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It took quite a bit of research, however, according to WTOP's chief engineer Dave Garner, CBS took control of WJSV (the predecessor to WTOP) on October 20th, 1932. That would have made the station a CBS affiliate for just over 85 years. As of January 1st, ABC News became the primary news source for WTOP.

Our friends at The Skyview Network tell us that at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, Skyview successfully transitioned all 450 CBS News Radio’s affiliates to its distribution and inventory management platform. CBS News Radio made the announcement it was leaving Westwood One in August of 2017.

Kagan reports that mergers and acquisitions volume reached $748.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 and closed the year at $8.24 billion. It was the highest annual deal volume since 2014 and the third-highest since 2008. Radio deals in Q4 accounted for $248 million while TV hit $500 million. The biggest radio story of the year was...

(Bob McCurdy) Late last week I was on MSN.com and came across a banner ad for Pandora’s 2018 Definitive Guide to Audio. I clicked. As one would expect, there was a whole lotta skewing going on. The following looks to set the record straight.

(Buzz Knight) Scott Brown is the Senior VP for Engineering and Strategic Relations at Nielsen. His responsibility involves insights relating to impending changes to the media landscape, the impact of new technology, and the path of new advertising models. I talked to him about what to expect at CES 2018.

A lot of shuffling took place on the Media Monitors list last week. GEICO moved back to the top spot (from sixth) by running 52,133 on radio stations across America. The Fox Entertainment Group, promoting TV programs, moved from 12th to second with 50,886.

It's called "CMA’s 2017 Country Music Streaming Study: The Way Forward To Drive Consumption." The data will be presented in a session Wednesday, February 7, at 10 a.m. at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Here's what the research will tell us...

The company says it flipped the frequencies of two Country stations on January 15. Texas Red Dirt Country KPUR-FM/“The Armadillo” will move from 107.1 to the more powerful 100,000-watt 95.7. KARX-FM will segue to its new home at 107.1 as NASH Icon 107.1 FM. There will be no changes in personnel or programming when the flip takes place.

That's what former WGN Chicago (and now Entercom Chicago Market Manager) Jimmy deCastro called Todd Manley when Manley worked for deCastro as WGN's VP of Content & Programming. Now Manley sits in the GM seat, running one of the most recognizable set of call letters in the country. What's his plan now that he has the keys?

(By Lisa Thal) "You can't manage what you don't measure." How many times have you heard that? This is to say that, unless you measure something, you can't manage improvement. Sure, it’s our responsibility to make sure we're taking advantage of all the systems available to help us measure our team's effectiveness, but how do you measure your sales team’s emotions?