Loud Media is purchasing WJRV-FM in Oliver Springs, TN and WTNQ-FM in La Follette, also in Tennessee, from Momentum Broadcasting. Loud Media will LMA the stations July 1.Loud Media is owned by Aaron Ishmael and Ricki Lee and operates stations in New York, Tennessee and Colorado. Ishmael said, “We are extremely excited about strengthening our position…
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Bad Radio in K-Town
Driving around town running errands and listening to local radio stations over the past few months is disturbing to someone like me that choose radio as a career when I was just 8 years old. I even got a degree in broadcasting so working in the business was something that meant a lot to…
Mike Keith, Voice of the Titans, to be Inducted Into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE – Mike Keith thought he was walking into the studio at Saint Thomas Sports Park on Wednesday to interview Hall of Famer Steve Hutchinson. Instead, the Voice of the Titans got a surprise – Keith is heading into the Hall of Fame himself. The Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame today announced Keith as a…
ADPR Students Win at 2020 Addy Awards
Fifteen students from the School of Advertising and Public Relations and a graphic design major earned 24 honors at the Knoxville American Advertising Federation (AAF) awards. Senior Kara Wegner earned a Gold Addy Award for her work on Land of Ice and Fire and a Silver Addy Award for Indelible Faces. Graphic design major Ndigi…
Student design majors win at the ADDYS
On Saturday, Feb. 29, four Maryville College students attended the ADDYs in Knoxville, Tenn. and took home several awards and citations. Design majors Chloé Vaccaro, Alyssa Kral, Cassidy Forbes, and Christen Watson each submitted various projects for consideration. Design professors Adrienne Schwarte and Morgan Manning attended the awards as well. An annual event, the ADDYs,…
Radio Mercury Awards Announces 2020 Call for Entry
A Call for Entry for the 29th Radio Mercury Awards officially opened today.For 2020, the Radio Mercury Awards has added several new prize categories. There is a new prize category entitled Multicultural Radio Spot Campaign. The prize is meant for specific non-general, market consumer segments, including, but not limited to, Hispanic, African-American, LGBTQ+, Asian and…
Inside Radio: Cumulus Revenues Down 4% In Q4, Due In Part To Loss Of Political.
Same station revenue at Cumulus Media declined 4.4% to $285.5 million in fourth quarter 2019, with most of the shortfall stemming from the loss of political revenue in a non-election year. CEO Mary Berner described the ad market in fourth quarter 2019 as “choppy.” Excluding political, same station Q4 revenues were down 1.7% to $282.4…
Former Knoxville radio host turns Grammy award winning producer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — East Tennessee has its share of Grammy winners, but there’s one man whose resume reads like a who’s who of A-Listers. Many remember Seva as a former well-known DJ, but now he is focused on a soundboard, winning a Grammy and producing some of the top names in the music business.…