2011 in radio
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The following events occurred in radio broadcasting in 2011.
Events
- January 1: 2 Knoxville stations change formats as WDLFWDLF (FM)WDLF was a Contemporary Christian radio station broadcasting on 88.3 MHz in the Knoxville, Tennessee area.The station began broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format as Life 88.3 on June 1, 2008...
and WYLVWYLVWYLV is a non-commercial non-profit Contemporary Christian radio station broadcasting on 88.3 MHz in the Knoxville, Tennessee area.WYLV began in February 1993 broadcasting on 89.1 FM with programming from the Morning Star network...
flip to 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...
(WDLF) and Air 1Air 1Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
(WYLV), and a few Pittsburgh station change formats, as ESPN Radio moves from WEAE to WBGGWBGG (AM)WBGG is a sports radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts at 970 kHz with 5,000 watts day and night.- History :...
, and Radio Disney moves from 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...
to the renamed WDDZ, and CILK-FMCILK-FMCILK-FM is a Canadian radio station located in Kelowna, British Columbia. Broadcasting at 101.5 FM, the station airs an adult contemporary format branded as 101-5 EZ Rock.-History:...
/Kelowna joins EZ Rock as 101.5 EZ Rock. - January 2: KELI/San Angelo flips from Adult Hits to AC as Magic 98.7; Urban AC WPHR-FMWSYR-FMWPHR-FM is an American radio station licensed in Gifford, Florida, serving the Vero Beach / Fort Pierce market. The station, owned and operated by the Aloha Stations Trust, airs talk shows....
/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...
became News/Talk WSYR-FM - January 3: More post-New Year's Day format flips, with Spanish Christian KSAC-FMKSAC-FMKSAC-FM is a business news / talk radio station based in Sacramento, California, United States. The station is licensed to the community of Dunnigan, California.-External links:*...
/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,...
to a Business Talk format, likewise with Talk sister station KVCEKVCEKVCE is a radio station in Highland Park, Texas that services the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is currently owned by Dallas Broadcasting, LLC....
/DallasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
-Ft. WorthFort Worth, TexasFort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, Adult Top 40 WBZZ/AlbanyAlbany, 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...
to 90s hits as "Crush 105.7," 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....
/ClevelandCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
also dropping Adult Top 40 in favor of Adult HitsAdult hitsAdult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
as "106.5 The Lake", KCKC/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...
shedding Adult Contemporary for Classic Alternative as "Alice 102.1", KFYX/Texarkana flipping from CHR to Talk as Freedom 107, and Spanish Christian moving from WNSWWNSWWNSW is a radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, serving Northeastern New Jersey and parts of New York City. The station, formerly known by the call letters WNJR, runs an ethnic and brokered format. It is owned by Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc..-Early years:The station signed on in...
/Newark to WNYHWNYHWNYH is a radio station currently broadcasting a Spanish Christian format under the Radio Cantico Nuevo branding. Licensed to Huntington, New York, USA, it serves the Long Island area. The station is currently owned by Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation, with studios at from studios at 131...
/Huntington as WNSW flips to Russian. - January 4: Toyota unveils the Entune, a multimedia in-car communications and entertainment system that will be available on selected 2011 models. The device will feature Bing searching, Pandora, HD Radio, XM, and iHeartradio, as well as a CD player and Bluetooth and USB connectivity.
- January 5: Inspired by a story that appeared in The Columbus DispatchThe Columbus DispatchThe Columbus Dispatch is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio. Its first issue was published on July 1, 1871, and has been the only mainstream daily newspaper in the city since The Columbus Citizen-Journal stopped printing in 1985....
, Top 40 WNCIWNCIWNCI is a radio station in Columbus, Ohio. Its official print brand identifier is WNCI 97.9 in a purple oval, while the station is known on-air as 97.9 WNCI...
morning hosts Dave Kaelin and Jimmy Jam help Ted Williams, a homeless man with a troubled past, seek job offers and attract attention from the national media. - January 6: PresidentPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
signs into law The Local Community Radio ActLocal Community Radio ActThe Local Community Radio Act is an important act of broadcast law in the United States, explicitly authorizing the Federal Communications Commission to license local low-power broadcasting in the FM broadcast band . After five years and four versions, it finally passed the U.S...
, which paves the way for Low-power FM stations to start operations without unnecessary restrictions - January 6: Seven African-American account executives file a joint discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionEqual Employment Opportunity CommissionThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is an independent federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, perceived intelligence,...
against 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...
/New OrleansNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, claiming that station management were giving them less pay and fewer sales leads while their White counterparts got more pay, better leads and better advertisers. - January 6: Classic Hits WQTXWQTXWQTX is a radio station broadcasting a country music radio format to Lansing, Michigan. Licensed to St. Johns, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1972 and has been through a number of different calls and formats during its history....
/LansingLansing, MichiganLansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
flips to Country as "92.1 Big Country" - January 7: United States CongressmanUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Doug LambornDoug LambornDoug Lamborn is the U.S. Representative for , in office since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Colorado Springs.-Early life, education, and early career:Lamborn was born in Leavenworth, Kansas...
(R-Colorado 5thColorado's 5th congressional districtColorado's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district lies in the center of the state and mostly comprises Colorado Springs and its suburbs including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson....
) introduces a bill that would eliminate all funding for NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
. The news come a day after NPR SVP Ellen Weiss resigned in the wake of her decision to fire 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...
in October 2010. - January 10: Australian Radio NetworkAustralian Radio NetworkThe Australian Radio Network is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia and New Zealand. A joint venture of Australian media conglomerate APN News & Media and United States radio company Clear Channel Communications, the group is the largest radio company in Australasia...
add On Air with Ryan SeacrestOn Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)On Air with Ryan Seacrest is the name of an American syndicated radio program hosted by Ryan Seacrest. As of 2010, the daily morning radio show airs on Los Angeles top 40 station KIIS-FM and was launched at the same time as the television show with the same name, although Seacrest had hosted a...
to its evening lineup, where it'll be heard on Adult Top 40 outlets Mix 106.5Mix 106.5Mix 106.5 is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network...
/Sydney and Mix 101.1/Melbourne; TV/radio personality and singer Michelle VisageMichelle VisageMichelle Visage is a singer and TV/radio host.-Career:Michelle was discovered in 1989 when she was asked to join Seduction, an R&B and dance vocal trio assembled by Robert Clivilles and David Cole of C&C Music Factory fame...
is named the new morning co-host at Rhythmic Hot 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...
WMIA/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... - January 10: CBS Radio reacquired the WBZZWBZZWBZZ 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...
calls from WQSH and plans to use the calls to replace the WZPT calls in 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...
, where the WBZZ calls were once heard. It will retain the Adult Top 40 direction once the calls return to Pittsburgh, as it has been making a transition since it merged the current format with WBZW's Top 40 format in 2010. However, the WZPT calls could end up on another Pittsburgh station. - January 11: Clear Channel sells KUFXKUFXKUFX is a classic rock-formatted radio station in San Jose, California. It is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is referred to on-air as K-FOX.On January 24, 2011, KUFX began simulcasting on KUZX 102.1 MHz in San Francisco....
/San JoseSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
to Entercom - January 12: After several years as a 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...
station, WQMR/Snow Hill, MarylandSnow Hill, MarylandSnow Hill is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Worcester County.-History:...
abruptly changes to adult hitsAdult hitsAdult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
without warning. - January 13: In the wake of the tragic events in Tucson, Arizona2011 Tucson shootingOn January 8, 2011, a mass shooting occurred near Tucson, Arizona. Nineteen people were shot, six of them fatally, with one other person injured at the scene during an open meeting that U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was holding with members of her constituency in a Casas Adobes Safeway...
, a series of outdoor ads from News/Talk KNSTKNSTKNST is a news/talk radio station in Tucson, Arizona, broadcasting in high definition at 790 kHz. The station serves the greater Tucson area, including the nearby enclaves of Marana, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sahuarita, Sierra Vista, and Vail....
promoting Rush LimbaughRush LimbaughRush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
with the banner "Straight Shooter" riddled with bullets is removed by co-owned Clear Channel OutdoorClear Channel OutdoorClear Channel Outdoor , is a company controlled by Clear Channel Communications and is one of the world's largest outdoor advertising corporations. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and has operations in six of the seven continents....
. Ironically, one of the ads was located near the aforementioned crime scene. - January 14: CKRKCKRK-FMCKRK-FM is an English-language Canadian radio station located in the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, a First Nations reserve near Montreal, Quebec....
/Edmonton protests a ruling from the Canadian Broadcast Standards CouncilCanadian Broadcast Standards CouncilThe Canadian Broadcast Standards Council is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters....
by playing a unedited version of Dire StraitsDire StraitsDire Straits were a British rock band active from 1977 to 1995, composed of Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers .Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, blues, and came closest...
' 1985 song "Money for NothingMoney for Nothing (song)"Money for Nothing" is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 album Brothers in Arms. It was one of Dire Straits' most successful singles, peaking at number one for three weeks in the United States, and it also reached number one for three weeks on the U.S. Mainstream...
" every hour for a month after the CBSC ruled the song as too offensive for Canadian broadcasts., WWTJ flips to a simulcast of WCHV. - January 17: Sirius XM Radio gets Federal Communications CommissionFederal 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...
(FCC) approval to place 1,800 watt repeaters in AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
and HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, paving the way for the satellite service to now cover all 50 states. The expansion in Alaska had been long opposed by Alaskan broadcasters, who fear that satellite radio would hurt their stations, likewise with Hawaii. - January 18: WKJI/Long Island will flip to Country as My Country 96.1, and Talk KBYOKBYO-FMKBYO-FM is a radio station broadcasting a 80's and 90's Hits format. Licensed to Farmerville, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Monroe area. The station is currently owned by Union Broadcasting Co...
/Monroe will flip to an unditermined format as Fun Radio 92.7; A duopoly is formed in Pittsburgh, with the owners of WYEP buying 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...
's 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...
.; The University of San FranciscoUniversity of San FranciscoThe University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
moves the Alternative format of KUSFKUSFKUSF was a non-commercial radio station licensed to San Francisco, California and owned by the University of San Francisco. From 1963 until 2011, the station broadcast at 90.3 FM MHz....
/San FranciscoSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
to online and replacing it with programming from Classical Public Radio NetworkClassical Public Radio NetworkThe Classical Public Radio Network was a national, 24-hour classical music service. Its mission was to preserve, enhance and expand experience of classical music for radio listeners...
. At the same, it was announced that Entercom has sold the format and intellectual property of KDFCKDFCKDFC-FM is a non-commercial radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area that broadcasts a classical music format on 90.3 MHz FM. The station is the radio home of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera....
to CPRN parent University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and make KDFC's 102.1 signal the new home of KUFX with KUFX's 98.5 signal a simulcast. - January 19: Bonneville InternationalBonneville InternationalBonneville International Corporation is a broadcasting company wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through its for-profit arm, Deseret Management Corporation...
sells 17 stations to Hubbard Broadcasting. The deal means that Bonneville will exit the Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. radio markets - January 21: Active Rock WLUP/Chicago evolves to Classic Rock
- January 22: Clear Channel/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....
GSM Jeffery Jones is arrested on extortion charges - January 24: WQJQWJDX-FMWJDX-FM is an oldies station in Kosciusko, Mississippi, serving the Jackson, Mississippi area as "Oldies 105.1". It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. From October 1998 to March 2003...WQJQ was a Jammin' Oldies station....
/Jackson, MississippiJackson, MississippiJackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
drops Urban Oldies for Classic Hits and takes the call letters of its AM sister WJDX - January 26: KZMG/BoiseBoise, IdahoBoise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
drops Top 40/CHR for a simulcast of Sports Talk KTIK - January 28: The CRTC revokes the license of Ryerson UniversityRyerson UniversityRyerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
's campus radioCampus radioCampus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
station, CKLN-FMCKLN-FMCKLN.fm is a domain owned by Chris Scully which streams an internet radio station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which follows in the tradition of the former CKLN-FM.From 1983 to 2011, CKLN Radio Inc...
. The station is later granted a court injunction on February 11, allowing it to remain on the air pending the results of an appeal to the Federal Court of CanadaFederal Court of CanadaThe Federal Court of Canada was a national court of Canada that heard some types of disputes arising under the central government's legislative jurisdiction...
. - February 1: Rick DeesRick DeesRigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III is an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the novelty song "Disco Duck." He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated...
inks a deal with 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...
to distribute his programs produced by his company Dees Entertainment, including his long-running countdown show "The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40." In addition to the deal, 25 Cumulus MediaCumulus MediaCumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
outlets will pick up most of Dees' shows to air on their stations. - February 1: KYLZ/Salt Lake City drops Triple-A to simulcast Sport Talk sister station KZNS. and KGU/HonoluluHonolulu County, HawaiiThe City and County of Honolulu is a consolidated city–county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The municipality and county includes both the urban district of Honolulu and the rest of the island of Oahu, as well as several minor outlying islands, including all of the Northwestern Hawaiian...
drops Religious programming for Business Talk, joining sister stations KSAC and KVCE. - February 2: WPTR/Albany joins the Oldies fray as it drops Christian Contemporary to become "Legends 96.7."; Top 40/CHR KDLW/AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, 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...
replaces Regional Mexican sister station KLVO at the latter's 106.7 signal. KDLW's 97.7 signal will pick up a new format after it finishes its temporary simulcasts. - February 3: Top 40/CHR WDODWDOD-FMWDOD-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA,. The station is currently owned by WDOD of Chattanooga, Inc.-Previous Triple A Format:...
/ChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
changes its moniker from "The Mountain" to "Hits 96." - February 4: Four new Top 40s debut, with 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,...
picking up its fourth as KLTOKLTO-FMKZAR-FM is a radio station licensed to McQueeney, Texas, USA, the station serves the San Antonio area with a Christian rock format. The station is currently owned by Univision Radio.-History:...
drops Active Rock to become "Party 97.7," KHHM/Sacramento evolving from its longtime Rhythmic format to a Mainstream direction with a Rhythmic lean, KVLYKVLY (FM)KVLY is a radio station broadcasting a CHR format. Licensed to Edinburg, Texas, USA, the station serves the Rio Grande Valley area. The station is currently owned by Entravision Holdings, LLC.-History:...
/McAllenMcAllen, TexasMcAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
officially shifts to Mainstream after a long tenure as a Adult Top 40, and Edmonton adding a third as CFMGCFMG-FMCFMG-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at FM 104.9 in Edmonton, Alberta. Branded as '1049 Virgin Radio', the station plays a contemporary hit radio format....
also shifts from Adult Top 40 to the "Virgin RadioVirgin RadioAbsolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
" brand. But at the same, it loses another one as KQMQKQMQ-FMKQMQ-FM is a radio station based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Ohana Broadcast Company, LLC outlet broadcasts at 93.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. The station also transmits on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 868 for the entire state of Hawaii...
