Month: June 2023

United States

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KNZR 1560 changing language.
Alpha Media is bringing conservative Spanish news/talk radio to Bakersfield, CA with the Thursday, June 29 rollout of “Verdad 1560” on KNZR.
With the launch of the new station, Alpha breaks up the conservative talk simulcast of KNZR and KNZR -FM (97.7).
The new Spanish language outlet features programming from the upstart Americano Media network, which is based at “Radio Libre” WAXY Miami (790), which the network leases from Audacy.
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https://www.insideradio.com/free/alpha-media-launches-conservative-spanish-n-t-in-bakersfield/article_6062255e-15c3-11ee-b5be-2f268ccd92ef.html

Mike Sanburn to irca iog (2023-06-30)

Space Weather

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Big sunspot AR3354 has developed a ‘beta-gamma’ magnetic field that harbors energy for strong solar flares. NOAA forecasters estimate a 40% chance of M-class flares and a 10% chance of X-flares on June 28th. Any eruptions will likely be geoeffective as the sunspot is turning to face Earth.
https://spaceweather.com/

Mike Terry to WOR iog (2023-06-29)

United Kingdom

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Another 5 of the Smooth and Gold services have closed this morning
774 Smooth Gloucester
828 Smooth Bournemouth
999 Gold Nottingham
1152 Smooth Norwich and
1359 Smooth Essex Chelmsford now off permanently.

Just 2 of this batch remain on air now 
1152 Plymouth
1332 Peterborough
That’s 2 that are due to close left. The rest remain on service .

James Robinson (2023-06-28)

United States

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John Caracciolo’s JVC Media has closed on its purchase of Soft AC “93.3 The Breeze” 1440 WLIM Medford/93.3 W227CL Port Jefferson NY from Michael Celenza’s Commercial Assets Inc. for $500,000.

With the closing, WLIM has begun simulcasting JVC’s Classic Hits “Big 98.1” W251BY Patchogue/WPTY-HD2 until it debuts its new format on September 1. Newsday reports that WLIM will flip to Spanish News/Talk “En Vivo” on that date.

The new station will be overseen by sister Spanish Tropical “La Fiesta 98.5” WBON Westhampton PD/morning host Ana Maria Caraballo and feature a lineup similar to their “LI News Radio” 103.9 WRCN Riverhead. Carraciollo told Newsday, “This came together because of the need. With La Fiesta we found that the community really wants to talk. Although La Fiesta is primarily a music station, we found there’s a need and an audience that was not getting served.”

WLIM will become JVC’s sixth brand in Suffolk County joining a cluster that also includes “My Country 96.1” WJVC Center Moriches and Rhythmic CHR “Party 105.3” WPTY Calverton-Roanoke.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254128/long-islands-breeze-blows-away/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2023-06-27)

United States

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Alpha Media will break the Conservative Talk simulcast of 1560 KNZR Bakersfield and 97.7 KNZR-FM Shafter CA after a dozen years to launch Spanish Conservative Talk “Verdad 1560” on the AM on Thursday, June 29.
KNZR will utilize programming from Americano Media’s network including hosts Lucia Navarro and Carines Moncada. A local afternoon show will be added in the near future.
KNZR had been simulcasting on AM and FM since 97.7 dropped its former AC format in November 2011.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254158/knzr-to-flip-to-spanish-conservative-talk/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=radioinsight_daily_2023_06_27&utm_term=2023-06-27

iHeartMedia Sports “550 The Zone” KTZN Anchorage AK has changed network affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio.
The station is running the national Fox Sports Radio lineup 24/7.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254144/550-the-zone-drops-espn-for-fox-sports/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2023-06-27)

United Kingdom

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First 5 of the smooth and gold transmitters closed permanently today, a few days earlier than expected. Now off air are:
945 Gold (Derby)
1161 Smooth (Swindon)
1170 Smooth (Ipswich)
1251 Smooth (Bury St Edmunds)
1557 Gold (Northampton)
999 Gold (Nottingham) now at reduced power.

James Robinson (2023-06-27)

United Kingdom

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The original frequencies of 2CR, Wiltshire Radio and Radio Orwell will fall silent this week as Global turns off more AM transmitters.

Smooth Dorset (828 kHz), Smooth Gloucestershire (774 kHz), Smooth Wiltshire (936/1161 kHz), Smooth Suffolk (1170/1251 kHz), Smooth Norfolk (1152 kHz), Smooth Essex (1359/1431 kHz) and Smooth Plymouth (1152 kHz) will all fall silent on 30th June.

Announcements are running at the end of commercial breaks on the stations affected, advising listeners to retune to other platforms such as DAB or online, where the stations remains to be available.

Most of the transmitters being turned off this week previously carried the Gold network, and Capital Gold / Classic Gold before that. Originally they were frequencies used by the first ILR stations in the UK.

RadioToday understands the remaining AM services for Smooth – Smooth Hampshire, Smooth Kent, Smooth North Wales and Cheshire, Smooth Sussex – will also be turned off in the near future.

Smooth Berkshire and North Hampshire, Smooth Bristol and Bath, Smooth Herts, Beds and Bucks and Smooth South Wales have previously been removed from AM.

Also this week, Gold’s mediumwave frequencies covering Peterborough/Cambridge (1332 kHz), Derby (945 kHz), Nottingham (999 kHz) and Northampton (1557 kHz) will all fall silent.

Mike Terry to WRTH FB group (2023-06-26)