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Cox Media Announces Talent Lineup for New Tampa FM Talker "The Bone." PDF Print E-mail
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In Print: Thursday, April 20, 2012




Last week Cox Media Group announced it would drop the rock music on WHPT-FM, Tampa – "The Bone" – built around the success of AM drive talent Bubba the Love Sponge and PM drive counterpart Cowhead.

Now, the company announces the rest of the lineup consisting of talent already working in the Cox stable.

Following Bubba from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon is former WTKS-FM, Orlando – Real Radio 104.1 – personality Drew Garabo, who currently is AM drive host on the Cox Tampa cluster's rock WSUN-FM.

From 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm Cox imports Billy Madison and his KISS-FM, San Antonio morning show crew for a midday talk program.

Following Cowhead in PM drive is Bubba cast member Matt "Spice" Lloyd who'll host the 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm program.

Cox Radio Tampa vice president and market manager Keith Lawless says of the new direction of The Bone, "The top-rated performance on our current shows clearly tells us that Tampa Bay likes what they hear and is asking for more. We have worked hard to insure we are giving them what they want with these compelling new shows. This is an exciting time in Tampa Bay radio."



 


Spiceboy leaving the Bubba the Love Sponge Show
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In Print: Thursday, April 19, 2012


Bubba announced on this morning's show that Spiceboy aka Matt Loyd is leaving the Bubba the Love Sponge Show EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY to go to work at Cox station WHPT (102.5 The Bone)/Tampa nights from 7pm-10pm starting Monday 4/23/2012. Spice will fill the nighttime slot between “Cowhead” and “The Nick and Artie” show. He also is one of the new owners at St. Pete Kitchen restaurant.





 
Tampa's rock "Bone" shifts to talk April 23: holds onto Bubba and Bone moniker
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In Print: Wednesday, April 11, 2012


Cox Radio’s classic rock WHPT (102.5 The Bone) Sarasota/Tampa will flip to talk Monday, April 23. The station will remain the flagship for Bubba the Love Sponge in morning drive, and The Cowhead Show remains in afternoons—as will The Bone and Real Raw Radio monikers. Obviously, all remaining music will be dropped from other dayparts, with the syndicated Nick & Artie added 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., and middays and early evenings to be announced soon. “Evolving this station into all talk is an obvious move,” says Keith Lawless, Cox VP & Tampa Market Manager. “Bubba plays no music and is clearly the market’s leader in mornings. Filling in the other dayparts with compelling talk and removing all music from the already successful Cowhead Show will make The Bone dominant with men and adults all day long.” The Tampa Board of Radio-Info.com posted this note at 8:49am: "102.5 to flip to FM talk in two weeks....Shark just made the announcement on Bubba."

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In Brief - April 11, 2012 Effective April 23, Cox will flip Classic Rock WHPT (102.5 The Bone)/Tampa to Talk, calling the format "Real. Raw. Radio" while keeping the positioner of "The Bone." Remaining on air will be the Bubba The Love Sponge morning show as well as Mike "Cowhead" Calta in afternoons. DirecTV/Premiere's Nick DiPaolo and Artie Lange syndicated Sports show comes on board and can be heard in the evening from 10 p.m.- 1a.m. Other dayparts have yet to be announced.