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Pacific Media Group is buying ʻOhana Broadcasting Company's four Honolulu radio stations (KDDB-FM, KUMU-FM, KQMQ-FM, and KPOI-FM). Once this sale closes, Pacific Media Group will own a total of 20 radio stations.

Cumulus announced on Monday that it has brought the legendary KRUZ-FM call letters back to California’s Central Coast with the launch of Classic Hits radio station KRUZ 103.3.

Sheridan Broadcasting Corp. has entered into a new venture with Radio Disney. Radio Disney has agreed to license its video content to SBC. The audio will be broadcast on SBC’s radio station WIGO-AM in Atlanta, GA, and simultaneously the video will be streamed at wigoam.com.

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that WCBE-FM GM Dan Mushalko falsified invoices to manipulate cash flow and hide that the station owed nearly $870,000 to NPR for years. Mushalko didn't tell district officials until early this year.

(By Jeff McHugh) (By Jeff McHugh)
 
On a multi-person broadcast or podcast, do all hosts get equal airtime? Who should talk more? Who should talk less? Whose mic should be turned off most of the time?
 


(By Bob McCurdy) We expect our clients to investment spend, to not view advertising as an expense but as an investment in their business to ensure their continued prosperity. When pursuing our own careers shouldn’t we do the same?

Big Horn Radio Network in Cody, Wyoming, hosted a concert featuring country artists Clint Black, Craig Campbell, and Carin Mari over the weekend to honor the 100th Anniversary of the Buffalo Bill Stampede.

(By Ronald Robinson) Any presenter with the skills to do so, will, in practice and because of their abilities, be appealing to large numbers of any given audience. That capacity, alone, will be more than enough to accomplish what any station wants – more long-term listeners.

Three days after Kevin Kietzman was suspended for comments he made about Andy Reid's family, he's been fired. The announcement from Union Broadcasting President Chad Boeger said the parting was mutual, however, the writing was on the wall after the intense backlash Kietzman was receiving on social media. He had been with the station for 22 years.

Last week, award-winning CMT host and radio personality Cody Alan celebrated his 2000th episode as host of CMT After MidNite. Alan commemorated his fifth anniversary as host of the program in January.