103.5 Kiss FM’s “The Fred Show” scores multi-year renewal

Includes four other radio stations As first reported by Radio Insight on Thursday, iHeartMedia has signed a mega-renewal deal with Christopher “Fred” Frederick to continue his morning show at CHR/Top 40 103.5 Kiss FM for the next five years, with a new contract that runs through 2030.  “I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue growing ‘The Fred Show’ in […]

Rufio, “The Fred Show” part ways

Kiss 103.5 FM personality exits iHeartMedia after 17 years As first reported by Radio Insight Sunday morning, Kevin Santiago, known as “Rufio” on the show, has exited WKSC-FM’s The Fred Show after a seventeen-year run.  In a lengthy post on Instagram, Rufio explained his decision:  “After 17 years at iHeartRadio and 7 years as part of The Fred Show, my […]

The Media Notepad: Chicago Fire strike a radio deal with WLS-AM

Also:  “The Fred Show” to be syndicated; WGN has its own vault “discovery”; Fox TV stations delivers for Amazon In good news for Chicago Fire fans, all Chicago Fire soccer games are being broadcast over Cumulus Media’s news/talk WLS-AM beginning this weekend, according to a report Tuesday in the Chicago Sun-Times. The deal was officially announced Wednesday morning on the […]