I don’t spend much time listening to the radio anymore. What with WHFS having gone Latin and DC101 moving further and further towards an “All Nirvana, All the Time” format, I’ve had to turn to 94.7 The Arrow for anything approaching rock. Problem is, I’ve never much been a fan of classic rock, much less classic rock stations that promote themselves via TV ads starring a guy with a “radio in his finger.” Yeah, you…

Thanks to Dave Hughes’ excellent DCRTV for reminding us of the local angle to a national media story: the status of Arlington native Katie Couric’s recent ascension to the anchor’s chair over at CBS News. Couric grew up in Arlington, attending Yorktown High School (where she was a cheerleader) and UVA before beginning her climb to the top of the TV news industry — a process that included a stint at D.C.’s WRC-TV, NBC4. From…

To confirm a story that broke on DCRTV last week (side request to Dave Hughes: can you re-do your page to allow permalinking?), yesterday XM Satellite Radio announced that beginning September 12th, former WJFK radio personalities Ron & Fez will begin broadcasting middays on XM’s High Voltage. Bennington and Whatley will be following long time friends and former WNEW cohorts Opie & Anthony, who were fired from the New York “Hot Talk” station after their…

A few days ago, DCist wondered if there was a chance that WHFS “could get resurrected.” Today, we have what we think may be an answer to that question. A tipster who works for a radio trade publication alerted DCist to an interesting development in the WHFS story. Apparently, rumors of the venerable alternative-rock favorite have been somewhat exaggerated. This doesn’t mean that WHFS will be returning to the dial anytime soon, at least not…