This week, This Morning, America’s First News with Gordon Deal is excited to add their 278th affiliate and hometown station 1450 WCTC/Central New Jersey. Host Gordon Deal and News-Anchor Jennifer Kushinka jump-started their news careers at WCTC. Gordon commented, “It’s tremendously exciting to return to the radio station that brought me in as a rookie […]
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HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: TOP RANKED COLLEGE GAMES EACH WEEK INCLUDING: #3 OHIO STATE @ INDIANA, #1 CLEMSON @ NORTH CAROLINA, #14 MICHIGAN @ #17 PENN STATE, #2 ALABAMA @ #16 TEXAS A&M, #6 LSU @ #2 ALABAMA and #4 OKLAHOMA @ OKLAHOMA STATE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FROM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA FORMER NFL […]
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HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: COMPLETE NFL COVERAGE OF SUNDAY AFTERNOONS (1PM/4PM), EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF OAKLAND RAIDERS, & FULL COVERAGE OF DALLAS COWBOYS BRENT MUSBURGER RETURNING FOR HIS SECOND SEASON AS VOICE OF OAKLAND RAIDERS COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS proudly announces a full slate of compelling NFL broadcasts. The schedule will feature a double-header every Sunday for all 17 […]
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Congratulations to our amazing talk talent for being recognized yet again in the coveted TALKERS magazine HEAVY HUNDRED list of top talk talent. For the second year in a row, Joe Pags, host of The Joe Pags Show, comes in at #14, Lars Larson, host of The Lars Larson Show, #15 and Todd Schnitt, host […]
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ALPHA MEDIA AND COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS INCREASE INVESTMENT of THE MARKLEY, VAN CAMP & ROBBINS SHOW WITH MARKETING PUSH & GREATER PROGAMMING RESOURCES JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN ALPHA MEDIA & COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS NOW BOASTS 50 AFFILIATES WITH NEW ADDITION OF KTSA IN SAN ANTONIO SCOTT ROBBINS NAMED CO-HOST; DAVE G HALL CONTINUES AS PROGRAM CONSULTANT […]
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93.1 The Mountain to broadcast pre-season, regular season and post-season games. Coverage begins August 10th – Raiders vs. Los Angeles Rams. LAS VEGAS – May 17, 2019 – iHeartMedia Las Vegas’ 93.1 The Mountain, World Classic Rock, announced today a broadcast agreement with Compass Media Networks. As part of the broadcast agreement, 93.1 The Mountain […]
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There are no two people more enthusiastic about radio than those at the helm of “The Night Shift with Craig Allen,” the new Classic Hits evening show from Compass Media that launched in early April. Allen is the guy who used the public affairs show as a wedge into his hometown radio station, where the […]
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TOWNSQUARE MEDIA and COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS announced the launch of THE NIGHT SHIFT with CRAIG ALLEN. The show features the best music of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s…with personality.
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Nashville, TN (February 8, 2019) — With a career that spans over 25 years of recording and touring, Tracy Lawrence has demonstrated that adding syndicated radio show host to his résumé has also added to the list of the legendary artist’s many accomplishments. Lawrence is being recognized by The Academy of Country Music for his […]
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The Mike Lupica Podcast has doubled its content from one podcast each week to two based on the show’s continued success in attracting a growing and diverse audience.
