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As of tomorrow Townsquare will take over WWAX-FM under a Time Brokerage Agreement with Twin Ports Radio. Townsquare, which now has four FM's and one AM in Duluth, expects to strike a deal with Twin Ports to buy the station.

The XFL Seattle Dragons have announced an agreement with 710 ESPN Seattle that will make the Bonneville Seattle station the home of Dragons programming and shows beginning February 5. The XFL season begins February 8.

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It's a new attribution and research platform being launched by Midwest Family Broadcasting to the entire radio industry.

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks was a speaker at the NAB's Board of Directors meeting in Miami this week. One of the topics he spent a considerable amount of time on was EEO. Starks said, "America’s broadcasters should look like America."

Neversink Broadcasting's WABT in the Poconos lost their morning show co-host Elisa Chase last month. She died at the age of 38 after a short illness. The day after her memorial service, her husband died. That was all Gary Smith could take.

Hurricane Dave Smith cut this 14-minute video with advice on what to do after you lose your job in radio. The long-time programming veteran shares five tips on what you should do when you get that dreaded call. 

The lineup for the Team UMG at the Ryman event at Country Radio Seminar 2020 has been announced, and it is comprised of emerging and established artists from Universal Music Group Nashville’s roster.

The San Diego Reader writes that a massive firing spree rocked the local airwaves in San Diego. The paper details firings at Tegna's KFMB, iHeart and Entercom.

"Live & On the Air: What's Hot, What's on the Way, Where to Draw the Line" is one of the great panel discussions scheduled for the Hispanic Radio Conference March 25-26 in Miami. International Programming Consultant Bob Perry will moderate a panel on this topic during the conference, which takes place in Miami.