/TalkTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
. The almost-all syndicated “Bold Talk” lineup will include Glenn BeckGlenn BeckGlenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
from 7 to 10am, followed by Laura IngrahamLaura IngrahamLaura Anne Ingraham is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her nationally syndicated talk show, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
from 10 to 12noon. There will be local programming from 12 to 1pm including news, and then the syndicated Jerry Doyle airs from 1 to 3pm, with Mark LevinMark LevinMark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...
from 3 to 6pm, followed by Jason LewisJason Lewis (radio host)Jason Lewis is an American radio talk show host and political commentator. His show is currently syndicated nationally on the Genesis Communications Network. His radio show was previously broadcast locally for 10 years on KSTP in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, until Lewis...
and Phil HendriePhil HendriePhilip Stephen Hendrie is an American radio personality. He is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy talk radio program that is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network...
. - May 11: Lexington, KentuckyLexington, KentuckyLexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
’s Clear ChannelClear Channel CommunicationsClear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
-owned WMKJ (105.5) keeps the '70s & '80s music, but rebrands as "Rewind 105.5." The station drops the former branding "Magic 105.5". - May 14: After 8 years as a Urban, WMIB/Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
flipped to SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Adult ContemporaryAdult contemporary musicAdult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
formatRadio formatA radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
at noon. The news was announced via airstaffers through their TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
pages. - May 17: Salem CommunicationsSalem CommunicationsSalem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
flips WWRCWWRCWWRC —branded 1260 WRC—is a news/talk radio station licensed to Washington, D.C. and serving the Washington metro area. It operates with 5,000 watts on an unlimited basis with studios and transmitters both located in the city proper...
from business talk to conservative talkConservative talkConservative talk radio is a talk radio format in the United States and Canada devoted to expressing conservative viewpoints of issues, as opposed to progressive talk radio...
. Salem News/Talk VP Tom Tradup says "we are thrilled to extend SRN's 'footprint' in our nation’s capital." In addition to WWRC, Salem also owns Christian teaching WAVA-FMWAVAWAVA and WAVA-FM are Religious formatted broadcast radio stations. Both stations are licensed to Arlington, Virginia and serve the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. Both WAVA and WAVA-FM, as well as sister station WWRC, are owned and operated by Salem Communications.-External links:*...
(105.1) in the Washington market. - May 18: KZBDKZBDKZBD is a Top 40 music formatted radio station serving the Spokane, Washington, USA area. The Mapleton Communications station broadcasts at 105.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100 kW...
/Spokane, WashingtonSpokane, WashingtonSpokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
drops Alternative for Top 40/CHR and adopts the "Now" moniker. This is the first time since KZZUKZZU-External links:*...
flipped to Adult Top 40 in 2005 that Spokane had a Mainstream Top 40 outlet - May 26: 6 New Northwest BroadcastersNew Northwest BroadcastersNew Northwest Broadcasters, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, operates 38 radio stations in seven cities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska...
stations could possibly be sold in the near future. KBBOKBBO (AM)KBBO is a radio station licensed to Selah, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. It carries a conservative talk format. The station is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC....
, KJOX, KHHKKHHKKHHK, also known as "HOT 99.7", is a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio station licensed to Yakima, Washington. The New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC outlet broadcast at 99.7 MHz on the FM dial with an ERP of 4.1 kW....
, KARYKARY-FMKARY-FM is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. Licensed to Grandview, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC.-History:...
, KXDDKXDDKXDD is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Yakima, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC....
, KRSEKRSEKRSE is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Hits format. Licensed to Yakima, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC....
have been placed under receivership in attempt to prevent station bankruptcy. Principal of Revitalization Partners, Alan Davis says "The stations are on the air; it's business as usual. I can only tell you there appears to be demand for the stations." - May 27: The MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
radio dial became the latest radio market to see a surprise shakeup in two days:- At noon on the 27th, WJZX flipped from Broadcast Architecture's syndicated satellite feed Smooth AC "Smooth Jazz Network," to stunting as "Tiger Radio, Music For Cheaters & The Ones They Have Cheated On" playing cheating songs. The station is expected to flip to Rhythmic Top 40Rhythmic ContemporaryRhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
after stunting and will retain its airstaff. The new station changed their call letters to WNQW standing for "Now." - Ironically, the following day, Clear ChannelClear Channel CommunicationsClear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
owned WQBW flips from Classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
to Top 40Contemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
calling themselves "Now 97.3", later changing to new calls WRNW on June 10. The move comes as WJZX continues to stunt and to supposedly flip to the same branding, but it also left open talk of another move by that station.
- At noon on the 27th, WJZX flipped from Broadcast Architecture's syndicated satellite feed Smooth AC "Smooth Jazz Network," to stunting as "Tiger Radio, Music For Cheaters & The Ones They Have Cheated On" playing cheating songs. The station is expected to flip to Rhythmic Top 40
- May 27: KFTIKlioKlio may refer to:* An alternative spelling of Clio, the mythical Muse of history* 84 Klio, an asteroid, two ships of Neptun Line, Germany* Klio, Greece, a village in the northeastern part of Lesbos Island...
1070 switched from Classic CountryClassic countryClassic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
to OldiesOldiesOldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music. The new station will air music from the late 1950s through the early 1980s, with an emphasis on mid-'60s through mid-'70s. - May 28: Andrew NapolitanoAndrew NapolitanoAndrew Paolo Napolitano is a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge and now a political and legal analyst for Fox News Channel. Napolitano started on the channel in 1998, and currently serves as the network's senior judicial analyst, commenting on legal news and trials...
leaves Fox News TalkFox News TalkFox News Talk is a satellite radio channel that showcases talk shows and news reports from Fox News Channel personalities, along with other Fox News and talk programming...
's Brian and the JudgeBrian and the JudgeBrian and the Judge was a radio talk show syndicated by Fox News Radio. It was hosted by Fox News personalities Brian Kilmeade and Judge Andrew Napolitano. The show was launched to replace Tony Snow's radio show when he left the program to become White House Press Secretary in 2006. The show is...
, leaving Brian KilmeadeBrian KilmeadeBrian Kilmeade a Fox News Channel television personality. Weekdays, he co-hosts Fox's morning show, Fox & Friends, along with Steve Doocy and Gretchen Carlson. Kilmeade also co-hosts Brian and the Judge, a talk-news radio show on Fox News Radio, with Judge Andrew P. Napolitano...
to host the show solo under the title "Kilmeade and Friends." - May 28: WSHRWSHRWSHR is a radio station licensed to Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, USA, the station serves the Long Island area. The station is currently owned by Sachem Central School District Holbrook and operated with assistance from a grant by the U.S. Department of Education since the 1960s. It broadcasts out...
switched formats from a Jazz and Variety mix to Contemporary hit radioContemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
as "91.9 The Arrow." - May 31 Clear Channel's Austin, TexasAustin, TexasAustin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
outlets, Rhythmic KFMKKFMKKFMK is an Austin, Texas radio station operating a Contemporary Christian format. It is licensed to Round Rock, Texas with an ERP of 4,500 watts from a transmitter site near West Lake Hills, TX, and is currently owned by CRISTA Broadcasting after being owned by Clear Channel Communications and the...
and Contemporary Christian KPEZ, will swap frequencies - June 3: The Arizona studios of Cameron Broadcasting burn down in a fire, temporarily silencing KAAA, KZZZKZZZKZZZ is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Bullhead City, Arizona, USA. The station is currently owned by Cameron Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from Fox News, Talk Radio Network and Premiere Radio Networks. Listen all day long for the best in...
, KFLGKFLG (AM)KFLG is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to Bullhead City, Arizona, USA, the station is owned by Cameron Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from Dial Global...
and KLUKKLUK-External links:...
, along with two other stations. - June 4: News breaks that Tribune BroadcastingTribune BroadcastingThe Tribune Broadcasting Company is a group of radio and television stations located throughout the United States which are owned and operated by the Tribune Company, a media conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois and named for the flagship Chicago Tribune newspaper.- History :Tribune Broadcasting...
may be in negotiations to lure away talk radio hosts Mike McConnell and Bill CunninghamBill CunninghamBill Cunningham is an American talk radio host. His full-time job is hosting The Big Show with Bill Cunningham, a local show on 700 WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cunningham now hosts Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham, which is syndicated to over 300 stations by Premiere Radio Networks. He is...
from WLWWLWWLW is a clear channel talk radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts locally on 700 kHz AM...
in Cincinnati. - June 5: Bob BrinkerBob BrinkerBob Brinker is the host of the radio show Moneytalk, which has been on the air nationally since 1986. He previously had a show on local New York radio on WMCA. Prior to that Brinker hosted talkradio programs on WCAU and WWDB in Philadelphia...
's Moneytalk, the last remaining show from ABC's 1980s "TalkRadio" network, is scheduled to cease its Saturday broadcasts and go strictly to a once-a-week Sunday show. - June 7:The syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning ShowRickey SmileyRickey Smiley is a standup comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality best known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature Smiley disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with the recipient of the call....
replaces the also syndicated Russ Parr's morning show on Cleveland's WENZWENZWENZ —branded Z 107.9—is a mainstream urban commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio serving surrounding Northeast Ohio...
. - June 7: Milwaukee's WNQW finished stunting, debuting Classic countryClassic countryClassic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
music. The station's branding is "Big Buck Country 106.9." - June 8: In Taos, New MexicoTaos, New MexicoTaos is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, and El Prado. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American...
, ASKK Media buys KLNNKLNNFor the airport serving Willoughby, Ohio assigned the ICAO code KLNN, see Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport.KLNN , known as Luna, is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Questa, New Mexico, USA. The station is currently owned by ASKK Media...
for $35,000. ASKK also purchases a majority owner stake on KTAOKTAOKTAO is a radio station licensed to serve Taos, New Mexico. The station is owned by Taos Communications Corporation. It airs an adult album alternative music format...
. - June 11: Alternative WEBX/ChampaignChampaign, IllinoisChampaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
-UrbanaUrbana, IllinoisUrbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
flips to Rhythmic as "93.5 The Beat." With this flip, they take on similarly format rivals WCZQWCZQWCZQ is a Rhythmic Contemporary station serving Champaign, Illinois. WCZQ broadcasts at 105.5 MHz with an ERP of 6 kW and is licensed to Monticello, Illinois. They are owned by Joyner Radio. The station has been a Rhythmic since 2002....
and WUIL for listeners in this small-sized radio market. - June 11: After a year as a Top 40, KYMVKYMVKYMV, "Rewind 100.7", is a 1980s-based contemporary radio station serving the Salt Lake Valley. The Simmons Media outlet broadcasts at 100.7 MHz with an ERP of 88Kw and is currently licensed to Woodruff, Utah...
