FORMAT FLIPS – Page 38 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Geoff Calkins Leaving 92.9 ESPN Memphis

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 kevincarter Audacy, WMFS

• Audacy Sports-Talk simulcast WMFS-FM & AM (92.9 ESPN)/Memphis announced a series of programming updates — effective Jan. 12, The

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CRS ’26 Reveals ‘New Faces’ Lineup

January 5, 2026 kevincarter CRS 2026

• Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) has unveiled the lineup for the New Faces of Country Music® Show at Country Radio

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BMLG Nat’l Upgrade For Jay Cruze

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 kevincarter Big Machine Label Group

• Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) has elevated Jay Cruze to Nat’l Director, Radio Strategy, rising from his previous post

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CPB Formally Shutting Down

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 kevincarter CPB

• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress to steward the federal government’s investment

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Alamo City Rebrand: ‘Jack’ Becomes ‘Bob’

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, KJXK

• Connoisseur Media Adult Hits KJXK/San Antonio — the station formerly known as Jack FM, starts the new year with

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Seattle’s Bull Launches ‘Tanner & Friends’

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, KPNW

• Following the recent departure of The Fitz Show from Hubbard Radio’s KPNW (98.9 The Bull)/Seattle, the station announced it

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Bloomington Now Squarely In The Zone

January 5, 2026January 4, 2026 kevincarter ST Radio

• ST Radio, a division of Bloomington, IN-owned-and-operated Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., is proud to announce the launch of WWZN (98-7

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Chattanooga Wakes Up With Jeremy Loper

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WSKZ

• With the recent conclusion of John Boy & Billy‘s syndicated morning show, Cumulus Classic Rock WSKZ (KZ106)/Chattanooga, TN elects

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Damas Upped To MD, WNCY/Green Bay

January 2, 2026 kevincarter Midwest Communications, WNCY

• Midwest Communications’ Country WNCY (Y100)/Green Bay, WI is proud to announce the promotion of afternoon drive personality Hannah Damas

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Palm Springs Now Extra Sunny

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 kevincarter KGAY

• Brad Fuhr‘s KGAY Radio begins its eighth year serving Palm Springs, the Coachella Valley, and the greater LGBTQ+ community