Editing 2023 in radio (section)

==Notable events==

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===January===
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|French private musical category D radio station [[Europe 2]] is re-launched.
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=Virgin Radio will become Europe 2 again |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/medias/article/europe-2-de-retour-pour-remplacer-virgin-radio_209262.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Le HuffPost |language=fr}}</ref>
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|After stunting with Christmas music since November 2022, [[York, Pennsylvania]] radio station WNUU is relaunched as [[WPPY]] and broadcasting Adult Contemporary music.
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-01 |title=Forever Gets Happy In York - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/246783/forever-gets-happy-in-york-2/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[WKPR]]-[[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] surrenders its license.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=104341|title=Notification of Surrendering of the WKPR Station License|date=January 10, 2023|accessdate=January 13, 2023}}</ref>
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|[[KYTE]]-[[Independence, Oregon]] continues broadcasting illegally after having its license cancelled.
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=FCC Report 1/8: Operating From From Former Site Leads To KYTE's Cancellation - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/247044/fcc-report-1-8-operating-from-from-former-site-leads-to-kytes-cancellation/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|After stunting with Christmas music since November 2022, Puerto Rican stations [[WRXD]]-Fajardo/San Juan, [[WNVI]]-Moca and the translator stations relaunched the Estereotempo name and its [[Adult Contemporary]] format after four years of absence.
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=Revive la legendaria emisora Estereotempo|url=https://www.metro.pr/entretenimiento/2023/01/23/revive-la-legendaria-emisora-estereotempo/ |access-date=2023-01-23| website=[[Metro International|Metro Puerto Rico]] |language=es-US}}</ref>
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|The new daily magazine show ''[[Commotion (radio show)|Commotion]]'' is launched on [[CBC Radio One]] in Canada.
|<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-unveils-winter-2023-slate-across-news-and-entertainment-featuring-new-o |title=CBC unveils Winter 2023 slate across news and entertainment, featuring new original storytelling reflecting more people, places and perspectives across Canada| date=Nov 30, 2022| website=cbc.ca| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130183823/https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-unveils-winter-2023-slate-across-news-and-entertainment-featuring-new-o| archive-date=Nov 30, 2022| url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Aliw Broadcasting Corporation]]'s Home Radio, [[DWQZ]]-FM, changes provincial stations in the Philippines with a rebranding to [[DWIZ-AM]] Regional Integrated News. DWQZ still remains in Pasig City, Metro Manila as 97.9 Home Radio.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pilipinomirror.com/nagbabalita-ng-tama-naglilingkod-ng-tama-pagbabago-sa-dwiz-kaabang-abang/|last1=Celario|first1=Eunice|last2=Cambri|first2=Susan|title=Pagbabago sa DWIZ Kaabang-abang|website=Filipino Mirror|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>
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===February===
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| US broadcasting company [[Audacy, Inc.|Audacy]] begins the process of winding down most of its [[HD Radio]] [[digital subchannels]] due to lack of revenue. ([[Channel Q]], its mostly HD-exclusive LGBTQ service, is unaffected by the cuts.) Further cuts later in the year lead to the company spinning off the licenses of [[WMLE|WLFP]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] and [[WBKV|WTSS]] in [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Educational Media Foundation]].
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fybush |first=Scott |date=2023-02-27 |title=Audacy Drops HD Subchannels |url=https://www.fybush.com/nerw-20230227/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=NorthEast Radio Watch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pergament |first=Alan |date=2023-06-08 |title=Alan Pergament: Star 102.5 will sign off Friday after sale to religious broadcaster |url=https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/alan-pergament-star-102-5-will-sign-off-friday-after-sale-to-religious-broadcaster/article_b8ea424c-05fb-11ee-a840-efb097220540.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ri-wtsstowbkv">{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Audacy Sets Sign-Off Time For FM 100 Memphis; Call Change Set For Buffalo |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/252820/audacy-sets-sign-off-time-for-fm-100-memphis-call-change-set-for-buffalo/ |access-date=June 7, 2023 |work=RadioInsight |date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>
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===March===
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| Mexican social radio station [[XHCSAG-FM]] begins broadcasting after delays in completing its tower, attributed to COVID.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/vidanuevalaradiodelafamilia/posts/pfbid0ibgk9KWBycowPh9hJUGymQUc3UvKTL6a7CyjHCGJMgNbtxo3wKki6FTTaxc5jWf5l?__cft__&#91;0&#93;=AZUnCUFBqlnQb6pU4rFKz8SVEJysClRIoBjY-4oaxvAI6aP2j2sfH_z-Q3R4bnl40IAtVcPq-ykO8MjGqRJTO8Z51fduYTzTsLUkDWh3y0ihZ7AEIvhJgUahsNqOKipNTxHeQ-OYj7L2S9UkDeKsjqlU8GqX97VAgssxXGs_JAxtLj9Ixwgl_gdDBNKyDG5zNdQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R|title=Nuestra Historia|trans-title=Our History|language=es|website=Vida Nueva (Facebook)|date=March 27, 2023|quote=...quedando pendiente la aprobación de uso y estudio de áreas de servicio por parte de aeronáutica civil el cual debido a la pandemia mundial covid-19 tuvimos que esperar tres años más pero finalmente el 15 de marzo del año 2023 Nuestro sueño es una realidad.|access-date=March 30, 2023|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330060334/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvidanuevalaradiodelafamilia%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0ibgk9KWBycowPh9hJUGymQUc3UvKTL6a7CyjHCGJMgNbtxo3wKki6FTTaxc5jWf5l|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===April===
