[1] Ed Levine, the company's president, attended the Newhouse School at Syracuse University where his love for radio began.

On February 12, 1990, the first Galaxy station, WKLL was launched by Levine, and his business partner, Bob Raide.

[3] Galaxy divested itself of its Albany, New York, cluster and swapped several stations in a multi-owner deal that included Clear Channel Communications in Utica/Rome in 2007.

In October 2016, Galaxy Communications (through Galaxy II Media, LLC) agreed to acquire Gamma Broadcasting's stations in Berkshire County, Massachusetts for $3.15 million: WBEC, WBEC-FM, and WUPE in Pittsfield, WNAW and WUPE-FM in North Adams, and WSBS in Great Barrington.

In February 2024, Galaxy Media was featured on The American Dream, a Bloomberg TV series.