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      April 2, 2021

      MWC/Knoxville Elevates Michael Brody to VP/Market Manager

      Midwest Communications promotes Michael Brody to Vice President/Market Manager of its cluster in Knoxville, TN, including Classic Rock WIMZ, AC WJXB, Adult Hits Jack FM and Classic Country Duke FM. Brody is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and began his radio career in 2001 as a marketing consultant in Knoxville. He was promoted…

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      March 18, 2021

      Bad Radio in K-Town (updated)

      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…

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      March 12, 2021

      New Knoxville Radio Ratings are in

      Knoxville   Rank: 73 12+ Population: 739,500 Ethnic Composition:  Black – 6.34%   Hispanic – 4% Market Swept: 13x/year Back   Station Format Owner/LMA Dec20 Hol20 Jan21   WIMZ-FM Classic Rock Midwest Communications, Inc. 9.8 9.0 8.8   WIVK-FM Country Cumulus Media, Inc. 9.8 9.0 8.4   WJXB-FM Adult Contemporary Midwest Communications, Inc. 8.8 8.3 8.0   WOKI-FM Talk Cumulus…

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      March 2, 2021

      Morgan Wallen's radio ban seems to crack as a hometown Knoxville station plays his music... after he was banned from most radio for using the N-word

      Morgan Wallen, 27, was back on the air at WMYL-FM in Knoxville after the station posted a Facebook survey about his return, according to Radio Ink The country music star was banned in February after he was spotted drunkenly shouting the N-word outside his home After the outburst was reported, multiple radio chains announced an…

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      February 20, 2021

      TREY WALLACE ANNOUNCES EXIT FROM FOX SPORTS KNOXVILLE

      After nearly three years with the radio station, Trey Wallace announced he’s moving on from FOX Sports Knoxville.  Wallace joined FOX Sports Knoxville from TheReadOptional.com and took over their early afternoon timeslot in July 2018, hosting from 1 – 3pm.  Soon after, Wallace became a regular contributor to the station’s afternoon show The Drive.  https://twitter.com/TreyWallace_/status/1360341295642906628 Sunday…

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      February 2, 2021

      From James Brown to Joe Armstrong, Black-owned WJBE promotes the 'unity' in community

      Prior to 2012, Joe Armstrong was embarrassed when people came to visit him in Knoxville. Not because of any particular quality the city was known for but, rather, what was missing: a Black radio station.  “There definitely was a void,” he told Knox News. It was a void Armstrong was uniquely qualified to fill, leaning on…

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      January 27, 2021

      East Tennessee radio executive Randy Ross dies

      KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Radio industry veteran Randy Ross died Tuesday. Ross was general manager for Midwest Communications. He oversaw area radio stations that included B97.5, 103.5 WIMZ and DUKE FM. B97.5 is a radio partner with WBIR. He’d previously worked in broadcasting in the Tri-Cities, and had been an executive at South Central Media. He…

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      January 20, 2021

      Former Knoxville meteorologist Bob Becker has died

      We’re sad to report a popular former Knoxville meteorologist has died. Bob Becker, 64, who worked for many years at WATE and later at WBIR died this weekend. Becker was born in Monroe, New York, and went to college at New York State. He came to East Tennessee in 1997 and quickly became popular with…

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      December 10, 2020

      November CDMs: Knoxville’s WIVK Gets Serious Competition

      In Knoxville, TN, Midwest Communications classic rock WIMZ (103.5) Knoxville gains enough on country powerhouse Cumulus Media WIVK (107.7) that the two stations are in a virtual tie for first in the market, according to Wednesday’s Continuous Diary Measurement data from Nielsen Audio. WIVK keeps an edge over WIMZ in weekly cume, 138,700 to 125,100.…

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      November 11, 2020

      Colleagues and friends remember Billy Kidd

      The Wednesday news that Billy Kidd had passed away at just 61 years old stunned East Tennessee. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Wednesday news that Billy Kidd had passed away at just 61 years old stunned East Tennesseans. The longtime radio personality was a giant in Knoxville media, and he had the accolades to show…

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