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97.1 The Fan (WBNS-FM) Columbus, OH, has launched a new morning show and a revamped line-up. Joining Brandon Beam on Morning Juice will be former Buckeye linebackers Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel.

Mailboxes are full of flyers, TV stations are full of mud-slingers and the phrase ...'I approve this message' can be heard on every radio station more than the station call letters. The political ad money is flying.

The San Diego sports station was purchased by Arizona ad agency executive Bill Hagen back in April. It went off the air a year earlier due to financial reasons. The station will include only one local show, Scott Kaplan in PM drive. Rich Eisen, Scott Ferrall and Tony Bruno are also part of the new station lineup.

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The Cleveland Browns, Entercom and Good Karma Brands have signed a new long-term extension of their flagship radio partnership which first began back in 2013.

Four Urban Alternative public radio stations are combining efforts to encourage their audiences to register and vote in November. The Movement Continues – Vote 2020is being driven by stations in Chicago, Houston, Denver and Norfolk.

The CEOs at BIA Advisory Services and SalesFuel will conduct a free webinar focusing on identifying opportunities for growth as the recovery takes hold in the second half of 2020 and into 2021. The hour long session is set for August 18, 11 AM Eastern.

The next live-video series in RAB's Business Unusual Campaign will feature a panel offering insights into radio's ability to target candidate constituencies. It's set for August 24th at Noon CST.

(By Lee Abrams) If a news “service” is successful, ok, but if not-yet-launched  or struggling here are 8 reasons we can be positioned to succeed AND 8 ways we can blow it.  It’s just as  important to know what can derail you as it is to know what you need to succeed

As in-car media systems advance what's the outlook for radio? Is there still a place for radio in the connected future?  How are radio companies working to secure that place?  You may want to tune in to a roundtable during the TU-Automotive Detroit virtual event, August 18th. Xperi's Sr. VP for Radio Joe D'Angelo is a panelist.