/Honolulu drops the format and stunted with Bob MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
music until February 7, when it flipped to Traditional Hawaiian Music as "Na Mele 93.1," only to later reveal its true format, ReggaeReggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
. Meanwhile, the "Virgin Radio" brand that was used at Rock CKQBCKQB-FMCKQB-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an active rock format at 106.9 FM in Ottawa and 99.9 FM in Pembroke...
/Ottawa is dropped and reverts back to its former branding "106.9 The Bear." - February 6: WCHK-FMWCHK-FMWCHK-FM redirects here. For the stations in the Atlanta, Georgia area that previously carried these calls, please see WWVA-FM and WNSY. For the AM station with these calls, please see WCHK ....
/Green Bay, WisconsinGreen Bay, WisconsinGreen Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
announces it will counterprogramSuper Bowl counterprogrammingAlthough it is consistently one of the most watched sports television events in the United States, television networks and television stations channels have often attempted to counterprogram against the Super Bowl with original television programming...
Super Bowl XLVSuper Bowl XLVSuper Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League champion for the 2010 season. The game was held at Cowboys Stadium in...
with dead airDead airDead air is an unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which no sound is transmitted.The term is most often used in cases where program material comes to an unexpected halt, either through operator error or for technical reasons, although it is also used in cases where a broadcaster...
. - February 14: Suburban Los Angeles Adult Hits KJLLKJLL-FMKJLL-FM is a commercial radio station in Fountain Valley, California, broadcasting to the Orange County, California, area on 92.7 FM.KHJL is a commercial radio station in Thousand Oaks, California, broadcasting primarily to the Conejo and Simi Valley areas on 92.7 FM.KAJL is a commercial radio...
rebrands from "92.7 Jill FM" to "Playlist 92.7." - February 15: Reports leaked out that Apple will include both terrestrial and satellite radio capabilities in the upcoming iPhone 5IPhoneThe iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, which is due to debut later this year. - February 15: WUMT/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...
drops classic hits for talk radio as WVTT, fulfilling a plan to launch the station several years in the making. - February 18: After two weeks of simulcasting KDLW, KLVO is relaunched as Christian Contemporary "Shine 97.7."
- February 23: KCEZKCEZKCEZ is a commercial radio station licensed to Chico, California, broadcasting to the Butte County area on 102.1 FM. KCEZ airs CHR/Rhythmic Contemporary music format branded as "Power 102".-Format History:*2011- CHR/Rhythmic Contemporary...
, 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...
drops Oldies for Rhythmic Top 40, branded as "Power 102". The station is patterned after its sister Rhythmic outlet KEWBKEWB (FM)KEWB is a commercial radio station in Anderson, California, broadcasting to the Redding, California, area.-Station History:...
/ReddingRedding, CaliforniaRedding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...
. - February 23: Citadel Media announced that it will shorten the length of its syndicated "American Country CountdownAmerican Country CountdownAmerican Country Countdown, also known as ACC or American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No. 30 to No. 1, according to the Mediabase country chart...
" to three hours and go to a thirty song chart presentation. - February 24: Another station in Chico, California flips formats, as KEWE drops sports for Adult Top 40 as KCKSKCKSKNCK-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Concordia, Kansas, and serving the communities of Concordia, Belleville, Minneapolis, and Beloit, Kansas, as well as North Central Kansas and South Central Nebraska...
, "101.7 Kiss-FM" - February 28: WCTCWCTCWCTC is an American radio station broadcasting a syndicated and live talk radio format. Licensed to New Brunswick, New Jersey, the station serves the Middlesex area. The station is currently owned by Greater Media .The station broadcasts in C-QUAM AM stereo...
lets go of the Classic Hits format in favour of the talk format. - February 28: Washington D.C.'s WJFKWJFK-FMWJFK-FM, known on-air as 106.7 The Fan, is a sports radio-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Manassas, Virginia, serving the metro Washington DC area...
is the confirmed flagship for the Washington NationalsWashington NationalsThe Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
baseball team. - February 28: Jarad Broadcasting's WLIR-FM has sold to Livingstone Broadcasting of Hampton Bays for $650,000 in cash.
- February 28: The FCC located a pirate station at a Wilshire Boulevard office building in Los Angeles. The station was operating on the 101.5 frequency. The owner of the building was sent notice of unlicensed operation.
- February 28: COFETEL, Mexico's FCC counterpart, announces that IBOC HD Radio technology will be adopted for that country.
- March 1: 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 :...
/BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
switches its branding from "Rush Radio 1200" to simply Talk 1200. - March 1: WIBXWIBXWIBX is a talk radio station based in Utica, New York. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.-History:WIBX went on the air December 5, 1925...
/Utica, New YorkUtica, New YorkUtica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
cuts its CBS Radio NetworkCBS Radio NetworkThe CBS Radio Network provides news, sports and other programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the United States. The network is owned by CBS Corporation, and operated by CBS Radio ....
affiliation in favour of Fox News RadioFox News RadioFox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.- History :In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided five minute newscasts at the top...
. The station had been affiliated with CBS since 19341934 in radioThe year 1934 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*1 January - In New Zealand, station 3YL Christchurch is opened.*26 March - In New Zealand, station 4YO Dunedin is opened....
. - March 2: Modern Rock KXOR-FMKXOR-FMKXOR-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA, the station is currently owned by Sunburst Media-Louisiana, LLC....
/ Thibodaux flips to Classic Rock as Rock Hits Radio LA106.3. - March 4: KINBKINBKINB is an adult standards radio station serving the Oklahoma City area.-History:This station officially signed on July 6, 2000 as Christian Contemporary as The Light 105-Dot-3 FM with call letters KLGH. On April 1, 2002 at midnight, the format of WWLS-AM 640 was simulcast on 105.3 after Citadel...
/KingfisherKingfisher, OklahomaKingfisher is a city in and the county seat of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,380 at the 2000 census. It is the former home and namesake of Kingfisher College.-History:...
-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OklahomaOklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
flips from Modern Rock to Adult Standards as 105.3 The Martini; WLZR/Dayton drops Bubba The Love Sponge to add more music in the mornings. - March 4: KRVRKRVRKRVR is a commercial radio station located in Copperopolis, California, broadcasting to the Modesto and Stockton areas on 105.5 FM. KRVR airs an adult hits music format branded as "The River"...
/ModestoModesto, 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....
retires its Soft/Urban AC format in favour for Classic Hits. - March 9 - NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's President Vivian Schiller and fund-raising executive Ron Schiller (no relation) resign after controversial comments made by the latter Schiller about the Tea Party and Conservatives, which was caught on hidden camera by a group posing as a Muslim organization. - March 9: WSOS-FMWSOS-FMWSOS-FM is a commercial radio station located in Fruit Cove, Florida, broadcasting to the Jacksonville, Florida area on 94.1 FM. WSOS-FM airs a classic rock music format branded as "Classic Rock 94.1"....
traded in the soft adult contemporary for classic rock. - March 9: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and CBS Radio's WCCO part ways as the university signs a three-year contract with Clear Channel's KFANKFAN (AM)* See also KFXN-FMKTCN —branded News/Talk 1130—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a conservative news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KTCN's main studios are in St...
/KTLK-FMKTLK-FMKFXN-FM 100.3 —branded 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a sports talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KFXN-FM's transmitter is located in the suburb of Shoreview on...
. The university's football games will now be broadcasted on KFAN/KTLK. - March 9: Soccer team Portland Timbers' games will be aired on KXTG during the team's inaugural season.
- March 9: A man's body was found on the tip of CBS television station WWJWWJ-TVWWJ-TV, virtual channel 62 , is the CBS-owned and operated television station in Detroit, Michigan. It is co-owned with Detroit's CW station, WKBD-TV , and the two stations share a studio in Southfield, Michigan, a Detroit suburb....
's tower. Police are currently investigating, reporting that the man seemed to have climbed up the tower and took his own life. - March 9: The FCC fined a Ft. Lauderdale businessman for unlawfully operating a radio station. After the man repeatedly ignored their warnings, the FCC fined him $40,000.
- March 9: It was announced that Iowa governor Terry Branstad will host a call-in radio show on WHOWHO (AM)WHO is a clear channel radio station broadcasting 50,000 watts on 1040 AM with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. The station can be heard over most of the continental United States during nighttime hours...
once a month. - March 10: Cumulus Media announces that they have acquired Citadel BroadcastingCitadel BroadcastingCitadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
for US$2.4 billion. The deal, pending FCC approval, will give Cumulus 572 stations in more than 120 radio markets. - March 10: KZWFKZHZKICP is a radio station licensed to Patterson, Iowa. KICP serves the Central Iowa-Des Moines area. A sale of KICP and sister station KICL to Iowa State University was completed in early November 2011...
/Des MoinesDes Moines, IowaDes Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
' country format is put to a stop, as the station turns to the Rhythmic Top 40 format under the branding Hits 105.9. The move brings the Rhythmic format back to Des Moines after KDRBKPTLKPTL, "Capital 106.3," is a Modern Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa, area. It is located at 106.3 on the FM dial. The station's studios are located at 2141 Grand Avenue in Des Moines along with Clear Channel Communications' other Des Moines stations .-KANY/KJJY: The...
dropped it in April 2005. - March 11:WPEN-FM/Philadelphia on-air personality Mike Missanelli was heard on live air saying two obscenities during a commercial break. Missanelli quickly apologized for his language.
- March 11: Canadian station CHAY-FMCHAY-FMCHAY-FM is a Canadian radio station based in Barrie, Ontario broadcasting with 100,000 watts at 93.1 on the FM dial. It provides an upbeat adult hits format to Simcoe County, including the communities of Orillia, Midland, Collingwood, and dozens of others....
drops the Hot AC for adult contemporary. - March 14: Chicago's "Jack" station WJMK rebranded as K-Hits.
- March 13: KVILKVIL-FMKVIL is a radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth market in Texas. The station has featured a very popular adult contemporary music format for nearly forty years...
in Dallas, Texas lets go of the Delilah syndicated radio show in favour of 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...
's syndicated program. - March 14: Carrabelle, Florida's WOCYWOCYWOCY is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to Carrabelle, Florida, USA and broadcasting from Port Saint Joe, Florida, USA...
traded the country format for CHR. - March 14: Washington D.C.'s WILCWILCWILC is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary format, licensed in Laurel, Maryland, USA. The station is currently owned by ZGS Communications and features programming from CNN Radio...
turns away from Spanish contemporary moving to Spanish adult contemporary. - March 15: KUFO/PortlandPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
's 21-year run as a 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:...
outlet comes to a abrupt end as it flips to a simulcast of News/Talk sister station KXL - March 15:It was announced that former Illinois governor Rod BlagojevichRod BlagojevichRod R. Blagojevich is an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Blagojevich was a State Representative before being elected to the United States House of Representatives representing parts of Chicago...
and his wife will host Chicago AM station WLSWLS (AM)WLS is a Chicago clear-channel AM station on 890 kHz. It uses C-QUAM AM stereo and transmits with 50,000 watts from transmitter and towers on the south edge of Tinley Park, Illinois....
for a day as fill-ins. - March 16: KSJOKSJOKSJO is a commercial radio station in San Jose, California, and broadcasts to the San Francisco Bay Area on 92.3 FM. KSJO currently airs a Chinese format branded as "92.3 KSJO".-History:...
/San JoseSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
drops Alternative for Multicultural programming. - March 16: Politician Michael PowellMichael Powell (politician)Michael Kevin Powell is an American Republican politician and lobbyist. He is the incoming president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association . He was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Bill Clinton on 3 November 1997. President George W. Bush designated...
, who served as FCC chairman, will head the National Cable & Telecommunications AssociationNational Cable & Telecommunications AssociationThe National Cable & Telecommunications Association is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable TV industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation’s cable households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers...
. Current chairman Kyle McSlarrow will step down in April. - March 16: KLCK-FM sheds its former KWJZ call letters, blooming into KLCK to fit their "Click" branding.
- March 16: Talk on-air personality 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...
suggested that the Japanese earthquake was a message from God. Afterwards, talk show The View slammed him for his comments. - March 16: Dave Bestler has been named the new CFO of Hubbard Radio.
- March 17: Los Angeles talk station KFIKFIKFI is an AM radio station in Los Angeles, California. It received its license to operate on March 31, 1922 and began operating on April 16, 1922 as one of the United States' first high-powered, "clear-channel" stations...
radio host 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....
underwent open heart surgery to have his aortic valve replaced. The following day, Handel reported that the surgery was "textbook perfect" and went faster than predicted. - March 18: At 5:00 PM ET, a burning smell was reported in the basement of Philadelphia's WIP studios, and the building was immediately evacuated. After firefighters arrived, there weren't any signs of fire.
- March 18: Debut Broadcasting added three new syndicated programs to their portfolio. The shows include country program A Country Legend that will interview country musicians. A NASCAR program called Radio Racing Minute will be hosted by NASCAR commentator Todd Lewis. Another country music show called Boot Scooting '90s will focus on playing '90s country songs.
- March 18: Tucson's ESPN AM station KFFNKFFN-External links:*...
started airing on 104.9 FM using a translator, the station will broadcast in the northern side of Tucson. - March 18: FBI agents charged a man from Maine for making threats against two NPR radio personalities. According to the report, John Crosby threatened in an email that NPR host Melissa Block would be raped, tortured, and killed. Crosby then emailed radio host Guy Raz saying that Raz would be hanged.
- March 18: WFJOWFJOWFJO is a commercial radio station located in the Jacksonville, Florida area on 92.5 FM. Starting October 1, 2009 WFJO began simulcasting WJXL-AM The station will break away from the simulcast on Sundays to air NASCAR races while 1010 XL presents its Jacksonville Jaguars coverage.WFJO was...
in Folkston, Georgia flipped from Classic Hits to Gospel music. - March 21: Another Chico, California outlet, KQPTKQPTKQPT is a commercial radio station located in Colusa, California, broadcasting to the Chico, California, area on 107.5 FM. KQPT airs a Top 40/CHR format branded as "107.5 Now." It previously had a modern adult contemporary music format branded as "107.5 The Point" until March 21, 2011, when they...
, makes a shift from Modern AC to Top 40/CHR, bringing the number of Top 40s in this market to three, all having launched this year. - March 21: WLOW slightly changes from soft adult contemporary to Hot AC.
- March 22: Greensboro's WBRFWBRFWBRF is a Classic Country/Bluegrass/Americana formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia.WBRF's powerful signal covers the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, along with the New River Valley area of Virginia, and the Bluefield-Beckley area of West Virginia...
changes back to classic country from contemporary country after displeased listeners started calling the station about the new format. - March 22: SheboyganSheboygan, Wisconsin-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...
