Indianapolis woman accused of embezzling $270K from WFYI
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the former accounting specialist worked with an unnamed co-conspirator, who was not an employee of the public television and radio station.
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With 10 media holdings, Urban One looks to blanket Indy
As regional vice president for Maryland-based Urban One, Deon Levingston holds the keys to the biggest house in Indianapolis broadcasting.
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After 28 years at WIBC, news anchor Stan Lehr set to sign off
Broadcast veteran Stan Lehr spent time at radio stations in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska before joining the WIBC staff in 1993. He will work his final on-air shift Friday afternoon.
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Bible Broadcasting Network buys local radio station from Urban One
The non-commercial Bible Broadcasting Network, based in North Carolina, operates more than 50 radio stations in 23 states.
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‘Bob & Tom,’ syndication company agree to new 3-year deal
Two weeks after releasing details about a contract extension with 18 radio stations, “The Bob & Tom Show” announced Monday a new deal with syndication company Westwood One.
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Franklin College selling station to Catholic Radio Indy
WFCI-FM 89.5 will carry Christian programming after the sale is approved. It will remain on the air during the transition, providing public broadcasting.
Jake Query to return to sports radio at The Fan
Indianapolis radio veteran Jake Query, former co-host of “The Query and Schultz Show,” is headed to mornings at Emmis-owned WFNI-FM, where he’ll have a new on-air partner.
Local sports talk morning radio show loses both co-hosts
“The Fan Morning Show with Jeff & Big Joe” on Emmis-owned WFNI-FM has seen the departure of both Jeff Rickard and Joe Staysniak in the past week.
Emmis to take AM 1070 off the air, although The Fan remains on FM stations
Emmis Communications Corp. says the signal’s towers in Whitestown will be dismantled to make way for development.
‘Chicks on the Right’ co-host to leave WIBC, leading to overhaul of popular program
The show will continue with a new name and a new co-host starting Nov. 2.
Disrupted commutes sink radio ratings
After seeing its audience sliced by a third and its revenue in some cases cut in half in April and May, the ever-resilient radio industry has shaken the cobwebs out of its head and is standing upright.
Owner iHeart Media switches local station to all-business format
The station, which had been identifying itself as 97.5 Kiss FM since August, is now known as Business News 97.5.
Emmis plans to keep small biz relief loan, saying it will help employees ‘weather this storm’
Some lawmakers and policymakers have complained that Paycheck Protection Program loans ended up in the hands of larger, publicly traded companies at the expense of small businesses that need them most.
Local sports-talk radio show ‘Query & Schultz’ canceled
The nearly 9-year-old radio show, which filled the 3 p.m.-to-7 p.m. drive-time spot on WNDE-AM 1260, was hosted by Jake Query and Derek Schultz.
Nine TV stations across five states to be sold for $59.2M
Standard Media Group of Nashville, Tennessee, said it will buy stations in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, New York and Tennessee.
WFYI will end ‘No Limits’ radio show; new show with host Matt Pelsor on tap
Host John Krull announced on the air Tuesday that the twice-weekly radio show will end on July 11. That makes way for a new program, “All In,” that will be hosted by WFYI’s Matt Pelsor.
Emmis sells six radio stations in Austin, Texas
The sale represents almost half of the radio stations controlled by Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. and leaves the company with radio holdings in only two markets.
Veteran morning broadcaster O’Brien parts ways with Hank-FM
Dave O’Brien, a staple on local morning radio since 1996, is no longer with WLHK-FM after station owner Emmis Communications opted not to renew his contract.
Radio-station acquisitions give Cumulus big boost
With its pending acquisition of three Entercom Communications Corp. stations, Cumulus Media Inc. is set to become the biggest, most-listened-to radio company in the Indianapolis market.
Owner axes two prominent on-air personalities at WNTR, WXNT
A sports talk show host and drive-time disc jockey were among a dozen employees let go Tuesday as radio giant Cumulus prepared to take over the Entercom stations.
Cumulus plans to move Entercom radio studios but keep formats for now
Listeners won’t immediately detect changes at top 40 WZPL-FM 99.5, adult contemporary WNTR-FM 107.9 and sports-talker WXNT-AM 1430, which Cumulus media has agreed to acquire.
Cumulus bolsters its local position with acquisition of 3 radio stations
Cumulus has made a deal to trade a station in New York and two stations in Springfield, Massachusetts to Entercom Communications in exchange for three Entercom stations in Indianapolis, including WZPL-FM 99.5.
Q&A with ‘Blues House Party’ host Matt Socey
Matt Socey plays several on-air roles at WFYI-FM 90.1, but from 8-10 p.m. on Saturdays, he spins blues tunes.
UPDATE: Radio host Michael Grady leaving local sports-talk show
Michael Grady, a former sports reporter at WRTV Channel 6 and public address announcer for the Indiana Pacers, has co-hosted the “Grady & Big Joe Show” for eight years. Station owner Emmis has already lined up a replacement.