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Silverfish Media president Patrick Thomas announced the company’s launch of five new podcasts in collaboration with Compass Media Networks. Thomas will host one of the podcasts, Five Whiskey Patrick, which will focus on interviews and conversations with people he finds interesting. “Honestly, I just wanted to do my own podcast. It’s something I’ve been thinking about […]
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The new year brings continued momentum and excitement for the syndication of DeDe In The Morning. DeDe debuted New Year’s Day in Atlanta – adding another Top 10 market to the growing roster of stations. This Saturday marks the expansion of the program for weekends with the debut of DeDe’s Weekend Kickback. For immediate release […]
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No, really… This morning, if you were trying to answer this puzzle question in The New York Times: “Composer John with size Emmys” and you answered TESH, you would have been correct. Kudos to The New York Times for making us all think of John Tesh and his amazing career. And, of course, we are […]
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RadioFacts.com celebrates it’s third annual Women of Color In Media 2018 special issue featuring our very own, DeDe McGuire. The cover features DeDe in her striking red beaded dress and lavish crown with the headline “Radio’s Royal DeDe McGuire.” “People still want the personal touch of a good radio personality. People want company and that’s […]
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Starting Monday September 10 Jim Chesko takes over the Noon to 7 pm reports Jim Chesko has a long history in business and financial news, including seven years at Bloomberg and two stints with The Wall Street Journal Radio Network. Jim will be replacing the longtime afternoon reporter Bruce Vale who is retiring after 18 years […]
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TOP RANKED COLLEGE GAMES EACH WEEK INCLUDING: CLEMSON @ TEXAS A&M, USC @ STANFORD, OHIO STATE @ PENN STATE, THE IRON BOWL – AUBURN @ ALABAMA, THE BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, COMPLETE NFL COVERAGE OF SUNDAY AFTERNOONS (1PM/4PM ET), EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF OAKLAND RAIDERS, & FULL COVERAGE OF DALLAS COWBOYS. BRENT MUSBURGER NAMED VOICE […]
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TeshMedia has selected Compass Media Networks as its exclusive advertising sales representative for its portfolio of top-rated radio assets including the Daily John Tesh Radio Show a/k/a Intelligence for Your Life, The Best of the John Tesh Radio Show, Intelligence for Your Health with Connie Sellecca, The Weekend Show with John Tesh and Gib Gerard […]
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Sam Alex, host of Taste of Country Nights, which airs weeknights on country stations across America recently covered the ACM Honors Red Carpet for the syndicated news magazine television show “Celebrity Page.” Watch the YouTube video below, featuring Darius Rucker. About Celebrity Page Unconventional Studios produces the nationally syndicated television show “Celebrity Page” which airs […]
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018 marks 15 years since the National Syndication of the Lars Larson Show. That’s the day I took over what had been the Laura Ingraham show on Westwood One. When Westwood dropped the show after 6 years of syndication, Peter Kosann (who left his position as CEO of Westwood One two years […]
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For the fifth year, Compass Media Networks’ founder and CEO, Peter Kosann, has been named among the Top 40 Leading Radio Executives by the radio industry trade magazine, Radio Ink. Rising from the 39th position and taking the 37th position, Kosann is recognized among the elite leaders in the radio industry today. Kosann says there […]
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El Dorado Broadcasting, Victorville CA cluster recently signed up with SPECbyte. Doug Ingold presents the early top sellers Mia Mocha and Kim Jennings with their Compass Media Networks’ Beach Bags with VP Programming, Mark Mitchell.
