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Jazz, Blues and NPR News station KNKX-FM in Seattle is moving to the Pike Place market neighborhood. The plan is to be in the new location by the end of this year or early 2023 and a $4.5 million fundraising campaign to pay for the project is underway.

Triton Digital has promoted John Rosso from President of Market Development, to President and Chief Executive Officer. Neal Schore, the company’s founder, steps down as CEO to become Managing Advisor.

Cox Media Group Regional VP Keith Lawless tells Radio Ink its Alternative rocker 97X in Tampa can now be heard at 97.5FM, which is a translator. The 97.1 frequency will soon be transferred to its new owner SBS.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America announced that the event held Monday night in New York City raised more than $300,000. The Foundation provides financial assistance to broadcasters in acute need to help them maintain quality of life and personal dignity.

And, according to the research firm, while over-the-air revenue is still radio's biggest category, it continues to decrease as digital continues to grow. BIA’s local audio estimate breaks out advertising revenue forecast for 2022 for radio, radio's digital side and Pandora.

In a filing made Monday Seven Mountains Media filed to purchase Joe Reilly's Columbia Broadcasting's WHLM, a network of four FM's and two AM's in Bloomsburg, PA. The price is $450,000.

Audio content company, Gemini XIII, led by two very familiar radio names, has acquired digital agency The Infinite Agency and audio imaging company Phantom Producer. Gemini XIII is run by Spencer Brown and Charles Steinhauer.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America ceremony was held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City last night. Grey Television's Hilton Howell and sportscaster Lesley Visser were honored. The event was hosted by Al Roker and Deborah Roberts. (Pictured: Heidi Raphael, Joe D’Angelo, Deborah Parenti, Caroline Beasley and Steve Newberry)

PromoSuite has entered into a partnership with the Independent Broadcasters Association to provide PromoSuite Plus, a cloud-based suite of workflow applications to IBA member stations.

(By Buzz Knight) I woke up today like every day for the last three weeks with the crisis in Ukraine on my mind. The horrific images of destruction and the refugee crisis are forever imbedded in our heads as a reminder of how fortunate we are to live in this country.