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Papa Keith’s Own Throwback Station

iHeartMedia Miami yesterday launched PK’s Throwback 105.5 Hip Hop and R&B. The new station is branded with the initials of

iHeartMedia Classic Hits WWBB (B101)/Providence has parted company with morning host Tom “TC” Campbell after 16 years as we understand

Beasley Media Group Sports-Talk WWCN (99.3 ESPN)/Ft. Myers-Naples, FL has named Pete Sheppard as its new afternoon drive co-host, plugging

Yup, it’s official — Twin Cities’ native son Jay Philpott is headed home, hired as the new evening entertainer at

• iHeartMedia has named Chris Berry as Senior Vice President of News, Talk and Sports Programming. Berry will oversee the

WPLJ/New York will officially launch Summer 2017 at the Jersey Shore tomorrow at the 95.5 PLJ Pepsi Summer Kick Off,

• Holiday weekends are often used at the launching pad for new radio stations, and this Memorial Day Weekend is

CBS Radio Triple A WXRT/Chicago sets the Wayback Machine™ to 2001 and once again names John Farneda as Music Director.

Austin is now the home of a brand new Spanish Top 40 station, as iHeartMedia yesterday launched TÚ 103.1. The

Alpha Media’s West Palm Beach cluster has expanded by two, as the company formally announces the purchase of News-Talk 850