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In a report sent to investors on Saturday, 24 hours after the Entercom earnings call, Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker wrote a report headlined: "ETM is unfortunately messy." She notes that the Entercom stock price has dropped 35% year-to-date and says the market "clearly has concerns" about the merger with CBS. She gives three reasons for those concerns.

There should be some new owners of a few soon-to-be former Entercom radio stations announced soon. Entercom CEO David Field says his divesture plan to move stations in order to meet ownership regulations to close the CBS deal is making "good progress."

Students from nine Missouri universities will converge on the campus of the Northwest Missouri State University campus, Monday, for 10 intense days of immersion in radio broadcasting. They will learn from 30 radio pros teaching in their areas of expertise. The MBA Radio Talent Institute is the first radio talent institute in the Midwest.

(By Randy Lane) Each time a wildly popular television show ends, there is a negative response in the US stock market. The stock market declined after the finales of Seinfeld, The Cosby Show, and Friends. Why is that?  

(By Bob McCurdy) Studies highlighting the critical role “reach” plays in ad campaigns continue to pour in. This is good news as radio is the number one reach medium in the U.S. Nielsen Catalina Solutions recently conducted an analysis of 500 Consumer Packaged Goods campaigns quantifying the contribution media and non-media factors have on ad campaign success. So what was the takeaway...

Dixon was the morning show co-host on KIOA in Des Moines. The station posted this message on its website Friday: "Earlier today, we lost our precious friend and coworker – and your beloved morning radio friend. For the last decade, she battled cancer with the most amazing courage and spirit. Eventually, her physical form was no match for the disease, but her will to live a rich life – filled with fun and laughter, never yielded."

The NFL’s Houston Texans have signed a multi-year deal with Mega 101 FM, making it the new home for the team’s Spanish radio broadcasts on game days. The Texans are one of only seven NFL teams to broadcast in Spanish on the FM frequency

The morning team of Bob Lacey and Sheri Lynch have signed a new contract with The Link 107.9, “Charlotte’s Best Mix.” The 5.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. show is currently syndicated in 40 markets across the nation. Bob and Sheri have been nominated for nine Marconi Awards, and Sheri is the recipient of six Gracie Awards, presented by The Alliance for Women in Media.

The Charlotte New Country station has named JT Bosch to the dual positions, effective August 14. Bosch will host weekdays from 2-7 p.m. He most recently served as Assistant Program Director and night host for 98.7 WMZQ in Washington, D.C. He has also handled both on-air and programming duties with stations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas.