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Downsizing Hits WIGY/Lewiston, ME

July 25, 2024 kevincarter WIGY

• Budget cuts have sadly come calling to Bennett Radio Group Classic Hits 105.5 WIGY/Lewiston, ME, as the station has

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Woody & Jim Back On Nashville Radio

July 18, 2024July 20, 2024 kevincarter Cromwell Media, Woody and Jim, WQZQ

• After dropping hints of their imminent return, Nashville radio vets Woody and Jim formally announced they will be back

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Cleveland Says ‘Hello, Throwbacks!’

July 12, 2024July 14, 2024 kevincarter iHeartMedia, Throwback 99.1

• iHeartMedia Cleveland on Friday launched Throwback 99.1 on WMMS-HD3/W256BT, playing the best throwback songs from the ’90s and ’00s

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Steal Stepping Down At Hubbard Chicago

July 9, 2024July 10, 2024 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, WTMX

• Hubbard Chicago announced that after six years, veteran programmer Jimmy Steal has decided to step down as Vice President

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Race Taylor Extended At WCBS-FM

July 8, 2024July 9, 2024 kevincarter Audacy, WCBS-FM

• Audacy has inked a swell contract extension with Race Taylor to remain as midday host on Classic Hits WCBS-FM

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CMG Cuts Like A Knife

June 26, 2024 kevincarter Cox Media Group, KONO-FM, WAPE, WBLI

• The budget-related personnel cuts inside Cox Media Group continue… Yesterday we reported the departure of three longtime employees of

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Chicago’s River Now Classic Alternative

June 13, 2024June 15, 2024 kevincarter Alpha Media, WERV

• No sleep for the Alpha Media crew in the hallways of the company’s suburban Chicago group — on the

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Bedell Tapped As Binnie’s Maine Midcoast Mgr.

June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 kevincarter Binnie Media

• Don Bedell is packing for a move to the beautiful state of Maine, hired by Binnie Media as Market

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Renee Really Retiring From The River

June 11, 2024 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WHCN

• Major development at iHeartMedia Classic Hits WHCN (The River 105-9)/Hartford, which announced the impending retirement of longtime midday personality

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Rewind Wakes Up With Brian Phillips

June 10, 2024June 9, 2024 kevincarter Saga Communications, WNND

• Saga Classic Hits simulcast WNND/WNNP (Rewind 103.5/104.3)/Columbus, OH welcomes market veteran Brian Phillips as its new wake-up personality, starting