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Consider BMG & Concord Completely Combined

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 kevincarter BMG

• BMG and Concord announced the successful completion of their combination, creating a new global music company with the scale,

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RIAA Reports $6B Mid-Year Music Revenue

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 kevincarter RIAA

• The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) announced that U.S. recorded music revenues for the first half of 2026

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Pillar Taps Couchman As Chief Prog. Officer

August 31, 2026 kevincarter Pillar Media

• Pillar Media welcomes Mike Couchman as its new Chief Programming Officer, overseeing WAWZ (Star 99.1)/New York, WAKW (Star 93.3)/Cincinnati,

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Triton Forges Partnership With RCS

August 31, 2026 kevincarter RCS, Triton Digital

• Triton Digital announced a strategic partnership with RCS, bringing programmatic advertising capabilities to over-the-air (OTA) radio. By connecting RCS’

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KRAV & KRMG/Tulsa Complete Dial Swap

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 kevincarter KRAV, KRMG

• Zoellner Media Group announced the successful completion of a strategic frequency realignment involving two of its flagship Tulsa radio

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Howard 101 Deleted From SXM Lineup

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 kevincarter Howard Stern, SiriusXM

• As had been widely rumored, Howard Stern‘s branded Howard 101 channel has been removed from the SiriusXM lineup, as

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Ison Named Interim VP/News, Worldwide News Network

August 28, 2026August 30, 2026 kevincarter Worldwide News Network

• RAMP has learned that Red Apple Media has appointed Brandon Ison as Interim Vice President of News for the

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Ken Levine To Keynote The Last Conclave

August 28, 2026 kevincarter Conclave 45

• The Conclave is pleased to announce that Emmy Award-winning television writer, producer, director, radio personality and Major League Baseball

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Connoisseur Selling Four Minnesota Stations

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 kevincarter Connoisseur Media

• Connoisseur Media announced its selling four Minnesota radio stations — News-Talk KAUS-AM 1480 and Country KAUS-FM (US99)/Austin, MN, and

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Departure Day At WBAL/Baltimore

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 kevincarter Hearst, WBAL

• As initially reported by WBFF-TV/Baltimore‘s Gary Collins, Hearst’s WBAL NewsRadio 1090/101.5/Baltimore has eliminated several on-air staffers and more than