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| [[DZRM]]-AM returns to air after 10 months of inactivity and is rebranded as Radyo Pilipinas 3 Alert.
|{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
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| US Top 40 station [[KRBE]]-Houston, Texas, temporarily rebrands as ''104.1 TAY-RBE'' in honor of [[Taylor Swift]] performing the first of her three [[The Eras Tour|Eras Tour]] shows at NRG Stadium that night, with the station's playlist that day only consisting of songs from [[Taylor Swift albums discography|all of her albums]].
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/taylor-swift-houston-concert-tay-rbe-nrg-stadium-17901398.php | title=Houston radio station rebrands as TAY-RBE ahead of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts | date=April 17, 2023 }}</ref>
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===May===
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| New Zealand radio station [[Pulzar FM]] broadcasts for the last time, to be replaced by sister station Anthemz.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fllCzerRtko|title=What's Replacing Pulzar FM On 100.9 FM In Christchurch?|language=en|website=Youtube|access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>
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===June===
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| Canada's [[Bell Media]] shuts down six radio stations, [[CJBK]]—[[London, Ontario|London]], [[CFRN (AM)|CFRN]]—[[Edmonton]], [[CFTE]]—[[Vancouver]], [[CKST]]—Vancouver, [[CKMX]]—[[Calgary]], and [[CFRW]]—[[Winnipeg]], and is set to sell three more, [[CHAM (AM)|CHAM]]—[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[CKOC]]—Hamilton, and [[CKWW]]—[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], as part of cuts across the company.
| <ref name="RadioInsightBell">{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/253090/bell-media-shuts-6-ams-to-sell-3-others-as-part-of-companywide-cuts/ |title=Bell Media Shuts 6 AMs, to Sell 3 Others, as Part of Companywide Cuts |first=Lance |last=Venta |website=RadioInsight |date=June 14, 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref><ref name="FP230614">{{Cite news|url=https://financialpost.com/telecom/bell-cutting-1300-positions-closing-selling-9-radio-stations|title=Bell cutting 1,300 positions, closing or selling 9 radio stations|agency=Canadian Press|work=Financial Post|date=June 14, 2023|first=Sammy|last=Hudes|access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref>
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|[[KVOH]] [[Rancho Simi, California]], a shortwave radio station based in the United States (serving the southern United States, the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and western [[Africa]]), ceases operations, citing the cost of electricity in California.
|<ref>[https://podcasts.awr.org/Audio/Asia/ENGMI/WAV/ENGMI_WAVx_20230702_1.mp3 Wavescan Episode 749] (story begins at 19:46). ''[[Adventist World Radio]]''. Retrieved July 10, 2023.</ref><ref>[[Glenn Hauser|Hauser, Glenn]] (June 28, 2023). [https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2023_0622_0628.txt World of Radio Episode 2196]. Retrieved July 10, 2023.</ref>
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|Philippines radio station [[DZMM 630]] is re-launched on AM, replacing TeleRadyo. The new station is a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings and [[ABS-CBN]].
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/business/goodbye-teleradyo-dzmm-630-am-radio-to-rise/|website=Rappler|title=Goodbye TeleRadyo, but DZMM 630 to rise from the dead|date=24 May 2023|author=Isagani de Castro Jr|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>
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===July===
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| Philippines radio station [[DWBM-FM|Q Radio]] and its provincial stations permanently cease broadcasting after almost 3 years, to become a joint venture of [[Mareco Broadcasting Network]] and [[Brigada Mass Media Corporation]] as 105.1 Brigada News FM in Metro Manila, [[DZBM|105.1 Brigada News FM Baguio]], and [[DYAC-FM|90.7 Brigada News FM Cebu]].
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louella Hazeline Chan in Q Radio Qlassmates |url=https://t.me/qradiogroup/281438 |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=Telegram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=To all of our amazing Qties|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=809902190493563&set=a.641941660622951|website=[[Facebook]]|author=Q Radio 105.1|date=June 19, 2023|access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brigada News FM Cebu|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=600403855518398&set=a.452633683628750|website=[[Facebook]]|author=Brigada News FM|date=May 20, 2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
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|A 74-year affiliation between [[Saint Bonaventure University]] and [[WPIG|FM 95.7 in Olean, New York]], dating to the latter's debut in 1949, ends as [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|the university's men's basketball squad]] severs ties with the station now known as [[WPIG]] and opts to carry its live broadcasts online.
|<ref name=bonniesleavewpig>{{cite web|url=https://wellsvillesun.com/blog/2023/07/12/pollock-the-inside-story-on-why-st-bonaventure-basketball-leaves-wpig-after-74-years/|title=The inside story on why St. Bonaventure basketball leaves WPIG after 74 years|first=Chuck|last=Pollock|work=The Wellsville Sun|date=July 12, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
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===August===

