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It’s All-Business At iHeart SLC

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 kevincarter Bloomberg Radio, iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia Salt Lake City has launched Business-Talk outlet Business 99.1 FM. In partnership with Bloomberg Radio, Business 99.1 FM,

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Mark Chernoff Stepping Down @ WFAN/NY

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021 kevincarter Entercom, WFAN

• Entercom announced that “after nearly 30 years of unmatched success,” WFAN/New York Brand Manager and Entercom Sports Format Captain

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Sony Music To Acquire Kobalt, AWAL

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 kevincarter AWAL, Sony Music, The Orchard

• Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has entered into a definitive agreement with Kobalt Music Group Ltd. to acquire Kobalt’s recorded

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Coachella & Stagecoach Off… Again

January 31, 2021 kevincarter Coachella, COVID-19, Stagecoach

• In can what best be termed a not-so-shocking development, the April dates of the already rescheduled Coachella Valley Music

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Tencent Now Owns 20% Of UMG

January 31, 2021February 1, 2021 kevincarter Tencent, UMG

• Tencent Holdings Limited announced that a Tencent-led consortium has completed the acquisition of an additional 10% equity stake in

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Jock Swap At Baltimore’s Fan

January 29, 2021January 31, 2021 kevincarter Entercom, WJZ-FM

• Entercom Sports-Talk WJZ-FM (105.7 The Fan)/Baltimore shared several developments, not the least of which were some significant personnel moves:

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WRMR: A Decade Of Modern Rocking

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 kevincarter Capitol Broadcasting, WRMR

• Capitol Broadcasting Alternative WRMR (Modern Rock 98.7)/Greenville-Jacksonville-Wilmington, NC celebrated its 10th anniversary at the start of 2021. Launched on

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Condolences: Randy Ross

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 kevincarter Midwest Communications

• It is with deep sorrow that Duke Wright’s Midwest Communications Knoxville, TN announces the sudden passing of VP/Market Manager

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Promotion & Retirement @ Entercom Sacramento

January 29, 2021 kevincarter Entercom, KSEG, KSFM

• Entercom Sacramento shared two pieces of news — one regarding a promotion, and the other, an impending retirement. Let’s

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Remembering Al Peterson

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 kevincarter R&R, Radio & Records

• UPDATED: This one shook us, to put it mildly. We were deeply shocked and saddened to learn that our