Thanks to a questionably sourced story on a gossip site, rumors have been running rampant since the weekend that Jay Z is attempting to buy Hot 97. This was after a DJ at the station, Funkmaster Flex, went on a couple of rants chastising the Brooklyn rapper and mogul for, amongst other reasons, text messaging him in […]
Emmis Communications, the company that owns New York’s Hot 97, has acquired another major radio station in the region after purchasing WBLS for $130 million. With the purchase of WBLS, along with a popular AM station, Emmis will now own the second-ranked radio station in the city.
Kiss FM is no more. New York radio station 98.7 Kiss FM is the latest casualty in the struggle for radio stations to remain relevant, in the midst of so many online options taking away listeners. The New York City station announced Thursday (April 26) that it is throwing in the towel, and merging with […]
