95.9 The River Transitions from Classic Hits to Classic Alternative

Release Date: June 13, 2024

Chicago, IL – Alpha Media is excited to announce the transformation of 95.9 The River from Classic Hits to Classic Alternative, a move that positions the station at the forefront of the next major trend in radio formats.  Phil Becker, Alpha Media's EVP of Content, elaborated on the strategic shift: "Classic Alternative is a natural…

Alpha Media Chicago Announces Lineup for Free Country 98.3 and…

Release Date: May 24, 2024

Chicago, IL — Following the exciting rebranding of WCCQ to Free Country 98.3 and 102.3 and the addition of a second signal at 98.3, Alpha Media Chicago is proud to unveil the star-studded lineup for its new country station. This announcement follows our previous release about the strategic move to enhance our reach and better…

Alpha Media Chicago Rebrands WCCQ as Free Country 98.3 and…

Release Date: May 24, 2024

Alpha Media Chicago is excited to announce the rebranding of its legacy Country station, WCCQ, to Free Country 98.3. In a strategic move to better serve the Chicagoland area, the station will now also broadcast on a second signal at 102.3, for wider coverage for Country music fans. It's only fitting that Free Country debuts…

Alpha Media’s KBFF Becomes the First Radio Station with an…

Release Date: June 13, 2023

PORTLAND, OR. Alpha Media's KBFF, Live 95.5 , has made history as it became thefirst radio station in the world to have an AI DJ. The AI /synthetic version of the current Live 95.5 middayhost, Ashley Elzinga, is using Futuri Media's Radio GPT software to bring a new style of content to theirlisteners. Live 95.5…

Saginaw, MI Debuts New Rock Station, 106.3 The Core

Saginaw, MI - 106.3 WGER debuted their new rock station, 106.3 The Core, focusing on rock/alternative music from the '90s & '00s. The playlist will include artists like Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam & Soundgarden, Blink 182, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Sublime. Mark Thomas, Alpha Media Market Manager in Saginaw, said, "We…

Alpha Media Names Dylan Salisbury KBFF Content Director

Release Date: June 16, 2022

PORTLAND, Ore. –  Alpha Media (the "Company"), a leading mid-market broadcaster operating radio stations across 44 markets in the United States, announced the appointment of Dylan Salisbury as Live 95.5 Content Director, effective June 27, 2022. Salisbury will oversee Programming for KBFF/Live 95.5 and will report to Portland Operations Manager Gene Sandbloom, Market Manager Lisa…

Alpha Media Elevates Bryan Hendry to VP/Market Manager in Columbia,…

Release Date: April 6, 2022

Alpha Media is pleased to announce the elevation of Bryan Hendry to VP/Market Manager of it’s Columbia, SC cluster where he will oversee some legendary brands in The Big DM, Fox 102.3, Hot 103.9, Live 93.5, Alt 99.7, and 94.9 The Palm, plus a very robust Digital Sales and Marketing operation.  Bryan has held a…

Alpha Media’s KBAY and KKDV become ‘Bay Country’

Release Date: April 5, 2022

Alpha Media’s 94.5 KBAY FM and 92.1 KKDV announced today the debut of Bay Country on two signals. Market Manager, David Drutz shares, “With the recent sale of KRTY, the County format would have no longer been offered.  We feel strongly that Country is a format that the market deserves, and we are excited to…

Brett Beshore Joins Alpha Media-Dayton

Release Date: March 17, 2022

Brett Beshore has been named SVP/Market Manager for Alpha Media’s Dayton, OH stations. Beshore has 25 years of leadership experience and most recently held the position of Market President with iHeartMedia-Indianapolis, where he has been for the past 10 years.  He also served on the Indiana Broadcasters Association’s Board of Directors and was a finalist…

Alpha Media Names Zoe Burdine-Fly as Regional President

Release Date: October 20, 2021

Alpha Media (the “Company”), a leading mid-market broadcaster operating radio stations across 44 markets in the United States, today announced the appointment of Zoe Burdine-Fly as Regional President, effective November 1, 2021. Ms. Burdine-Fly joins Alpha Media’s leadership team from Townsquare Media. In her role with Alpha Media, she will oversee the operations, talent management…