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–MAY 2, 2018 Uncle Joe Benson, a legendary radio personality, begins hosting the “Ultimate Classic Rock” show tonight (May 7). Benson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to “Ultimate Classic Rock,” including having spent the last 37 years in Southern California radio. Defined as an “AOR legend” in Don Barrett’s definitive book Los Angeles Radio […]
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Service Broadcasting (owner of K104 FM in Dallas) and DeDe McGuire (host of DeDe in the Morning) are pleased to announce the selection of Compass Media Networks to manage the national syndication of DeDe in the Morning effective immediately, and in anticipation of a July national launch. “DeDe McGuire is an incredible talent and we […]
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[Article Share -TomTaylorNow, April 5, 2018] Radio’s weekly reach for Americans 18+ – 93%. That’s an impressive number, but then Nielsen switches in its 2018 Audio Today research report to monthly (not weekly) reach for some discrete demos. It says “Radio has the largest reach with Generation X, those aged 35-54, with 80.5 million tuning […]
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WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 5, 2018 — Yamanair, a Compass Media Networks Company, is pleased to announce that it has hired Benztown, a global leader in radio imaging, voiceover, programming and jingles, to provide production elements for Yamanair’s exclusive services Cash by Creative and SPECbyte. Yamanair provides custom creative to stations and their sales representatives in […]
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Thursday, March 28, 2018 — Sam Alex, host of Taste of Country Nights, a Townsquare show syndicated by Compass Media Networks, welcomed country radio super-star Cassadee Pope to the show. Sam explains that Pope shared insights about her role on The Voice and a surprising update on her new beau during the interview. “We got the […]
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Compass Media Networks will broadcast exclusive national coverage of the 2018 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament features four schools currently ranked in the AP Top 25: #2 Michigan State, #9 Purdue, #16 Ohio State and #17 Michigan. For the 10th year, Compass Media Networks shall […]
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New York, NY – FEBRUARY 14 2018 – AnalyticOwl, big data analytics and attribution for TV and Radio advertisers syncing offline advertising to online web and search data, has announced an industry-first integration with Yamanair Creative’s services Cash-by-Creative and SPECbyte. David Ballinger, founder of AnalyticOwl, calls the integration a no-brainer. “The integration allows media sales […]
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JANUARY 24, 2018 – Alpha Media is proud to announce the selection of Compass Media Networks to manage the syndication of The Markley and van Camp Show, beginning April 2, 2018. The MVC Show, broadcasting live 9am – Noon PST, and is currently heard on WMBD-AM: Peoria, IL., WFTL-AM: West Palm Beach, FL., KFOR-AM: Lincoln, […]
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Compass Media Networks, the exclusive radio broadcaster of the Oakland Raiders, welcomes Coach Jon Gruden as the head coach of the Raiders. In Jon Gruden’s introductory press conference at the team’s Alameda, Calif., facility, this is what Coach Gruden had to say: “I’d just like to thank Mark Davis and Mrs. Davis for this opportunity. I […]
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The Joe Pags Show adds KPAM in Portland OR as its 100th affiliate. The Compass Media Networks’ show launched in August 2015 and now, in less than 30 months, announces 100 stations including Flagship WOAI San Antonio, KPRC Houston and KTLK Minneapolis. “Years ago a young TV anchor in Albany called me to ask how […]
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Cookeville, TN – Big D and Bubba spent some time riding around playing Santa Claus with Ricky Shelton, the Mayor of Cookeville, TN. Mr. Shelton was filling in for Zimmer Broadcasting’s Jerry Zimmer in WGSQ’s ongoing ‘Beat The Boss’ video series. Rather than surprising random listeners (as is usual), the guys decided to surprise a […]
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Big D and Bubba’s Silverfish Media is pleased to announce the signing of an extension that will keep the CMA and ACM award-nominated personality as host of the appropriately named Country with Carsen show (10am-3pm ET weekdays) for at least two more years. Carsen broadcasts from the Silverfish Media studios in Nashville TN. She also […]
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The Sound Solution: Why Radio is the Key to ROI and Reach Advertisers Need Now. In a recent sponsored-content AdAge piece, December 4, 2017 issue, CEO of Entercom, David Field publishes a Q&A to the advertising community in hopes of brightening the eyes of media buyers everywhere who traditionally have ducked away from radio, in […]
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Ohio State and Wisconsin will meet in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The seventh annual Big Ten Football Championship Game is scheduled to kick off at 8:17 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast nationally on FOX and Compass Media […]
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It’s 3 a.m. ET and the crew for This Morning – America’s First News is starting their day from Compass Media Networks’ news operation embedded within the walls of Dow Jones’ Princeton, New Jersey news center. For this team of dedicated broadcasters, it all nearly ended in November 2014 due to a downsizing. Today, the show is thriving and growing. Here’s the story of how it was saved.