/Salt Lake City returned to Rhythmic AC, the first MOViNMovin' (brand)"Movin'" is a brand name used for a variety of rhythmic AC and top 40 radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States...
-branded outlet to do so. - June 14: KRLAKRLAKRLA is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, California, USA, it serves the Southern California area. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications.- KIEV :...
added Glenn BeckGlenn BeckGlenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
's radio show to their lineup. KRLA marks the 400th affiliate for Glenn Beck's syndicated prgram. - June 14: Citadel announced that Talk WNOX-FM/Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeFounded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
will move its format to the 98.7 FM frequency of sister Oldies WOKIWOKIWOKI is a United States FM radio station serving the Knoxville, Tennessee area with an News/Talk format. It is an ABC Radio O&O station through Cumulus Media.WOKI operates at 8,000 watts at 98.7 MHz with a tower twenty miles northwest of Knoxville, TN...
as Citadel's LMA of the 100.3 FM frequency from Oak Ridge FM come to a end. The move will take place July 2 with a simulcast before settling in its new home August 9. - June 14: Ending nearly thirty years of continuous country music, Colonial Radio GroupColonial Radio GroupColonial Radio Group, Inc. is the owner of several radio stations in the United States. It is controlled by the Androlunis family and currently is based in Olean, New York, with all of its current stations based in the western Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania.-New York:* Portville -...
changes WLMI/Kane, PennsylvaniaKane, PennsylvaniaKane is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, east by south of Erie. It was founded in 1863 by Civil War general Thomas L. Kane at an elevated site 2210 feet above sea level. In the early part of the twentieth century, Kane had large glassworks, bottle works, lumber mills, and manufactures of...
to WUMT, a classic rock/AAA station. The same company flips the translator for WXMT-HD2 from W237CS (95.3 MHz) to W230BO (93.9), establishing a sports radioSports radioSports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format on that channel. - June 21: New York's WKTUWKTUWKTU is a radio station based in New York City that plays an upbeat, gold-based CHR format. The station's broadcast transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building and its city of license is Lake Success, New York, with offices formerly in the "Newport" section of Jersey City, New...
honored Michael Jackson's death anniversary by presenting the website Thankyoumj.com where comments could be made. - June 21: KBOZKBOZ (AM)KBOZ is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Bozeman, Montana, USA, the station serves the greater Bozeman area...
and WIBQ introduce Don ImusDon ImusJohn Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. is an American radio host, humorist, philanthropist and writer. His nationally-syndicated talk show, Imus in the Morning, is broadcast throughout the United States by Citadel Media and relayed on television by the Fox Business Network.-Personal life:Imus was born in...
' syndicated program to their line-ups. - June 21: WRXP shortens their branding from "New York’s Rock Experience" to Rock 101.9."
- June 23: CHUM Radio, a division of CTVglobemediaCTVglobemediaCTVglobemedia , was one of Canada's largest private media companies. Its operations include newspaper publishing , television broadcasting and production , radio broadcasting , and their respective Internet properties.Originally established by BCE and the Thomson family in 2001 combining CTV Inc.,...
, announced that it would be buying Rhythmic Top 40 CFXJCFXJ-FMCFXJ-FM is a Canadian radio station in Toronto, Ontario, which uses the on-air brand FLOW 93.5. It first aired in 2001 as Canada's first urban music station...
/Toronto, pending CRTC approval. This deal, which could CHUM/CTVglobemedia its first Toronto FM duopoly (as it already owns Adult Top 40 CHUM-FMCHUM-FMCHUM-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario and operated by Bell Media. It broadcasts at 104.5 MHz with a hot adult contemporary format that leans towards rhythmic adult contemporary...
in the same radio market), would mark the first time since Milestone and CHUM joint ventured on bringing co-owned Top 40/CHR sister station CHBN to the air in Edmonton in 2005. Interestingly, it was also announced that CHUM/CTVglobrmedia would also sell CHBN to Rogers MediaRogers MediaRogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
after the latter announced its deal to buy the station along with another outlet in London, Ontario, Adult Hits CHST-FMCHST-FMCHST-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.3 FM in London, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand and format Bob FM. BOB FM broadcasts with an average effective radiated power of 5.84 kW from the CFPL-TV tower in Southwest London... - June 28: Alternative WRXS/ColumbusColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
is the latest Clear Channel outlet to switch to the "Gen X" format - June 30: Canadian Top 40/CHR Radio Station Vibe98.5/Calgary is rebranded to Virgin Radio Calgary at 12 noon MDT. This is to bring the station in line with Virgin stations in VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
and MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. - June 30: KMBH-FMKMBH-FMKMBH-FM , is a National Public Radio member station in Harlingen, Texas, United States.-External links:*...
/Harlingen, TexasHarlingen, TexasHarlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley...
was knocked off the air during Hurricane Alex, which damaged the station's tower. According to a local newspaperValley Morning StarValley Morning Star, established in 1911, is a newspaper published out of Harlingen, Texas, United States. In 1938, The New York Times reported on a printer's strike at the newspaper that was organized by the Typographical Union. In 1951, the newspaper was bought by Raymond C. Hoiles.-External...
, it could take months to have repairments. - July 1: Another Columbus, Ohio outlet makes a major change, as WWCDWWCDWWCD —currently branded CD101 @ 102.5—is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Baltimore, Ohio and serving the Columbus metro area....
moves its Alternative format and call letters from its former home at 101.1 to the 102.5 signal, previously occupied by WCVZ. The 101.1 signal will be purchased by Ohio State UniversityOhio State UniversityThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and will launch a News/Talk format on that frequency. - July 1: At 6:00 AM, WNRR/Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta, GeorgiaAugusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
dropped conservative talk for StandardsStandard (music)In music, a standard is a tune or song of established popularity.-See also:* Blues standard* Jazz standard* Pop standard* Great American Songbook-Further reading:* Greatest Rock Standards, published by Hal Leonard ISBN 0793588391...
holding the new call letters WEZO. - July 1: KSNE/Las Vegas drops popular evening host Delilah from their lineup. No replacement has been announced or why they dropped Delilah.
- July 2: Alternative WJSE/Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
flipped to Dance Top 40Dance radioDance radio is a format that consists of current and recent dance/electronic music.While the format is popular in Europe and Asia, it has yet to make an impact in North America, although there are several Top 40 and Rhythmic radio stations which include current Dance product in their playlists...
as "Wild 102.7" with the calls WWAC. - July 2: The classic country music returned to the airwaves for WKVLWKVLWKVL is a radio station broadcasting a Classic country format. Licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Knoxville area...
/Knoxville. The station will target 50's through 80's country. - July 3: Sirius XM will launch a fantasy league channel. It will feature live broadcast for sports such as fantasy football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, soccer, hockey and golf. For XM, it will air on channel 147. For Sirius, it will be heard on 211.
- July 4: Former San Diego KSONKSONKSON is a radio station licensed to serve San Diego, California, USA. The station, founded in 1964, is owned by Lincoln Financial Media and the broadcast license is held by Lincoln Financial Media Company of California....
PD John Marks who resigned recently will program Sirius XM's country channel. - July 5: A format shakeup in Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaMyrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
takes place, with WDAI shifting from Urban AC to R&B/Hip-Hop and WSEAWSEAWSEA is a Contemporary hit radio station licensed to Atlantic Beach, South Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The Cumulus Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 100.3 MHz with an ERP of 12 kW...
going from R&B/Hip-Hop to Top 40/CHR as "i100" - July 6: WBOBWBOB (AM)WBOB is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, USA, the station serves the Jacksonville area...
moved up the frequency from 1320 to 1530. - July 6: Winnipeg's CHNK changed format to classic rock from country music, taking the branding "World Class Rock."
- July 6: St. Louis' KFUO-FMKFUO-FMKFUO-FM was a classical music radio station in St. Louis, located at 99.1 MHz FM and was branded as "Classic 99 KFUO-FM". KFUO-FM transmitted with an effective radiated power of 100 kW. KFUO-FM was among the oldest FM stations west of the Mississippi River, broadcasting since 1948...
will depart from Classical music in the evening, the last offering will Beethoven's 9th Symphony. The next day will introduce Contemporary Christian musicContemporary Christian musicContemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
at 7AM as "Joy FM." - July 7: In North Windham, Maine, WXTP will introduce a Roman Catholic talk station.
- July 8: Dallas' KVTT will sign off after 34 years on the air.
- July 8:Barbara WaltersBarbara WaltersBarbara Jill Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She has hosted morning television shows , the television newsmagazine , former co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and current contributor to ABC News.Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news...
will continue her satellite radio show on Sirius XM on Monday, July 12, 2010, after undergoing heart surgery. - July 8:National Public Radio announced that it looks to being called simply "NPR."
- July 8:KTIEKTIEKTIE is a conservative talk radio station located in San Bernardino, California, broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino, California area...
is the next station to add Glenn BeckGlenn BeckGlenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
to their lineup. - July 9: Gayle KingGayle KingGayle King is editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine and the best friend of Oprah Winfrey. She has previously worked as a television news anchor and talk show host...
's syndicated radio show welcomes two more affiliates, KTLK and WAOK. - July 12: Russ MartinRuss MartinRussell Dale Martin is an American radio shock jock in Dallas, Texas. He has worked in the Dallas radio market for over 26 years. Martin hosted the #1 rated The Russ Martin Show on KLLI Live 105.3 in Dallas, until December 8, 2008 when KLLI switched to an all-sports format...
returned to the airwaves on KEGL in Dallas, Texas. - July 12: Boston's business talk station WBIX is sold for $1 million to Holy Family Communications, a Roman Catholic radio group. The station plans to be WQOM once the new format debuts.
- July 12: Clear Channel CommunicationsClear Channel CommunicationsClear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
donates four AM stations to the Minority Media & Telecom Council: WYNFWNRRWNRR is a radio station broadcasting an Talk Radio/News Talk format. Licensed to North Augusta, South Carolina, USA, the station is currently owned by MMTC, LLC....
(Augusta, Georgia), WHJA (Laurel, Mississippi), KMFX (Wabasha, Minnesota), KWHN\KYHNKWHNKWHN and KYHN are a pair of radio stations broadcasting a News Talk Information format to the Ft. Smith, Arkansas, USA area. The stations are licensed to Capstar TX Limited Partnership and owned by Clear Channel Communications....
