Springfield, Mo. — Mark Grantin has been hired as Program Director at Springfield radio station KTTS-FM 94.7. His first day with the station is today.

Previously, Grantin was program director and on-air personality at Madison, Wis., stations WWQM and WHIT, assistant program director and promotions director at WWQM, and program director and on-air personality at WAKX in Duluth, Minn. Most recently Grantin served as program director and on-air personality at WBUL in Lexington, Ky., where he helped the station maintain its #1 ranking in the market for ratings and billing. Under his leadership, it also became the R & R and Mediabase reporting station.

“Mark’s successful track record in both ratings and revenue programming in the Country, Sports Talk and Classic Hits formats speaks volumes. We’re excited to bring him on board and tap into his leadership and expertise,” said Rex Hansen, vice president and general manager – Springfield Operations.

“I’m honored to join KTTS and thrilled to lead an incredibly talented and hardworking staff. KTTS is a special place. Everyone believes in not only playing today’s best country music, but in serving the community and listeners as well,” Grantin said. “I can’t wait to get started!”

KTTS-FM is one of five radio stations in Springfield owned by Journal Broadcast Group.

About Journal Broadcast Group
Journal Broadcast Group owns and operates 33 radio stations and 13 television stations in 12 states and operates an additional television station under a local marketing agreement. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the broadcast business of Journal Communications Inc., a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, interactive media and printing services.