, Wisconsin's AM sports station WCLBWCLBWCLB is a radio station in Sheboygan, Wisconsin which airs a sports talk format and is a full affiliate of Fox Sports Radio. It is operated as a sister station to Chilton's WMBE, and both stations carry the same programming...
drops ESPN sports programming, replacing them with Fox Sports. The station also chose "The Game" as their new branding. - March 22: Howard Stern and his radio production company announced they are filing a lawsuit towards Sirius XM for unpaid stock shares. Stern also recently extended his Sirius XM contract until 2015.
- March 22: London, Ohio low-power station WCYC announced that thieves took their equipment, everything from microphones to monitors. Police reported that some of the equipment was recovered. The station will no longer be broadcasting until everything is retrieved.
- March 22: A mentally sick man with a gun entered Canadian station CKKQCKKQ-FMCKKQ-FM, known as 100.3 The Q or The Q, is a broadcast radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. CKKQ broadcasts and at a frequency of 100.3 MHz on the FM band...
threatening staff members. Although the gun looked real, it was revealed it was a toy. The man was not charged and explained that he did it attempting to win on another local station's contest. - March 23: KGEXKZPTKQTH is a news/talk radio station in Tucson, Arizona. 104-1, as it is known by listeners, is branded as "The Truth". KQTH is owned by Journal Broadcast Group....
/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...
becomes the latest casualty of the "Gen X" format, as it flipped to "Bright AC" as "99.7 The Point." - March 23: Eau Claire, Wisconsin's country station WAXX was on dead air when their 2,000-foot tower fell due to a severe storm. The station also served television station WEAU-TVWEAU-TVWEAU-TV is the NBC affiliate for much of western Wisconsin, including Eau Claire and La Crosse. WEAU is licensed to Eau Claire and its transmitter is located in Fairchild, Wisconsin. WEAU is currently broadcasting from a tower near the station's studio in Eau Claire due to a collapse of its main...
. The station announced that they would now be heard on sister station WECL or online. - March 23: It was announced that Clear Channel sought to buy Playlist.com, no further details were given. Last August, Playlist.com filed for bankruptcy protection.
- March 23: Apple Inc. announced that their music storage device Cloud will debut in April. The device will allow users to access their saved music from any mobile device.
- March 23: London, Ohio station WCYC said in a statement that all their stolen equipment had been recovered and they were back on the air. Police said the station gear was found in a London apartment.
- March 23:Fisher CommunicationsFisher CommunicationsFisher Communications is a media company in the United States. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company owns a number of radio and television stations in the Western United States.- Radio Stations :- Television Stations :...
said in a press release that they were looking to increase their Fisher Plaza building's value and sell it. - March 23: Slacker RadioSlacker (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...
announced a deal with ESPN Radio to feature ESPN programming on Slacker channels. - March 23: KVFXKVFXKVFX, also known as VFX, is a Top 40 radio station broadcasting in the Logan- Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah metropolitan area. It is owned by the Sun Valley Radio, Inc. KVFX-FM also broadcasts via translator in Salt Lake City, at 98.3 and Trementon at 98.3 MHz...
dropped classic rock for Top 40/CHR, adopting "Hot 101.7" as the station's new branding. - March 24: AM talk station KMBZ announced that it will simulcast on KUDL, ending that station's AC format.
- March 24: Talk host 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...
announced that he has signed ten AM and FM affiliates to his line-up. They include: WGVAWGVAWGVA is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Geneva, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Geneva Broadcasting Inc and features programing from ABC Radio and Westwood One....
, WPKZ, WAUBWAUBWAUB is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Auburn, New York, USA. The station is owned by Auburn Broadcasting, Inc., and features programing from ABC Radio and Westwood One....
, WSNOWSNOWSNO is a radio station licensed to serve Barre, Vermont. The station is owned by Nassau Broadcasting III, LLC. It airs a Talk radio format featuring Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Doug Stephan.The station also features local news and weather, high school sports, NFL Football and...
, WJMXWJMX (AM)WJMX is a news/talk radio station located in Florence, South Carolina, United States. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast on 970 AM with an effective radiated power of 10 kW during the day, non-directional and 3 kW at night, directional.- History :WJMX...
, KQEW, WJATWJATWJAT is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Swainsboro, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by Radiojones, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio and ESPN Radio....
, WTHQ, KWKCKWKCKWKC is a News/Talk radio station that serves the Abilene, Texas, area. The station is under ownership of Canfin Enterprises....
, KNKI. - March 24: Salisbury, Maryland's WSCLWSCLThe Web Service Conversation Language proposal defines the overall input and output message sequences for one web service using a finite state automaton FSA over the alphabet of message types.-External links:*...
went off the air when their tower was damaged due to lightning. The station planned to resurface on a "stand-by" tower by next Thursday. - March 24: The radio wing of UnivisionUnivisionUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
welcomed a new president today, Jose Valle. Valle has worked at both Univision radio and television stations. - March 25: A series of format flips taking place: WKSW/DaytonDayton, 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...
drops Country (and moves down a frequency from 101.7 to 101.5) to become Modern AC "Click 101.5." They are the second station this year to adopt the "Click" branding, following KLCK/Seattle. And in Edmonton, CKEA drops Triple-A for AC as "95.7 Lite FM". - March 28: Clear Channel Communications purchased an FM translator for Savannah, Georgia AM talk station WTKS allowing the station to be heard on 97.7 FM.
- March 28: Seattle FM talk station KIRO hosts Ron Upshaw and Don O'Neill inaugurated their program "Ron & Don's Operation: Airlift Japan" hoping to provide Japanese orphans with supplies.
- March 28: It was announced that former classical radio station K-Mozart fans would hear classical music again on the Los Angeles dial. Beginning April 4, AM talk station KGIL will air classical music again. The station said that the music presentation would be different than public classical station KUSCKUSCKUSC is a listener-supported classical music radio station broadcasting from downtown Los Angeles, California, USA. KUSC is owned and operated by the University of Southern California, which also operates student-run KXSC and San Francisco's classical station KDFC...
. - March 28: It was announced that syndicated morning host Kidd Kraddick renewed his contract with KHKS's parent company 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...
, where he has been working since 1993. Kraddick also introduced his new syndicated countdown show The Hollywood 5, with KHKS being one of those stations. - March 28: Huntington, Virginia's WXBW put an end to their variety hits format in favor of classic country.
- March 29: KTMTKTMT-FM-Previous Logo:150px -External links:...
/Medford, OregonMedford, OregonMedford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
makes a return to its former Rhythmic Top 40 format as "93.7 The Beat" after spending time as a Adult Top 40. - March 31: Norfolk's WKUS started airing rhythmic AC, dropping their former urban AC format, assuming the branding "Movin' 107.7" and call letters WMOV-FMWMOV-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...
; Portland's KKOV shed the standards format in favor of talk. - March 30: Sports station WXFNWXFNWXFN is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Muncie, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting Indiana Licensee, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio and Fox Sports Radio.Originally WLBC ...
in Muncie, Indiana announces they won't be renewing their contract with ESPN Radio, choosing to start airing Fox Sports. - March 30: Salt Lake City AM talk station KSL fell victims to copper thieves when $30,000 worth in goods were taken. The radio station's cameras recorded the theft.
- March 31: Musician Kenny GKenny GKenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...
announced that he would be hosting a radio show on Los Angeles classic jazz station KKJZKKJZKKJZ is a non-commercial public radio station in Southern California broadcasting from the Long Beach State campus. The station is one of several public radio stations in Southern California presenting jazz and blues....
Sundays 7pm to 9pm. The show will play music varying classic jazz to modern jazz. - March 31: San Francisco country station KBWFKGMZKKOL-FM is an oldies music formatted radio station serving Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Salem Communications outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Aiea, Hawaii.-History:...
was signed as the Oakland A'sOakland 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....
flagship station for their 2011-2012 season. - March 31: Dallas-Fort Worth station KDMX introduced a classic hits/lite ac format on their HD-2 channel calling it Sunny 102.9.
- March 31: Boston talk station WTKKWTKKWTKK is a New England commercial talk radio station, first broadcast out of Boston on 96.9 FM beginning in 1999. It can be heard in eastern Massachusetts, the northernmost area of Rhode Island, southern New Hampshire, and southern Maine...
lets go of host Jay Severin after he said racial remarks against Mexican immigrants on the air. In 2009, Severin was let go for ranting that Mexican immigrants were "leeches and lowest of primitives", which he later apologized for. - April 1: Philadelphia classic hits station WOGLWOGLWOGL is an FM radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.The station plays mostly post 1964 pop leaning Oldies positioned Classic Hits music, including Motown, soul and rock and roll spanning roughly 1964–1985. An occasional pre-1964 song is played. WOGL is owned by CBS Radio...
unveiled a 24/7 HD channel focusing on the MLB team Philadelphia Phillies. The HD-4 channel will air Phillies-themed music, live games, and Phillies talk and player interviews. - April 1: It was revealed that sexual harassment complaints were also the reason WTKK talk show host Jay Severin was relieved of his on-air job. Severin implied that it's a person's privilege to sleep with his co-workers and explained that he would hire strictly female colleagues.
- April 1: It was announced that Orlando PBS affiliate WMFE would be sold after being on the air for 46 years. The station wouldn't explain who the buyer was, only saying that they wished to pursue a stronger role in radio.
- April 1: Daytona Beach AM talk station WNDBWNDBWNDB is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, the station is owned by Black Crow Radio....
's transmission tower was stripped of its copper, keeping the station from broadcasting for longer than eight hours. The copper stripping cost the station $20,000 in damages, the station also said in a statement that it will take $10,600 to repair the tower. - April 1: Talk show host Joyce Kaufman has announced that she's running for Congress.
- April 2: UnivisionUnivisionUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
's CEO Joe Uva stepped down, commenting that he wanted to seek other opportunities, according to a Univision statement. - April 2: Clear Channel's AM News/Talkers KEXKEX (AM)KEX is a class A clear channel AM radio station broadcasting from Portland, Oregon. As of 2005 it is owned by Clear Channel Communications and runs news/talk programming. Because KEX is a Class A station, KEX reaches most of the densely populated areas of Oregon, providing grade B coverage as far...
/Portland and WIODWIODWIOD is a news/talk formatted radio station in Miami, Florida. For over 80 years, it has been a major information station in South Florida...
/Miami announced that they have added FM translator simulcasts. This in exchange for allowing WAY-FMWAY-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...
to rebroadcast on KFBW's HD3 subchannel and Reach fm to rebroadcast on WMGEWMGEWMGE is a radio station in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale radio market. The station plays a Spanish Top-40 format, mixed with some English top 40 songs, which is a growing trend once again in the United States after several years of decline...
's HD2 subchannel. KEX's simulcast began immediately after the deal was announced - April 4: As announced on March 28, Los Angeles radio station KGIL switched to classical musicClassical musicClassical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
approximately two minutes after midnight. - April 4: Non-profit health care provider HealthPartnersHealthPartnersHealthPartners is an integrated, nonprofit heath care provider located in Bloomington, Minnesota, offering a number of different heath care plans. It is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the United States. - History :...
cut its advertising deal with Twin Cities station KDWBKDWBKDWB-FM is an American commercial radio station broadcasting in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, the radio format was known for over fifty years as a major contemporary hit radio Top 40 pop music outlet. Its transmitter is located in Shoreview, Minnesota. It broadcasts in 5.1 cinema-quality...
after the CHR station aired a lyrical parody of the Eric Clapton song Heaven in Tears. The parody poked fun at HmongsHmong peopleThe Hmong , are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China...
frequently getting pregnant at a young age. - April 4: Entercom CommunicationsEntercom CommunicationsEntercom Communications Corporation is the fourth-largest broadcasting company in the United States. As of November 2009, Entercom operates 110 radio stations in 23 markets across the United States....
shuffles its BuffaloBuffalo, 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...
stations. WBENWBEN (AM)WBEN is an AM and FM radio station serving the Niagara, Buffalo and Western New York area, broadcasting on 930 AM and, as of April 5, 2011, simulcasting on sister station WLKK at 107.7 FM. It previously simulcasted between 1946 and 1960 on 102.5 FM as WBEN-FM. Both stations retained the WBEN...
begins simulcasting on WLKKWLKKWLKK is an American radio station located in Wethersfield, New York. Broadcasting on the frequency of 107.7 MHz, the station is currently owned by Entercom Communications and is operated out of the company's studios in Amherst, New York, a suburb of Buffalo...
/WethersfieldWethersfield, New YorkWethersfield is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 891 at the 2000 census.The Town of Wethersfield is centrally located in the county.- History :...
; WLKK's previous automated classic-AAA format, "107.7 The Lake," moves to HD2 in the process. - April 5: It was announced that Nick CannonNick CannonNicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...
would be presented with his own show called "Cannon's Countdown" debuting on CBS Radio and Citadel radio stations on April 23. - April 5: KPLV/Las Vegas officially transitions from Adult-leaning Rhythmic Top 40 to Top 40/CHR.
- April 5: WQHT DJ Calvin Lebrun aka Mister Cee was arrested by NYPD officers for a public lewd sexual act after he was caught engaging in oral sex with another man in a car. The two men are due in a New York court in June.
- April 6: Milwaukee talk station WISN announced that beginning April 17, they have parted ways with airing Glenn Beck. The station will fill the time in with Jay Weber from 6AM to 10AM, expanding Weber's previous time of 5AM to 8AM.
- April 6: Basketball team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TimberwolvesThe Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
switched to KFANKFAN (AM)* See also KFXN-FMKTCN —branded News/Talk 1130—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a conservative news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KTCN's main studios are in St...
from WCCO, along with hockey team Minnesota WildMinnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
taking leaving KFAN and moving to WCCO. - April 6: Los Angeles CHR KIISKIIS-FMKIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
announced they have signed a deal with gossip website JustJared, agreeing to air JustJared entries. - April 6: Glenn Beck announced that his Fox News television program would be coming to an end in December when his contract expires, Beck continued saying that he would continue to associate himself with Fox News. (The TV show is carried on Sirius-XM's 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...
channel; Beck's terrestrial radio show, which is not associated with Fox, will continue unaffected.) - April 7: Miami AM talk station WIODWIODWIOD is a news/talk formatted radio station in Miami, Florida. For over 80 years, it has been a major information station in South Florida...
debuted on 100.3 thanks to a translator in Broward County. - April 7: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced they will be investigating the mysterious fire of Little Rock public radio station KUARKUARKUAR is a National Public Radio affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas. It broadcasts at 89.1 FM and is licensed to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. During the day, KUAR airs NPR news and information with a strong emphasis on Arkansas news and culture...
, saying that a sniffing police dog discovered fire accelerant near the transmitter tower. The tower damage is estimated to be $200,000. - April 7: It was announced that the American Federation of Television and Radio ArtistsAmerican Federation of Television and Radio ArtistsThe American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is a performers' union that represents a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists , promo and voice-over announcers and other...
and Screen Actors GuildScreen Actors GuildThe Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
are heavily discussing merging into one. The two groups have previously tried merging but never completed due to disapproval from the SAG. - April 7: New York Police announced that they arrested two men who are believed to be responsible for the slaying of Corey McGriff aka "DJ Megatron," providing a video where Richard Cromwell, 20 and William Williams who is 21 admit to killing the disc jockey.
