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Leighton Peck Resigns From KS95/Minneapolis

May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, Leighton Peck

• Twin Cities radio fixture Leighton Peck surprised more than a few folks on Friday when he tendered his resignation from Hubbard

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Steele Now APD @ The Bounce

May 8, 2020 kevincarter Beasley Media Group, WMGC

• Beasley Rhythmic WMGC (105.1 The Bounce)/Detroit announced that afternoon drive personality Jonathan “J.” Steele has been promoted to Assistant Program Director.

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LiveXLive To Acquire PodcastOne

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 kevincarter LiveXLive, PodcastOne

• LiveXLive Media, Inc., announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Courtside Group, Inc., the owner

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iHeart Jax Launches El Patrón 97.3

May 5, 2020 kevincarter El Patron, iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia Jacksonville cleverly used the occasion of Cinco de Mayo to launch a new Regional Mexican station — El

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Fun With Frequency Modulation

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 kevincarter Entercom, iHeartMedia

• It’s moving day at iHeartMedia Atlanta, as Urban WRDG (96.7 The Beat) is moving up to 105.3 FM, becoming

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Cat Thomas MOViN To WARM/Seattle

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 kevincarter Hubbard Radio

• Hubbard Radio announced that Cat Thomas is transferring from his Brand and Content Director post at AC WSHE (SHE 100.3)/Chicago to

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AccuRadio Debuts ‘Dislocated’ Channels

May 3, 2020 kevincarter AccuRadio

• Back in March we told you that AccuRadio, music streaming’s only all-human-curated major music website, had invited temporarily “dislocated”

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More Than Ever, Music Is Essential

May 3, 2020 kevincarter KCMP, The Current

• Starting Monday, May 4 at 1pm, Minneapolis Public Radio Triple A KCMP (89.3 The Current)/Minneapolis-St. Paul will kick off its

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Nashville Radio Outlook: HOT

May 1, 2020May 2, 2020 kevincarter Midwest Communications, WNFN

• Effective at noon on Friday, Midwest Communications’ Top 40 WNFN (i106.7)/Nashville has rebranded as Hot 106.7. Please make a note

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Fox Named Content Director @ Energy 95.3

May 1, 2020 kevincarter Alpha Media, KLLY

• Alpha Media Bakersfield is proud to announce the promotion of Erik Fox from MD/afternoon drive to Content Director of Top