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42-471: In 2003 he succeeded Judy Ellis as general manager of Emmis Radio New York ; the first African-American general manager of Emmis Broadcasting . In this role he oversaw WRKS (now an Urban Adult Contemporary outlet) as well as WQHT (Hot 97) and WQCD . In 2007 Mayo was named President of Radio of Silver Spring, Maryland-based Radio One, the nation's premier black owned broadcasting company. He attended and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School . He

84-463: A rhythmic adult contemporary format, relaunching this time as "The New Movin' 99.7", though the KFRC-FM call letters remained. On May 17, 2007, CBS Radio decided to bring back the old KFRC. The company dropped the " Free FM " talk radio format on 106.9 FM and revived the old classic hits format. The KFRC call sign moved to 106.9 FM. As a result, 99.7 FM received the new call sign KMVQ. During

126-723: A $ 5 million promissory note , and a 23.72% stake in the new company. Mediaco Holding will be a public company, and Emmis will continue to manage the stations. The sale was completed November 25, 2019. On March 11, 2020, Emmis announced that it had purchased sound masking technology company Lencore Acoustics. On April 24, 2020, Emmis announced that it would voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq , citing cost-saving concerns. On June 13, 2022, Emmis announced it will sell its Indianapolis radio properties to Urban One for an undisclosed amount. Emmis acquired Lencore in 2020. They build systems for Sound Masking, Paging and Audio with applications in

168-750: A combination of local and international content that should be available by mid-October 2008. In May 2005, Emmis announced its intent to sell some or all of the 16 television stations they owned at the time. In August 2005, the company announced the sale of nine television stations, as well as four more in October, an additional station in May 2006, another station in February 2007, and its final station in May 2008. Emmis no longer owns any television stations. Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license . KMVQ-FM KMVQ-FM (99.7 MHz )

210-907: A deal in April with its lenders to seek $ 80 million worth of divestments by January 2018 to amend its credit agreement. The Meruelo Group began operating the station under an LMA on July 1, 2017, until the sale was consummated on August 1, 2017. On January 30, 2018, Emmis announced it would leave the St. Louis market, selling KSHE and KPNT to Hubbard Broadcasting , and KFTK and KNOU to Entercom . In June 2019, Emmis announced that it would sell its controlling stake in its Austin stations to its minority partner Sinclair Telecable Inc. (d/b/a Sinclair Communications, unrelated to Sinclair Broadcast Group ). On July 1, 2019, Emmis announced that it would sell its New York City stations WQHT and WBLS to Mediaco Holding—an affiliate of Standard General —for $ 91.5 million,

252-752: A lot of media in the same year including Texas Monthly, WRXP in New York, WTHI and WWVR in Terre Haute, and six television stations in Honolulu, New Orleans, Green Bay, and Mobile, Alabama, from SF Broadcasting and in Terre Haute, Indiana, and Ft. Myers, Florida, from Wabash Valley Broadcasting RadioNow was launched in Indianapolis as a Top 40 format. Emmis purchased Country Sampler Magazine in 1999 and Liberty Media purchased 2.7 million shares of Emmis for approximately $ 150M. In 2005, Emmis changed

294-469: A mainstream Top 40 format as "The Hit Music Station". By 1986, with KMEL dominating as the Bay Area's primary Top 40 station, 99.7 migrated back to its Hot AC direction. During much of this time, KYUU's morning host was Don Bleu . In 1988, NBC decided to sell all its owned-and-operated radio stations and concentrate on television. KYUU was among the last to be sold when Emmis Communications acquired

336-465: A strategic alliance with StreamTheWorld, the radio industry's streaming technology and services company, to put all Emmis radio stations on a new streaming platform. On January 12, 2011, the share price of Emmis stock surged 42% as insiders speculated that the company could be close to selling off several of its radio stations. In its January 2011 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ,

378-718: A variety of industries. Major clients include: Amazon, AT&T, CVS Health, Coca-Cola, Ford, Ernst & Young, Michelin among many others. Emmis acquired Digonex in 2014. Digonex is a technology company. The NextRadio smartphone app was developed by Emmis, with support from the National Association of Broadcasters , to enable FM radio reception on mobile devices with activated internal FM receivers. NextRadio allows users of many FM-enabled smartphones to listen to broadcast FM radio—with no need for Internet connection or use of phone data—and receive supplemental data such as album art, program information, and metadata over

