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Blue Ridge Broadcasting, of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, has entered an agreement with Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting and Tugart Properties to purchase two FM translators.

On Friday, March 1, Dave Ashton and Jen Mattison of Lite Rock 97.3 took over the airwaves for the Wine & Dine Radiothon. Listeners with the highest bids scored some tasty rewards.

Zenith is out with its latest automotive advertising forecast data which states: "The automotive industry faces substantial disruption over the next few years as it copes with more technological change than many other industries." So how does that affect how much money the category spends on advertising? Let's dig deeper into the data.

After years of automotive sales records it appears radio's biggest advertising category is cooling off. The National Automobile Dealers Association is forecasting 16.8 million deliveries for 2019, down from 17.3 million in 2018.

Clear Channel Outdoor will release Q4 2018 and full year results after the market closes today with a conference call at 4:30 p.m. The call will not include iHeartMedia. The company is in the final stages of coming out of bankruptcy and will not hold quarterly calls during that process.

Townsquare's country station in Northern Colorado (KUAD-FM) will debut 'New Country Mornings with Jordan and Michael' on Monday. The hosts will be Jordan Soto, who most recently hosted a show in Pensacola and Michael Mason who's worked in Seattle and Richmond.

WJLS-FM in Beckley, WV turns 80 today. A reunion party is planned for tonight for former employees, clients, and community members. WJLS was launched back in 1939 by Joe L. Smith, which is how the station became WJLS.

No change at the summit of the Media Monitors list of the top national radio advertisers… again. Geico stays number one.

(By James Bahm) In this column, I'll focus on imaging/positioning: the liners you hear between songs, what the on-air personalities say, and the phrase that gets repeated most often. AKA: Your Marketing Strategy!

It’s Entercom’s way of saluting philanthropic efforts: News Radio 1020 KDKA’s (KDKA-AM) seventh annual “Larry Richert Honors our Hometown Heroes” in Pittsburgh.