Hip-hop radio station KPWR-FM (105.9) took first place in local radio’s ratings for the fifth straight quarter, extending its lead over alternative outlet KROQ-FM (106.7), while talker KFI-AM (640) ...

The buyer of Emmis’ only L.A. station is the Meruelo Group. CEO Jeff Smulyan said, “Power 106 has been part of the Emmis family for more than 32 years, so this day is bittersweet, but I am confident ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emmis Communications has sold popular Los Angeles hip-hop radio station KPWR (Power 106) to the Meruelo Group for $82.75 million, ...

KPWR-FM decided Thursday to inform listeners about its business ties to rap act Shade Sheist -- whose music the station has played more than any other broadcaster in the nation. The move follows an ...

Both WQHT-FM NYC and KPWR-FM LA have joined the new music streaming service Beats Music as the exclusive hip-hop radio stations for the platform’s launch, curating a series of playlists on behalf of ...

Hip hop radio station KPWR-FM has hopped off a cliff. Recently released Arbitron ratings show that KPWR’s listening audience has plummeted from being the largest in L.A. this past summer to No. 7 for ...

From Radio World’s Who’s Buying What page: “Power 106” in southern California has improved its coverage north of Los Angeles with a MaxxCasting system from GeoBroadcast Solutions. KPWR(FM) is owned by ...

Emmis purchased the L.A. station in 1984 for about $10 million. As you read in the previous story, Emmis is selling the station for just under $83 million. It was just last month that Emmis cut a deal ...

As radio station KLOS 95.5/FM is celebrating its 50th anniversary, including the one-day-only return of popular morning show hosts Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps on April 25, it was announced that ...

, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. KPWR-89.7 FM Power FM jock Adrian ...