420-577: Is a commercial radio station licensed to San Francisco, California. It is owned by Salt Lake City –based Bonneville International , and broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded 99.7 Now . KMVQ-FM's studios are located in Daly City . KMVQ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 40,000 watts. Its transmitter is along Radio Road on San Bruno Mountain in Brisbane . KMVQ broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The 99.7 FM frequency

462-422: Is a graduate of Howard University . While he attended Howard he was noted for being the first general manager of its current college station WHBC 830 AM, or otherwise known as the voice of Howard's Black Communicators. Mayo is also an accomplished photographer, having first studied photography with Jno Cook at Columbia College Chicago . His photographs have been featured in several exhibitions and publications. He

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504-526: Is currently making documentary films focused on identity issues amongst mixed race individuals. This article about a United States businessperson is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This United States biographical article related to radio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Emmis Emmis Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States. Emmis, based on

546-572: The Doubleday Broadcasting Company. Both KPWR and WQHT would pioneer the urban contemporary rhythmic format. Emmis transformed WHN into the world's first all-sports radio station, WFAN . In 1988, Emmis entered the world of publishing. Emmis purchased Indianapolis Monthly and added WKQX in Chicago to its radio portfolio. Also, Emmis acquired five NBC radio stations in 1988. Chairman and CEO Jeff Smulyan purchased

588-632: The Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team in 1989. Emmis kicked off the 1990s by selling KKHT-FM in Houston to Nationwide Communications in May 1990. In 1991, Emmis sold two more stations: WLOL to Minnesota Public Radio and KXXX , San Francisco, to Alliance Broadcasting. Also in 1991, KMGG became KPWR , "Power 106" and became the first rhythmic contemporary-focused top 40 formatted outlet. In 1992, Emmis sold WFAN, New York, to Infinity for US$ 70M, which

630-637: The Hebrew word for "Truth" ( Emet ) was founded by Jeff Smulyan in 1980. Emmis has owned many radio stations, including KPWR and WQHT , which have notoriety for their Hip Hop Rhythmic format as well as WFAN , which was the world's first 24-hour sports talk radio station. In addition to radio, Emmis has invested in TV, publishing, and mobile operations throughout the U.S. In 1980, Emmis Broadcasting founder Jeffrey Smulyan purchased his first radio station, WSVL-FM Shelbyville, Indiana. In July 1981, Smulyan changed

672-631: The Internet if connected. Launched in August 2013 through a radio industry agreement with Sprint Corporation , the app was preloaded on some devices, and available for download in the Google Play Store of Android applications. The NextRadio app is powered by TagStation, an Emmis-developed cloud data service for enhanced radio broadcasting. TagStation allows broadcasters a web-based platform for managing supplemental content for delivery to

714-561: The NextRadio app, HD Radio receivers, and connected car dashboards. During the quarter ended November 30, 2018, Emmis decided to dramatically reduce the scale of operations in TagStation, LLC and NextRadio, LLC. In connection with this decision, the company recognized $ 1.2 million of severance related to the termination of 35 employees. Emmis Chairman and CEO Jeff Smulyan said on the company's second quarter earnings call that Emmis

756-646: The Phenomenal Woman Awards). From 2005 to 2013 Emmis owns three radio networks in Bulgaria : Radio FM+ , Radio Fresh! and Star FM. In 2006, Emmis flipped KZLA Los Angeles to Adult Rhythmic Contemporary as "KMVN, Movin' 93.9". The move gave Emmis a companion station to complement KPWR. However, on April 15, 2009, KMVN switched to Spanish-language programming, KXOS , under a seven-year Local Marketing Agreement with Grupo Radio Centro of Mexico City. On June 9, 2009, Emmis announced it had formed

798-568: The broadcast license for WWVR . Midwest Communications would also sell WDKE to DLC Media to stay under FCC ownership limits. The sale was consummated on January 27, 2017. On March 1, 2017, Emmis announced it had sold four of its magazines ( Atlanta , Cincinnati , Los Angeles , and Orange Coast ) to Hour Media Group, LLC for $ 6.5 million. It also sold Texas Monthly to Genesis Park, LP for $ 25 million. On May 9, 2017, Emmis announced that it would sell KPWR to The Meruelo Group for $ 82.75 million. The announcement came after Emmis made

840-727: The company purchased WIBC (now WFNI ) and WKLR (now WIBC (FM) ) in Indianapolis from the Horizon Broadcast Corporation and WRKS in New York City from the Summit Communications Group. WKLR was changed from an oldies format to a classic hits format with the call letters of WNAP-FM in September 1994. Emmis became a public company , EMMS on NASDAQ , with an IPO on March 4, 1994. The following year, 1995, WQHT and KPWR were among

