What’s News?
December 2017
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What’s News? |
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December 2017 |
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Happy Birthday 12-3-17 Celebrating this week are WTKS-FM 104.1 "Monster" Dirty Jim and Tom Benson at Media Confidential celebrate on Monday. Al Spry blows out the candles on Friday and WPRK-FM 91.5 celebrates 65 years on the air on Saturday. |
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Orlando November PPMs 12-4-17 The latest Nielsen PPM Ratings are here. |
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Sold: WHNR 12-8-17 Ferris S. Waller, Sr.'s Walco Enterprises is purchasing WHNR-AM 1360 from Catco Communications. Purchase price of $100,000 is in escrow. WHNR has been simulcasting Catco’s WKFL-AM 1170, but WKFL is not included in the deal. In 2016 Catco purchased WHNR from the receiver for GB Enterprises Communications. |
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Happy Birthday! 12-10-17 We want to wish a very happy birthday to a good friend of this website, Frank Reed. Frank is an award wining radio personality as well as a author of Frankly Speaking... Four Decades on the Air and Off a Memoir. |
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Thanks For The Mention 12-17-17 We received a mention in the College Park Community Paper. An article written by Becky Dreisbach about WDBO-AM 580. |
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More Kilmeade 12-18-17 WDBO-FM 96.5 has added an extra hour of the "The Brian Kilmeade Show". Kilmeade will now be heard from 9AM-11AM. |
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More Christmas Music 12-18-17 WLOV-FM 99.5 is also playing Holiday songs full time as well. |
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Happy Birthday! 12-18-17 To Tom Anthony celebrating today. |
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Mark Logas Sitting In For Bud Hedinger 12-20-17 Mark Logas will be substituting for Bud Hedinger on "Good Morning Orlando" on WFLF-102.5-FM/AM540 on Thursday and Friday this week. On Thursday, Mark will interview Larry Klayman, Founder-Chairman-General Counsel of Freedom Watch, the organization that is calling for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be removed, disbarred, and prosecuted. Also joining Mark on Thursday will be Lui Damiani, Executive Director of the Victim Service Center and Carla Biermann, Lead Victim Services Specialist with Mothers Against Drunk Drivers. On Friday, Mark remembers our Veterans who have served overseas with audio clips from World War II Christmas Eve news broadcasts and entertainment shows and will also interview Iraq War Veteran Andrew Porter. Sgt Kim Montes will stop by on Friday to share important holiday travel tips, explain what to do if you are involved or witness a hit-and-run accident, and let you know how to avoid a road rage incident. Listeners are always welcome to call in and share their opinions on the “50,000 Watt Front Porch”. |
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WLBE Goes Country 12-21-17 On December 11, 2017 WLBE-AM 790 has flipped formats from Oldies to Country. |
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Movin' On Up 12-21-17 Claudia Menegus has been moved up to Senior Vice President/Market Manager for Entercom Orlando. Claudia had been Vice President/Sales Director for CBS Radio prior to the merger of CBS and Entercom. |
Happy Birthday! 12-27-17 Mark Logas celebrates on Friday, Bobby Mitchell celebrates on Saturday. Dave Edwards celebrates on Sunday. Wishing all of you a very happy birthday! |
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Format Move 12-27-17 The "Urbana-FM" format is moving from WKIE-FM 92.7/WWRT-FM 93.9 to WRMQ-AM 1140/W278CN-103.5 Eatonville/W279DI 103.7 Kissimmee. |
Happy Birthday! 12-27-16 Mark Logas celebrates on Friday, Bobby Mitchell celebrates on Saturday. Dave Edwards celebrates on Sunday. Wishing all of you a very happy birthday! |
Looking For Adult Standards? 12-31-17 The long running "Gene Martin Show" (adult standards) which was on Central Florida radio for over 25 years is now available on line 24/7 and live daily at 10AM Mon-Sat. Programming is also available for streaming to radio stations. For info call Gene 352-615-9885. |
Happy Birthday! 12-31-17 Celebrating birthdays this week include; on Monday, Reagan Smith turns 69. Clive Hayward and Dick Camnitz blow out the candles on Thursday. |
Latest PPM Ratings 12-31-17 The latest Orlando PPM ratings are here. |
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