WLUP FM 97.9<\/a> and director of user insight for Tribune Interactive.<\/p>\nMoving here from Atlanta, Hanson will continue his corporate duties overseeing rock programming for Cumulus stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very fortunate to have someone like Troy leading the charge at WKQX,\u201d Peter Bowen, vice president and Chicago market manager of Cumulus Media, said in a statement. \u201cHis experience and leadership will only build upon our brand position and ratings success moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, WKQX tied for 14th place with a 3.0 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 1,323,300. Among men between 18 and 34, the station ranked second with a 6.8 share and 263,000 cume.<\/p>\n
Hanson joined Cumulus in 2013 from Cromwell Radio Group in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was operations manager and program director. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, he previously held on-air and programming jobs in Duluth, Minnesota; Saginaw, Michigan; Milwaukee, Des Moines, Detroit and Miami.<\/p>\n