(Fort Smith, Arkansas). - July 13: Leesburg's WLBEWLBEWLBE is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Leesburg, Florida, USA, it serves the Lake County area. The station is currently owned by WLBE 790, Inc.....
is blown off the air, due to a lightning strike affecting station's tower. - July 13: Louisville's WZKF sheds the "Kiss" moniker for "Radio Now."
- July 13: The FCCFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
fines low-power station KEIF-LP for unauthorized commercial announcements and exceeding atenna signal. - July 14:Curtis Media presents a trimulcast with three of their stations: WMFRWMFRWMFR is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to High Point, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and features programing from ESPN Radio.-History:WMFR signed on October 15, 1935 by the Lambeth...
, WSMLWSMLWSML is located in Graham, North Carolina and broadcasts at 1200 AM. The station is part of a sports trimulcast with WCOG from Greensboro and WMFR from High Point. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. Studios are located in downtown Graham.-History:...
, WCOG all serving North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
's Piedmont TriadPiedmont TriadThe Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...
region. It will offer: Mike & Mike from ESPN (mornings), David Glenn from WCMCWCMC-FMWCMC-FM is a Sports Talk radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina and licensed to nearby Holly Springs. Its studios are located in downtown Raleigh along with WRAL-FM, an adult contemporary music station...
, Mark Packer (afternoons), and other ESPN programming. - July 15:ACME Broadcasting's WQMSWQMSWQMS is an AM radio station licensed to Quitman, Mississippi. It operates with 1 kilowatt during daytime hours only on 1500 kHz. It went off the air since June 2009....
(1500) is sold to a California company, Matadors LLC. The station has been dark since August 15, 2009. - July 16:Sirius XM opens the gates on airing the 2010 British Open.
- July 16: It was announced Denver will gain yet another sports talk station, this time it is KDSP. According to a local news outlet, the station would possibly start airing as early as Monday.
- July 16: Oldies KLIOKlioKlio may refer to:* An alternative spelling of Clio, the mythical Muse of history* 84 Klio, an asteroid, two ships of Neptun Line, Germany* Klio, Greece, a village in the northeastern part of Lesbos Island...
/Wichita, KansasWichita, KansasWichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
announced they will add American Top 40 with Casey KasemAmerican Top 40American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
starting July 25. - July 17:WRQQWRQQWRQQ is a radio station broadcasting on the FM band at 97.1 MHz licensed to the city of Belle Meade, Tennessee, but serving the Nashville market as a whole. It is currently branded as Classic Hits 97.1 RQQ, broadcasting a classic hits format. It is owned by Cumulus Media and operates out of studios...
sheds alternative rock for Classic Hits. - July 19: NPR's Fresh AirFresh AirFresh Air is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States. The show is produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its longtime host is Terry Gross. , the show was syndicated to 450 stations and claimed 4.5 million listeners. The show...
program is officially dropped by Mississippi Public BroadcastingMississippi Public BroadcastingMississippi Public Broadcasting is the public broadcasting state network in Mississippi, United States. It is owned by the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, an agency of the Mississippi state government that holds the licenses for all of the PBS and NPR member stations in the...
radio because of "recurring inappropriate content", shortly after the broadcast of an interview with comedian Louis C.K.Louis C.K.Louis Szekely , known professionally as Louis C.K., is a stand-up comedian, television and film writer, actor, producer, and director...
in which he discussed his sex life. However, after facing a public outcry from listeners, MPB placed the show back on its lineup on July 26, this time airing it at 9PM (CT) and adding a warning for adult content to the broadcast. - July 19:KOCDKOCDKYLK is a radio station licensed to serve Okemah, Oklahoma. The station is owned by EMF. It airs a contemporary Christian music format....
sheds smooth AC for Adult Contemporary. - July 19:Glenn BeckGlenn BeckGlenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
is diagnosed with macular degenerationMacular degenerationAge-related macular degeneration is a medical condition which usually affects older adults and results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field because of damage to the retina. It occurs in “dry” and “wet” forms. It is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment in older adults...
. - July 20: Clear Channel Communications clears two more stations for donation. They are Newton's WTOCWTOC (AM)WTOC was a radio station licensed to Newton, New Jersey. They offered an oldies music format with songs from the 1960s and 1970s along with a small amount oldies from 1955 to 1964 and a small amount of hits from the 1980's. They were a full-time affiliate of Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel...
and Minneapolis' KFXN. - July 21: SlackerSlacker (music service)Slacker Radio is an interactive Internet radio service available in the US and Canada. Listeners can access the service on the web, through mobile apps on multiple smartphones as well as on Slacker Personal Radio Players and other devices. It allows users to create and share customized music stations...
adds ABC NewsABC NewsABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
to their selection. - July 22: Hamilton, Ontario AM CHAMChamCham may refer to:*Cham Albanians, also spelled as Çam, a people originating in northern Greece of Albanian descent*Cham , a people living in Vietnam and Cambodia**Cham language, the language of the Cham people...
abandons its two-year talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
experiment and reverts to country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
. - July 23:Adult Contemporary KLRK/Waco, TexasWaco, TexasWaco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
has rebranded itself as "Mix," shedding the previous "Star 92." Along with a new branding, the station rolls in new call letters KRMXKRMXKWRP is a radio station broadcasting a Oldies format. Licensed to Pueblo, Colorado, USA, it serves the Pueblo area and is currently owned by Exodus Broadcasting...
. - July 23: New Orleans' WDVWWRKNWTKE-FM is a radio station broadcasting a sports/talk format. Licensed to Niceville, Florida, USA, the station serves the Fort Walton Beach area. WTKE-FM is owned by Qantum Communications and the station's broadcast license is currently held by Ft...
hangs up the Modern AC format for alternative rock. - July 24: Snooki, JWoww and the rest of the cast from the MTV reality show "Jersey ShoreJersey Shore (TV series)Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 3, 2009 in the United States. The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Season 2 followed the cast escaping the cold northeast...
" will be guest co-hosts Sirius XM's Hits 1’s Weekend Countdown. - July 26:WYFJWYFJWYFJ is a Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WYFJ is owned and operated by Bible Broadcasting Network.-History:This station signed on the air in 1970 as WIVE-FM...
slips down from the 100.1 frequency to 99.9, meaning the station will broadcast from Richmond instead of Ashland. - July 26:During the finalizing of the sale of KSOXKSOXKSOX is a Spanish religious radio station in Raymondville, Texas. The station broadcasts at 1240 kHz on the AM dial....
, it's been announced the station will flip to Spanish religion, and in the middle process will transit to Fox Sports. - July 27:English ESPN KCUV transits to Spanish ESPN, while KXDP-LPKXDP-LPKXDP-LP, , is a low power television station in Denver, Colorado, owned by the Syncom Media Group and carrying a Sports format. Because the station broadcasts an analog signal on channel 6, its audio can be received at 87.75 MHz FM.-History:...
changes from Spanish music to English ESPN. - July 27:The request of a temporary restraining order against the acquisition of Emmis CommunicationsEmmis CommunicationsEmmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...
has been denied by an Indiana judge. - July 28: It was announced that WIFL would not flip formats, but change call letters to WOGF. The call letters will stand for "We're Ocala Gainesville Florida."
- July 28: WPEN-FM will start broadcasting Rutgers Scarlet Knights footballRutgers Scarlet Knights footballThe Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play...
in the autumn. - July 28: "The Doug BanksDoug BanksDoug Banks is an American radio personality and host of The Doug Banks Radio Show.-Career highlights:The Philadelphia-born, Detroit raised Banks began his radio career broadcasting on the high school radio station. Local station WDRQ took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary...
Show" is picked up by American Urban Radio NetworksAmerican Urban Radio NetworksAmerican Urban Radio Networks is the result of a merger between the National Black Network, founded by Unity Broadcasting in 1973, and the Sheridan Broadcasting Network, founded in 1972 as the Mutual Black Network. The merger took place in the late 1980s. American Urban Radio Networks is an African...
, after several years on ABC and Citadel. - July 30: Columbia, South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaColumbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
outlets WWNUWWNUWWNU is a soft adult contemporary radio station licensed to Irmo, South Carolina and serves the Columbia, South Carolina market. The Double O Radio outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 92.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 15 kW...
and WWNQWWNQWWNQ is a classic country radio station licensed to Forest Acres, South Carolina and serves the Columbia, South Carolina market. The Double O Radio outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 94.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 2.25 kW...
will make changes; WWNU to drop Country for AC and become "Carolina 92.1," WWNQ to switch from Dial Global's Classic Hits satellite format to a local presentation and rebrand itself as "94.3 The River." - July 30: Smooth/Urban AC WJZAWNNDWNND and WNNP are two FM radio stations serving the Columbus, Ohio market. Owned by Saga Communications, WNND broadcasts on 103.5 MHz from Pickerington, Ohio, and WNNP broadcasts on 104.3 MHz from Richwood, Ohio....
and sister station, classic rock WODB, both of Columbus, Ohio, gave into another format today, 80's Classic Hits. With this move, they now take on WNKO and WTDAWTDAWTDA is an FM radio station in Westerville, Ohio at 103.9 MHz. It currently broadcasts a Classic Hits format and is the Central Ohio radio broadcast home of the Pittsburgh Steelers....
, who use satellite programming from Dial Global for their Classic Hits format and "Gen X" newcomer WCGXWCGXWCGX — branded Gen-X Radio — is a commercial radio station in Columbus, Ohio currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasting an adult-leaning Modern Rock music format, changing from a 1990s hits format in October 2011... - July 30: Cumulus Media is sued by traffic reportingTraffic reportingTraffic reporting is the distribution of information about road conditions such as traffic congestion, detours, and traffic accidents, generally as part of a radio or television broadcast program. The reports help commuters anticipate and avoid traffic problems. Many reports mention alternate...
service Skywatch Traffic for breach of contract at a Cumulus station, Top 40 WNFNWNFNWNFN is a Top 40 formatted radio station in the Nashville, Tennessee market, broadcasting a Top 40 format.Previously licensed to the affluent Nashville suburb of Belle Meade, and recently obtaining a permit for an increased signal, with a new license based in nearby Millersville, WNFN was...
/Nashville. According to the lawsuit, the station had sold spots around reports, and when the station flipped from Sports Talk in 2009, they were never paid from the sponsors. - August 1: WUIL flips to a classic rock format as "U-Rock 107.9".
- August 2: The Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
market gains its first adult standardsAdult standardsAdult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
station in four years, as WHLDWHLDWHLD is an AM radio station licensed to Niagara Falls, New York with an adult standards format. The station resides at 1270 kHz on the dial and is owned by Citadel Communications.-History and programming:...
