Doug Montgomery, longtime B93 OM/PD, is at Townsquare and is their country format captain. If I'm not mistaken, he is also the programming head for the Grand Rapids station group. This is a great point, I'm puzzled why they haven't taken any of their properties country with that asset in the buildi...

https://i.ibb.co/hsG9nZg/Screenshot-2024-03-29-130003.png More of the same in February with WCSG flipping with B93 for that #1 spot and WGRD continuing to slip. Star showing some life as most of this book is outside of Christmas music. Will be interesting to see if they can maintain this climb, if ...

This is part of cutting salaries across the country, why do you believe they're looking to hire a replacement?

https://i.ibb.co/Tqt63jZ/Screenshot-2024-03-01-171221.png photo upload link iHeart grabs 4 of the top 6 spots led by B93 and boosted by a strong Christmas bump for Star 105.7. A good time for the AE's at iHeart to lock in those buys moving forward. Will be interesting to see if Star avoids the post...

Sean Baligian has announced he's been let go from WJR.

This isn't a one book fluke, Tommy is the first PD in a long time to do this well consistently with GRD. This is just another notch in the belt. There's a reason they were called IHOP for a long time, because they were dead after 10a. Tommy has solidified GRDs market position and has kept it near th...

Whatever they're paying Tommy Carroll isn't enough. He's managing a monster of a morning show, a heritage signal, and just beat the market dominant country station and commercial free Christian station in a DMA that is ruled by the CRC and rednecks. Honestly I would be surprised if he doesn't take a...

This early launch isn't too surprising as the ratings on Star have been in the toilet and really haven't been consistent in years. The problem is that even if they get a ratings bump, they haven't shown an ability to sustain it. AC radio does not have a passionate audience, and without PPM you're as...

95.7 and 105.7 are some of the best signals in the market and they're doing historically garbage numbers. Do nothing morning shows and boring playlists are not getting anything done. Quite frankly WSNX isn't doing as well either with their piped in talent. They're simply the best of the worst in the...

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Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:00 pm

False.

Untrue

Former longtime WLAV programmer and afternoon driver Rob Brandt has announced he's heading to iHeartMedia. He'll begin with shifts on WLLZ Detroit and is set to join the national Classic Rock & Rock talent roster. I'd be surprised if he doesn't show up in a position locally at some point sooner than...

Damn, WLHT is in the toilet. As someone who remembers Dave & Geri, I can't remember the last time the station showed this poorly. As either Lite, Channel, or Mix. Even Balls out Barnaby never had these numbers. Maybe time to move Andy Rent to Mix? Who's the PD? They should be ashamed they piddled aw...

I believe they were on the Urban station. Rick Berkey approached a friend of mine last year to run the games.

Even more so for 95.7, whose signal comes in like gangbusters across much of Kent County. 95.7 ought to be wiping the floor clean with 105.3, yet they're not. What a mess. I bet by the end of the year they plug in Brooke and Jeffrey and go all national. WFGR has no one local since they lost Jojo an...

Interesting that his return was announced about 24 hours after her departure was announced. This feels like the Glen Dillon situation all over again. Discarding the female talent and pinning hope on the milk toast male. I don't suppose this is really an investment unless we see a fully staffed morn...