Radio Ink

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CMG Orlando Switching Things Up

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:59 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/cmg-...ing-things-up/

Starting Monday, June 29 Cox Media Group will launch Spanish language
station Exitos 96.5 FM. News/Talk WDBO-FM moves back to 580 AM and 107.3
FM. The ESPN Station on 580 will be moved to an HD-2.

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New iHeartRadio Investigative Series

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:25 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/new-...gative-series/

VICE News Reports, a weekly investigative series covering critical news
subjects, will be available this fall on iHeartRadio. The weekly series
will feature in-depth stories with audio that brings the listener directly
into the story.

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CMG Tulsa Joins Blood Drive

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:48 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/cmg-...s-blood-drive/

Cox Media Group's 102.3 KRMG and FOX23 News in Tulsa are teaming up with
the American Red Cross for a two day blood drive. The Red, White You drive
runs June 25 and 26.

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A Soulful July Series

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:24 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/a-soulful-july-series/

iHeartMedia, FOX Soul and Motown Records have partnered to produce Motown
Countdown with iHeartRadio’s Angela Yee. The live, four-part limited series
will air on FOXSoul.tv each Tuesday in July starting July 7.

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CPR Promotes Gentry To COO

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:18 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/cpr-...gentry-to-coo/

Colorado Public Radio has elevated SVP, Finance Administration, Jenny
Gentry to Chief Operating Officer. Gentry has been with CPR for 36 years.

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TuneIn/Tesla Interface Upgrades

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:14 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/tune...face-upgrades/

TuneIn and Tesla are continuing the integration of audio in the latest
model electric vehicles. The tech creates the ability to link drivers
TuneIn accounts via mobile and web through Tesla’s in-dash TuneIn
experience.


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Entercom Restoring Employee Salaries

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 06:45 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/ente...oyee-salaries/

After months of reporting news about layoffs, cutback, furloughs and
cost-cutting, we have some positive news to report. As the industry, and
the country, continues to battle a national pandemic that has killed tens
of thousands of people and crippled the U.S. economy, Entercom will be
restoring employee salaries next month.

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Should Translators Be Allowed to Geo-Target?

Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:53 AM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/shou...to-geo-target/

Recently we've been reporting on the push by GeoBroadcast Solutions at The
FCC to allow FM booster stations to hyper-target communities with local
programming. Last month we reported that owners of FM translators wanted in
on that action and now The FCC is asking for input

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11th Hour Save

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:53 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/11th-hour-save/

We're so used to hearing about college radio stations being sold, or
defunded to save money, that this story was a pleasant surprise for radio's
minor leagues. College radio station WLNZ-FM in Lansing will live to fight
another day

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Cromwell Snags Vanderbilt From iHeart

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:31 PM PDT
https://radioink.com/2020/06/24/crom...t-from-iheart/

The Vanderbilt Commodores have a new radio home. A partnership has been
signed between the Bud Walters owned radio company and Vanderbilt Athletics
in Nashville.