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Two years ago, iHeart partnered with the Denver Broncos to launch Orange & Blue Radio on 760-AM. The station featured all Broncos, all the time, and included content from several former Broncos players. It appears that project did not produce strong ratings and has been dumped.

Entercom New York officials have been working for several months to get former long-time WPLJ-FM midday host Race Taylor over to WCBS-FM. Taylor will join WCBS-FM as midday host as of July 22.

At the Radio Show in September, Fred and Paul Jacobs of Jacobs Media will host a panel called: “You’re Not in the Radio Business Anymore: Stories from Innovators Who’ve Made the Transition.” 

Beasley Media Group’s WBZ-FM/98.5 The Sports Hub, is swapping out a few CBS Sports Radio shows it was carrying, with Fox Sports Radio shows. Several Fox shows will join The Sports Hub on July 18.

Longtime Radio Ink blogger Laurie Kahn’s Media Staffing Network is conducting a webinar on Wednesday, July 10, from noon to 1 p.m., titled “Tips on How to Attract New Employees.”

Top 40 KHQT-FM (HOT 103.1)/Las Cruces recently won the New Mexico Broadcasters Association Excellence in Broadcasting Award for their public service campaign for their annual “Pack the Van Food Drive.”

Media Monitors analyzed changes in PPM listening for several markets during the June 20 draft, using its programming tool, Audio Overnights. The service, developed with Nielsen, provides next-day information about the behavior of PPM panelists. Check out what they learned about the NBA draft in L.A., San Jose, Cleveland and Chicago HERE.

The Las Vegas Aviators are the Triple-A baseball team of MLB's Oakland A's. The team has a new deal with Skyview for its inventory management and live read capture software AdView.

If BIA's latest projections for 2019 come true, radio's overall revenue will increase by $300,000. Back in April BIA estimated radio's 2018 revenue was $14.2 billion, and according to an update to its 2019 Local Advertising Forecast, BIA is forecasting radio revenue to come in at $14.5 billion this year.

The Beasley XP studio has been unveiled in Detroit. The new broadcast space will serve as the official headquarters for the nationally syndicated Esports lifestyle-driven program Checkpoint XP.