/Niagara FallsNiagara FallsThe Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...
adopts the format, dumping its previous brokered gospel format. - August 2: WWDBWWDBWWDB, 860 AM, is a daytime-only radio station based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania that broadcasts brokered programming and the satellite feed of ESPN Deportes Radio....
/Philadelphia is set to cut loose business talk in favor of ESPN Deportes. - August 2: Cumulus' Louisville outlets WQKCWQKCWQKC was a radio station licensed to Jeffersonville, Indiana, that serves the Louisville, Kentucky, area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media, Inc...
and WLCLWayiWayi is one of two departments in Lac, a region of Chad. Its capital is Ngouri....
quietly signed off. There is speculation that WLCL will be sold to Educational Media Foundation. - August 2: WINK-TVWINK-TVWINK-TV, virtual channel 11, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Southwest Florida that is licensed to Fort Myers. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter north of Fort Myers Shores near the Lee and Charlotte County line in Punta Gorda. The...
launches an all-newsAll-news radioAll-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcast of news.All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried in some form on both major US satellite radio networks...
format on WPTK/Fort Myers, FloridaFort Myers, FloridaFort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
(which eventually takes the WINKWINK (AM)WFSX is a News/Talk radio station Licensed to Fort Myers, Florida, USA. The station is owned by Meridian Broadcasting.- History :In recent years, the 1240khz frequency was known as WINK...
callsign from what became WFSX), and WNPL/Naples, FloridaNaples, FloridaNaples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
. - August 3: WVIA-FMWVIA-FMWVIA-FM is the National Public Radio member station for Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is licensed to the community of Scranton. WVIA is owned by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association along with its sister television station, WVIA-TV. The station's studios are based in...
will return to the airwaves after fire damaged their transmitter. - August 3: Boxing ring announcer Michael BufferMichael BufferMichael Buffer is an American professional ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!" He is known for pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to...
sued El Paso station XHNZ-FMXHNZ-FMXHNZ-FM, also known as "La Zeta 107.5", is a Regional Mexican radio station licensed to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and is owned by Grupo Radio México...
for using his trademark "Let's get ready to rumble" unlawfully. - August 3: San Juan, Puerto Rico's WIACWTOK-FMWTOK-FM is a radio station based in San Juan, Puerto Rico and owned by MSG Radio Inc.- WTOK-FM History :During most of its history, WTOK-FM was called "Sistema 102" and the call sign was WIAC-FM. On January 9, 2009, MSG acquired WIAC-FM and at same time the Toca De To' brand. On January 16, 2009,...
gets the FCC thumbs up for changing their call letters to WTOK. - August 3: The Dickey family who are behind Cumulus Media are nearing finalization of buying Modern Luxury Media, a magazine publisher.
- August 4: With the purchase of WSMR, University of South Florida will change two of their stations: WUSF will lean more towards news and information, and jazz overnight. WSMR is set to be a 24/7 classical station.
- August 5: WPLA/Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, FloridaJacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
dropped Alternative for AC-themed Oldies as "Magic 107.3" - August 12: Urban AC WCMGWCMGWCMG is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to Latta, South Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.-History:...
/Florence, South CarolinaFlorence, South Carolina-Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...
flips to Rock as "94.3 The Dam" - August 16: CBS Radio's KKJJ in Las Vegas will drop the Jack FMJack FMJACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
format in favour of simulcasting AM news/talkTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
KXNT. - August 16: After 11 years as a Rhythmic Top 40 with very good ratings, WBTS/AtlantaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
becomes a simulcast of AM News/Talk sister station WSBWSB (AM)WSB — branded AM 750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB — is a commercial radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia broadcasting a news/talk format. The station transmits with 50,000 watts of nondirectional power day and night, enjoying clear-channel status on its broadcast frequency according to the U.S...
. WBTS' format moves over to its HD2 channel and internet website. - August 17: WGAR-FMWGAR-FMWGAR-FM — branded 99.5 WGAR — is a commercial radio station in Cleveland, Ohio with a country music format. Studios are located at 6200 Oak Tree Boulevard off of Rockside Road in Independence, Ohio along with other local Clear Channel stations, and its transmitter is located in Parma.- WGAR:The...
in Cleveland abruptly fires longtime morning personality Jim Mantel; he had been a part of WGAR's airstaff for over 18½ years. - August 19: OldiesOldiesOldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
returns to CKWS-FM/Kingston, OntarioKingston, OntarioKingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, a format it had previously held as an AM station. The CRTC did not allow oldies on the FM dial until recently, requiring the station to air adult contemporary musicAdult contemporary musicAdult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
when it switched from AM to FM. - August 25: KNOX-FM/Grand Forks, North DakotaGrand Forks, North DakotaGrand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...
drops Classic Rock for Top 40/CHR as "Z94.7." - August 30: KHQG/Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth, MinnesotaDuluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
drops Classic Rock for Top 40/CHR as "102.5 KDWZ," reuniting the format with its former heritage dial position in the market when it was 102.5 KZIO in the 80s and 90s. - August 31: WSJTWSJTWSJT is a Tampa Bay area radio station that broadcasts Hot AC, more specifically, Adult CHR on 98.7 FM. The station, owned by CBS Radio, is licensed in Holmes Beach, Florida, with studios in St. Petersburg and transmitting facilities in Seminole...
dropped their instrumental covers, Urban ACUrban Adult ContemporaryUrban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
and Soft AC hybrid format in favour of CHRContemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
. The station holds a new branding as Play 98.7. - September 1: XHMORE-FMXHMORE-FMXHMORE-FM , or MORE FM 98.9 is a Rock En Español station serving the Tijuana-San Diego radio market. The station, whose city of license is Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and broadcasts at 98.9 MHz with an ERP of 50,000 watts....
/Tijuana-San Diego revives its Rock en Espanol "More-FM" brand after a seven-year hiatus for Rhythmic Top 40 and Sports Talk, respectively. - September 2: KIKIKHJZKHJZ-FM, also known as "93.9 Jamz", is a rhythmic adult contemporary outlet based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station, whose slogan is "Hawaii's Ol' Skool 4 UR Generation," broadcasts at 93.9 FM and operates at 100 kW, is owned by Clear Channel Communications. It is also transmitting on Oceanic...
/HonoluluHonolulu, HawaiiHonolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
shifts from Rhythmic Top 40 to a "Gen-X" based Rhythmic AC direction. The move also puts them in competition with rival KUMU-FMKUMU-FMKUMU-FM is an Rhythmic adult contemporary music formatted radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station, which is owned by Ohana Broadcast Company, LLC, operates at 94.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW...
. - September 3: KTNI-FM Denver flipped from talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
to urban oldies as "Jammin' 101.5". - September 3: In Green Bay, Wisconsin, classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
WOZZ flipped to RockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
as "93 Rock" while sister station WROEWYDRWYDR is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits music format simulcasting co-owned WZDR.., licensed to both Neenah and Menasha and transmitting from High Cliff State Park in Northwestern Calumet County, Wisconsin...
picked up the classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format after dumping adult contemporary. - September 3: WSGA/Savannah drops its "All '80s" format for current-based Adult Top 40
- September 6: WWLGWWLGWWLG FM 96.7 is an Atlanta radio station broadcasting a rhythmic contemporary radio format which features R&B, pop music and dance hits. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to serve Peachtree City, Georgia...
/Atlanta drops Classic Country for a simulcast of Rhythmic Top 40 sister station WWVAWWVA-FMWWVA-FM is an Atlanta radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic contemporary radio format which features R&B, Pop and Dance hits. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to serve Canton, Georgia...
to cover the southern parts of the Atlanta area not covered by the latter. Both stations are later rebranded as "Wild 105.7 & 96.7" on November 14. - September 6: KQIEKQIEKFYZ-FM is a commercial radio station in Santa Barbara, California, broadcasting on 94.5 FM. Previously a simulcast of Regional Mexican KIST, the station flipped to a Top 40/CHR format on December 23, 2010, with a emphasis on upbeat currents and classic party hits from the 80s and...
/Riverside-San Bernardino, formerly licensed to Palm Springs as KDES, debuts with a Rhythmic Top 40 format - September 10: MemphisMemphis, TennesseeMemphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
picks up another Top 40/CHR, as Clear Channel launches KWNW. - September 13: KOSPKOSPKOSP is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Ozark, Missouri, USA, it serves the Springfield MO area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Family Broadcasting.-External links:...
/Springfield, MO moves from 105.1 FM to 92.9 FM, and subsequently changes from "Star 105.1" to "Star 92.9." KOMGKOMGKOMG is a radio station licensed to Willard, Missouri, USA. KOMG airs a country music format branded as "Bob FM". The station is currently owned by MW Springmo....
moves from 92.9 FM to 105.1 FM and the classic country format "Bass Country 92.9" is dropped for "Real Country Variety: 105.1 BOB-FM." - September 13: Another influx of format flips: KDALKDAL-FMKDAL-FM "Rock 96" is a radio station in Duluth, Minnesota airing a mainstream rock format.KDAL-FM is owned by Midwest Communications, which also owns KDWZ, WDSM, WGEE, KDAL, and KTCO in Duluth...
/Duluth drops Triple-A for Rock, while KUUBKUUBKUUB is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Sun Valley, Nevada, USA, it serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Radio Corp.-History:...
/RenoReno, NevadaReno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
drops Country for Sports Talk but the Country format does find a new home at former Smooth Jazz outlet KJZSKJZSKWFP is a commercial radio station located in Sparks, Nevada, broadcasting to the Reno, Nevada area on 92.1 FM. KWFP airs a country music format and branded as "92.1 The Wolf". The station rebroadcasts on a translator at 102.5 FM to cover the Carson City area....
. - September 14: WFAN's duo Boomer & Carton will add a TV simulcast on MSG NetworkMSG NetworkThe MSG Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is focused on New York City sports teams...
. - September 20: WHRL/Albany, New YorkAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
drops its modern rock format and adopts the call sign WGY-FM, simulcasting talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
sister station WGY/Schenectady. - September 20: WQNQWQNQWQNQ is a United States FM radio station operating on 104.3 MHz serving the Asheville, North Carolina area. The station currently has a CHR music format and is owned by Clear Channel. The station is commonly called "Star 104.3."...