- April 8: KKSFKKSFKKSF, known as "Oldies 103.7", is a classic hits radio station in San Francisco, California. The station is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
/San Francisco shifts from Classic Rock to Classic Hits as "Oldies 103.7"; WROXWROX-FMWROX-FM is a Modern Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Exmore, Virginia, serving the Norfolk/Virginia Beach metro area and the Eastern Shore of Virginia.-Format Tweak:...
/Norfolk evolves from Alternative to Modern Hot AC - April 8: Salisbury, Maryland's WQJZ traded in their Soft/Urban AC format after 15 years for classic hits adopting "The Wave" as their new branding.
- April 8: It was announced that Washington D.C. hip-hop/R&B station WPGCWPGC-FMWPGC-FM is one of the most popular among Washington, D.C.'s urban format radio station's, and has been ranked as one of its top rated radio stations for over 20 years, according to the Arbitron ratings. It has a city of license of Morningside at the 95.5 MHz frequency on the FM dial...
would go into a shutdown mode as a stunt over the weekend after an agreement over contest prize money failed. The station said they would still play music over the weekend. - April 8: Adult standards WBBDWBBDWBBD is an oldies and talk formatted broadcast radio station, licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia, serving Wheeling in West Virginia and St. Clairsville in Ohio...
in Wheeling, West Virginia rebranding themselves as "Wheeling's Real Oldies" and adopting the classic hits format. - April 8: Seattle's classical station KINGKING-FMKING-FM is a classical music radio station in Seattle, Washington. Its transmitter is located in Issaquah, Washington....
announced that they would go from being a commercial to a public station, two weeks early as planned. The station explained that transitioning to public would allow them to play more classical music and would depend on listener contributions. - April 8: An Ottawa court found a 15-year old boy whose named was not released guilty of many harassment charges including threatening to slay DJ Ryan Lindsay. The boy is also responsible for harassing an Industry CanadaIndustry CanadaIndustry Canada is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada....
investigator Mylène Quesnel and DJ John Miekle. - April 8: Radio personality Tom LeykisTom LeykisThomas Joseph Leykis is an American radio personality. He currently hosts The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis, a weekly lifestyle program dealing with fine food and drink, airing weekends mainly in West Coast markets...
said that he would donate $50,000 to help catch the people responsible for beating San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
fan Bryan Stow at Dodger StadiumDodger StadiumDodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in Los Angeles. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962...
, calling the event shocking. The fan was in critical condition at Los Angeles-USC Medical Center with a fractured skull. - April 9: The late Nashville radio personality Coyote McCloudCoyote McCloudCoyote William McCloud was a popular radio disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee. For over 30 years, he was a drive-time personality at several Nashville radio stations. He first became well-known in the early 1970s on WMAK-AM, then a market-dominant rock and roll station, as host of its 7...
's memorial service was set for Sunday, April 10 at the Hard Rock Hard Rock CaféHard Rock CafeHard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...
in Nashville. - April 11: Public radio station WITCWITC (FM)WITC is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Cazenovia, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Cazenovia College.-History:...
in Cazenovia, New York was back on the air thanks to a borrowed transmitter from fellow public station 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...
-owned WHWS-LPWHWS-LPWHWS-LP is an LPFM radio station operated by Hobart and William Smith Colleges and broadcasting to Geneva, New York. It is primarily staffed by the students of...
. - April 11: Clarksville, Tennessee religious station WQZQWQZQWQZQ is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Goodlettsville, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Clarksville-Hopkinsville area. The station is currently owned by Winston Communications, Inc....
debuted airing on the 830 AM frequency. - April 12: The CRTC approved the merger between 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...
and 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...
. Both companies will become Sirius XM Canada under the ownership of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings. - April 12: Cumulus Media announces that 14 Cumulus and Citadel stations will be spun off to comply with FCC rules as part of their purchase of Citadel Broadcasting.
- April 12: It was announced that Sirius XM would move their headquarters to 100 Church Street in Lower Manhattan. When asked for a statement, the building's owners refused to comment on the subject.
- April 12: Clear Channel-owned gospel station KHLRKHLRKHKN is an FM radio station in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area that broadcasts an adult hits music format as "94.9 Tom FM".Formerly an adult contemporary station with the call letters KMSX and the branding Mix 94.9,...
was sold to Signal Media for 200,000,000. - April 13: The tower for Nashville country music station 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...
which has stood since 1932 has been recognized as a national landmark by the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The National Register of Historic Places commented that the station "assisted our military's defense efforts" in the Cold War era. - April 13: The Yolanda AdamsYolanda AdamsYolanda Adams is an American Grammy- and Dove-award-winning Yolanda Adams is an American [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]- and [[Dove Awards|Dove]]-award-winning...
Show announced that they raised $1,109,351 in donations for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Yolanda Adams show has been raising money for the hospital since 2008, and has received more than $400,000,000 in donations. - April 13: Two native Texas maintenance workers fell 340 feet while developing another segment for the tower with two other employees. The workers were identified as Laredo native Ernesto Garcia and Paul Aliss from Mesquite.
- April 13: a management team led by Magic JohnsonMagic JohnsonEarvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers...
and Yucaipa Companies acquire Phoenix radio outlets KVIBKVIBKVIB is a bilingual radio station serving the Phoenix metropolitan area and licensed to Sun City West, Arizona...
, KKFRKKFRKKFR "Power 98.3" is a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio outlet in the Phoenix, Arizona, radio market. The station broadcasts at 98.3 MHz on the FM dial with an effective radiated power of 41 kW. Its COL was Mayer, Arizona. The station is owned and operated by Riviera Broadcast Group...
and KEXX. The three outlets will continue to operate under the name of its former parent company Riviera Broadcast GroupRiviera Broadcast GroupRiviera Broadcast Group is an owner and operator of four radio stations in the Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, Arizona markets. The company was founded in January 2005 by Tim Pohlman, a former executive with CBS Radio, and partner Chris Maguire, who serves as the company's chief financial officer...
. - April 15: San Francisco country music station KBWFKGMZKKOL-FM is an oldies music formatted radio station serving Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Salem Communications outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Aiea, Hawaii.-History:...
turns from country music to sports, assuming “SportsRadio 95.7” as their new branding. This follows after the station's parent company stated that the Oakland A's games would air on the station. - April 15: Washington, D.C. news station 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...
reformatted themselves as a Asian-language station, moving from the 1200 frequency to the 1190. - April 15: Fredricksburg, Virginia news/talk station WFVAWFVAWFVA is an Adult Standards formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving the Metro Fredericksburg area. WFVA is owned and operated Centennial Broadcasting.-Format Flip:...
switches gears to adult standards, adopting "The Songs You Remember" as their branding. - April 18: Baton Rouge WTGE drops country music and switches to talk. Local station KYPY switched subsequently switched to country music after WTGE retired playing country.
- April 18: Pamal BroadcastingPamal BroadcastingPamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast and Florida. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1986 as Albany Broadcasting when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast...
announced that they would be selling seven of their Gainesville-area stations, including WTMGWTMGWTMG is a commercial radio station in Williston, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 101.3 FM.WTMG has been in its current format since 1994, playing Hip Hop, R&B, Old School and Classic Soul and Gospel...
, WHHZWHHZWHHZ , branded as "100.5 The Buzz", is a commercial radio station licensed to Newberry, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area...
, WKZYWKZYWKZY is a commercial radio station in Cross City, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 106.9 FM.-History:...
, WDVH-FM, WDVH (AM)WDVH (AM)WDVH is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 980 AM. The-History:WDVH signed on the air on in October 1955 from its current transmitter location on SE 27th street...
, WRZNWRZNWRZN is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk format. Licensed to Hernando, Florida, USA. The station broadcasts from a three tower directional antenna array located off of State Highway 200, just north of Hernando...
, WTMNWTMNWTMN is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 1430 AM. WTMN's programming is primarily Gospel music, mostly from the Sheridan Gospel Network's The Light.-History:...
to MARC Radio. - April 18: Nashville classic hits station WVOLWVOLWVOL is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Oldies format. Licensed to the Nashville suburb of Berry Hill, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Nashville area. The station is currently owned by Heidelberg Broadcasting, LLC.-History:...
announced that they had been vandalized for the second time in three months, ringing up one million dollars in damages. The vandals smashed the station van's windshield. - April 18: Talk host 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...
announced that he had put his New Caanan, Connecticut mansion on the market, explaining that he's eager to leave New York. - April 18: Charleston-Myrtle Beach station WWIK retired their Hot AC in favour for classic hits, assuming "Fun FM" as their new branding.
- April 19: Tallahassee Catholic AM station WCVCWCVCWCVC is a radio station broadcasting on 1330 kilohertz in Tallahassee, Florida. WCVC is operated by Kepha Communications under a time-brokerage agreement and broadcasts a Catholic talk format....
announced that they were vandalized causing the station to go off the air over the weekend and that their mixing board and digital satellite receiver were missing. On Tuesday morning, WCVC informed listeners that they resurrected on the air. - April 19: Recent tornados in North Carolina caused the transmitter for AM stations WCLYWCLYWCLY is a Spanish language sports radio station located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company.-History:WCLY began broadcasting from Raleigh, North Carolina in 1962 as WNOH. WNOH was a country station founded by N.O. Harris, owner of Harris Distributors...
and WQDR to crash down. - April 20: After a two-year absence away from the Los Angeles airwaves, Rick DeesRick DeesRigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III is an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the novelty song "Disco Duck." He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated...
is rehired by Clear Channel/Los Angeles (he last worked for them as the morning host at Top 40 KIIS-FMKIIS-FMKIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
until 2004) to be the new morning host at Rhythmic AC KHHTKHHTKHHT is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA with a Rhythmic Oldies musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-KFAC:...
. He'll start May 4. - April 20: The White House announced Washington Hot AC WIAD on-air personality Tommy McFly as the emcee for the 133rd 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll.
- April 21: Two stations debut in Detroit, 104.7 The Oasis, using a translator to simulcast the smooth jazz format on WGPRWGPRWGPR is an FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan brodacasting a Mainstream Urban format. Owned by the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons and operated under local marketing agreement by Radio One, the station operates on 107.5 MHz....
's HD2 station The second one is 94.3 The Bone, through another translator simulcasting an alternative rock format on the HD3 Channel. Both are owned by Martz Communications Group, based in San Francisco. - April 22: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission gave Haliburton the green light to debut an A/C station on the 95.7 dial.
- April 25: Two more stations join the FM News/Talk bandwagon: WKIMWKIMWKIM is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Munford, Tennessee and serving the Memphis area. It is owned by Cumulus Media.-History:...
/Memphis and WPHR-FMWPHR-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....
/West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
. - April 25: New York City AM news/talk station WCBSWCBS (AM)WCBS , often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880" , is a radio station in New York City. Owned by CBS Radio, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of the CBS Radio Network...
's meteorologist Craig Allen hit a milstone, celebrating 30 years as the lead weather anchor. Back in February, Allen inked a three year extension for the CBS radio station. - April 25: Jacksonville station WSJF ends its run with album adult alternative, choosing to air classic hits instead. The station will assume the call letters WYRE-FMWYRE-FMWYRE-FM is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Previously, it aired an oldies music format as part of the True Oldies Channel network. Other previous formats included Hot Country , Rhythmic Oldies, Hot AC, and Smooth Jazz.Licensed to St. Augustine Beach, Florida, USA, the...
. - April 25: Orlando AM news/talk station WDBO announced they will upgrade their FM frequency from 95.7 to 95.9. Currently the station's translator is reaching 376 feet, after the upgrade the station will measure at 680 feet.
- April 25: The FCC announced that they are auctioning a 92.7 in Lawrence Park Township, Pennsylvania with the bid starting at $100,000.
- April 26: Minnesota WGVXWGVXWGVX, WGVY and WGVZ is a trimulcast serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, and an area of central Minnesota to the north. The three stations are now owned by Cumulus Media, along with sister stations KQRS-FM and KXXR....
/KQRS sales manager Dan McKeague was announced as Gilbert Gottfried's replacement for the Aflac voice. - April 28: Los Angeles news/talk station KNXKNX (AM)KNX is an all-news radio station in Los Angeles, California, USA. The station operates on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio. KNX broadcasts from facilities shared with sister stations KFWB, KCBS-FM, KTWV, and KAMP on Los Angeles' Miracle Mile...
was fined $10,000 for failing to replace their NOTAMNOTAMNOTAM or NoTAM is the quasi-acronym for a "Notice To Airmen". NOTAMs are created and transmitted by government agencies and airport operators under guidelines specified by Annex 15: Aeronautical Information Services of the Convention on International Civil Aviation...
tower light. - April 29: Westwood One sells Metro Traffic to Clear Channel.
- May 1: Rhythmic Top 40 KDPM/EugeneEugene, OregonEugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
went silent as the station was sold to a catholic group. - May 2: Madison, Georgia adult standards station WYTHWYTHWYTH is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to Madison, Georgia, USA, the station is currently owned by Craig Baker and Debra Baker....
's transmission was damaged, it had been used since 1955. The station is back on the air through a different antenna. - May 2: After announcing back in April, Seattle classical station KING-FMKING-FMKING-FM is a classical music radio station in Seattle, Washington. Its transmitter is located in Issaquah, Washington....
shifted from commercial to non-commercial at midnight, aired with "Ode to JoySymphony No. 9 (Beethoven)The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire, and has been adapted for use as the European Anthem...
" by Beethoven. - May 4: Sirius XM revamped its entire lineup, with all the separate channels on Sirius and XM corresponding on the same channel, with some exceptions, on both services.
- May 4: KEZEKEZEKEZE , "Hot 96.9") is a rhythmic contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Spokane, Washington, USA. The Morgan Murphy Media station broadcasts at 96.9 MHz on the FM dial with an effective radiated power of 8.2 kW...
/SpokaneSpokane, 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...
returned to the Rhythmic Top 40 format after spending nearly 3 years in Country and Triple-A, respectively. The move brings the number of Top 40s in Spokane to three, as they take on rival Rhythmic KGZG and mainstream 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...
. - May 5: Oshkosh, Wisconsin classic hits station WISSWISS (AM)-References:*-External links:**...
replaces the format with news/talk signing up as a Fox News RadioFox News RadioFox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.- History :In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided five minute newscasts at the top...
flagstation. - May 5: Gabriel Garcia who was operating an unlicensed station, KNRG was fined $25,000 after repeatedly resurrecting the station despite FCC warnings.
