Compass Media Networks CEO Peter Kosann believes the radio industry is facing a content crisis. COVID-19 certainly didn’t help, as companies needed to focus on ways to survive, pushing investing in new talent and cultivating young stars down on the to-do list. Many operators simply don’t have the resources to make all the investments to […]

Beasley’s KOAS in Las Vegas begins today joining KZCE Phoenix with More Station Announcements Coming Monday, July 26, 2021 — Los Angeles, CA The World-Famous Baka Boyz (aka Eric and Nick Vidal) launch today on Beasley Broadcasting’s Jammin’105.7 in Las Vegas (7p to 11p) debuting as the second station in an impressive national syndication roll-out. Compass […]

COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS announces a full slate of compelling NFL broadcasts. The schedule will feature a double-header every Sunday for all 18 weeks of the regular season along with full coverage of The Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. Full details below with broadcast schedule: • Week one of NFL action starts on Thursday, September […]

HIGHLIGHTS: TOP RANKED COLLEGE TEAMS EACH WEEK INCLUDING: #16 IOWA @ #9 IOWA STATE, #3 CLEMSON @ NC STATE, #22 MIAMI @ #18 NORTH CAROLINA, #1 ALABAMA @ #4 TEXAS A&M, #2 OHIO STATE @ #12 INDIANA, LSU @ #1 ALABAMA and #6 OKLAHOMA @ #20 OKLAHOMA STATE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP […]

[MIW Release – June 29, 2021] MENTORING AND INSPIRING WOMEN IN RADIO, INC. ANNOUNCE DEDE MCGUIRE, HOST OF THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED ‘DEDE IN THE MORNING’ SHOW, WINNER OF THE 2021 MIW AIRBLAZER AWARD Presentation of 2021 Airblazer Award Takes Place During the 2021 Morning Show Bootcamp Dallas, Texas (June 29, 2021): Mentoring and Inspiring Women in […]

LA Lloyd’s Rock 30 celebrates its 21st anniversary the weekend of July 2-4, 2021.  The Rock 30 debuted July 4, 2000 and has aired new and original top-30 rock radio countdown shows weekly for the past 21 years.  

DeDe McGuire Is A Winner! DeDe McGuire, the host of DeDe in the Morning, a nationally syndicated show heard on 55 stations, is winning in her markets and today — she was honored with a prestigious Gracie Award presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. The Awards honor the most talented women in […]

Cafe Mocha and Compass Media Networks are expanding their relationship with Compass Media Networks taking over affiliation and marketing responsibilities in addition to advertising sales, effective immediately. This two hour weekend show is hosted by Emmy Award winner comedienne, actress and co-host of ‘The REAL’ daytime show Loni Love, member of Love & Hip Hop […]

SERVICE BROADCASTING GROUP AND COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS WELCOME THE ADDITION OF COMEDIAN AND CO-HOST J.J. WILLIAMSON TO DEDE IN THE MORNING For Immediate Release – After an exhaustive entertainment talent search, comedian J.J. Williamson – “J.J. from The Sipp” – has been selected to join host DeDe McGuire and lead co-host Lady Jade on the […]

RAMP — April 23, 2021 The Dave and Mahoney Show and Compass Media Networks are expanding their existing agreement, with Compass taking over affiliation and marketing responsibilities in addition to ad sales, effective immediately. This sweet new multi-year agreement will lead to an expanded national footprint, bringing the already successful show to even more markets across […]

MARKLEY, VAN CAMP & ROBBINS ADDS SEVENTEEN LIVE STATIONS 12-3p ET. Alpha Media and Compass Media Networks are experiencing a surge in demand for The Markley, van Camp & Robbins Show. The show recently added over two dozen new markets with seventeen new LIVE clears for MARKLEY, VAN CAMP & ROBBINS (MVR):                                                 MARKET    […]

COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE ADDITION OF EIGHT MARKETS, INCLUDING BUFFALO, CHATTANGOOA, NEW ORLEANS, & SHREVEPORT In less than 2 years of national syndication, DEDE IN THE MORNING is now heard nationwide in over 50 markets. New affiliates onboarding the program this week, include:                                                  MARKET                  […]

 [ORIGINAL STORY] Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson to Call National Championship and Final Four National Semifinals for Sixth Straight Tournament Jim Jackson, Lisa Byington, Brendan Haywood and Adam Zucker to Have Expanded Roles Jon Rothstein, Andy Katz, Avery Johnson, Lauren Shehadi, AJ Ross, Tom McCarthy and Adam Lefkoe to Join NCAA […]

Compass Media Networks, Silverfish Media and Firefly Media are excited to reveal a one-of-a-kind syndicated radio show, “Y’all  Access  with  Kelly  Sutton”,  launching April 8, 2021. The three-hour weekend program will offer country music fans a guided tour of the hottest stories out of Nashville, exclusive interviews, backstage chats, and insider scoop from Music Row. […]

To commemorate Black History Month and to help her listeners achieve their academic and career dreams, DeDe McGuire and her foundation will be awarding five listeners $2,500 tuition scholarships for study at a HBCU institution.   Throughout the month of February, DeDe will be promoting her “Achieve the Dream” Scholarship on her Dallas based, nationally […]

This week, Gordon Deal celebrates 300 affiliates and his 15th anniversary as host of This Morning –America’s First News with Gordon Deal. Gordon Deal states “With a short attention span like mine, it’s hard to imagine doing the same thing for 15 minutes, let alone 15 years. There’s a lot of pressure and responsibility, especially […]

TOP-RATED MORNING SHOW CURRENTLY BROADCAST ON STAR 99.9 IN CONNECTICUT & WALK 97.5  IN LONG ISLAND AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE BEGINNING JANUARY 2021. Connoisseur Media and Compass Media Networks today announced a multi-year partnership for national syndication of The Anna & Raven Morning Show. This duo has been the dominant, morning-drive show in Connecticut as the foundation […]

Congratulations to our amazing talk talent for being recognized yet again on the coveted TALKERS magazine HEAVY HUNDRED list of top talk talent. Joe Pags, host of The Joe Pags Show, comes in at #12, Lars Larson, host of The Lars Larson Show, #14 and Todd Schnitt, host of The Schnitt Show, #50.  Just two […]

Read the article HERE, compliments of RadioINK and Compass Media Networks. DeDe McGuire is the RadioINK March feature story for this special edition focusing on the 2020 Class of Future African American Leaders.  Ed Ryan, Editor-in-Chief, describes the popular morning show host, “DeDe McGuire is often called the hardest-working woman in radio. And she’s a […]

Highlights: Top ranked college games each week including: #17 Kentucky vs. #22 Texas Tech, #19 Virginia vs. #7 Louisville, #5 Ohio State vs. #23 Iowa, #3 Kansas vs. #22 Texas Tech and The Battle of Tobacco Road – North Carolina vs. #2 Duke  EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT and THE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOWNSQUARE MEDIA & COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS PARTNER TO LAUNCH  ‘XXL HIGHER LEVEL RADIO,’ AIRING WEEKNIGHTS XXL HIGHER LEVEL RADIO with DJ Wire BROADCASTS ON NINE OF TOWNSQUARE MEDIA’S URBAN STATIONS & IS AVAILABLE FOR SYNDICATION VIA COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS November 14, 2019 – TOWNSQUARE and COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS announced the launch of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]