/Asheville, North CarolinaAsheville, North CarolinaAsheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
drops Adult Top 40 to Top 40/CHR as "Star 104.3." - September 27: KDIF/Riverside-San Bernardino drops Spanish Oldies for All-Comedy and takes the call letters KFNY. They also become the first affiliate of the newly upstart 24/7 Comedy Radio Network
- September 29: Subaru of AmericaSubaru of AmericaSubaru of America, Inc. , based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is the United States-based distributor of Subaru's brand vehicles, a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries of Japan...
becomes the first Japanese-based automaker in the US to offer HD radio and iTunes taggingITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
in their vehicles, starting with the 2011 ForseterSubaru ForesterThe Subaru Forester is an all-wheel drive crossover wagon manufactured since 1997 by Fuji Heavy Industries and sold under the Subaru brand...
, which will be offered as a optional feature in its Premium level trim. - October 1: WTWR-FM/ToledoToledo, OhioToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
drops its longtime Top 40/CHR format for AC as WMIM "My 98.3." - October 4: Hybrid Country/Rock outlet WSDMWSDM-FMWSDM-FM is an FM radio station licensed to the city of Brazil, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 92.7 MHz, FM channel 224. The studios are located at 1301 Ohio Street in Terre Haute, Indiana.-History:...
/Terre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
switched to Sport Talk and takes the ESPN Radio programming lineup from sister station WSDXWSDXWSDX was a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, USA, the station served the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1982 under the call sign WWCM. The station is currently owned by Crossroads Investments, LLC and features programing from ESPN...
, which will go off the air at end of the year - October 5: ESPN RadioESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
picks up a pair of new affiliates: former Adult Top 40 WZAT/Savannah and former Business Talk XEPE-AM/Tecate/San Diego - October 6: KRZR/FresnoFresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
ditches Active Rock after two decades for a "Gen-X" type Rhythmic AC format as "103.7 The Beat." This puts them in competition with KMGVKMGVKMGV is located in the Fresno, California area and broadcasts at 97.9 FM. It is owned by Peak Broadcasting, which acquired KMGV, and several other Fresno market stations, in November 2006 from CBS Radio....
and KOKO. - October 11: Clear Channel's NorfolkNorfolk, VirginiaNorfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
cluster makes changes, with Urban AC WKUSWMOV-FMWMOV-FM is a Rhythmic AC formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WMOV-FM is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-Simulcast:The station used to simulcast the format on WKSA...
now a two-station simulcast with former Smooth Jazz WJCD and WKUS' former 105.3 frequency flipping to AC-leaning Classic Hits as "Magic 105.3." - October 19: Oldies WSMMWSMMWSMM is an FM radio station licensed to New Carlisle, Indiana. The station broadcasts at 102.3 MHz and broadcasts an oldies format branded as Oldies 102.3, The Stream. The station's programming is derived from Dial Global Local's Oldies Plus format. It is owned by Artistic Media Partners. On...
/South BendSouth Bend, IndianaThe city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
becomes the first station in the United States, and the first station in 2010, to flip to All-Christmas music early - October 19: Smooth AC CHMC/EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
flips to an AC format as up! 99.3. - October 21: NPR fires commentator Juan WilliamsJuan WilliamsJuan Williams is an American journalist and political analyst for Fox News Channel, he was born in Panama on April 10, 1954. He also writes for several newspapers including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal and has been published in magazines such as The Atlantic...
for making comments about Muslims during a segment on Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
's The O'Reilly FactorThe O'Reilly FactorThe O'Reilly Factor, originally titled The O'Reilly Report from 1996 to 1998 and often called The Factor, is an American talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by commentator Bill O'Reilly, who often discusses current controversial political issues with guests.The program was the most watched...
His firing has prompted several members of the United States CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
and SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
to call for NPR funding to be cut because of political bias - October 31: The Raleigh-Durham radio market picks up its first Rhythmic Top 40, as Curtis Media launches the "Pulse 102" simulcast on WWPLWWPLWWPL is a radio station licensed to Smithfield, North Carolina broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group.-History:...
/SmithfieldSmithfield, North CarolinaSmithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the estimated population was 12,965. It is the county seat of Johnston County...
and WPLW/HillsboroughHillsborough, North CarolinaHillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County.... - November 1: WSRBWSRBWSRB, known locally as Soul 106-3 is a Talk and Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in Chicago, licensed in the suburb of Lansing.WSRB is the home to the syndicated Love, Lust and Lies with Michael Baisden. It was home to Steve Harvey in the mornings until August 1, 2007. On March 25, 2009,...
/Chicago drops Urban AC for Talk, with the music now regulated to evenings and weekends. - November 1: After nearly a year off the air, The Maxwell ShowThe Maxwell ShowThe Maxwell Show was a hot talk radio show which aired weekday mornings on classic rock radio station WNCX in Cleveland, Ohio. The show first began in April 2004 on noted Cleveland rock station WMMS , and over the course of the next five years, grew to become the Cleveland radio market's #1...
— formerly heard during afternoon driveDrive timeDrive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...
on active rockActive rockActive rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
station WMMSWMMSWMMS — branded 100.7 WMMS: The Buzzard — is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, widely recognized as one of the most influential rock stations in America throughout much of the history of FM broadcasting...
/Cleveland — returns as the new morning show on classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
station WNCXWNCXWNCX — branded 98.5 WNCX — is commercial radio station in Cleveland, Ohio, broadcasting a classic rock format. The station's studios are currently located in Cleveland's historic Halle Building, in the Playhouse Square District...
/Cleveland. - November 5: Adult CHR WMJC/Long Island flips to a Gen-X format as 94X, and another Great Forks station flips formats as KCNN flips to a Mainstream Rock format a year after flipping to Sports Talk.
- November 8: KVI/SeattleSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
ends its 18-year run as a Conservative Talk outlet and returns to a full-serviceFull service (radio format)The full service radio format consists of a wide range of programming. Mostly found on the AM band, the format can be found on a handful of FM stations...
classic hitsClassic hitsClassic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format. - November 8: KHPT/HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
shifts from All-80s to Classic Alternative as "106.9 The Zone." - November 10: Just two days after KVI's return to Classic Hits, the "Gen-X" format enters the Puget Sound region, as Active Rock KFNKKFNKKSGX "The Brew 104-9" is an active rock radio station licensed to Eatonville, Washington and serving the southern Puget Sound region centered around Tacoma.-History:...
/Tacoma-Seattle becomes the latest convert. - November 15: The Conservative Talk format finds a new home in Seattle, as KLFEKLFEKLFE is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk radio format. Licensed to Seattle, Washington, USA, it serves the Seattle metropolitan area...
drops Religious to become "Freedom 1590" - November 15: After 7 months of Triple-A, KTKX/San AntonioSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
flips to Classic Rock. - November 18: Another Seattle station makes a formatic adjustment, as KQMVKQMVKQMV , known as "Movin' 92.5," is a Rhythmic-leaning CHR radio station serving the Puget Sound area. The Sandusky Radio outlet operates at 92.5 MHz with an ERP of 56.8 kW and its community of license is Bellevue, Washington...
, the station that launched the "MOViN'" brand format, shifts from Adult-leaning Rhythmic Contemporary to Rhythmic-leaning Top 40/CHR - November 20: After 5 years as a Active Rock outlet, WFEZ (FM)WHDR/Miami drops the format and goes All-Christmas until a new format is unveiled, which is expected to be Soft AC as "Easy 93." Ironically, Rhythmic AC rival WMIA also jumps into the Christmas music fray at the same time, leading to more speculation over which one will flip to a new format first and vice versa.
- November 23: CHIQCHIQ-FMCHIQ-FM is a popular radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, broadcasting at 100 kW. Its studios are located at 1445 Pembina Highway, along with sister stations, 99.9 BOB FM and TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg...
/Winnipeg drops their Adult Top 40 format and starts stunting with Christmas music until a new format is unveiled - November 24: Due to issues in which the FAAFederal Aviation AdministrationThe Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
"had previously imposed a condition on the tower owner to coordinate any new frequencies on the tower," Connoisseur CommunicationsConnoisseur CommunicationsConnoisseur Communications is a radio station holding company based in Westport, Connecticut that owns 28 radio stations in seven cities around the United States....
cancels its CP for KGGGKGGG-FMKGGG-FM is an unrealised radio station with a construction permit to serve the Omaha, Nebraska area. The construction permit was held by Connoisseur Media....
/OmahaOmaha, NebraskaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
and the FCC deletes the 107.7 FM frequency. - November 24: KMVA/PhoenixPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
drops Top 40/CHR and all references to its MOViN' identity for Christmas music. The station will flip to Adult Top 40 as "Hot 97.5" on December 25. - November 24: XM Radio CanadaXM Radio CanadaXM Radio Canada was the operating name of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , a Canadian communications and media company, which was incorporated in 2002 to broadcast satellite radio in Canada...
and Sirius CanadaSirius CanadaSirius Canada is a Canadian company, a partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the CRTC on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite radio service to Canada.On November 24, 2010, following...
announced that they will merge their services. - December 1:Townsquare Media acquire 12 stations from New Northwest Broadcasting and places 6 of them in a divestment trust to comply with FCC market ownership limits.
- December 6: Two outlets return to their former formats, as WMOJWMOJWMOJ-FM is a rhythmic oldies radio station licensed to Norwood, Ohio.On September 2, 2006, Radio One, Inc. acquired the intellectual property and call letters of the station from Cumulus Media Partners, and moved it from 94.9 FM to 100.3 FM...
/Cincinnati drops Urban AC for Rhythmic oldies again and KZZQ/Salt Lake City jettisons its hybrid Classic Rock/Hits experiment to revive its Active Rock and "The Blaze" identity - December 10: Clear Channel Country outlet WMUSWOOD-FMWSRW-FM , Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station on the frequency of 105.7 FM. It signal can be heard as far east as South Lyon, Michigan, far south as Topeka, Indiana, and as far north as Paris, Michigan.-History:The station signed on for the first time as...
/Muskegon, MichiganMuskegon, MichiganMuskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...
starts simulcasting Adult Top 40 sister station WSHZWMUSThis article is about the current WOOD-FM in Muskegon, Michigan. For the station that bore the WOOD-FM call letters from 1962 to 2010, see WSRW-FM....
as it prepares to make WMUS' current home at 106.9 a new home for the simulcast of News/Talk WOODWOOD (AM)WOOD is a news/talk radio station broadcasting at 1300 kHz and 106.9 FM in Michigan, United States. WOOD-AM is licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan and WOOD-FM to Muskegon, Michigan.-Full-service station:...
