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Late last week, iHeartMedia San Diego flipped KSSX-FM from Rhythmic Adult Contemporary to JAM’N 95.7, to focus the music more on Today’s Hip Hop and R&B. The station relaunched commercial free through Monday.

KRRF in Ventura County, California kicked off Memorial Day Weekend by flipping from Country to Classic Hip-Hop. The station is called "106.3 SPIN-FM."

Beasley CFO Caroline Beasley and President Bruce Beasley open the first day of the Kellar Radio Talent Institute today on the campus of Appalachian State University in North Carolina.

(By Buzz Knight) Over the last few weeks we've discussed two key factors that impact the success and failure of talent coaching. Empathy and vibe are two important priorities that need consideration when you are sitting down to manage your talent. Today let's take a closer look at the importance of listening skills...

Our latest podcast features Paul Weyland. The topic is "How to Avoid Surprise Cancellations and Triple or Quadruple Your Local Direct Billings." Paul details how each sales rep can hit the streets with specific knowledge on how to calculate R.O.I. for every client you're selling radio to. Sales managers across the country will have enough information to fill 10 sales meetings. Listen to our podcast HERE.

Northern Star Broadcasting is selling WCKC-FM in Cadillac, Michigan to Up North Radio, owned by Dom and Jennifer Theodore. According to broker Jason James of Patrick Communications the station will be sold for $180,000 cash at closing.

Although he has many other things going on in his life now, Sumner Redstone is on board with the plan to spin off the CBS Radio stations. That's what CBS Chairman and CEO Les Moonves told shareholders Thursday, according to Variety.

AdWeek has the details from Bryan Moffett, GM of National Public Media, NPR's corporate underwriting division, who says NPR will double its podcasting revenue in 2016. It tripled in 2015.

In his latest blog post, Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein, after reviewing the data presented in a webinar by Edison and Triton, says the growth of Podcasting is eye-popping. "In a relatively short period of time, Podcasting has gone from an arcane and difficult download to a computer followed by an upload to an iPod, to a mainstream media choice which 21% of Americans used last month."