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KMED Expands To Grants Pass

Posted: 18 Jan 2017 11:02 AM PST
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Bicoastal Media flipped Classic Hits 99.3 KCMD Grants Pass OR to a
simulcast of News/Talk 1440 KMED Medford/106.7 K294AS Ashland on Friday,
January 13.

Bicoastal is in the process of acquiring KCMD from Three Rivers
Broadcasting for $225,000 and is currently operating via LMA.



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Univision Hires Jesus Lara As Head Of Radio Division

Posted: 18 Jan 2017 09:57 AM PST
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Univision has hired Jesus Lara as the new head of its radio division.

Lara, whose title will be General Manager of Digital, Content
Entertainment for Radio, most recently served as Executive Vice President
of Digital Media Strategy for Spanish Broadcasting Systems. He will remain
based in Miami overseeing the implementation of strategies that take UCI’s
digital, content creation, programming and entertainment efforts within
radio into the future.

Lara spent three years with SBS leading their digital operations including
LaMusica.com and its station websites. He also spent seven years at MTV
International as Senior Vice President, Music Programming, Marketing and
Talent Strategy running MTV Latin America and and MTV Tr3s in the US.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving
Hispanic America, today announced the appointment of Jesus Lara as general
manager of Digital, Content, and Entertainment for Radio. In this position,
Lara will lead the company’s radio business and oversee the development and
implementation of strategies that take UCI’s digital, content creation,
programming and entertainment efforts within radio into the future. He
will work closely with general managers across the country as well as
leaders across Univision Local Media to drive the creative vision and
operational leadership of the radio business.

Lara will be based in Miami and report to John Eck, Chief Local Media
Officer. He will work closely with UCI’s President of Music, Jorge ‘Pepo’
Ferradas, to ensure continued alignment with the company’s broader music
strategy while leveraging UCI’s unique offerings in new and creative ways.

“Jesus is an accomplished and creative industry veteran with an
entrepreneurial spirit and a unique blend of experiences in music,
marketing and digital,� said Eck. “I’m confident that his leadership will
help propel our radio business to new heights.�

“Radio plays a fundamental role in the music industry; and at Univision, it
is important that we have someone of Jesus’s caliber to lead this platform
alongside our current team,� said Ferradas. “His passion for music,
team-player spirit and vast experience makes us extremely happy to count
with him on our team.�

“I am thrilled and honored with the opportunity to lead this incredible
portfolio of brands. I look forward to working closely with John and the
senior management team, in positioning the radio group for the future with
a renewed and keen focus on leveraging Univision’s strong culture, creating
great content and developing powerful code,� said Lara.

Lara joins UCI with more than 20 years of experience leading digital,
programming, content, and marketing teams in the radio, music and
entertainment industry. He has worked with top media and content companies,
including Viacom, EMI and most recently at Spanish Broadcasting System.
During his career he has been known as a trailblazer in the execution of
digital, programming, content and talent strategies to reach Hispanic and
international audiences. Lara is a marketing and international business
graduate from Florida International University and holds an MBA in
International Business from Thunderbird School of Global Management at
Arizona State University, as well as an MSc in Digital Marketing from I.E.
Business School in Madrid, Spain.



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WTJS Drops News/Talk For Classic Country

Posted: 18 Jan 2017 07:24 AM PST
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Forever South Communications has dropped the News/Talk TJ Network 1390 WTJS
Jackson and 94.1 W231BU East Union TN in favor of Classic Country as Willie
94 flanking sister Country Froggy 104.1 WOGY.

Under new WLLI call letters, the station has also restarted its simulcast
on what was Dyer County Country 94.3 WDYE Dyer TN under new WLLI-FM call
letters. WDYE had dropped its WTJS simulcast in March 2016.



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SiriusXM Relaunches Opie Radio As Faction Talk

Posted: 18 Jan 2017 06:23 AM PST
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Following the talent shuffle last fall that saw Gregg Opie Hughes bumped
off of his morning show with Jim Norton, SiriusXM is rebranding XM
103/Sirius 206 as Faction Talk as it moves Jason Ellis show from Punk
Rock/Action Sports Faction channel 41 starting Monday, January 23.

Jim Norton and Sam Roberts morning show will remain in place from 8-11am
eastern as will The Opie Show from 3-6pm. Ellis, who currently is heard on
Faction from 10am-1pm eastern (and replays at 4-7pm), will move to 11am-3pm.

Today SiriusXM announced the debut of Faction Talk, an unpredictable and
provocative channel inspired by its punk-infused sister channel, the music
and sports-focused Faction (ch. 41). Faction Talk will debut on January 23
on Sirius channel 206 and XM 103. Formerly known as Opie Radio, the channel
will fuse its unique brand of comedy with the edge and energy of the
original Faction.

Host and personality Jason Ellis, whose popular Faction show will now air
on the new talk channel, joins an all-star lineup of SiriusXM hosts
including Gregg “Opie� Hughes, comedian Jim Norton, and Sam Roberts.

Faction Talk’s new daytime lineup of live programming will kick off with
Jim Norton and Sam Roberts delivering laughs during the crucial morning
drive hours, Jason Ellis at midday, and radio institution Gregg “Opie�
Hughes rounding out the day:

· Jim Norton and Sam Roberts hosted by Jim Norton and Sam Roberts
(8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET)

Jim Norton and Sam Roberts blend the worlds of comedy and professional
broadcasting seamlessly every morning on SiriusXM. Current events, pop
culture, and original content—radio’s most dynamic duo does it all.

· The Jason Ellis Show hosted by Jason Ellis (11:00 am – 3:00 p.m.
ET)

A former pro skateboarder, pro fighter, and New York Times bestselling
author, Ellis shares his humorous and irreverent worldviews on the daily
program.

· The Opie Radio Show hosted by Opie (3:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET)

Greg “Opie� Hughes along with friends of the show discuss current news,
social trends, documentaries, sports, and celebrity guests.

Founded by skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, Faction plays a combination of
music by artists such as Pennywise, Dr. Dre, Sublime, Green Day, Beastie
Boys and Eminem, and features shows hosted by Tony Hawk, punk legend Marky
Ramone, Rancid/Transplants frontman Tim Armstrong and more. Faction will
continue to be available on SiriusXM channel 41.



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KVIL Rebrands As Amp 103.7

Posted: 17 Jan 2017 07:27 PM PST
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For the second time in less than a year, CBS Radios 103.7 KVIL Dallas will
debut a new brand name.

The station will take on the identity of Amp 103.7 at 7:00am on Wednesday
after taking the name More Hits 103.7 in August 2016 when it completed its
two year evolution from AC to Hot AC to CHR.

The Amp identity launch comes following the addition of new morning host
Nathan Fast, who debuted last week. KVIL is one of three CHRs in the Dallas
market along with iHeartMedias market leading 106.1 Kiss-FM KHKS and
Cumulus Hot 93.3 KLIF-FM. KVIL has trended downward in recent months from a
3.7 share in the October 2016 monthly to 2.7 in November to 2.3 in December.