/Grand RapidsGrand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
and move WMUS' calls and format to WSHZ's 107.9 signal. - December 11: Top 40/CHR WIBT/Charlotte changes its moniker from "96.1 The Beat" to "Channel 96.1"
- December 14: just four days after it was announced that Clear Channel/Muskegon would replace WSHZ's Adult Top 40 format with WMUS' and its Country format, crosstown Sports Talk WEFG-FMWWSNWQGA is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio music format. Licensed to Waycross, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Jacksonville area. The station is currently owned by Qantum of Brunswick License Company, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio .-History:The station was...
drops the format to pick up WSHZ's former one as "Sunny 97.5." This marks the first time since 1996 that another station has used the "Sunny" moniker other than WSNXWSNXWSNX-FM is a radio station located in Clear Channel Communications' Grand Rapids, Michigan headquarters. The station has a rhythmic-leaning Top 40 format...
, whose call letters once matched that handle - December 15: A pair of Clear Channel DJs were let go; Afternoon host John "Goumba Johnny" Sialiano from WKTUWKTUWKTU is a radio station based in New York City that plays an upbeat, gold-based CHR format. The station's broadcast transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building and its city of license is Lake Success, New York, with offices formerly in the "Newport" section of Jersey City, New...
/New York City after 15 years and morning host Kevin “DreX” Buchar from WKSC/Chicago after 7 years. - December 21: After 8 months as a "Gen X" outlet, KENZ returns to its former Alternative format and "apologizes" to its listeners for making a mistake in switching formats. They are the first station to drop the "All-90s" music format and the shortest as well.
- December 21: The National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
extends its contract with Westwood OneNFL on Westwood OneThe NFL on Westwood One is the brand name given to weekly National Football League games carried on the radio over the Dial Global Radio Network...
through the 2014 NFL season. It had previously been scheduled to end after 2011. - December 22: WHEN/Syracuse drops Fox Sports RadioFox Sports RadioFox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
for urban adult contemporary, the same format as FM 106.9 WPHRWPHR-FMWSYR-FM is a news/talk radio station serving Syracuse and central New York. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 106.9 MHz with an ERP of 9 kW and is licensed to Solvay, New York. It is currently a simulcast of WSYR-AM 570....
. The change comes amid anticipation that WPHR will drop urban AC for a simulcast of news/talk WSYR-AMWSYR (AM)WSYR is a 5,000 watt radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York. Owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, it broadcasts a talk radio format under the moniker "Newsradio 106.9 WSYR." It was previously billed as "Newsradio 570 WSYR" until it became a simulcast with WPHR-FM in January...
. - December 23: Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
picks up its first Top 40/CHR in nearly eight years, as KFYZ drops Spanish Adult Hits to fill the void, with emphasis on currents and upbeat party hits from 80s and 90s - December 26: A flurry of format changes occur, as Gen X radio comes to St. Louis' WSDD, who joins the fray after a year as a Modern AC, Classic Hits KJR-FMKJR-FMKJR-FM is a Seattle, Washington,radio station that is broadcasting a classic hits format. It operates at 95.7 MHz at 98 kW, and also on the Internet via streaming audio. KJR-FM is owned by Clear Channel Communications, Inc.- KJR :...
/Seattle finishes stunting and rebrands as Oldies 95.7, CHFMCHFM-FMCHFM-FM is a radio station in Calgary, Alberta, which broadcasts at 95.9 MHz FM with a repeater at Banff on 99.3 MHz. With the motto "Today's Best Music", CHFM features an adult contemporary format....
/Calgary flips to Adult CHR as Lite 95.9, FresnoFresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
outlets Classic Hits KHIT-FM flipping to a Spanish AC format as Exitos 107.1 and Country KHGEKHGEKHGE is a commercial country music radio station in Fresno, California.-History:KKNU - Easy Listening -...
rebrands as 102.7 The Wolf, Miami outlets WHDR finishing its Christmas stunting and unveils a Soft AC format as Easy 93.1, while WMIA flips back to Rhythmic Hot AC but keeps the 93.9 MIA moniker after a brief flirtation with Adult Top 40, CHIQCHIQ-FMCHIQ-FM is a popular radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, broadcasting at 100 kW. Its studios are located at 1445 Pembina Highway, along with sister stations, 99.9 BOB FM and TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg...
/Winnipeg going from Modern-leaning Adult Top 40 to Classic Hits as "Fab 94.3", KMVA/Phoenix flips to an Adult CHR format as Hot 97.5, KHUI/Honolulu drops Dial Global's satellite-fed Adult Standards for a simulcast of Christian Talk sister KGU, KPCHKPCHKNBB is an American radio station broadcasting a sports talk radio format. Licensed to Ruston, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Monroe, Louisiana, area. The station's broadcast license is held by Communications Capital Company II of Louisiana, LLC.-External links:...
/Ruston flips to a Gen-X format as 99.3 X, and WCDDWCDDWCDD is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. It is licensed to Canton, Illinois and serves the Peoria radio market. The station is currently owned by Prairie Radio Communications WCDD was known as WBYS-FM for many years on 98.1 FM with an easy listening format...
/Peoria flips to Country as CD Country 107.9. - December 27: More format changes take place, as WNIOWNIOWNIO — branded 1390 WNIO — is an AM radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, USA broadcasting at 1390 kHz with an Sports talk radio format dubbed "The Sports Animal." WNIO also carries Ohio State University football and basketball, Cleveland Cavaliers basketball, and Pittsburgh Steelers...
/Youngstown flips from Standards to Sports as 1390 WNIO The Sports Animal, WLMIWLMIWVTT is an FM radio station licensed to Portville, New York. The station, broadcasting at 96.7 MHz, is owned by Colonial Radio Group and broadcasts a talk radio format.Prior to October 2011, WVTT was licensed to Kane, Pennsylvania at 103.9 MHz...
/Lansing flips to Classic Hits, WCDYWCDYWCDY is a radio station licensed to McBain, Michigan and serving the Cadillac area, broadcasting an Adult Top 40 format.The station was launched in late October, 2010, with a temporary format of Christmas music...
/Cadillac debuts a Hot AC format, WWGA/Carrollton flips to Classic Hits, WKLA/Ludington flips to Oldies, WVHF/Great Rapids comes back on air with a Catholic format, WNICWNICWNIC is an American radio station based in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting at 100.3 MHz FM. WNIC's studios and offices are located in Farmington Hills, MI. WNIC's transmitter is located near Schoolcraft and Livernois Avenue in the City of Detroit on the near west side. WNIC broadcasts with an...
/Detroit flips to Hot AC as Fresh 100.3, KWJZ/Seattle flips to a Modern AC format as Click 98.9, and KEZKKEZKKEZK-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to St. Louis, Missouri, USA, the station serves the St. Louis and southwestern Illinois areas. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio. and features programing from Westwood One...
/St.Louis keeps the AC format, but rebrands as Fresh 102.5. - December 28: KBDB (AM)KBDB (AM)KBDB Smooth Jazz 1400 is a radio station based in Sparks, Nevada that plays the Smooth Jazz format. It is owned by Flinn Broadcasting and serves the Washoe County region of western Nevada....
/Reno drops Regional Mexican to join Broadcast Architecture’s Smooth AC Network. - December 29: WMVXWHLKWJQM is a radio station serving Madison, Wisconsin and surrounding areas. The station is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting and launched a Rhythmic Contemporary format as "106.7 Jamz" in January 2007 before the move to 93.1 FM in October 2008....
/Cleveland drops Adult Top 40 and is stunting with a "Jack FM"-like format until January 2011. - December 31: WEAEWEAEWDDZ is an AM radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, broadcasting at 1250 kHz with a power level of 5,000 watts. The station is an ABC owned and operated station and serves as the Pittsburgh affiliate of Radio Disney...
/Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, an ESPN RadioESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
owned-and-operated stationOwned-and-operated stationIn the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
, drops ESPN for another Disney-owned radio property, Radio DisneyRadio DisneyRadio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
, which will move up from Birach Broadcasting's WWCSWWCSWWCS is a Spanish music radio station serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation. WWCS broadcasts on 540 kHz with a power of 5,000 watts daytime and is licensed to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.- History :Prior to being s Spanish music radio...
, KDOXKQLLKTGX is a radio station broadcasting an 90's Hits format.Before KTGX launched on December 28, 2009, the station took the call signs KQLL-FM "KOOL 106.1." From October 30 until December 28, the station stunted with Christmas music under the "Christmas 106" branding. Before that, the station...
/Las Vegas flips to Oldies as Kool 102, and KMVQ/San Francisco rebrands as 99.7 Now.
Debuts
- February 1: The Seneca nationSeneca nationThe Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in...
debuts its owned-and-operated for-profit radio station, WGWEWGWEWGWE is an FM radio station licensed to Little Valley, New York. The station, with a tower atop Fourth Street in the village of Little Valley, broadcasts a classic hits format on 105.9 MHz and operates under the ownership of the Seneca Nation of Indians; the Seneca nation purchased WGWE's...
. - February: Red Eye Radio with Doug McIntyreDoug McIntyreDoug McIntyre is the host of "Talking the News" on 77 WABC New York City , the lead-in morning drive show before "Imus in the Morning." He also hosts the four-hour radio talk show "Doug McIntyre's Red Eye Radio", syndicated across the United States on Cumulus Media Networks, and is the page one...
debuts on Citadel Media. A weekend version hosted by Marc Germain debuts later that year. - February: Donny OsmondDonny OsmondDonald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
debuts on Citadel Media. - May 24: WITHWITH (FM)WITH is a radio station serving Ithaca, New York and the surrounding area. It is owned in a partnership between Rochester's WXXI Radio and Hobart and William Smith Colleges and went on the air on May 24, 2010. WITH broadcasts in HD, with a AAA music format, and has a full time classical service on...
/Ithaca, New YorkIthaca, New YorkThe city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, a partnership of Hobart and William Smith CollegesHobart and William Smith CollegesHobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...
(WEOSWEOSWEOS is a college radio station licensed to Geneva, New York, broadcasting primarily on 89.7 FM across the Finger Lakes region of New York. It also broadcasts on a smaller relay transmitter on 90.3FM in Geneva . The station is owned by The Colleges of the Seneca, Inc., the legal name of Hobart...
) and the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, begins broadcasting. - May 27: KLWB-FMKLWB-FMKLWB-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Carencro, Louisiana, it serves the Lafayette area. The station is currently owned by Delta Media Corporation....
/Opelousas, LouisianaOpelousas, LouisianaOpelousas is a city in and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies at the junction of Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190. The population was 22,860 at the 2000 census. Although the 2006 population estimate was 23,222, a 2004 annexation should put the city's...
launches, serving LafayetteLafayette, LouisianaLafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
with a classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
-leaning classic hitsClassic hitsClassic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format moved from sister station KXKW. - June 1: CIDG-FMCIDG-FMCIDG-FM, branded as DAWG FM, is a new Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a blues and blues-rock format at 101.9 FM in Ottawa, Ontario...