- May 9: The "golden voice" announcer, Ted WilliamsTed Williams (voice-over artist)Ted Williams is an American voice-over artist from Columbus, Ohio. Williams gained widespread media attention when an interview – made during a period when he was homeless – went viral after being posted to YouTube in early January 2011...
announced he would be returning to rehab for emotional reasons. Williams' show and book plans were placed on hold following the news. - May 14: Political activst and radio host Herman CainHerman CainHerman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...
announced he would be participating in the 2012 presidential election. - May 16: Despite a forest fire that burned down their transmitter and studios, Slave Lake CHSL-FMCHSL-FMCHSL-FM is a classic hits radio station in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. It started out as an AM oldies station. The station's ownership would change countless times over the years. Some of the station's owners included OK Radio Group, Nornet, OSG, and Telemedia...
has maintained feed through their Facebook page and website. The station's owner commented that plans were already set for a new studio. - May 18: CHSL-FMCHSL-FMCHSL-FM is a classic hits radio station in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. It started out as an AM oldies station. The station's ownership would change countless times over the years. Some of the station's owners included OK Radio Group, Nornet, OSG, and Telemedia...
announced that they returned to the airwaves. - May 20: after a 13-year run, the Ace & TJ ShowAce & TJ ShowThe Ace & TJ Show is a syndicated morning radio show, previously on KISS 95.1 out of Charlotte, NC. The Ace & TJ Show debuted on KISS 95.1 on April 6, 1998. Their last day on Kiss 95.1 was Friday, May 20, 2011. Contract discussions with CBS Radio were not successful...
abruptly comes to a end after its two hosts announced that they decided not to renew their contract with flagship station WNKSWNKSWNKS, known on the air as KISS 95.1, is a 100,000 watt radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It broadcasts at 95.1 MHz from a tower in Dallas, North Carolina, primarily serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. On air programming consists of mainstream top 40 music...
/CharlotteCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... - May 20: WNNFWNNFWNNF is a radio station currently airing an 80's/90's Hits-leaning Hot AC format. Licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, it serves the Cincinnati area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. Cumulus also owns classic rocker WOFX-FM 92.5 and alternative rocker WFTK 96.5...
/CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
drops Triple-A for Adult Top 40 as "Journey 94.1." - May 21: AM daytimer WPYTWAMO (AM)WAOB is a radio station that is currently silent pending a conversion to a Religious format to debut in February 2010. The city of license for the station is Millvale, Pennsylvania. It had specialized in programming to Pittsburgh's African-American community...
/Pittsburgh flips from Talk to Urban as "WAMO 100.1," using the legendary call letters that were used in Pittsburgh from 1960 to 2009. The station will use a 99 watt FM translator to cover the area. - May 24: WPRT/Nashville flips from Rhythmic Top 40 to Hot AC, but continues to use "The Party" moniker.
- May 24: Clinton, Tennessee country AM station WYSHWYSHWYSH is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Clinton, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Knoxville area. The station is currently owned by Clinton Broadcasters, Inc. and features programing from Dial Global and Motor Racing Network....
announced they would install solar panels on the station's roof, allowing them to be the first solar powered radio station. - May 25: Portland sports station KXTG moved from the FM frequency 95.5 to AM 750 at 5PM. The 95.5 frequency then flipped to female-targeted Adult Top 40 as "Live 95.5" and changed call letters to KBFF
- May 27: Top 40 WDKFWDKFWDKF, is a Top 40 Mainstream station serving the Dayton area. WDKF, whose community of license is Kettering, Ohio, broadcasts on 99.9 MHz with an ERP of 28,000 watts, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
and AC sister station WLQTWLQTWLQT is a radio station broadcasting a Soft Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Englewood, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Dayton area...
/Dayton swap signals. WDKF goes from 94.5 to 99.9, while WLQT moves from the latter to the former. - May 31: WIHB/CharlestonCharleston, 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 its year-old Urban format to become the new home for sister station WIOPWIOPWIOP is a radio station licensed to Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA, serving the South Carolina Lowcountry. The station is owned by Apex Broadcasting, Inc. WIOP airs a soft adult contemporary format.-History:...
's Country format.After a week of simulcasting, WIOP replaced the Country format with Adult Contemporary as "Lite 95.9". - June 1: After serving the African-American community for 38 years, WILDWILD (AM)WILD 1090 AM is a radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. It broadcasts on 1090 kHz and airs programming from China Radio International under a lease agreement...
/Boston switches formats to Chinese programming under a leasing deal between owner Radio One and China Radio InternationalChina Radio InternationalChina Radio International , the former Radio Beijing and originally Radio Peking, founded on December 3 of 1941, is one of the three state-owned media in China along with China National Radio and China Central Television in the People's Republic of China .As the PRC's external radio station, CRI...
. - June 8: Sirius XM Radio replaces the five XM channels operated by Clear Channel -- KISS-XM, Nashville!Nashville!Nashville! was a commercial radio channel on XM Satellite Radio. It was located on XM 57 and lays a wide range of country music hits from the early 1990s through today. The channel was programmed out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Advertising sales are handled by Premiere Radio Networks...
, MixMix (XM)MIX, often branded on-air as Today's Mix, was a channel on XM Satellite Radio playing the Hot Adult Contemporary format. It was located on XM 12 and plays a mix of hit songs from 1980-present day, except for urban music...
, Music Summit, and Bollywood & BeyondBollywood & BeyondBollywood & Beyond was a commercial radio channel on XM Satellite Radio, located at channel 163 and playing a mix of Bollywood and music from across India. The channel is produced by NRI Media, Inc. Premiere Radio syndicates the station for broadcast on XM. The channel was programmed out of...
-- with simulcasts of Clear Channel O&Os KIIS-FMKIIS-FMKIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
, WSIX-FMWSIX-FMWSIX-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee on a frequency of 97.9 MHz. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications...
, WLTWWLTWWLTW is a radio station with an Adult Contemporary format in New York City.The station is often number one or close to it in Arbitron ratings for New York City. From 2002 to 2004, the station generated more revenue than any other radio station in the New York market...
, WHTZWHTZWHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...
and WGCI respectively. - June 13: KSWN/McCook, NebraskaMcCook, NebraskaMcCook is a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Red Willow County...
drops Adult Top 40 for Top 40/CHR as "93.9 The Zone" - June 17: WWWQ-HD2/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...
, a translator broadcasting at 97.9 and the HD2 subchannel of Top 40/CHR WWWQ, launches an Adult Top 40 format as "Journey 97.9". The musical direction is the same as sister station WNNF/Cincinnati. - June 17: A major shakeup results in Houston outlet KHPT to release its airstaff and to drop the Classic Alternative format. The station became a simulcast of Classic Hits sister KGLK on June 20.
- June 28: 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...
/ColumbiaColumbia, 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...
drops Classic Hits for Top 40/CHR as "Q94". - June 30: Two Las Vegas area stations, KXLI & KYLIKYLIKYLI is a radio station serving the Las Vegas area. The Aurora Media, LLC outlet operates at 96.7 MHz with an ERP of 93 kW and is licensed to Bunkerville, Nevada...
change formats to become 24/7 interactive radio stations branded as JelliJelliJelli is a user-controlled radio service, enabling users to select songs for a radio station using their web browsers or iPhone. Jelli.com users vote on songs to determine the play lists of their online streaming stations and participating radio stations. Users can submit "NO" votes or "YES" votes...
, with KXLI becoming a Rock format & KYLI changing to Top 40 Remix. - June 30: CJOT/Ottawa shifts from AC to Classic Hits as "Boom 99.7"
- June 30: The Gen-X format arrives in New Orleans, as KOBW drops '80s-based Classic Rock to become Adult Top 40/Retro hybrid "Voodoo 104.1"
- July 1: New Orleans also gets its first Spanish FM outlet, as KXMG debuts as "Mega 107.5"
- July 1: 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...
ends the "Q94" stunt for Classic Country branded as "Country Legends 94.3" - July 1: TampaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
station WPOIWPOIWPOI, "Hot 101.5", is an FM radio station in Tampa, Florida broadcasting a CHR format.The station's HD-2 channel is known as "Star 101.5" and airs a Modern AC format.The station's main rivals are WFLZ, WSJT, and, to a lesser extent, WMTX and WLLD....
flips 80's & 90's "The Point" for the CHR format as "Hot 101.5" - July 4: WTOKWTOK-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,...
/San JuanSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
drops Spanish AC for a Top 40 presentation (consisting of English-language CHR hits) as "Hot 102." - July 5: WFKSWFKSWFKS is a contemporary hits station serving Florida's Space Coast area. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 95.1 MHz with an ERP of 4.3 kW and is licensed to Melbourne, Florida.-History:...
in Jacksonville rebrands its Top 40 format from "Kiss FM" to "Radio NOW" - July 7: KZZQ/Salt Lake City drops Active Rock for a simulcast of sister station KZNS
- July 14: CBS radio announces that WCFS/Chicago would drop its AC format on August 1 to become a simulcast of all News sister station WBBMWBBM (AM)WBBM is an all-news CBS radio station in Chicago, Illinois broadcasting on the AM dial at 780 kHz. It is owned by CBS along with WBBM-TV....
. This move is due to what would be an eventual flip to the same format coming from Modern Rock WKQX, which took place on July 29. Meanwhile, WKQX's sister station in New York City, WRXP, ended the Modern Rock format July 15. The station would switch to "FM News 101.9," an all-news format (similar to that of sister WWWN) on August 12. - July 15: WMYIWMYIWMYI is a Bright Adult Contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA, and serves the Upstate and Western North Carolina regions, including Greenville, Spartanburg, and Asheville, North Carolina...
/GreenvilleGreenville, South Carolina-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
segues from AC to Hot AC as "Fresh 102.5." - July 18: Family Radio's WKDNWKDNWKDN 106.9 FM is a traditional Christian music and teaching radio station licensed to Camden, New Jersey and serving the Philadelphia market. It is owned by the non-profit Family Stations Incorporated. Its transmitter is located in Camden....
/Philadelphia announces that they will change their license status from non-commercial to commercial. - July 19: KHLRKHLRKHKN is an FM radio station in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area that broadcasts an adult hits music format as "94.9 Tom FM".Formerly an adult contemporary station with the call letters KMSX and the branding Mix 94.9,...
/Little Rock flips from Gospel to Rhythmic Oldies as "Heartbeat 106.7" - July 21: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...
picks up a second Urban outlet, as W280DOW280DOW280DO is an FM translator station licensed to Lexington, Kentucky. It rebroadcasts an Urban Contemporary format from the HD2 subchannel of WLKT. The station, which was launched on July 21, 2011, replaced the translator of EMF's Air 1 affiliate in the Lexington area, 107.1 WLAI. The translator is...
, a translator simulcast of Top 40 WLKTWLKTWLKT, also known as 104.5 The Cat, is a Mainstream Top 40 station broadcasting in Lexington, Kentucky. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. It specializes in Pop music, some Rock and some Hip Hop product...
's HD2 subchannel, debuts as "WiLD 103.9." - July 25: WZJZWZJZWZJZ is a commercial radio station located in Port Charlotte, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers, Florida area on 100.1 FM. WZJZ airs a Mainstream Top 40 music format branded as "Y100".- History :...
/Ft. MyersFort 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....
flips from Rhythmic AC to Top 40/CHR as "Y100," using the same format and logo as its sister stationWHYIWHYI-FM, better known as Y-100, is a heritage FM Top 40 contemporary hit radio station that broadcasts at 100.7 MHz. Its city of license is Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Y-100 broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 98,000 watts from its 1,005 foot transmitter, which is located on the...
in Miami - July 28: Clear Channel launches yet another Urban HD2/Translator, as it flips W281ABW281ABW281AB is an FM translator station licensed to Mountain Brook, Alabama. It rebroadcasts an Urban Contemporary format from the HD2 subchannel of WMJJ. The station, which was launched on July 29, 2011, replaced the simulcast of Urban AM WJLD...
, a former simulcast of AM outlet WJLDWJLDWJLD is a radio station licensed to Fairfield, Alabama, that serves most of the Birmingham metropolitan area. The station offers talk and music programming targeted towards African-American listeners, including a mixture of locally originated talk programming and urban oldies music. The station...
and the HD2 subchannel of WMJJWMJJWMJJ , "Magic 96.5") is a Clear Channel-owned Adult contemporary radio station that broadcasts from Birmingham, Alabama. Other stations in the Birmingham market owned by Clear Channel include WDXB-FM , WQEN-FM , WERC-FM , and WERC...
, to Hip-Hop intensive "104.1 The Beat." - July 29: KSOC/Dallas-Ft. Worth drops Urban AC for Urban Oldies as "Old School 94.5."
- August 1: 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...
and 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....
announces that they will merge their two companies. - August 1: Sporting News Radio announces it will rebrand as Yahoo! Sports Radio.
- August 3: Univision RadioUnivision RadioUnivision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision Communications, Inc., which also ownsthe Univision television network. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and the largest Hispanic radio...
unveils its app for its radio stations to smartphone users. - August 3: Smooth Jazz is silenced in OrlandoOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, as new owners flip WLOQWHKQWHKQ is a radio station, playing Spanish CHR music, under the name "KQ 103". WHKQ licensed to Windermere, Florida and is serving the Orlando area.-History:...
to Spanish Top 40 as "KQ103," modeling its format after WKAQWKAQ-FMWKAQ-FM along with it satellite WUKQ-FM are a pair of radio stations in Puerto Rico broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, WKAQ-FM serves the eastern half of the island while WUKQ, licensed to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, serves the western half...
/San Juan. The calls WHKQWHKQWHKQ is a radio station, playing Spanish CHR music, under the name "KQ 103". WHKQ licensed to Windermere, Florida and is serving the Orlando area.-History:...
went into effect on August 1. - August 4: CBS Radio announces WKRKWKRK-FMWKRK-FM — branded Sports Radio 92.3 The Fan — is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Serving Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio, WKRK-FM is owned by CBS Radio and broadcasts a sports format...
/ClevelandCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
will end its Alternative RockAlternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
format on August 29, and will flip to Sport Talk as "92.3 The Fan." - August 5: Connoisseur Media sells their Des Moines radio outlets KZHZKZHZKICP is a radio station licensed to Patterson, Iowa. KICP serves the Central Iowa-Des Moines area. A sale of KICP and sister station KICL to Iowa State University was completed in early November 2011...
and KZHCKZHCKICL is an American radio station licensed to Pleasantville, Iowa, USA. The station serves the Des Moines area. A sale of KICP and sister station KICL to Iowa State University was completed in early November 2011...
to Iowa Public RadioIowa Public RadioIowa Public Radio is a state network in the U.S. state of Iowa that combines the operations of current Public Radio stations run by Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa...
, who will convert the two stations into non-commercial outlets. As a result, KZHZ will become the second station in Des Moines to drop the Rhythmic format after its sale to IPR. - August 8: Townsquare Media announces the acquisition of Double O RadioDouble O RadioDouble O Radio is a privately held media corporation with corporate headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina. The chief executive officer is Terry Bond. Double O Radio owns several radio stations in the United States....
