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On Monday, WHLZ in Florence, SC, debuted its new Hot AC format with the launch of Q100.5, the Pee Dee’s Best Music. The station, which also changed its call letters to WQPD, stunted last weekend, playing “The Wheel of Decades,” music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. The station is also bringing back morning team, Bob & Sheri.

The Innovation in Music Awards for Music Broadcast in major, medium, and small markets were designed to recognize those individuals who greatly encourage airplay for new artists, promote live local music, and develop and participate in activities that work to support up-and-coming musical talent.

The talk-show host is in a bitter custody dispute with his wife. Jones and his wife have three children ages 14, 12 and 9 where he pays over $40,000 per month in child support. The case is going to trial in Austin. Here's what Jones' lawyer said about the talkers on-air persona...

(By Attorneys Bill Ragland and Preston Heard) On Friday, April 14, 2017, Digital Stream IP, LLC filed two separate complaints in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas against CBS Radio Inc. and iHeartMedia, Inc., alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,757,913 (“the ‘913 patent”).

(By Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti) The public relations nightmare that has kept United Airlines in the news has also been an opportunity to engage with some of radio’s premier public relations specialists who, over the years, have provided PR counsel and expertise to some of radio’s biggest brands.

(Communication Tips from the Front Lines by Heidi Raphael) If you do interviews on behalf of your station or company on a regular basis, you may want to consider investing in media training. Here's what I mean and why...

Steve Goldstein and Fred Jacobs, and their companies Amplifi Media and jācapps, are launching a company called SonicAi, aimed at creating voice-command solutions for the radio and podcasting industries.

Lowes jumped into the top spot of the Media Monitors weekly chart last week by airing over 46,500 commercials on radio stations all across the country. The Home Depot was nudged out of the top spot but still ran 41,328 commercials. Walgreens was third with 37,069, followed by GEICO with 36,747 and Macy's with 28,997.

Viva Media is purchasing KQFX-FM in Borger, Texas, which also serves the Amarillo market. The seller is Tejas Broadcasting and the price is $650,000. Bill Whitley of the Dallas office and George Reed of the Jacksonville office of Media Services Group served as the exclusive brokers representing the seller. Dave Garland Brokerage represented the buyer.

Chris Oliviero is the Executive VP for Programming at CBS Radio. Among the many nominations he received for Radio Ink's first-ever 20 Best Leader's list included this comment: "In a business of difficult decisions, Chris is a thoughtful leader who conducts himself in a manner that's respectful, ethical, and valuable. He's the glue that makes CBS Radio the great company it is today."