Signal Media of Arkansas

Pat Lynch was built for radio, his old colleague Michael Hibblen says, perhaps because Lynch inhabited an audio world. read more >

Signal Media of Arkansas says decade-long CEO Steve Jonsson is stepping down at the radio station chain, making way for CFO Terri Mahan to take the reins. read more >

Steve Jonsson, president and CEO of Signal Media of Arkansas Inc., decided to tell listeners to one of his radio stations, KHLR-FM, The Ride, about what’s playing on a rival station, KSSN-FM of Little Rock. read more >

Steve Jonsson, president and CEO of Signal Media of Arkansas Inc. of Little Rock, on Thursday named Justin Acri general manager of KABZ-FM, 103.7 (The Buzz), effective Monday. read more >

Shawn Reed has jumped aboard The Ride, KHLR-FM, 106.7, taking the air from 2 to 7 p.m. on the country-format station. read more >

Robert Richardson has been named general manager of KHLR 106.7, the Little Rock country station known as The Ride. read more >

Rick Steel has been hired as production coordinator for three Little Rock radio stations owned by Signal Media: KKPT-FM, The Point 94.1; KHLR-FM, Heartbeat 106.7; and KABZ-FM, The Buzz 103.7. Steel has worked in Little Rock radio broadcasting for 25 years, starting at Cool 95 (now KHKN, 94.9 Tom FM). read more >

The sale of a 21.6-acre fuel storage development in North Little Rock tipped the scales at $5 million. A convenience store just north of Maumelle rang up a $3.4 million sale-leaseback transaction. And a 32,426-SF building products facility in North Little Rock changed hands in a $1.5 million sale. read more >

Republican political operative and former KARK-TV, Channel 4, anchor Alice Stewart returns to Arkansas airwaves on Monday as the host of "The Alice Stewart Show" on KHTE-FM, 96.5, The Voice. read more >

Greater competition for listeners, now that radio comes on a variety of platforms, and the financial stress left over from the Great Recession are among the struggles for local station owners. read more >