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about 4 hours ago
Donna Summer dies at 63

The disco legend, whose hits included “Last Dance,” “Bad Girls,” and “She Works hard For Her Money,” died in Florida this morning, after a battle with cancer. A five-time Grammy award winner, she was working on her latest album at the time of her death. TMZ reports “Sources close to Summer tell us ... the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago ... who says she didn't seem too bad. “ Summer is survived by her husband, Bruce Sudano, and two daughters.
about 3 hours ago
Orlando-market "Jose" WNUE flips to "Salsa 98.1"

Entravision Radio division president Jeffery Liberman says "we understood the need for an all-tropical format" in one of the fastest-growing Hispanic markets in the U.S. This is Entravision's first all-Spanish tropical format. The noontime change (May 17) replaced the previous Spanish variety hits "Jose" format, which had been running since December 2010. Its three-month trend in the Orlando PPMs was 2.5-2.6-2.3, with age 6+ AQH share. Titusville, Florida-licensed WNUE comes into the Orlando metro from the east.
about 15 hours ago
Owner of the NBA Jazz buys the "Zone" simulcast in Salt Lake City

The team is owned by the Larry H. Miller Group, and the Salt Lake Tribune says the group faces a problem: its games have been clearing in its home market on Cumulus sports "1320 K-Fan" KFNZ. The LHM Group has been LMAing K-Fan under an LMA originally signed with Citadel. But successor Cumulus now wants to run KFNZ itself, and the LMA expires at the end of this month. So LHM aspires to create "a super sports powerhouse" by purchasing the "Zone" AM/FM combo from the Larry Patrick-run SLC Divestiture Trust. It has been holding some stations on behalf of the Simmons group. The Jazz games will soon be moving to their new home at KZNS-AM/FM. The FM is a Class C at 97.5 licensed to Coalville, which employs five on-channel boosters to fill in the signal around the Wasatch Front. The Salt Lake City-licensed AM runs 50,000 watts daytime, but 670 watts at night. That may be part of the reason for a second deal, this time directly with Simmons. That's for sports KOVO, Provo. It runs 5-kw days/1-kw nights at 960. The Larry H. Miller Group will LMA it, and takes an option to buy.
about 5 hours ago
New CHR "Channel 95.1" debuted Wednesday in Albuquerque

The New Mexico Board of Radio-Info.com reported the news just after the noontime flip on May 16: Clear Channel replaced the two-year-old AC "Lite" KLQT with a CHR named "Channel 95.1. In the Winter Arbitron, KLQT, Corrales, New Mexico tied for 16th place (age 12+ AQH share). Now the Class C1 facility joins a very crowded contemporary spectrum, including Univision’s rhythmic “Kiss 97.3” KKSS (a 5.9 share, rated #2) and Cumulus Top 40 KKOB-FM (a 4.1 share, ranked #6). The website for the new Channel 95.1 is here. The New Mexico Board of Radio-Info.com is talking about the former "Lite" here.
1 minute ago
Koffy To Host Mornings At Minneapolis' Buz'n 1029

Paul Koffy has been morning show host at CBS Radio's country KMNB (Buz'n 102.9) Minneapolis, effective May 29. Koffy most recently did mornings at KPLX (The Wolf) Dallas, where he worked until January 2011. His career has also included stops in Salt Lake City, Tampa, Atlanta, as well as voice tracking throughout the Southeast. Koffy has been honored with a Country Music Association Award for air personality of the year.