. - August 15; Sirius XM channel 15 is to become Studio 54 radio bringing back the classic dance format last heard on satellite radio as the strobe. This comes after BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
was dropped from the lineup, and moved online. - August 15: Univision sells KLTO/San Antonio to EMF, thus ending its Top 40 format after the sale is completed.
- August 17: CFUN 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,...
flips 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...
"Fun FM" to 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...
"Sonic". - August 17: WMGMWMGM (FM)WMGM is a radio station based in Atlantic City, New Jersey playing mainstream rock. WMGM serves most of southern New Jersey from Toms River to Cape May.-History:103.7 first signed on June 14, 1961 as WOSJ, later as WMGM...
Atlantic CityAtlantic 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...
shifts 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...
103.7 The Shark to Mainstream RockMainstream rockMainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
with the name "103.7 WMGM Rocks." - August 18: CBS Radio announces the move of Philadelphia SportsradioSports 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...
610 WIP to the FM dial replacing 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...
sister station WYSP. The switch took place on September 2. - August 19: WHTQ/Orlando drops its Active Rock format to become a simulcast of News/Talk sister station WDBO.
- August 25: Radio One announces that starting September 1, Urban AC WRNBWRNBWRNB is an Urban Adult Contemporary station broadcasting at 100.3 FM. Licensed to Media, Pennsylvania, it serves the Philadelphia market and is owned by Radio One. The station originally operated as WSNJ-FM in Bridgeton, New Jersey, first broadcasting on 98.9 in the 1950s before moving to 107.7...
/Philadelphia will relocate from 107.9 to 100.3, replacing WPHIWPHI-FMWPHI-FM, " Hot 107.9", is a radio station owned by Radio One, that airs a Urban Contemporary format. The station is licensed to Pennsauken, New Jersey and serves the Philadelphia market. When WPHI was on 100.3, it was known as "100.3 The Beat". On August 27, 2011, the "Beat" moniker was dropped...
and its Urban Contemporary format. WPHI moved over to WRNB's former frequency and relaunched their Urban format September 8. - August 26: CFLZCFLZ-FMCFLZ-FM is a radio station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Broadcasting at 105.1 FM, the station airs an adult hits format with the brand name 105.1 ED FM....
/Niagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
drops Triple-A for Variety Hits as 105.1 ED FM - August 29: Three stations make the flip to Sports: Adult Top 40 WPRT-FM/Nashville, the Urban AC FM translator of WHGB/HarrisburgHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, and the recently mentioned WKRK/Cleveland - August 30: Sister stations KZTQ and KWNZ/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...
swap signals, with KZTQ going from 97.3 to 93.7 and retaining its Adult Hits format, while Top 40/CHR KWNZ returns to its original home at the 97.3 signal and relaunches its former Rhythmic Top 40 format after seven years, taking the new moniker "Swag 97.3." - August 31: Sports FM comes to BiloxiBiloxi, MississippiBiloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
, as WUJMWUJMWUJM , is a sports talk formatted radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi. The station is owned by Mississippi Media LLC, a Triad Broadcasting Company, and they broadcast their format with an ERP of 4.3 kw.-History:...
drops the Classic Country format to become "The Champ." - August 31: Just five years after selling it to Radio One, Davis Broadcasting reacquires WQNCWQNCWQNC "My 92.7" is an urban adult contemporary radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina that is owned and operated by Radio One Inc. with the tagline "R&B from the 80s, 90s and Now"...
and WPZSWPZSWPZS "Praise 100.9 FM" is a Gospel music station located in Charlotte, North Carolina but licensed to Indian Trail. The station is currently owned & operated by Radio One. It carries the syndicated Yolanda Adams Morning show....
/Charlotte from the former. - August 31: KYOTKYOTKYOT-FM is a commercial rhythmic oldies music radio station located in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting on 95.5 FMDespite the station's branding, there is no affiliation of any kind with the Phoenix Coyotes, the local National Hockey League team...
/Phoenix officially transitions from "The Coyote" to "Eva," completing its shift from Smooth Jazz to Gold-based Rhythmic AC - September 1: A pair of Cumulus Media outlets, Top 40/CHR WJLQWJLQWJLQ is a radio station serving the Pensacola, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama markets; it is owned by Cumulus Media.WJLQ had a Progressive format as "Super Q" into the early 1980s, when the station began a gradual shift to the Top 40 format as "Q100." As a hit music station, WJLQ competed at...
/PensacolaPensacola, 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...
and Country WWFF/HuntsvilleHuntsville, AlabamaHuntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
, began stunting. Both stations flipped to the Hot AC "Journey" brand September 2 At the same in Pensacola, WRGV responded to WJLQ's format flip by shifting from Rhythmic to Top 40/CHR as "107.3 Hit Music Now!" - September 1: 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 exits the MOViN'Movin' (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...
brand for 80s-based Variety Hits as "Rewind 100.7" - September 2: WTMP-AM & FMWTMPWTMP is a radio station serving the Tampa Bay, Florida, broadcasting on 1150 AM and 96.1 FM. The station plays Spanish Tropical music, billed as "La Bahia", which is Spanish for "The Bay", referring to the Tampa Bay area...
/Tampa'sTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
57-year run as a Urban outlet came to a end as its new owers flipped the stations to a Spanish format - September 2: WLZT/Columbus began stunting in anticipation for a flip from Soft AC to Oldies on September 6.
- September 2: WLNDWLNDWLND is a radio station serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to serve Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA.-History:...
/Chattanooga flips from Soft AC to Variety Hits as "98.1 The Lake." - September 2: KBZC/Sacramento drops the All-90s format for Rhythmic AC, putting it in direct competition with KHYLKHYLKHYL is a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary serving the Sacramento, California area and broadcasts at 101.1 FM. They are owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to Auburn, California...
. - September 2: CKAC/Montreal drops its French Sports format for all-traffic, the second of its kind in Canada (after Vancouver) and the first French-language station to adopt the format. As a result of the flip, the station moved its broadcasts of Montreal CanadiensMontreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, Montreal ImpactMontreal ImpactMontreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...
and Montreal AlouettesMontreal AlouettesThe Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
games over to CHMPCHMP-FMCHMP-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 98.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 40,800 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
. - September 6: Another Montreal outlet makes a format adjustment, as CFQR flips from AC to Rhythmic Hot AC as "9-2-5 The Beat." They also retire the CFQR calls on September 9 after 45 years to take the new calls CKBE to match "The Beat" handle
- September 8: WARM/YorkYork, PennsylvaniaYork, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
shifts from AC to Adult Top 40 and adopts the "Wink" moniker, mirroring its sister station in HarrisburgHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania... - September 9: WPGCWPGC-FMWPGC-FM is one of the most popular among Washington, D.C.'s urban format radio station's, and has been ranked as one of its top rated radio stations for over 20 years, according to the Arbitron ratings. It has a city of license of Morningside at the 95.5 MHz frequency on the FM dial...
/Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
's HD2 subchannel, which had offered a Hip-Hop format featuring local artists, is replaced with a 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...
format. - September 9: KRQNKRQNKRQN is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic-leaning Top 40 music format, billed as "i107.1." Licensed to Vinton, Iowa, USA, the station serves the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area. The station is currently owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. but is operated by Cumulus Media under a time brokerage...
/Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IowaCedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
drops Classic Hits for Top 40/CHR as "i107.1" - September 12: WMKKWEEI-FMWVEI-FM is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format, largely simulcasting Boston-based WEEI. Licensed to Westerly, Rhode Island, USA. The station is currently owned by Entercom Communications...
/Boston drops Variety Hits for a simulcast of sister Sports Talk WEEIWEEIWEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...
. - September 12: KRXV-KHWY-KHYZ/BarstowBarstow, CaliforniaBarstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
-Mountain Pass, CaliforniaMountain Pass, CaliforniaMountain Pass is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is situated on Interstate 15 in the southeast mountainous desert region of the state approximately from the Nevada border at an elevation of - the highest point along I-15 between California and...
-Las Vegas drops Hot AC and their 31-year-old "Highway Radio" slogan for Dance Hits and takes the "Vibe" moniker, which was formerly used at Las Vegas' KVBE. - September 12: Another format flip takes place in Reno, as longtime Alternative KRZQ switches to Adult Top 40 as "Mix 100.9." Also joining the Adult Top 40 fray was KLZK/LubbockLubbock, TexasLubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
, who traded in AC to become "Yes 97.3." - September 16: WGMY/TallahasseeTallahassee, FloridaTallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
drops Adult Top 40 for Top 40/CHR as "107.1 Hit Music NOW!" - September 16: Another format shift takes place in Columbus, Ohio, as Urban AC WXMG relocates from 98.9 to 106.3, replacing WJYD and its Gospel format. WXMG's former frequency is then launched as Adult Hits "98.9 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...
." - September 16: Cumulus MediaCumulus MediaCumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
acquired Citadel BroadcastingCitadel BroadcastingCitadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
and its assets. - September 19: WVRX Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
departs the classic rock format once again, becoming a simulcast of talk station WMAL. - September 26: KZDXKZDXKZDX is a commercial radio station located in Burley, Idaho, broadcasting to the Twin Falls, Idaho, area. KZDX airs a modern adult contemporary music format. On September 26, 2011 after years of playing a pop/Modern Rock hybrid as 99.9 the Buzz, KZDX tweaked to a more conventional Hot AC format....
drops it's long running CHR/Active Rock hybrid format as 99.9 the buzz for a more conventional Adult top 40 as Hot 100. - September 27: Cumulus takes back ownership of KMJKKMJKKMJK is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Kansas City metropolitan area with studios located in Merriam, Kansas. Licensed to North Kansas City, Missouri, the Cumulus Broadcasting outlet operates at 107.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.KMJK was launched in 2001 as an Urban...
/Kansas City due to the market now gaining another FM signal, thus allowing the limit of how many stations one can own in Kansas City has now been increased. - September 30: WJOE/Ft. WayneFort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
drops Adult Hits for a interactive R&B/Hip-Hop format, billed as "ClickHop.com" - October 1: KSKRKSKR-FMKSKR-FM is an American radio station licensed to serve Sutherlin, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1998, is currently owned by Brooke Communications, Inc.-Programming:...
RoseburgRoseburg, OregonRoseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Douglas County. The population was 21,181 at the 2010 census.-History:...
flips from sports to CHR, under the branding JelliJelliJelli is a user-controlled radio service, enabling users to select songs for a radio station using their web browsers or iPhone. Jelli.com users vote on songs to determine the play lists of their online streaming stations and participating radio stations. Users can submit "NO" votes or "YES" votes...
. - October 5: A shakeup at Rhythmic Oldies KGMG/Tucson takes place as the entire airstaff and PD are fired. It is expected that the station will flip to a Rhythmic AC format.
- October 12: Clear Channel and EMF announces that K-Love and Air1 have been added to Clear Channel's iHeartRadio platform, starting October 17.
- October 17: WEZW/Cape May, New JerseyCape May, New JerseyCape May is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States...
becomes the first station in the United States to flip to Christmas musicChristmas musicChristmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
for the 2011 holiday season. - October 17: WPTY/Long Island flips from Rhythmic/Dance Top 40 to Gold-leaning Rhythmic AC.
- October 18: The FCC orders Martz Communications GroupMartz Communications GroupMartz Communications Group is an American radio broadcasting company, which operates three radio stations in the St. Lawrence River area of New York; one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and two in Detroit, Michigan...
to take W284BQ/Detroit, a translator broadcasting a Smooth Jazz format, off the air after it received complaints from Clear Channel Communications that the 104.7 frequency signal and coverage was interfering with the latter's 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...
outlet, WIOTWIOTWIOT is a FM radio station in Toledo, Ohio. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz.WIOT was Toledo's first FM rock station when it went on the air December 25, 1972, replacing a beautiful music/classical format. The call letters stood for "In Our Time"...
, who also resides at the same frequency. - October 19: WVTT/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...
swaps with WBYBWBYBWBYB is a talk radio formatted commercial radio station, licensed to Kane, Pennsylvania. WVTT operates at an effective radiated power of 840 watts...
/Portville, New YorkPortville, New YorkPortville, New York is a village and a town in Cattaraugus County, New York.*Portville , New York*Portville , New York...
so that WVTT now is on 96.7 in Portville while WBYB takes over 103.9 in Kane. At the same time, the 96.7 frequency switches to a simulcast of the talk format on 103.9, displacing the country music format on that channel to low-power translators and HD radio. - October 20: KVGSKVGSKVGS is a commercial radio station located in Meadview, Arizona, broadcasting to the Las Vegas metropolitan area on 107.9 FM. KVGS airs an adult hits format branded as 107.9 BOB FM, airing a jockless mix of 70s, 80s, and 90s pop and rock hits.-History:...
/Las Vegas drops Alternative for Adult Hits as "107.9 Bob FMBob FMBob FM is the on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in Canada and the United States. The Bob FM format features a mix of classic 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles....
." - October 24: After 47 years of being owned and operated by The International Free and Accepted Modern MasonsFreemasonryFreemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
, WGPRWGPRWGPR is an FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan brodacasting a Mainstream Urban format. Owned by the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons and operated under local marketing agreement by Radio One, the station operates on 107.5 MHz....
/Detroit is LMAd to Radio One, where it replaced the Urban AC format with WHTD's current Urban format. WHTD would flip to Gospel as "Praise 102.7." - October 26: After 8 years as an Urban AC station, Columbia, South Carolina WXBT stopped airing Urban AC at 1 P.M. and started simulcasting sister station AM news/talk WVOC.
- October 26: Clear Channel Communications eliminates hundreds of positions as part of a effort to streamline their operations.
- October 27: Saga CommunicationsSaga CommunicationsSaga Communications is a broadcasting company that owns and operates stations in 26 markets in the United States. The company, which is based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, primarily operates radio stations , but it also operates 9 television stations Saga Communications is a broadcasting...
quietly acquires the format and intellectual property of Rhythmic Top 40 KZHZKZHZKICP is a radio station licensed to Patterson, Iowa. KICP serves the Central Iowa-Des Moines area. A sale of KICP and sister station KICL to Iowa State University was completed in early November 2011...
/Des Moines from Connoisseur Media and relaunches the format on both KIOAKIOAKIOA, "93.3 KIOA," is a classic hits radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa, area. It is located at 93.3 on the FM dial. The station's studios are located at 1416 Locust Street in Des Moines along with Saga Communications' other Des Moines stations .-KWDM-Part 2:The 93.3 frequency got its...