882-455: The company reported that it had the necessary cash to survive through February 2011. "Absent asset sales, which the company is actively pursuing," Emmis attorneys stated in the regulatory filing, "the company believes it is unlikely it will be able to maintain compliance with the financial covenants after Sept. 1, 2011". On August 16, 2013, Emmis launched the NextRadio smartphone app on HTC One Android phones from Sprint . A deal struck between

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924-462: The country's most popular national radio station until the Hungarian government revoked the license in 2009. Emmis added Cincinnati Magazine to its publishing group, as well as KIHT-FM and KPNT-FM in St. Louis to its rock collection. In 1998, Emmis Broadcasting changed its name to Emmis Communications and moved into its current headquarters on Monument Circle in Indianapolis. Emmis acquired

966-537: The end of 2021 version 6.0.2492 (January 2, 2019) of the NextRadio app remained available on the Google Play Store. Emmis announced on September 9, 2008, that it had teamed up with digital radio network WorldBand Media and would be using the " HD-3 " subchannels to produce programming for the South Asian communities in Chicago (on WLUP), Los Angeles (on KPWR), and New York (on WQHT), and would include

1008-534: The format from country music to adult contemporary and renamed the station WENS and later to WLHK . In 1982, Emmis acquired WLOL in Minneapolis, MN and quickly became a top contender for ratings. Around 1984, the company bought Magic 106 in Los Angeles, California ; at the time, L.A. Lakers player "Magic" Johnson was an early spokesperson for the station. Emmis also bought KSHE in St. Louis in

1050-419: The format of its first radio station from its long-term adult contemporary format to country, and the call letters were changed from WENS to WLHK . Emmis was also named one of Fortune ' s 100 Best Companies to Work For. In March of that year, Emmis Communications and 98.7 KISS-FM, New York, celebrated Women's History Month by introducing their first annual salute to Phenomenal Women (also referred to as

1092-418: The former KFOG. In 1978, NBC decided to take advantage of improving ratings for FM radio , so programmers were hired to create a new format. They came up with a sound similar to Top 40 but targeting a market they felt was underserved, adults in the 25-34 age range. Years later, this approach would be labeled as " hot adult contemporary ". The station became KYUU. Over time, the station migrated to more of

1134-510: The late summer and early fall of 2008, KMVQ evolved to a Rhythmic -leaning Top 40 format with occasional classic rhythmic songs carried over from the previous format. It became the first mainstream top 40 station for San Francisco in six years since KZQZ flipped to country in 2002 . As a result, KMVQ became musically similar to CBS Radio's other newly launched Top 40 stations in Houston , Los Angeles , New York City and Detroit . To fill

1176-443: The owners of KEAR , for their station at 106.9 FM. On April 29, 2005, Family Stations began simulcasting the signal of their FM station on 610 AM, and the oldies format and KFRC call letters remained at 99.7 FM. On September 5, 2005, KFRC relaunched its oldies format, this time focusing on 1970s and 1980s music with a low-key approach. The station billed itself as "the Bay Area's Classic Hits". On September 22, 2006, KFRC switched to

1218-427: The purchase of KXXX. As KFRC-FM, 99.7 FM simulcast the oldies format of its well-known sister AM station. The oldies format proved successful in the Bay Area market, reaching number one with the 25-54-year-old demographic . In September 1995, Alliance was bought out by Infinity Broadcasting . In 2005, Infinity Broadcasting (later becoming CBS Radio ) traded 610 AM to Christian radio broadcaster Family Stations ,

1260-516: The radio industry and Sprint facilitated the launch which subsequently enabled FM radio support for the app on additional Android devices available on the Sprint wireless network. On October 12, 2016, Emmis announced that it would sell its radio stations in the Terre Haute cluster to Midwest Communications and DLC Media. Midwest Communications would acquire WTHI-FM and the intellectual property of WWVR while DLC Media would acquire WFNF , WFNB and

1302-449: The radio station. Emmis made many changes, and due to heavy competition, in October 1988, decided to relaunch the station. KYUU rebranded as "X-100", and changed its call letters to KXXX. It had a dance-leaning CHR approach, mixing Top 40 hits with dance music. Notable personalities included George McFly, Chuck Geiger, Super Snake, Rex McNeil and morning hosts Bill Kelly & Al Kline. "X-100" fared poorly, unable to compete with KMEL in