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On Labor Day, Big D and Bubba tweeted “#LaborDay SURPRISE! Did NOT know this was coming! #WowWowWow” along with various happy emojis to express their excitement and gratitude for being nominated National Broadcast Personality of the Year by the Country Music Association. In 2015, Big D & Bubba won the CMA award for National Personality of […]
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Washington Business Journal recently published “The List” of the Largest Advertising Agencies in Greater D.C. ranked by 2016 revenue. Compiled by Carolyn M. Proctor, The List names YamanAir Creative #23 with revenue at $2.5 million. YamanAir Creative, a Compass Media Networks’ owned company, is a fully loaded media production company. Founder and CEO, Yaman Coskun […]
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Each year, Radio Ink Magazine, celebrating 25 years in 2017, publishes the coveted TOP 40 Most Power People in Radio. Eric Rhoads, founder and publisher of Radio Ink, says “Now more than ever, we need the powerful to provide the industry with strong leadership.” Compass Media Networks’ founder and CEO is no exception. This year […]
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[Original Story :: thecargers.com] The Los Angeles Chargers have finalized their English language radio and preseason television broadcast teams for the upcoming 2017 season, it was announced today. Matt “Money” Smith will call the play-by-play on KFI AM-640’s game broadcasts with former Chargers Pro Bowl center Nick Hardwick providing color commentary, while the nationally-prominent broadcast duo of […]
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ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Raiders have selected KVVU FOX5 TV and Beasley Media Group as the team’s official broadcast partners in Las Vegas, the club announced Thursday. “The Raiders are proud to announce exclusive media partnerships with both KVVU FOX5 TV and Beasley Media Group,” said Raiders President Marc Badain. “The passion of Raider Nation […]
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FOUNDER YAMAN COSKUN REMAINS AS CEO, ADDING THE TITLE CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER FOR COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS. YAMANAIR’S PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN USED IN OVER TWO THOUSAND STATIONS FOR A DECADE SECURING OVER $300 MILLION IN NEW BUSINESS. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JUNE 1,2017 (NEW YORK) Effective today, Compass Media Networks has acquired the assets of Yamanair […]
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Talker’s Magazine has published it’s 2017 exclusive and coveted “Heavy Hundred” list of talk radio show-hosts. Among those honored are three Compass Media Networks affiliated show-hosts: #12 Todd Schnitt (The Schnitt Show), #17 Joe Pags (The Joe Pags Show) and #18 Lars Larson (The Lars Larson Show).
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Compass Media Networks today announced that The Mike Lupica Podcast has surpassed its one millionth download. The weekly podcast is produced and distributed in conjunction with Compass Media Networks and Hiltzik Strategies.
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Compass Media Networks announces a full slate of college football and NFL broadcasts with a schedule including 72 total football broadcasts, exclusive coverage of the Oakland Raiders, full national coverage of the Dallas Cowboys, full coverage of Sunday Afternoon NFL, full coverage of College Football with weekly Saturday broadcast packages and exclusive national coverage of […]
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The schedule features top ranked schools including: #1 Alabama, #5 Clemson, #6 Penn State, #7 Oklahoma, #8 Washington, #9 Michigan, #12 Louisville, #13 Wisconsin, #14 LSU, #16 Oklahoma State, #18 Stanford, #20 West Virginia, #24 Pittsburgh. Coverage from major conferences including: ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 & SEC. Heritage matchups/Rivalry games: Clemson @ Louisville, […]
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RAIDERS TO PLAY IN FIVE PRIME-TIME GAMES IN 2017, MOST SINCE AFL/NFL MERGER In their 58th season of play, the Raiders will play in five prime-time games in 2017, the most the team has played in since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970. The schedule includes six games against playoff teams from 2016. The Raiders have […]
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April 20, 2017 — The NFL announced the 2017 regular season schedule on Thursday, and at least six national television appearances highlight the Dallas Cowboys upcoming season. The Cowboys schedule currently features five games that are going to be broadcast nationally in primetime, including three from AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys also face six teams that […]
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