Phoenix Radio Is Losing Hot 97.5 but the Music Isn’t Leaving the Valley
By Steven Mills | President and Publisher, On The Dial Well, somebody in Phoenix is moving the furniture around, and this time it’s not just another radio station changing its…
Phoenix Didn’t Hire a New Programmer. It Reclaimed One of Its Own
In radio, people love talking about “full-circle moments.” Most of them aren’t. This one actually is. Ben “Complex” Romero is heading back to familiar territory as the new Brand Manager…
Full Circle: Josh Wolff Returns To Pittsburgh To Lead Audacy’s Iconic Brands
Some careers are built through calculated moves. Others are shaped by destiny. For Josh Wolff, the next chapter of his broadcasting career feels a lot like coming home. Audacy has…
Dave Ryan’s Final Wake-Up Call
For more than three decades, Twin Cities listeners have started their mornings with the same familiar voice cutting through alarm clocks, snowstorms, traffic jams, bad breakups, celebrity gossip, awkward prank…
Morning Reset in Phoenix? KMLE Lineup Shift Points to Familiar Voice Returning
A quiet but notable shift may be taking shape in mornings at KMLE 107.9, as industry chatter points to a potential new pairing designed to stabilize the station’s wake-up lineup…
Meet Steven Mills, Publisher of On The Dial!
Hello, I’m Steven Mills, affectionately known as JUST PLAIN STEVE, and thank you for taking the time to read this. If we are going to grow together through On The…
The Morning Show Shakeup: When the Voices Change, the Entire Industry Feels It
The most powerful sound in radio isn’t music. It’s memory. And right now, across this industry, those memories are being interrupted in real time. It doesn’t start with a press…
Human Touch Added to 94.9 The Zone in Phoenix
An AI radio station just made one of the most traditional moves in the business. Three months after launching as a fully AI-driven signal, 94.9 The Zone in Phoenix now…
A Second Look: Inside 94.9 The Zone (KZON-HD2), Sonic.ai, and How Listeners Can Tune In
There’s a quiet but increasingly talked-about experiment taking shape on the Phoenix radio dial, and it lives on KZON-FM HD2 as 94.9 The Zone. At first listen, it sounds like…