There was a time when listening to jazz on the radio was a highly personal experience. Disc jockeys like New York City’s Symphony Sid laid down a carpet of lush-toned introductions, their tune ...

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I wrote a column about a month ago on how the demise of KYWL-FM (Wild 103.9) left Spokane hip-hop fans up the creek in regard to commercial radio. Since then I’ve heard from several 7 readers with the ...

On Monday, WAUK-AM (540) was rebranded as "The 'Sha." For now, the station is picking up progressive-talk programming from Madison's "Devil Radio," which airs on WTTN-AM (1580) and 92.7 FM. The ...

Ralph Nozaki, known professionally as Rick O’Dell, has had many titles throughout his career at various radio stations in the Chicagoland area. Soon, the pioneer of the smooth jazz format will have ...

CALL HIM POP. Call him jazz. Call him, if you must, a smooth operator. But whatever you do, don’t call the music that trumpeter Chris Botti makes smooth jazz. “We’re not smooth jazz,” Botti says, ...

At 3 p.m. May 18, the daily soundtrack for thousands of lives in the Bay Area was altered. That’s the moment the FM radio station previously known as KKSF-FM 103.7 said goodbye to Boney James and ...

The smooth jazz format at 106.9 on the FM dial is going to HD radio, with a new format replacing it shortly. But what you're hearing at noon isn't the final product. Watch Tim Cuprisin's On Media on ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Detroit’s self-billed smooth jazz radio station WVMV 98.7 ...

A small translator signal on FM 101.1 recently switched from Hispanic music to smooth jazz. Greg Davis, owner of the station, said he is trying to fill what he sees as a void in the marketplace. The ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- For many families, Mother's Day means an annual trip to the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure. One former Philadelphia radio DJ has participated for the last 15 years, supporting ...