93.3-HD2 and on translator K260AMK260AMK260AM is a Rhythmic Contemporary radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa area. It is located at 99.9 on the FM dial and on HD Radio subchannel KIOA 93.3-HD2...
as "Hits 99.9," upon the closing of KZHZ's sale to IPR. - October 27: Portage, Wisconsin news/talk station WPDRWPDRWPDR is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Prior to oldies, WPDR was News/Talk. Before that, WPDR played oldies and also played country music for many years. Licensed to Portage, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Wisconsin Dells, Portage, and North Madison Metro. The station is...
changed to oldies. - October 28: Radio One announces that they will replace the Gospel format of KROIKROIKROI is a radio station licensed to Seabrook, Texas and broadcasting from studios in Greenway Plaza in Houston, covering the Greater Houston area. The station is owned by Radio One and airs an all-news format.-History:...
/Houston for an all-news format. The flip took place on November 21, and the Gospel format moved over to the HD2 subchannel of sister station KMJQKMJQKMJQ, "Majic 102.1" is a Houston radio station with an urban adult contemporary musical format. It is owned by Radio One.-History:The station originally went on-the-air in 1961 as KAJC-FM with studios and transmitter in Alvin, Texas, a Houston suburb...
. - October 28: KSGX Seattle stunts Halloween music as "Freddy 104.9". The station would flip to Active Rock on November 1st.
- October 28: WMGC Detroit departs Adult Contemporary and begins stunting Christmas music. The station is expected to launch as a sports format.
- October 31: WRNXWRNXWRNX is an American radio station licensed to serve Amherst, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and the broadcast license is held by CC Licenses, LLC....
/Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield, MassachusettsSpringfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
' 21-year run as a Triple-A outlet comes to a end as it flips to Country - November 4: Two Clear Channel O&Os flip formats; Top 40/CHR WDTWWDTW-FMWDTW-FM is a classic rock formatted radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications. WDTW-FM is licensed for HD Radio operations; its secondary channel carries Clear Channel's "Pride Radio" format, which features music geared toward the LGBT audience...
/Detroit to Classic Rock, and Country KNBQKNBQKNBQ is a sports talk formatted radio station serving the Seattle-Tacoma area. The station is licensed to Centralia, Washington. It became active in the 1990s...
/Seattle to a Sports simulcast of KJR-AM - November 5: The original transmission towers for WBZWBZ (AM)WBZ is the call sign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts owned by CBS Radio, itself owned by the CBS Corporation. Originally based in and broadcast from Springfield, Massachusetts, WBZ was the first commercial radio station in the United States...
, atop the Westinghouse ElectricWestinghouse Electric (1886)Westinghouse Electric was an American manufacturing company. It was founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. The company purchased CBS in 1995 and became CBS Corporation in 1997...
factory in East Springfield, Massachusetts, are taken down, 90 years after the station signed on from the towers. They had not been used since the 1962 closure of synchronous repeater WBZA (which had been located there after WBZ's move to Boston in 1931). - November 7: Another Clear Channel outlet adjusts format, with KUSSKUSSKOGO-FM is a news/talk radio station licensed to Carlsbad, California, simulcasting KOGO 600 AM San Diego. KOGO-FM is one of the seven San Diego stations owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
/San Diego dropping Country to simulcast News/Talk KOGO - November 7: In Weslaco, Texas, thieves took the KBFMKBFMKBFM is a Rhythmic Top 40 music formatted radio station serving the Rio Grande Valley. The Clear Channel Communications station is licensed to Edinburg, Texas and broadcast their format at 104.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW....
van from a restaurant parking lot and torched it after stripping the vehicle of its equipment. - November 9: Sacramento, California sports station KHTKKHTKKHTK is located in the Sacramento, California, area and broadcasts at 1140 AM. This Sports/Talk station is the flagship station of the Sacramento Kings. KHTK also broadcasts UC Davis football games , Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL,and the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. KHTK broadcasts at 50,000...
rebrands from Sports 1140 to Sports Radio 1140 The Fan. - November 12: Flagstaff, Arizona Hot AC station KFSZKFSZKFSZ is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Munds Park, Arizona. The station, established in 2008, is operated by the Guyann Corporation and the broadcast license is held by LKCM Radio Group, LP.-Programming:...
changes to 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...
and assume "Hits106" as its branding. - November 14: Grand Rapids, Michigan Spanish pop station WNWZWNWZWNWZ is a radio station broadcasting a comedy format, licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan.The station is simulcast on the HD2 subchannel of adult contemporary sister station WLHT 95.7.-WGRD:...
changed to a comedy format. - November 16: CBS Radio acquires WFSIWFSIWBGR is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language format. Licensed to Annapolis, Maryland, USA, the station is currently owned by CBS Radio...
/AnnapolisAnnapolis, MarylandAnnapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
from Family Radio. CBS then relocated WLZLWLZLWLZL is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language format. Licensed to the suburb of Bowie, Maryland, it serves the Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio. Its transmitter is located near Crofton, Maryland.-History:WLZL signed on...
's Spanish format to WFSI's 107.9 frequency on December 1, paving the way WLZL's 99.1 signal to be launched as an all-news station serving both the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas starting in January 2012. - November 18: Clear Channel station KWMTKWMT-FMKMIY is a Hot AC radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. KMIY broadcasts on the frequency of 92.9 MHz, and is licensed to Tucson. KMIY is owned by Clear Channel Communications....
Tucson flips Modern AC "The Mountain" for Hot AC as "My 92.9." - November 21: WBBB Raleigh rebrands "96 Rock" and becomes "Radio 96.1."
- November 22: KSMJKSMJKSMJ is a commercial radio station located in Shafter, California, broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California, area. The station is owned by Buckley Broadcasting and licensed to Buckley Broadcasting of California, LLC...
Bakersfield adds an FM simulcast of sister news talk station KNZRKNZRKNZR is a news/talk radio station based in Bakersfield, California, USA. The station broadcasts at 25 thousand watts of power and can be heard in most of California and other Western states every night. KNZR is designated by the FCC as a "clear channel" radio station. It is owned by Buckley...
, replacing adult contemporary "Mix 97.7." - November 23: WDAS-AMWDAS (AM)WDAS is a radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station airs an urban oldies format.At noon on November 23, 2011, the station flipped to its current format and returned to the locally historic WDAS call sign.-History:...
returns to Philadelphia after a four year absence, this time as an urban oldies station. - November 26: CHNKCFJL-FMCFJL-FM is a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, broadcasting at 100.7 FM. Owned by Evanov Communications, the station airs a christmas music format branded as The Lounge 100.7 FM....
/WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
shifts from mainstream rock to Christmas musicChristmas musicChristmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
as "The Lounge". They also retire the CHNK calls to take the new calls CFJLCFJL-FMCFJL-FM is a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, broadcasting at 100.7 FM. Owned by Evanov Communications, the station airs a christmas music format branded as The Lounge 100.7 FM....
to match "The Lounge" handle. - November 28: Austin Christian station KNLEKNLE-FMKNLE-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Round Rock, Texas, USA, the station serves the Austin area. The station is currently owned by Ixoye Productions, Inc. and is a listener-supported station.-History:...
caught fire after an electrical malfunction in the building's attic, causing $11,000 in equipment and building damage. - December 1: Two more Clear Channel outlets flip formats: KGBYKGBYKFBK-FM is a news/talk formatted radio station serving the Sacramento, California area and broadcasts at 92.5 FM. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and simulcasts KFBK .-History, 2000-2011:...
/Sacramento from Adult Top 40 to a simulcast of News/Talk sister KFBKKFBKKFBK is a radio station in Sacramento, California broadcasting on a frequency of 1530 kHz. KFBK is a class A clear channel station, formerly designated as a class "I-B" station, sharing 1530 with WCKY in Cincinnati, Ohio...
, and KZDA/Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, ColoradoColorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
from Active Rock to Classic Rock - December 12: Chicago Spanish AC simulcast stations WVIV-FMWVIV-FMWVIV-FM and WVIX are a Spanish radio simulcast in Chicago, Illinois. They are part of the family of Univisión Radio, a division of Univisión Communications. Studios are located at 625 North Michigan, right in the heart of downtown Chicago.-103.1 and 93.5 FM History:The 103.1 FM frequency was...
and WVIX will be rebranded as Maxima 93.5/103.1.
Debuts
- January 3: Tom TancredoTom TancredoThomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo is an American politician from Colorado, who represented the state's sixth congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009, as a Republican...
, former Congressman, presidentialTom Tancredo presidential campaign, 2008The Tom Tancredo presidential campaign, 2008 for President of the United States began with the announcement of candidacy by the Congressman from Colorado on April 2, 2007. Since then, the campaign had garnered grassroots support and endorsements from conservative Republicans concerned about...
and gubernatorialColorado gubernatorial election, 2010The 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Colorado, who will serve a four-year term to begin in January 2011. John Hickenlooper won the race with over 50% of the vote. Incumbent Democratic Governor Bill Ritter announced that he would not...
candidate, joins KVORKVORKVOR is a heritage radio station serving the Colorado Springs, USA, vicinity with a News/Talk format. It broadcasts on AM frequency 740 kHz and is under the ownership of Cumulus Media. KVOR broadcasts the Air Force Falcons football and basketball games....
as evening host. - January 4: Jeff DouglasJeff DouglasJeffrey Lloyd "Jeff" Douglas is a Canadian actor and broadcaster. He rose to prominence for his role as Joe Canada in Molson's ad The Rant....
joins CBC Radio OneCBC Radio OneCBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
as co-host of As It HappensAs It HappensAs It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. Its 40th anniversary was celebrated on-air on 18 November 2008. It has been one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC Radio; it is also distributed in the United States by Public Radio International.The bulk of the...
. - January 24: Robert WuhlRobert Wuhl-Early life:Wuhl was born in Union, New Jersey to a Jewish family, including a father who worked as a produce distributor. After attending Union High School, Wuhl headed to the University of Houston, where he was active in the drama department and the Epsilon-Omicron Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon...
and Douglas UrbanskiDouglas UrbanskiDouglas Urbanski is an American theater impresario, raconteur and film producer.Urbanski is a business partner with actor Gary Oldman and he also runs a talent management firm, DMG...
both join 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...
. - February 24: Sirius XM Radio and Premiere Radio NetworksPremiere Radio NetworksPremiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
launches a 24/7 channel based around Nikki SixxNikki SixxNikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
's syndicated program "Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx," on XM channel 161. - February 28: WTSRWTSRWTSR is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting from The College of New Jersey , servicing Mercer County and Bucks County, Pennsylvania as well as broadcasting over the internet.-History:...
which is owned by the College of New Jersey is now the new home of the minro league baseball team Trenton Thunder. - April 13: TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
is set to launch "TSN RadioTSN RadioTSN Radio is a semi-national sports radio network in Canada carried on AM radio stations owned by Bell Media's Bell Media Radio division. The TSN Radio brand, and much of the network's content, is partially shared with Bell Media's television sports channel, The Sports Network...
," a Canadian version of 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...
. The network will broadcast primarily on former members of The Team, which folded in 2002. - May 2: Five time Grammy nominee pianist David Benoit debuted as a morning host on Los Angeles classic jazz station KKJZKKJZKKJZ is a non-commercial public radio station in Southern California broadcasting from the Long Beach State campus. The station is one of several public radio stations in Southern California presenting jazz and blues....
. - June 25: WXYG/St. Cloud, MinnesotaSt. Cloud, MinnesotaSt. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...
debuts with a Classic Rock format targeting 45 to 65 year olds. It is one of the few new AM stations to sign on in recent years. - July 29: CFJL/Winnepeg debuts with a Top 40/CHR format, branded as "Energy 106". They will be the market's second Top 40, as they take on the more adult-leaning rival CKMMCKMM-FMCKMM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting a top 40 format in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is known as Hot 103. Hot 103 is owned and operated by Astral Media...
. On November 23, CFJL changes call letters to CHWE to match its on-air handle. - August 5: The HD2 trance/electronica subchannel TrancidTrancidTrancid is a HD2 Dance/Electronica station and one of seven Dance-formatted HD2 stations launched by Clear Channel Communications through their Format Lab, a new division set up to expand music formats over their HD2 subcarriers in 2006 up until its elimination in 2008...
is relaunched after a 3 year absence, joining Club PhusionClub PhusionClub Phusion is a HD2 Dance Top 40 station, one of three Dance-formatted HD2 stations programmed by Clear Channel Communications through their Format Lab, a new division set up to expand music formats over their HD2 subcarriers...
, Pride Radio and Spin Cycle as part of the Dance genre offerings on Clear Channel's iheartradioIheartradioiHeartRadio is a Clear Channel Radio network to aggregate local radio brands, personalities and on-demand content. It is best known as a mobile application...
roster - October 3: Toronto gets its first Urban AC outlet, as CKFGCKFG-FMCKFG-FM is a new radio station which broadcasts an Urban Adult Contemporary format on the frequency 98.7 MHz in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The station will be targeted to the local Caribbean and African communities and began broadcasting on October 3, 2011....
debuts. - October 27: WLKW-FMWLKW-FMWLKW is a radio station broadcasting a Talk radio format under the brand "The Lake." Licensed to Celoron, New York, USA, the station serves the Jamestown, New York area...
/Celoron, New YorkCeloron, New YorkCeloron is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It sits on the west boundary of the City of Jamestown, New York and is surrounded by the Town of Ellicott. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census.- History :...
signs on.
Closings
- January 21: Fred Thompson leaves Westwood One, to be replaced by Douglas Urbanski.
- January 21: The Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
shuts down all of its remaining Digital Audio BroadcastingDigital audio broadcastingDigital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
channels. - January 28: Entercom CommunicationsEntercom CommunicationsEntercom Communications Corporation is the fourth-largest broadcasting company in the United States. As of November 2009, Entercom operates 110 radio stations in 23 markets across the United States....
ends the syndicated country music program hosted by Alan Kabel. - March: WZUMWZUMWZUM was a radio station in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. WZUM is owned by Sovereign City Radio Services LLC.- History :WZUM began in the 1960s as an R&B and top 40 station, owned by popular Pittsburgh polka bandleader Jimmy Pol. During the 1970s, WZUM was a freeform AOR outlet from 10:00 am until sunset,...
in Carnegie, PennsylvaniaCarnegie, PennsylvaniaCarnegie is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 7,972 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Carnegie is located at . It is approximately southwest of Pittsburgh...
will formally forfeit its license. The station has been off the air since at least 2010 and is in the process of being dismantled. - March 16: Garrison KeillorGarrison KeillorGary Edward "Garrison" Keillor is an American author, storyteller, humorist, and radio personality. He is known as host of the Minnesota Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, and radio...
announces he will retire from A Prairie Home CompanionA Prairie Home CompanionA Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...
in 2013. He intends to find a replacement host. - March 31: Rollye JamesRollye JamesRollye James is an American radio talk show host. She hosted The Rollye James Show nationally and on international shortwave on WWCR from 2000 to 2011...
will cease satellite radio broadcasting after the expiration of her contract. She had previously discontinued terrestrial broadcasts in March 2008. - April 4: KJCBKJCBKJCB is a radio station broadcasting that is currently silent. It had programmed a Urban Contemporary music format. Licensed to Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, the station served the Lafayette area. The station is owned by R & M Broadcasting.-History:The station was assign the call letters KJCB on...