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1344-481: The ratings. This led Emmis to sell the station to real estate developer Peter Bedford under his "Coast Broadcasting" division. KXXX flipped to oldies as KFRC-FM on March 18, 1991. The following month, Bedford bought 610 AM from RKO General , completing the sell-off of RKO's radio division. In January 1993, Alliance Broadcasting, a company run by former KYUU general manager John Hayes, bought KFRC. On August 12, 1993, KFRC-FM began simulcasting on 610 AM. This

1386-593: The same year. In early 1986, Emmis changed Magic 106, which focused on traditional top 40 rock, to Power 106 KPWR , which would focus on dance, top40, and shock-jock talk. In 1987, Emmis made a series of purchases including WQHT , WYNY , and WNBC in New York, WKQX in Chicago, WJIB in Boston, WKUU and KXXX in San Francisco, and KKHT in Houston. They also acquired WAVA -FM in Washington, D.C. from

1428-701: The show was initially established on KNGY . In mid- 2010 , KMVQ changed its logo to match the CBS-owned "AMP Radio" stations in Los Angeles ( KAMP-FM ) and Detroit ( WDZH ). The station began using the slogan "All The Hits!" On December 31, 2010, the station re-branded as "99-7 Now" to match the CBS owned WNOW-FM ( 92-3 Now ) in New York City. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced that it would merge with Entercom . To comply with FCC ownership limits, it

1470-515: The top rated radio station in each of their markets. This resulted in a record-breaking accomplishment where Emmis was the first company to own top rated radio stations in the top 2 markets. Later in 1996, WHHH (formerly WTLC-AM/FM) became top rated for Urban Adult Contemporary. Emmis entered the world of international radio in 1997 when the company was awarded a license to operate in Hungary, Sláger Radio , which debuted #1 nationwide and remained

1512-513: The void, Clear Channel 's KISQ shifted from urban AC to rhythmic AC. In early 2009, KMVQ added many former DJ's from KYLD , including St. John and Strawberry, to its weekday lineup. Later that year, on November 12, KMVQ added "Fernando and Greg in the Morning" as the station's new morning show, replacing "Baltazar and Maria". The pair are the first openly gay duo to host a morning broadcast on American commercial radio. Before moving to KMVQ,

1554-439: Was "unwilling and unable" to continue funding the NextRadio and TagStation businesses. In January 2019, Radio World published a long article analyzing NextRadio's operation and failure, suggesting that the long-term, unfulfilled, hope was that the radio industry could eventually monetize the NextRadio app, in part by providing advertisers with good analytical information and insights into radio's return on investment. As of

1596-469: Was announced that KMVQ, Entercom's KBLX, KOIT, and KUFX, and a cluster in Sacramento , would be divested. Under a local marketing agreement (LMA), Bonneville assumed operations of the stations following the completion of the merger on November 17. On August 3, 2018, Bonneville announced that it would acquire all of the divested Entercom stations it had been operating for $ 141 million. The sale

1638-584: Was completed on September 21, 2018. In 2020, KMVQ, along with the other Bay Area Bonneville stations, moved their studios from the SoMa district in San Francisco to a newly built studio along Junipero Serra Boulevard in Daly City . KMVQ is rebroadcast on the following FM booster: KMVQ-FM HD1 airs the same programming as the analog frequency. KMVQ-FM HD2 features a dance format, billed as "Pulse Radio". The move came about after KNGY dropped its dance format for Top 40/CHR in September 2009. The station became

1680-496: Was not KFRC's first attempt at FM broadcasting. For many years, KFRC owned an FM counterpart at 106.1 FM, which carried a variety of formats. In 1977, KFRC's owners sold off the money-losing FM station at 106.1 (which soon became successful AOR station KMEL ). Over the next few years, as the FM band eclipsed AM in popularity, it became clear that the owners had made a mistake. This was finally remedied in 1991 under different ownership with

1722-591: Was one of the highest prices ever paid for an AM radio station. Emmis also sold WAVA-FM, Washington D.C., to Salem Broadcasting and WJIB, Boston, to Greater Media. In the same year, Jeff Smulyan sold the Seattle Mariners to Nintendo. Emmis grew its publishing portfolio by adding Atlanta Magazine in 1993. In the same year, Emmis launched its second hip hop station in America, Hot 97 . Emmis' Q101 in Chicago moved into an Alternative Rock Format. In 1994,

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1764-403: Was originally owned by NBC as the sister station to KNBR (680 AM). KNBC-FM signed on the air on October 12, 1949. At various times, it aired a middle of the road format as KNBR-FM. It was briefly an all-news station as KNAI-FM, a network affiliate of the short-lived NBC News and Information Service (NIS). The KNBR-FM call sign returned to the market in 2019, this time on 104.5 ,

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