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|Philippines radio station 103.1 Newsline Central Luzon was officially launched under JRS Newsline Multimedia Corporation and affiliated by Soundstream Broadcasting Corporation in [[San Fernando, Pampanga]].
|<ref>https://candabapampanga.gov.ph/paglulunsad-ng-newsline-103-1fm-sa-august-8/</ref>
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|Indian-American entrepreneur [[Manoj Bhargava]] announces a wave of acquisitions that includes the assumption of debt from Audacy and the purchase of a minority stake in [[Cumulus Media]], as his Bridge Media Networks—owner of the television network [[NewsNet]]—merges with The Arena Group.
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=2023-08-14 |title=5-Hour Energy Founder Expands Media Holdings Including Audacy & Cumulus Stakes - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/257404/5-hour-energy-founder-expands-media-holdings-including-audacy-cumulus-stakes/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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===September===

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|Canadian radio station [[CIRR-FM]] ("103.9 Proud FM"), launched in 2007 as Canada's and the world's first commercial radio station targeted to an [[LGBTQ]] listening audience, is scheduled to shut down, with its staff reassigned to sister station [[CIDC-FM]].
|<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/evanov-moves-to-integrate-gta-stations-proud-103-9-and-z103-5/ "Evanov moves to ‘integrate’ GTA stations Proud 103.9 and Z103.5"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', August 16, 2023.</ref>
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|[[CJRI-FM]] in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick]], has gone silent after being denied a licence renewal and was subsequently ordered to cease broadcasting by midnight on August 31, 2023.
|<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2023/2023-246.htm "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2023-246"]. ''Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission'', August 8, 2023.</ref>
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|[[CKJR]] in [[Wetaskiwin, Alberta|Westaskiwin]], [[Alberta]], is slated to shift formats from oldies music to sports, bringing the format back to the [[Edmonton]] market after the closure of [[CFRN (AM)|CFRN]] in June.
|<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/stingray-bringing-sports-radio-back-to-edmonton/ "Stingray bringing sports radio back to Edmonton"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', August 14, 2023.</ref>
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|U.S. radio network [[NPR]] announces that John Lansing, NPR's president and CEO, is set to retire in December.
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Ted|title=NPR CEO John Lansing To Retire At End Of Year|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/npr-ceo-john-lansing-to-retire-1235536868/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 5, 2023}}</ref>
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===October===

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|After airing daily for 84 years, the [[National Research Council Canada|National Research Council Canada's]] midday [[National Research Council Time Signal|time signal]] (a series of audio tics followed by "the beginning of the long dash" that marked 1PM [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]) is heard for the final time on [[CBC Radio One]], with the discontinuation due to [[Latency (audio)|latency]] issues with digital audio that render the signal inaccurate. Canada will continue to offer a time signal on the [[CHU Canada|CHU]] shortwave service.
|<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cbc-stops-broadcasting-national-research-council-long-dash-time-signal-1.6988903 "The end of the long dash: CBC stops broadcasting official time signal,"] from CBC.ca, 10/10/2023</ref>
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|In the Philippines, AllHitz24 was officially launched under Dumaguete Media Productions and affiliated by CETV Philippines using online radio app.
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