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Rihanna Signs With Sony/ATV

September 16, 2019September 17, 2019 kevincarter Sony/ATV

• Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a worldwide deal to represent the entire song catalog of global superstar Rihanna. The agreement

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Entercom Bets On Action Network

September 5, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, Radio.com

• Entercom announced a content distribution partnership with The Action Network. The broad scale agreement leverages the reach of Entercom’s

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Good Karma To Lease ESPN Chicago

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 kevincarter ESPN, Good Karma Brands

• ESPN Radio has reached a long-term Local Marketing Agreement (LMA) and lease with Good Karma Brands, which calls for

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Logan Looking At 40 Years At KOA

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KOA

• iHeartMedia Denver’s KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM, the radio flagship of youuuur Denver Broncos announced an extended 10-year

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Hasbro To Acquire eOne

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 kevincarter eOne, Hasbro

• Toy giant Hasbro, the home of such iconic kid-friendly brands as Nerf, My Little Pony, Transformers, Play-Doh, Monopoly, Baby

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‘Florida Man’ Gets His Own Station

August 25, 2019 kevincarter Bubba The Love Sponge, JVC Media

• JVC Media of Florida continues its rapid growth with the planned launch of the awesomely named “Florida Man Radio”

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Apollo-Tegna Tango Continues

August 21, 2019 kevincarter Apollo Global, Tegna

• This is interesting — in an apparent (and corporately vague) response to last Friday’s Wall Street Journal story, Tegna released

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Apollo Kicking Tegna’s Tires?

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 kevincarter Apollo Global, Tegna

• That’s the word from The Wall Street Journal, which reports that private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC, which is

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Concord & Walshy Fire Ink Publishing Deal

August 15, 2019August 16, 2019 kevincarter Concord Music Publishing

• Concord Music Publishing announced a new global publishing agreement with international DJ and producer Walshy Fire, best known as

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New CMG Announces New Leadership

August 14, 2019August 16, 2019 kevincarter Cox Media Group

• Cox Media Group announced the executive leadership of the new CMG. A company memo outlines the executives that will

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Cumulus ATL Sells 97.9, Realigns Frequencies
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Cumulus ATL Sells 97.9, Realigns Frequencies

May 10, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Cumulus ATL Sells 97.9, Realigns Frequencies

• Cumulus Media Atlanta formally announced the pending sale of its 97.9 FM translator (W250BC), along with a series of

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MapQuest Adds Audio From iHeartRadio
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MapQuest Adds Audio From iHeartRadio

May 7, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on MapQuest Adds Audio From iHeartRadio

• MapQuest, the trusted navigation platform used by tens of millions of people each month, and iHeartRadio announced a new

Townsquare Inks Digital Deal With Broadway Media
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Townsquare Inks Digital Deal With Broadway Media

May 5, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Townsquare Inks Digital Deal With Broadway Media
Cumulus + Media Audit + TOMA.Solutions
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Cumulus + Media Audit + TOMA.Solutions

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Mothership Beams Up To Concord
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Mothership Beams Up To Concord

April 27, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Mothership Beams Up To Concord
SXM Media To Rep YouTube Audio Ads
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SXM Media To Rep YouTube Audio Ads

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Busy Summer Season Ahead For WTMD
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Busy Summer Season Ahead For WTMD

May 11, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Busy Summer Season Ahead For WTMD

• Baltimore Public Media Triple A 89.7 WTMD/Baltimore kicks off the summer with A) new music leadership; B) the return

Amelia Preparing To Unplug From 98 Rock
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Amelia Preparing To Unplug From 98 Rock

May 11, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Amelia Preparing To Unplug From 98 Rock
Andrews Named Brand Mgr., WMYX/Milwaukee
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Andrews Named Brand Mgr., WMYX/Milwaukee

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Big Machine Inks Backbeat Troubadours
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Big Machine Inks Backbeat Troubadours

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Paramount & WMG Making Movies
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Paramount & WMG Making Movies

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Az Cohen & Believe Launch AZTEC
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Az Cohen & Believe Launch AZTEC

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Ahrens Now Running Kobalt Latin America
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Ahrens Now Running Kobalt Latin America

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Macky Joins Quartz Hill As SVP/Promotion
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Macky Joins Quartz Hill As SVP/Promotion

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Riser House Welcomes Leighanna Martin
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Riser House Welcomes Leighanna Martin

May 1, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Riser House Welcomes Leighanna Martin

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Busy Summer Season Ahead For WTMD
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Busy Summer Season Ahead For WTMD

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Amelia Preparing To Unplug From 98 Rock
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Amelia Preparing To Unplug From 98 Rock

May 11, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Amelia Preparing To Unplug From 98 Rock
Andrews Named Brand Mgr., WMYX/Milwaukee
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Andrews Named Brand Mgr., WMYX/Milwaukee

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Cumulus ATL Sells 97.9, Realigns Frequencies
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Cumulus ATL Sells 97.9, Realigns Frequencies

May 10, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Cumulus ATL Sells 97.9, Realigns Frequencies
Townsquare Expands The Fan To Fort Collins
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Townsquare Expands The Fan To Fort Collins

May 8, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Townsquare Expands The Fan To Fort Collins
iHeart CT Welcomes Michael Johnson, Jr.
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iHeart CT Welcomes Michael Johnson, Jr.

May 8, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart CT Welcomes Michael Johnson, Jr.

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