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BIA Projects Elevated ’26 Local Ad Revenue

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 kevincarter BIA Advisory Services

• BIA Advisory Services has revised its 2026 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast (released in Q4 2025), projecting total local ad

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Pat Still Ready To Call It A Career

April 8, 2026April 9, 2026 kevincarter Bonneville, KNCI

• Pat Still, a morning fixture on Bonneville’s New Country 105.1 KNCI/Sacramento for the past 34 years, announced his impending

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WXPN Drops The Needle On Vinyl Day

April 8, 2026 kevincarter WXPN

• A quick glance at our 2026 Three Stooges calendar reveals a very important date — Thursday, April 9, 2026

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Ackman Submits UMG Takeover Bid

April 7, 2026April 8, 2026 kevincarter Pershing Square Holdings, UMG

• Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square Capital Management has submitted an offer to buy Universal Music Group

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Homecoming Weekend At WRNR

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 kevincarter WRNR

• Legendary rocker 93.5 WRNR (WYRE-AM / W228ER)/Annapolis, MD announces three exciting additions to the weekend on-air lineup — starting

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WHBY Enters Next Century Refreshed

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 kevincarter WHBY

• Following a historic year celebrating a century of service to Northeast Wisconsin, Woodward Community Media News-Talk WHBY (1150 AM

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Mr. Segura Goes To Washington

April 6, 2026April 7, 2026 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WMAL

• Cumulus keeps it in the family and appoints Luis Segura as Operations Manager for News-Talk 105.9 WMAL-FM/Washington, DC, effective

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Traci Lee Digs Out Her Alarm Clock

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 kevincarter WUSJ

• On-air changes are in process at Digio Strategies’ Country WUSJ (US 96.3)/Jackson, MS in anticipation of Hannah Lane‘s impending

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Eastern Carolina Rocks Again!

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 kevincarter Dick Broadcasting, WXQR

• After nearly five years of Hispanic programming, Dick Broadcasting has officially rolled back the Rock, loudly bringing “Carolina’s Pure

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WYPR Debuts Enhanced Programming

April 6, 2026April 5, 2026 kevincarter WYPR

• Effective today, Baltimore Public Media launches a comprehensive update to WYPR‘s daily programming schedule, deepening local coverage and integrating