, owned by Frank Torres, signs on in the Ottawa market. - June 1: CJOT-FM, part of Astral MediaAstral MediaAstral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
's EZ RockEZ RockEZ Rock is a brand of adult contemporary music radio stations heard primarily in Canada. The branding was originally created by Telemedia in the mid-1990s for its adult contemporary stations, and based on the call sign of its former Toronto flagship CJEZ .Telemedia was later acquired by Standard...
network, signs on in the Ottawa market, replacing the now-defunct CJEZ/Toronto (now classic hits CHBM) as the network flagship. - June 12: Larry Kudlow debuts in syndication on Citadel Media, replacing the Saturday version of Moneytalk.
- September 10: "The Mike PosnerMike Posner (musician)Michael Robert "Mike" Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10, 2010...
Show," a hybrid music/sports lifestyle program hosted by the "Cooler Than MeCooler Than Me"Cooler Than Me" is a song by American recording artist Mike Posner. Since its release it has peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay in its July 31, 2010 issue. The instrumental was produced by Gigamesh. Another version, labeled...
" singer, will debut on Sirius XM's Faction
Closings
- January 21: Air America RadioAir America RadioAir America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceases operations effective immediately due to continuing financial losses. - January 25: Conan O'BrienConan O'BrienConan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
leaves The Tonight ShowThe Tonight ShowThe Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
due to a time slot dispute. (Highlights from his shows were heard on Westwood OneWestwood OneWestwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
.) - January 28: The FCCFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
revokes the license of WHHOWHHOWHHO was a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Hornell, New York, USA, the station served the Elmira-Corning area. The station was owned by Bilbat Radio, Inc. and featured programing from Fox Sports Radio and Citadel Media...
/Hornell, New YorkHornell, New YorkHornell is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 9,019 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Hornell family, early settlers. Its current population has not yet been released by the new census....
for failure to pay a 2007 fine; owner Bilbat Radio cites WHHO's poor revenue for not paying the fine. - January 29: Corus EntertainmentCorus EntertainmentCorus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
takes CINW and CINF/Montreal off the air and return their licenses back to the CRTC - February 12: Bill HandelBill HandelWilliam Wolf Handel is the director and founder of the Center for Surrogate Parenting and an AM radio personality in Los Angeles, California....
quits his short-lived nationally syndicated afternoon show. The show had been used as a stop-gap after parent company Clear Channel lost the rights to Laura SchlessingerLaura SchlessingerLaura Catherine Schlessinger is an American talk radio host, socially conservative commentator and author. Her radio program consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and has occasionally featured her short monologues on social and political topics...
. - February 13: The TimelessTimeless (radio network)Timeless was a 24-hour satellite music service of Citadel Media . It has distributed a mix of soft oldies and adult standards to radio stations around the USA...
radio network is scheduled to be discontinued. - February 19: After over 60 years, KSTN/Stockton, CaliforniaStockton, CaliforniaStockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
ceases operations. - March 5: Bruce Williams retires, ending a 35-year career in radio.
- March 22: National Radio NetworkNational Radio Network (USA)National Radio Network is a defunct commercial radio network in United States. It is owned and operated by Langer Broadcasting, which is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and was operated from flagship station WSRO...
ceases operations. - April 2: Joey ReynoldsJoey ReynoldsJoey Reynolds is the pseudonym of Joey Pinto, host of the U.S. radio program The Joey Reynolds Show via the WOR Radio Network. Reynolds' broadcasting career started on TV- in Buffalo at WGR TV 2...
is canceled by WORWOR (AM)WOR is a class A , AM radio station located in New York, New York, U.S., operating on 710 kHz. The station has a talk format and has been owned by Buckley Broadcasting since 1987, after the station was sold by RKO. The station has conservative, or right-of-center hosts.Its call letters have no...
to make way for Coast to Coast AMCoast to Coast AMCoast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...
. The show will resume on WNBC-DT2. - April 26: The radio version of Morning JoeMorning JoeMorning Joe is a weekday morning talk show on MSNBC, with Joe Scarborough discussing the news of the day in a panel format with co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. It was created as the replacement for Imus in the Morning, which was canceled in April 2007 after simulcasting on MSNBC since 1996...
is placed on indefinite hiatus. - May 11:Hamilton, OhioHamilton, OhioHamilton is a city in Butler County, southwestern Ohio, United States. The population was 62,447 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Butler County. The city is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area....
high school radio station WHSSWHSSWHSS is an FM radio station in Hamilton, Ohio, United States, broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 190 watts. During the decades WHSS was owned and operated by the Hamilton City School District, it played an Alternative format...
will close, due to budget falls as well as declining career opportunities. The school board has yet to decide whether to sell the station, or to turn in the license to the FCC for cancellation. - May 18: On May 28, 2010, longtime KTWVKTWVKTWV is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside–San Bernardino and Ventura County areas on 94.7 FM. KTWV airs a hybrid Smooth AC radio format branded as "94.7 The Wave"...
on-air personality Don Burns will no longer will be heard afternoons every weekday. His show had been voicetracked, the station says Burns will be replaced with a new and local host. - May 31: WSVMWSVMWSVM is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, Licensed to Valdese, North Carolina, USA, it served Burke and Caldwell counties...
/Valdese, North CarolinaValdese, North CarolinaValdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,485 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Valdese is located at ....
ceases operations after nearly 49 years. - June 1: Top 40 KVTI/Tacoma, WashingtonTacoma, WashingtonTacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
ceased programming and started simulcasting Northwest Public RadioNorthwest Public RadioNorthwest Public Radio is the public radio service of Washington State University. It is an affiliate of National Public Radio.- History :WSU has a long history in broadcasting, dating to 1908 when it was known as Washington State College...
's Classical format. In addition, Clover Park Technical CollegeClover Park Technical CollegeClover Park Technical College is located in Lakewood, Washington, in the United States, south of Seattle. It has an enrollment of 3,500 full-time and 18,000 part-time students...
, KVTI's owner, no longer offers radio broadcasting classes. - June 7: After 40 years of playing novelty songs on the airwaves, Dr. DementoDr. DementoBarret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
announced that his program will end its syndication run at radio, but will continue on the internet - June 9: Wendy Williams' radio program is cancelled by American Urban Radio NetworksAmerican Urban Radio NetworksAmerican Urban Radio Networks is the result of a merger between the National Black Network, founded by Unity Broadcasting in 1973, and the Sheridan Broadcasting Network, founded in 1972 as the Mutual Black Network. The merger took place in the late 1980s. American Urban Radio Networks is an African...
; Williams decision to continue with her TV talk show was cited as a factor. - June 11: Non-commercial Dance outlet WMPHWMPHWMPH is Delaware's first high school radio station, located in Wilmington. The Brandywine School District Board of Education owns the license granted by the FCC. The call letters WMPH stand for Mount Pleasant High and offered several program formats including Top 40, progressive rock, dance and...
/Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, DelawareWilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
signs off the air due to budget cuts from the Brandywine School DistrictBrandywine School DistrictBrandywine School District is a public school district in northern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. It serves a portion of the city of Wilmington.-Current members:...
. The programming continues online via the Dance Radio Network - June 30:Bustos MediaBustos MediaBustos Media Holdings, L.L.C. is a media company headquartered in Portland, OregonBustos Media is a broadcast company specializing in the operation of Spanish-language, and other ethnic, radio stations in the United States. It currently operates a total of seven radio stations in the Portland...
assigns NAP Broadcast Holding their stations, as well as John Bustos resigning. Bustos Media has 28 radio stations in states California, Idaho, Washington, Utah, and Wisconsin. - August 4: WSMRWSMR (FM)WSMR is a radio station licensed to Sarasota, Florida, USA. It is currently owned by the University of South Florida and programs a classical music format. Its programming is repeated on W280DW 103.9 FM in Brandon, which serves listeners in Pasco and northern Hillsborough counties. This translator...
in Sarasota, Florida will sign off. - August 18: CJUL/Cornwall, OntarioCornwall, OntarioCornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
signs off the air after 10 years due to severe tower disrepair. - August 23: WOYLWOYLWOYL was an American radio station, licensed to the community of Oil City, Pennsylvania. WOYL operated at the assigned frequency of 1340 kHz and a fulltime output power of a thousand watts...
/Oil City, PennsylvaniaOil City, PennsylvaniaOil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania that is known in the initial exploration and development of the petroleum industry. After the first oil wells were drilled nearby in the 1850s, Oil City became central in the petroleum industry while hosting headquarters for the Pennzoil, Quaker...
is discovered to have ceased operations some time earlier that year. - August 31: CHSCCHSC (AM)CHSC was an AM radio station located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. CHSC broadcast both daytime and nighttime with a radiated power of 10,000 watts at 1220 kHz AM...
in St. Catharines, Ontario was ordered to sign off after the CRTC refuses to renew its license. - August 31: Conservative Talk KMPHKMPH (AM)KMPH is a radio station licensed to and serving the Modesto, California area. The station is currently owned by Pappas Telecasting, and is silent.-History:...
/Modesto, CaliforniaModesto, CaliforniaModesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....
will sign off the air. Both financial losses and a struggling economy in the Modesto market played a factor in the decision - September 1: WBGDWBGDWBGD was a high school radio station based in Brick Township, New Jersey, started at Brick Township High School and later broadcast from Brick Memorial High School. The station went on the air in the 1970s as a 10-watt educational licensed station playing a variety of music formats...
/Brick, New Jersey surrenders its license to the FCC after equipment failure and financial inability to repair it. - September 10: Comerica Bank forecloses on KTRBKTRBKTRB ESPN Deportes 860 is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California. The station has a Spanish sports-talk format since June 27, 2011.-History:...