/Lafayette, LouisianaLafayette, 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...
is forced off the air after the FCC cancels their license and losing their transmitter lease. The owners are vowing to fight this setback. - October: KTRSKTRS (AM)KTRS, located at 550 kHz, is an AM radio station in Maryland Heights, Missouri that carries a News/Talk format and is owned by the St. Louis Cardinals and CH Radio Holdings. It broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power during the day and 5,000 watts at night. The call letters KTRS stand for K Talk...
general manager and co-owner Tom Dorsey will step down as GM after 35 years. He will continue to hold ownership of the station, despite his leave. - April 12: Tom Bigby, vice president of CBS Strategic Programming, announced he would be retiring after 23 years. He commented that he would still consult stations on programming strategy. Bigby first joined Infinity Broadcasting (later called CBS Radio) in 1989 at AM sports station WIP.
- April 18: Toronto public station CKLN-FMCKLN-FMCKLN.fm is a domain owned by Chris Scully which streams an internet radio station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which follows in the tradition of the former CKLN-FM.From 1983 to 2011, CKLN Radio Inc...
went off the air after 28 years when their license was pulled following numerous broadcasting violations including quality issues. - April 19: Broadcasting school Columbia Academy of Vancouver shut its doors after running for 45 years citing financial issues. The school had recently been sold in autumn 2010.
- May 6: Charles McCordCharles McCordCharles McCord was a news anchor and on-air radio personality in the New York metropolitan area. He was most notable for being the right-hand man of Don Imus during the long run of Imus in the Morning for over three decades.McCord began his radio career at KICK in Springfield, Missouri in 1963...
retires from radio after 48 years, 40 of which were at the right hand of 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...
for 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....
. - May 10: Bob Allen announced that he was retiring after 51 years in both radio and TV, Allen continued saying that although he would retire from KUVAKUVAKUVA is a radio station licensed to serve Uvalde, Texas, USA. The station is owned by Rhattigan Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Rhattigan Broadcasting , LP....
, he would remain working as a consultant. - May 16: K.T. Mills ended a 20-year run with WALK-FMWALK-FMWALK-FM, known on-air as "WALK 97.5," is a radio station on Long Island with an adult contemporary format. Located on 97.5 FM, the station is licensed to Patchogue, New York...
. - May 27: Char Binkley will retire after 35 years at Christian station WBCLWBCLWBCL is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 90.3 MHz. WBCL is owned by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana with its studios located at the university's Fort Wayne campus....
. - May 31: Tom Sheldon will retire from WFINWFINWFIN is a radio station broadcasting a Talk radio format. Licensed to Findlay, Ohio, USA, the station is currently owned by Blanchard River Broadcasting Company....
after 45 years in radio. - May 31: WDODWDOD (AM)WDOD was a radio station serving the Chattanooga area. The station was owned by Bahakel Communications out of Charlotte, North Carolina, and last offered a sports talk format. WDOD was the oldest radio station in Chattanooga, having gone on the air on April 13, 1925...
/Chattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
leaves the air after 86 years due to the sale of its transmitter site to the Baylor SchoolBaylor SchoolBaylor School is a private, coeducational prep school on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school was founded in 1893 and since 1915 has been located on the same hillside site by the Tennessee River. The school went through several incarnations: moving from an all-male military academy...
; the license is surrendered to the FCC. - June 3: WPAYWPAY (AM)WNKE is a radio station licensed to New Boston, Ohio. Its original call letters were a carryover from its former sister station WPAY , which signed on in 1933 as a country yodeling and country music station, from which the call letters were derived...
/Portsmouth, OhioPortsmouth, OhioPortsmouth is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Scioto County. The municipality is located on the northern banks of the Ohio River and east of the Scioto River in Southern Ohio. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census.-Foundation:...
signs off the air after 78 years, due to the loss of its staff following the sale of its FM sister station to Western Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
. - June 11: The Other Side With Steve GodfreyThe Other Side With Steve GodfreyThe Other Side With Steve Godfrey was a nationally syndicated radio show aired on a number of radio stations across the United States. The show aired from 9 PM to midnight EST, on Saturday nights. It was hosted by self-professed psychic medium Steve Godfrey on flagship station KFYI in Phoenix,...
ends production of live episodes. - July 1: New Jersey NetworkNew Jersey NetworkThe New Jersey Network, or NJN, was a network of public television and radio stations serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. NJN was a member of the Public Broadcasting Service for television and the National Public Radio for radio, broadcasting their programming as well as producing and...
signs off at Midnight. NJN's nine public radio stations are sold off, four of them becoming New Jersey Public RadioNew Jersey Public RadioNew Jersey Public Radio is an NPR member network serving portions of northern New Jersey. It is owned by New York Public Radio , which also owns WNYC and WQXR-FM in New York City. The network comprises the four northernmost radio stations of the former New Jersey Network...
, affiliated with WNYCWNYCWNYC is a set of call letters shared by a pair of co-owned, non-profit, public radio stations located in New York City.WNYC broadcasts on the AM band at 820 kHz, and WNYC-FM is at 93.9 MHz. Both stations are members of National Public Radio and carry distinct, but similar news/talk programs...
, and five going to WHYY-FMWHYY-FMWHYY-FM is an NPR member station serving the Delaware Valley area, which is the metro area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located in Philadelphia. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.-History:...
. - July 13: Boise State UniversityBoise State UniversityBoise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...
sells KBSU/BoiseBoise, IdahoBoise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
to Impact Radio (who will take full ownership through a LMA prior to completion of the sale), ending its status as the market's only non-commercial outlet on the AM band. - August 1: Smooth jazzSmooth jazzSmooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
is no longer heard on Canadian terrestrial radio, after the last station carrying the format, CIWV, changes to country music as CHKX. - September 1: Steve MalzbergSteve MalzbergSteve Malzberg is a radio personality. He most recently hosted The Steve Malzberg Show on the WOR Radio Network.A graduate of Brooklyn College, Malzberg worked at 77 WABC for over twenty-five years in several capacities, i.e., as an overnight political talk show host, a sports commentator, and...
is dismissed from his nationally syndicated show on 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...
. David PatersonDavid PatersonDavid Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting...
will replace Malzberg on flagship station 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...
, whose show will not be syndicated. - September 11: AmericanaAmericana (radio series)Americana was a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from spring 2009 to autumn 2011. It offered a "mix of discussion, interviews and features, with a focus on the voices of ordinary Americans" and was touted as the "successor for the late Alistair Cooke's Letter from...
broadcasts its final episode on BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. - October 26: Longtime on-air personality Porky Chedwick announced he would retire after 63 years in the radio business, citing lack of sponsors the cause of his retirement.
- December 16: Longtime Minneapolis-St. Paul GM Marc Kalman will retire after 40 years in the radio business.
Deaths
- Osama bin LadenOsama bin LadenOsama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
, 54. Saudi-born leader of the al-QaedaAl-QaedaAl-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
terrorist organization responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacksSeptember 11, 2001 attacksThe September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
, including the destruction of the World Trade CenterWorld Trade CenterThe original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
in New York City, which resulted in several radio and television broadcasting antennas being destroyed along with the buildings in the attacks. Killed by Navy SEALsDeath of Osama bin LadenOsama bin Laden, then head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1 a.m. local time by a United States special forces military unit....
May 1. Bin Laden's death was an immediate topic on most radio shows in the United States. - Derry Brownfield, 79. Agriculture-oriented radio host and businessman. Died March 12.
- Rick Buckley, age unknown. Owner of Buckley BroadcastingBuckley BroadcastingBuckley Radio owns and operates twenty radio stations in seven markets. In addition, the WOR Radio Network is operated as an independent syndicated programming provider with affiliates in over 400 markets.-New York:*WOR - New York, NY...
. Died July 31. - Papa Joe ChevalierPapa Joe ChevalierArmand "Papa Joe" Chevalier was a sports radio and talk radio host from Las Vegas, Nevada. His show, "The Papa Joe Show," was heard on Sporting News Radio until 2005. Papa Joe had brief stints in independent syndication, on , and Sports Byline USA, and the now-defunct Sports Fan Radio Network...
, 62. Las Vegas-based sports talk radio host. Died June 3. - John Cigna, 74. Former KDKAKDKA (AM)KDKA is a radio station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Created by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation on November 2, 1920, it is one of the world's first modern radio stations , a distinction that has also been challenged by other stations, although it has claimed to be the first in...
on-air host for 30 years. Died May 20. - Chuck Collier, 64. Radio host on WGAR in Cleveland from 1970 until 2011 (WGAR 1220-AMWHKWWHKW is an AM radio station in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, operating on 1220 kHz. The station is owned by Salem Communications and carries religious programming from the company's radio network. The bulk of WHKW's programming is simulcast on WHKZ in Warren, Ohio.The 1220 frequency in Cleveland was the...
until 1990; WGAR 99.5-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...
after 1986). Originally an adult contemporary host on a lineup that had 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...
, "Emperor Joe" Mayer, Bob Vernon and Norm N. NiteNorm N. NiteNorm N. Nite , was born Norman Durma and is the author of the Rock On! series of books. Rock On is coined as the official encyclopaedia of rock and roll music. He has spent many years on radio stations such as WGAR-AM and WMJI-FM in Cleveland and WCBS-FM in New York City...
, he stayed with WGAR-AM after a 1984 format switch to country music. Inducted into the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame in 2009. Also voice-tracked middays at sister classic hits WMJIWMJIWMJI — branded Majic 105.7 — is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio broadcasting a classic hits format. The station serves Cleveland, Akron and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio....
, and did work for WCBS-FMWCBS-FMWCBS-FM is a CBS-owned radio station in New York City. The station's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility at 345 Hudson Street in Manhattan, and its transmitter is located on the Empire State Building....
in New York in the late 1970s. Died September 22. - Liz DribbenLiz DribbenElizabeth "Liz" Dribben was a radio and television host from Buffalo, New York. She is best known for her time as a producer for CBS News from 1972 to 1993. Her previous work included at WKBW-TV in Buffalo and radio stations WEVD and WNYC in New York City.-References:...
, 73. Radio and television host in Buffalo and New York City. Died January 20. - Doug Hoerth, 66. Talk radio host at WTAE and WPTT in Pittsburgh. Died "several days" prior to January 25.
- Jevon "Hollywood" Hotchkiss, 34. on-air personality at WDTWWDTW-FMWDTW-FM is a classic rock formatted radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications. WDTW-FM is licensed for HD Radio operations; its secondary channel carries Clear Channel's "Pride Radio" format, which features music geared toward the LGBT audience...
/Detroit. Died August 1 - Fred ImusFred ImusFrederic Moore Imus was an American radio talk show host and the younger brother of radio talk show host Don Imus. He hosted Trailer Park Bash, a weekly country music program launched on May 6, 2006, on Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET on Sirius XM Radio's Outlaw Country channel. His sidekick...
, 69. Host of the "Trailer Park Bash" on Sirius XM Radio, brother of 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...
and frequent guest on 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....
. Found dead August 6. - Tom Land, 51. VP/Programming for Journal CommunicationsJournal CommunicationsJournal Communications, Inc. is a publicly traded media company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It publishes the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a daily newspaper, and it also owns television stations, radio stations and weekly newspapers, among other businesses.-History:The Milwaukee Journal was...
. Died May 26. - Royal Marshall, 43. Producer and sidekick for nationally syndicated host Neal BoortzNeal BoortzNeal A. Boortz, Jr. is an American Libertarian radio host, author, and political commentator. His nationally syndicated talk show, The Neal Boortz Show, airs throughout the United States on Dial Global . It is ranked seventh in overall listeners, with 4.25+ million per week...
. Died January 15. - Jim MandichJim MandichJames Michael "Mad Dog" Mandich was a professional American football tight end with the Miami Dolphins. Mandich was an All-American at the University of Michigan. In 2004 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As color commentator for the Miami Dolphins , he was teamed with Jimmy...
, 62. Miami Dolphins player, sportscaster. Died April 27. - Joseph Mazza, 68. Nationally syndicated overnight radio host. Died April 27.
- Coyote McCloudCoyote McCloudCoyote William McCloud was a popular radio disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee. For over 30 years, he was a drive-time personality at several Nashville radio stations. He first became well-known in the early 1970s on WMAK-AM, then a market-dominant rock and roll station, as host of its 7...
, 68. Nashville radio host. Died April 7. - Corey McGriff, 32. Radio DJ/Remixer and former airstaffer at WQHT/New York City who went by the alias DJ Megatron. Died March 26.
- Dave Michaels, 60. Midday host/program director on the Classic Hits (Citadel radio network). Died April 21.
- Charles McPheeCharles McPheeCharles Lambert McPhee was a nationally syndicated talk radio host on the CBS Radio Network. On his call-in program, “The Dream Doctor Show,” which began in 2000, he interpreted dreams for people.-Life and career:...
, 49. Syndicated radio host "Dream Doctor" who was known to help people understand their dreams. Died May 8. - David NelsonDavid Nelson (actor)David Oswald Nelson was an American actor, director, producer. He was the elder son of bandleader/TV actor Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard and the older brother of singer Eric "Ricky" Nelson.-Career:...
, 74: American television/radio actor and producer. Died January 11. - Jon PetrovichJon PetrovichJon Petrovich was an American journalist and television executive. He is credited with founding numerous enterprises for CNN, including CNN.com, CNN Airport Network, and CNN en Español.-Biography:...
, 63. Former executive with 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...
broadcast unit and with CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. Died February 10. - Ludlow PorchLudlow PorchLudlow Porch , born Bobby Crawford Hanson, was an American radio humorist popular in the southern United States. He was the author of many humor books including,"Fat White Guys Cookbook" and "Who Cares about Apathy"...
, 76. American radio humorist. Died February 11. - Terry Preston, 85. 1940s and 1950s era DJ in Bakersfield, California and in Missouri; better known as a country singer under his birth name, Ferlin HuskyFerlin HuskyFerlin Eugene Husky was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky honk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes...
. Died March 17. - Andy Rooney, 92. Radio and television writer, commentator and humorist. Died November 4.
- Danny StilesDanny StilesDanny Stiles was a radio personality at WNYC, WNSW, WJDM and WPAT in the New York City market. He worked on the radio for 63 years in the New York City area, up to the time of his death.-Early life:...
, 87. American radio host; was on four stations at the time of his death. Died March 11. - Tom Whalen, 88. Longtime broadcaster at WBENWBEN (AM)WBEN is an AM and FM radio station serving the Niagara, Buffalo and Western New York area, broadcasting on 930 AM and, as of April 5, 2011, simulcasting on sister station WLKK at 107.7 FM. It previously simulcasted between 1946 and 1960 on 102.5 FM as WBEN-FM. Both stations retained the WBEN...
. Died March 31.