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Castor Named Market Pres., iHeart Salt Lake City

September 1, 2026 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia has named Tommy Castor as Market President for Salt Lake City, effective immediately. Castor arrives in scenic Utah

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CMA Reveals Finalists For ’26 Broadcast Awards

September 1, 2026September 2, 2026 kevincarter CMA Awards

• The Country Music Association (CMA) announced the finalists for the 2026 CMA Broadcast Awards, which annually honor outstanding achievement

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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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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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Eddie’s Alarm Permanently Set At WKSZ

August 31, 2026 kevincarter WKSZ

• Woodward Community Media makes it official and upgrades Eddie Ybarra from “Interim” to “Full-time” host of KISS FM Mornings

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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 Live On Mondays, Streams On HBO Max

August 31, 2026September 1, 2026 kevincarter HBO Max, Howard Stern, SiriusXM

• Howard Stern and SiriusXM announced the new season of The Howard Stern Show, with new shows airing every Monday,

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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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Family First For Mix 106.5’s Jess Dutra

August 28, 2026August 31, 2026 kevincarter WWMX

• There has been a major disturbance in Baltimore morning radio, as Jess Dutra, co-host of the popular Kramer &