/San Francisco (owned by the same company as KMPH) and puts the station into receiver ship. The Savage NationThe Savage NationThe Savage Nation is an American radio show hosted by conservative commentator Michael Savage on Talk Radio Network. His show is heard by 8-10 million listeners a week and syndicated across the U.S. in over 300 markets, making it the 3rd most listened to radio show in the country...
is dropped and all employees are either fired or transferred to Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
employment. - September 30: WDDZ and WDZK, both Radio DisneyRadio DisneyRadio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
owned-and-operated outlets, cease operations. - October 22: Sirius XM Radio removes its Disco/Freestyle channel The StrobeThe StrobeStudio 54 Radio is a disco and freestyle music radio station, one of four Dance/Electronic music channels operated by Sirius XM Radio. The channel was originally known as The Strobe from 2002 to 2011, when it was relaunched under its current incarnation, a hommage to the legendary New York City...
from the lineup and places it online. - November 1: God's Country Radio NetworkGod's Country Radio NetworkGod's Country Radio Network was a Religious broadcasting radio network in the United States which launched in 2008. The network aired on a majority of stations owned by the non-profit organization Educational Media Foundation and some independent stations...
ceases operations after a fallout with Educational Media FoundationEducational Media FoundationEducational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
. - November 19: Michael SmerconishMichael SmerconishMichael A. Smerconish is an American radio and television personality, newspaper columnist, author and MSNBC Political Analyst. His talk radio show is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Big Talker 1210 AM WPHT. He began his full time radio career in 2002...
leaves his nationally syndicated morning show in order to focus on his afternoon syndicated show and return to a local show (in afternoons) on WPHTWPHTWPHT is a CBS Radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting on 1210 kHz. A 50,000-watt clear-channel station, it broadcasts in an omnidirectional pattern that allows it to cover most of the eastern half of North America at night. It uses the nickname "Talk Radio 1210 WPHT." The...
. - December 13: AC Nielsen shuts down its US radio rating service after two years
- December: Dr. Dean EdellDean EdellDoctor Dean Edell is an American physician and broadcaster who hosted the Dr. Dean Edell radio program, a syndicated radio talk show which aired live from 1979 until December 10, 2010.- Private life :...
announces his retirement from radio. - December: Dr. Laura SchlessingerLaura SchlessingerLaura Catherine Schlessinger is an American talk radio host, socially conservative commentator and author. Her radio program consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and has occasionally featured her short monologues on social and political topics...
will no longer do a radio program, opting to retire and instead focus on writing. She made her decision on Larry King LiveLarry King LiveLarry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
on August 17, 2010, just two weeks after she apologized for using racial slurs during her program. She will continue the show on Sirius XM. - December 30: WBISWBIS (AM)WBIS was an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Annapolis, Maryland, USA, the station served the Baltimore, Maryland area...
ceases operations. The move allows nearby WAGEWCRWWCRW was a "shared time" AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois; sharing its frequency with two other stations, , each broadcasting a part of the day. Clinton White, a radio engineer, started the station in 1926; it initially operated on 720 KHZ from studios at Waveland and Pine Grove on Chicago's...
to move closer to Washington, DC and take over WBIS's frequency. - December 31: The Savage NationThe Savage NationThe Savage Nation is an American radio show hosted by conservative commentator Michael Savage on Talk Radio Network. His show is heard by 8-10 million listeners a week and syndicated across the U.S. in over 300 markets, making it the 3rd most listened to radio show in the country...
's contract with Talk Radio NetworkTalk Radio NetworkTalk Radio Network is an American radio network providing talk radio programming, with an emphasis on conservative talk on weekdays and variety/general interest talk radio on weekends. Some of the most recognizable personalities in American radio, such as Laura Ingraham and Michael Savage, are...
expires. Host Michael SavageMichael Savage (commentator)Michael Savage is a conservative American radio host, author, and political commentator. He is the host of The Savage Nation, a nationally syndicated talk show that airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
is in a legal dispute with the network over the terms of his contract.
Deaths
- Terry Anderson. Radio host and anti-illegal immigration activist. Died July 7.
- Bob Blackburn, 83. Former play-by-play announcer for the Seattle SuperSonicsSeattle SuperSonicsThe Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
. Died January 8. - Tom BrookshierTom BrookshierThomas Jefferson "Tom" Brookshier was an American professional football player, coach and sportscaster. He was a starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons from 1953 to 1961...
, 78. Philadelphia sports radio broadcaster and television commentator. Died January 29. - Lawrence "Cool DJ Law" Brown, 40. Program Director and morning host at WOWIWOWIWOWI is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WOWI is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-External links:*...
/Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, VirginiaNorfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. Died September 19. - Shirley Bell ColeShirley Bell ColeShirley Adrienne Bell Cole , also known as Shirley Bell, was an American radio actress; best known as the voice of Little Orphan Annie....
, 89. Voice of Little Orphan AnnieLittle Orphan AnnieLittle Orphan Annie was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and made its debut on August 5, 1924 in the New York Daily News...
on the radio series of the same name. Died January 12. - Gary ColemanGary ColemanGary Wayne Coleman was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars". After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman...
, 42 American child actor, politician and radio personality. Died May 28. - Stanley Coning, ~86. Owner and sole operator of WCTMWCTMWCTM were the call letters assigned to an FM radio station, and later an AM station, both licensed to Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, U.S.A.-WCTM-FM:...
. Died December 24. - Jimmy DeanJimmy DeanJimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad...
, 81. Host of the radio-turned-TV show Town and Country Time, country singer and sausage entrepreneur. Died June 13. - Fred FoyFred FoyFrederick William Foy was an American radio and television announcer, who used Fred Foy as his professional name. He is best known for his narration of The Lone Ranger...
, 89. Radio announcer best known for his work on The Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
. Died December 22. - Jan C. GabrielJan C. GabrielJan C. Gabriel, was a Chicago-area motorsport announcer who is best known for popularizing the motorsport phrase "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!"-Early life:...
, 69. Advertising voice best known for coining "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!" Died January 10. - Bingo GazingoBingo GazingoMurray Wachs, better known as Bingo Gazingo , was an elderly poet and former postal worker from New York City. Two versions, each also titled Bingo Gazingo, have been released of the only single-artist album ever released by WFMU -- the first on cassette, the second on CD...
, 85. Cult poet who gained popularity through radio station WFMUWFMUWFMU is a listener-supported, independent community radio station headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz FM, presenting a freeform radio format...
. Died January 1. - Bo GriffinBo GriffinBonita "Bo" Griffin was an American television and radio personality from Greenville, South Carolina. She is best remembered for her exuberant and buoyant personality....
, 51. American radio/television personality (Morning host at WPOW/MiamiMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
). Died February 17. - Ernie HarwellErnie HarwellWilliam Earnest "Ernie" Harwell was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 years, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called the action on radio and/or television...
, 92. Former play-by-play announcer for the Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
. Died May 4. - Cecil HeftelCecil HeftelCecil Landau Heftel, popularly known as Cec Heftel was an American politician and businessman from Hawai'i...
, 85. Politician and influential broadcaster/station owner in Hawaii and the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. Died February 5. - Jim KelleyJim KelleyJames Thomas "Jim" Kelley, Jr. was a professional sports news columnist whose 30-year career focused primarily on the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League, and the greater Buffalo area...
, 61. Canadian-American hockey columnist and radio commentator in Buffalo and Toronto. Died November 30. - Don KentDon Kent (meteorologist)Donald Edward Kent was an American radio and television weather forecaster for several decades in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He was known as "Boston's first TV Weatherman."-Early life:...
, 93. Pioneering radio and television meteorologist in the Boston area. Died March 2. - Nellie KingNellie KingNelson Joseph "Nellie" King was an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and later a member of the Pirates' radio announcing team with Bob Prince.-Baseball career:...
, 82. Former color commentator for the Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
. Died June 11. - John Kluge, 92. Founder of the MetromediaMetromediaMetromedia was a media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and owned Orion Pictures from 1986-1997.- Overview :...
radio and television company. Died September 7. - Art LinkletterArt LinkletterArthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years...
, 97. Canadian-American host of radio-turned-TV shows such as House PartyArt Linkletter's House PartyHouse Party is an American radio daytime variety/talk show that aired on CBS Radio and on ABC Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967...
and People Are FunnyPeople Are FunnyPeople are Funny is an American radio and television game show, created by John Guedel that remained popular throughout the 1940s. The program ran from 1942 to 1960. The program's stunts and audience participation were calculated to reveal the humorous side of human nature...
. Died May 26. - Ron LundyRon LundyFred Ronald "Ron" Lundy was a popular radio announcer in New York City from the early-1960s to his retirement from WCBS-FM in 1997...
, 75. Former New York City disc jockey. Died March 15. - Rory MarkasRory MarkasRory Markas was an American sportscaster best known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's play-by-play broadcaster for eight seasons, and as the radio voice of the University of Southern California men's basketball team for 11 seasons...
, 54. Play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimThe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
. Died January 5. - Don MeredithDon MeredithJoseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League . He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player...
, 72. Owner-operator of WBUXWISP (AM)WISP is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. The station is currently owned by Holy Spirit Radio Foundation, Inc....
in Pennsylvania; better known for his professional football and TV careers. Died December 5. - Dave NiehausDave NiehausDavid Arnold Niehaus was an American sportscaster. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for the American League's Seattle Mariners from their inaugural season in until his death after the 2010 season. In 2008, the National Baseball Hall of Fame awarded Niehaus with the Ford C. Frick Award, the...
, 75. Play-by-play announcer for the Seattle MarinersSeattle MarinersThe Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
since the team's debut. Died November 10. - Charlie O'DonnellCharlie O'DonnellCharles John "Charlie" O'Donnell was an American radio and television announcer, primarily known for his work on game shows...
, 78. Philadelphia and New York disc jockey and television announcer. Died November 1. - Neil RogersNeil RogersNeil Rogers was an American talk radio personality. Until his retirement on June 22, 2009, "The Neil Rogers Show" aired weekdays from 10am-2pm on 560 WQAM. It was consistently the top rated show in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale media market and had been since his Miami debut in 1976...
, 68. Liberal talk radio host in the Miami market. Died December 24. - Ron SantoRon SantoRonald Edward Santo was an American professional baseball player and long-time radio sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974, most notably as the third baseman for the Chicago Cubs. A nine-time All-Star, he was a powerful hitter who was also a good defensive...
, 70. Color commentator for the Chicago CubsChicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
. Died December 2. - Carl SmithCarl Smith (country musician)Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
, 82. Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and 1950s-era host at WSMWSM (AM)WSM is the callsign of a 50,000 watt AM radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee. Operating at 650 kHz, its clear channel signal can reach much of North America and various countries, especially late at night...
. Died January 16. - Ralph Snodsmith, 70. Host of The Garden Hotline on WORWOR (AM)WOR is a class A , AM radio station located in New York, New York, U.S., operating on 710 kHz. The station has a talk format and has been owned by Buckley Broadcasting since 1987, after the station was sold by RKO. The station has conservative, or right-of-center hosts.Its call letters have no...
and the WOR Radio NetworkWOR Radio NetworkThe WOR Radio Network is a slate of nationally syndicated radio programming produced and distributed by flagship radio station WOR in New York City...
. Died April 17. - Roy Steinfort, 88. Former director of the Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
's radio services. Died March 21.