Cumulus buys WLS-AM/FM owner

WLS-AM and WLS-FM have new owners in the form of Atlanta-based Cumulus Broadcasting, Inc., which acquired the troubled Citadel radio group for $2.4 billion in cash and stock, with Cumulus paying $37 a share to Citadel. While Citadel wasn’t officially up for sale, it was being pursued by both Cumulus and Bala Cynwyd, Pa. –based Entercom Communications. Cumulus made several […]

WSRB rebrands itself as "106.3 Real Radio"; scales back on music

Back on August 23, 1989, a dying WLS-AM stopped playing the hits (or by then, middle-of-the-road music) and ventured into talk radio and hasn’t looked back since. Or in other words, they’re throwing in the towel against competitor WVAZ-FM. 21 years later, WSRB-FM is hoping for the same successful results with the station rebaranding itself as “106.3 Real Radio”. In […]